Live From Orensanz by Taking Back Sunday

Disclosure – I received a review copy of this album.

Live From Orensanz by Taking Back Sunday is the latest live album from this American rock band. This album is the band’s second live collaboration but it’s their first acoustic. Everything sounds better acoustic. Lesser bands stick to studio enhancements, when a band records a live acoustic album, they’re confident that they don’t need studio effects to appeal to their fans. There’s something raw, primal, about a live show. You see a band give it their all, for their enjoyment and yours.

I’ve never come across Taking Back Sunday in the musical sphere before. I’ll be honest, they left me a bit chilled. For a band that has been jamming together over a decade, I was expecting more. I can’t describe what more. Just more. What makes them unique against any other band? It just felt there was something lacking, perhaps I’m being too critical and Live From Orensanz is an isolated incident.

Live From Orensanz became a muddle of tracks, the aural pleasures listed below have a bit more of an acoustic kick. Nothing in particular stood out as revolutionary for rock music. Perhaps that’s one of the downfalls of playing acoustic is that new listeners have no grounding in previous collaborations.

If you’re a massive fan of Taking Back Sunday, you’ll be pleased to hear that if you order Live From Orensanz from their website, you’ll receive a DVD of the entire Orensanz show.

Just not my cup of tea.

Verdict: If you’re a fan of Paramore, you’ll like Taking Back Sunday.

Aural Pleasure: Carpathian/Everything Must Go

Label: Warner Bros.

http://www.takingbacksunday.com

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