Guttermouth – Live At The House Of Blues (The Show Must Go Off) [DVD]

Kung Fu Records is back with their sixth installment in their “Show Must Go Off” series and are desperately needing a comeback from their less then semi-good release, “Neil Hamburger: Live At The Phoenix Greyhound Park”. Guttermouth helps them get that needed push back into the swing of things with this DVD/CD (or CD/DVD combo depending on what packaging you prefer) combo.

This is the first time in the series that the good people at Kung Fu have supplied the fans with a CD format copy of the show. The CD itself has one extra track then the DVD does because the song (“A Perfect World”) had to be removed from the DVD because of a outrageous fan on the stage. The fact that is comes with a CD is really helpful for it makes it so you have one more option to hear the performance. This way you can listen to it a lot more often if you really enjoy it.

The show itself is quite good. The band puts on a very good energizing show which was well received by their home-town fans. Additionally, it was Clint (the guitarist)’s last show in the band, so this is a nice little memory for him and the fans. The vocalist (of which I currently forget his name), is constantly full of energy and is bouncing around the stage, singing and crowd surfing.

One thing which I found slightly annoying was the places where the cameras where placed. Most of them were up high and showed a view of the performance from a height pointing down. This does give you a better feel of the overall performance and a good view of the whole stage, but there is a less intimidate feel to it as there are less close-ups and is just from more of a distance then the series normally has.

Overall, the DVD is pretty good. A nice live performance backed up with some good bonus features like band commentary, 20some pictures and some fine dining with the band. Plus, the live CD is a nice added bonus.