March 10, 2006

MACCA


Album Review: Sum 41

GO CHUCK YOURSELF
Sum 41 live disc pretty chucking dull
By -- Winnipeg Sun



Sum 41
Go Chuck Yourself
(Aquarius)

Yesterday's rebel is today's conformist. Case in point: Go Chuck Yourself, the predictable live album from Sum 41.

Sure, these guys like to come off as snot-punks -- but they sure play it safe on this 66-minute set taped last year in London, Ont. You get the set list dominated by newer material like Hell Song, My Direction and No Reason -- along with a couple of earlier tunes like Fat Lip and the metallic Grab the Devil for the "old-school" fans.

You get the usual audience-participation bits, expletive-laced 'Hello Cleveland' between-song banter and mid-set exhortation that "we're just getting started." And thanks to their tour-honed chops, you get sterile, too-perfect performances completely lacking in spontaneity or rough edges.

If you were at one of these shows, Go Chuck Yourself might be a fine tour souvenir. If not, it's pretty Chucking dull.

Track Listing:

1. Hellsong
2. My Direction
3. Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
4. A.N.I.C.
5. Never Wake Up
6. We Re All To Blame
7. Theres No Solution
8. No Brains
9. Some Say
10. Welcome To Hell
11. Grab The Devil
12. Makes No Difference
13. Pieces
14. Motivations
15. Still Waiting
16. 88
17. No Reason
18. I Have A Question
19. Moron
20. Fatlip
21. Pain For Pleasure


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