Classic Rock

April ’05

Live In Buffalo

Not-for-export Yanks get drenched as weather turns foul in their hometown.

The Goo Goo Dolls are one of those American bands that are beyond massive at home (multi-platinum sales, Grammy awards, the lot) but mean very little in the UK, so Live In Buffalo is unlikely to appeal to anyone who has not already succumbed to their not inconsiderable charms.

Catching them in their hometown, we get a two-hour greatest hits show, halfway through which the heavens opened and damn near drowned the band. It's testament to them that they carried on (irrespective of whether the cameras were there or not). The anthemic Iris gets the biggest cheer of the night despite them now looking like drowned rats, and the DVD sounds massive - especially in surround-sound.

The pack also includes an insightful documentary, a raucous commentary track from the band and engineers, and a full CD version of the show.

8/10
Sian Llewellyn