Phantom Planet

Chicago, Chicagoing, Chicagone

BY Cam LindsayPublished Mar 1, 2005

Though it looks like they may live the rest of their career as "The O.C. band," Phantom Planet have served up a DVD that will just barely satisfy the fans, true and fair-weather alike. Chicago, Chicagoing, Chicagone captures the band onstage in Chicago performing a set comprised of the band's last two records. Beginning with an intimate tour of their messy tour bus, the following performance is nothing spectacular. The 16-song set proves the band is more cut out for their latest nu-grunge sound than the sunny pop of three years ago (i.e., a piano-less "California" is played sloppily in an octave lower). Other features include a poorly recorded gig at Summer Sonic in Japan and two embarrassing clips from their first ever gig, including a horrendous, yet side-splitting, cover of "Sabotage." (Epic)

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