Inside In/Inside Out Acoustic mp3 Live by The Kooks
2006

Inside In/Inside Out Acousticby The Kooks

  • 15 Tracks
  • 320 kbps
  • 43:04

Tracks

1.Seaside (live at Abbey Road)1:49
2.See the World (live at Abbey Road)2:25
3.Sofa Song (live at Abbey Road)2:37
4.Eddie's Gun (live at Abbey Road)2:23
5.Ooh La (live at Abbey Road)3:22
6.You Don't Love Me (live at Abbey Road)3:05
7.She Moves in Her Own Way (live at Abbey Road)3:02
8.Matchbox (live at Abbey Road)2:12
9.Naïve (live at Abbey Road)3:44
10.Jackie Big Tits (live at Abbey Road)2:32
11.Time Awaits (live at Abbey Road)4:53
12.Eddie's Gun (live in Osaka)2:07
13.Naïve (live in Osaka)3:44
14.She Moves in Her Own Way (live in Osaka)2:56
15.California (live in Osaka)2:13
Lieven
The Kooks' first album, "Inside In/Inside Out", was pretty good. Focusing mostly on frontman Luck Pritchard's voice, the emotions it evoked coupled with some good guitar riffs were, by all accounts, a succes. It's exactly the type of indie rock that is achieving its highest highs at the moment.

However, "Inside In/Inside Out Acoustic" is a bit of a disillusion, it seems. I bought it, wanting to hear what The Kooks sounded like live in preparation for a concert I was going to go see them at. The thing I immediately noticed is that Pritchard's voice sounds completely horrible, like he's lived in the desert for the last five days. Naïve, one of The Kooks most well-known songs sounds croaky from beginning to end, and the chorus highs seem unreachable for the main man, instead sounding like their being sung by a 15-year old choir boy who's voice is cracking constantly.

Even the accompanying guitars just doesn't seem like they're being used very well. Obviously, studio versions of songs get cleaned up dramatically, but The Kooks' renditions of their own songs just sound bad, like they're some incapable cover band. It's altogether disappointing. Do not buy this album if you wish to keep up pretence that The Kooks are great live; stick to their studio albums and enjoy the songs that way. This album is not to be recommended.