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Oct 1, 2015Because of the length and crispness of the recording, this is a set that could also double as a strong “Best Of” compilation and also a good introduction to the band for the curious. Which is just about everything you’d want in a live album.
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MagnetSep 22, 2015Here, the raw emotion in Grace's voice isn't diluted or smoothed out; her rage and vibrancy are front and center, and not just in song. [No. 124, p.53]
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Sep 16, 2015The album makes every effort to showcase the band's deep back catalogue, and represents their second coming--it speaks to the new generation of fans they've gained. There are worse ways to be remembered.
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Sep 8, 2015We don’t get the visual component on 23 Live Sex Acts, but the album retains the energy of a live show in almost every other way.
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Sep 4, 2015All of the songs are performed on 23 Live Sex Acts are done tremendously well, especially when the band incorporates some changes to them whether they be vocal, lyrical, or instrumental.
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Sep 4, 2015This excitement can be exhausting over the course of nearly 90 minutes, but that's also an attribute: this version of Against Me! throws everything it has into a performance and while that passion may be overwhelming, it's also potent and thrilling.
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Sep 4, 2015It's a loose affair, but Grace's sheer exuberance keeps it exciting.
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Sep 2, 201523 Live Sex Acts is the perfect culmination of where this band sit today: at the top of their songwriting and live-performance game. [Oct 2015, p.96]
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Kerrang!Sep 2, 2015We've had fights, emotion, sweat and pure punk righteousness. If only you could say the same thing about all live albums. [5 Sep 2015, p.51]
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Sep 2, 2015Five or so years ago, it felt like they were shedding relevance. This is the sound of them rediscovering importance.
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Sep 2, 2015Sure, some of the performances aren't perfect, at times sounding downright ragged and sloppy, but that's the glory of a loud, fast and sweaty live punk rock show, here captured in all its glory as the band plough through songs from all eras of their history, finding the common thread between the old basement-punk anthems and the slick arena-punk rockers of later years in a shockingly profound manner.
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