Originally Posted by
thelastresort
I wouldn't take note of what the Standard's view on anything, it's an awful paper that a couple of years ago went complimentary because no-one of sound mental capacity would willingly part with money to obtain a copy.
I think the Torygraph's review follows the old Rolling Stone (I think they said it) philosophy of them loitering on stage and being a bit too identical to the studio versions. I agree with that in some senses but I wouldn't knock them specifically for it. For a bunch of 65-66 year-olds to do 150 minutes of music a night with only a 15 minute rest is remarkable enough: I'd even say there's more skill in recreating sound identically in those circumstance than loosening up and improvising on occasion.