These Days: Live in Concert | ||||
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Video by Powderfinger | ||||
Released | 6 September 2004 (Australia CD), 4 October 2004 (DVD) | |||
Recorded |
Sydney Entertainment Centre, 12–13 December 2003 (disc one) Fox Studios, Sydney, 18 December 2003 (disc two) |
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Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Universal Music Group | |||
Director | Gregor Jordan, Bernie Zelvis | |||
Producer | Paul Piticco, Paul Butler, Ben Richardson, Stuart Subotic | |||
Powderfinger chronology | ||||
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Singles from These Days: Live in Concert | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Messenger | 2004 |
These Days: Live in Concert is a live album by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, released as a CD on 6 September 2004, and as a two disc DVD on 4 October 2004.
The album consists of songs performed by Powderfinger in concerts at Sydney Entertainment Centre, and Fox Studios in Sydney. Most of the songs performed are from Powderfinger's prior studio album; Vulture Street. These Days: Live in Concert earned a mixed response from reviewers; some enjoyed the energy and flair of the live performances, while others disliked the lack of dynamism.
These Days: Live in Concert disc one was directed by Gregor Jordan, who the band had first encountered when he requested they write "These Days" for his film Two Hands.Bernard Fanning also worked with Jordan on the film Ned Kelly in 2003. The band chose Jordan because they did not want to present These Days: Live in Concert as "just straight-up live concert footage", but instead wanted to present it from a different angle. Jordan agreed, and believed that the band being a successful rock group from Brisbane was an interesting angle to work from.
Disc one of These Days: Live in Concert was recorded by Powderfinger during sellout performances at Sydney Entertainment Centre, and featured live performances of 14 songs, including nine singles. The footage on the disc was shot over two nights. Disc two "low key" was directed by Bernie Zelvis of Channel V, and was recorded at Sydney's Fox Studios. The disc contained mostly acoustic performances by the band, and included a cover of "Inner City Blues" by Rodriguez.