It’s easy to imagine rock titans like Foo Fighters and Muse selling out Wembley Stadium, but it’s a considerably impressive mark of their boon in popularity that the Scottish misfits, who were the support act for both, have achieved the same feat. But Biffy Clyro have always had muscular tunes aplenty, they rock with the enthusiasm you’d expect from three topless, bearded men born and raised on a diet of Nirvana and distortion pedals.
Wisely prioritising from albums Puzzle and Only Revolutions, the setlist shines with a rally of monstrous performances. The Captain, That Golden Rule and the chart-bothering Mountains best demonstrate their anthemic allure combined with monstrous riffs custom built to shake venues’ foundations.
It’s a real shame then that the DVD half of the set makes for such frustrating viewing. While it conveys the sense of pomp and scale, it’s predictably shot, with lots of requisite shots of fans screaming along at the top of their lungs. There’s also an obsessive use of slow-motion to portray the band’s antics as somewhat heroic. This stylistic approach doesn’t do the sweaty appeal of the live Biffy experience justice. Revolutions still manages to accurately document a band operating at the peak of their powers, with the perfect grasp of the key elements of a memorably big rock show.
Best Track: All The Way Down
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In A Word : Underdog Story
