The top of the DVD says it all: "This is the Punk Cabaret." The Dresden Dolls taped two shows at the legendary Roundhouse in London and brought a small army of dancers, singers and musicians to assist them in putting on one of the most thrilling concerts you’re likely to see (Master of Ceremonies: Margaret Cho, no joke). Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione are cute and clever on tape but they’re positively ferocious live – put Viglione near the top of the list of best drummers in rock today – and there is much more to them than "Coin Operated Boy." Their pre-encore closer, "Sing," leads the audience to continue singing long after the song is over (think U2’s "40"), and you won’t believe what they do to Tears for Fears’ "Mad World." They even get Lene Lovich (!) to join them for a song. It surely cost them a ton of money to record this show for posterity, but thank God they did.
