▁the ▁group ▁keep ▁things ▁simple , ▁like ▁on ▁" L ove ▁S ick ", ▁they ▁show ▁a ▁great ▁ear ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁t une . ▁He , ▁however , ▁critic ised ▁how ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁sound ▁like ▁three ▁songs ▁playing ▁at ▁once , ▁" su itable ▁[ only ] ▁for ▁a ▁te en ager ' s ▁minimal ▁attention ▁span ." ▁Andy ▁Gill ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁de emed ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" a ▁fairly ▁predict able ▁fare ", ▁highlight ing ▁" So ▁A live " ▁as ▁its ▁best ▁track : ▁" The ▁best ▁piece ▁on ▁here ▁is ▁' So ▁A live ,' ▁bl essed ▁with ▁bul lient ▁bon hom ie ▁which ▁despite ▁the ▁ling ering ▁attitude , ▁proves ▁eng aging ly ▁inf ect ious ." ▁F ras er ▁Mc Al pine ▁from ▁N ME ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁album : ▁" What ▁N - D ub z ▁try ▁to ▁express ▁as ▁anth em ic ▁wisdom ▁always ▁seems ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁b rag g ier ▁and ▁shout ier ▁than ▁they ▁mean ▁to ." ▁Kill ian ▁Fox ▁of ▁The ▁Ob server ▁felt ▁that ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁album ' s ▁dynam ism , ▁it ▁feels ▁like ▁a ▁formula - dri ven ▁move , ▁and ▁its ▁ins istence ▁on ▁having ▁fun ▁we ars ▁thin . ▁While ▁F iona ▁She per d ▁of ▁The ▁Sc ots man ▁said ▁that ▁Love . Live . Life ▁oscill ates ▁between ▁processed ▁mul ch ▁such ▁as ▁" L ove ▁S ick " ▁and ▁more ▁successful ▁gr ime ▁c ros so ver ▁tracks ▁like