Despite its title, this disc was recorded in Chicago in November of 1999, and was originally available as a limited-edition bonus disc accompanying
Cracker's 2002
Forever album. Reissued as its own entity, and including four music videos of
Forever tracks like "Guarded by Monkeys" and "Shine" among others, the disc captures the band in top form on their radio anthems "Teen Angst" and "Low." While the latter highlights the fluid guitar riffing of
Johnny Hickman, frontman
David Lowery shines on the emotive ballad "The Big Dipper" -- culled from 1996's
The Golden Age. If the crowd-pleasing cover of
Status Quo's "Pictures of Matchstick Men," (popularized by
Lowery's other band,
Camper Van Beethoven), seems like an ill fit here,
Hello, Cleveland! Live From the Metro captures a strong band tearing through an equally muscular set.