What to do on the back of two ludicrously successful albums and umpteen sold-out shows worldwide? Continue riding the crest of the wave with the release of the audio of one of your thrilling concerts, complete with post-performance, in-studio finishing and sleekly-edited footage of the festivities too.

Indeed, that’s exactly what pop rockers Fall Out Boy have done. In the wake of triumphant offerings ‘From Under the Cork Tree’ and ‘Infinity On High’ rocketing the quintessentially appealing quartet to the top of commercial charts across America and their posters onto the walls of tens of thousands of adoring teenagers worldwide comes ‘Live In Phoenix’, to keep the frenzy fuelled and its forerunning releases fresh in the minds of the consumerist public.

(Over)loaded with content aplenty from their June 2007 gig in the Arizona city, including sugary-sweet hits ‘Grand Theft Autum’, ‘Dance, Dance’, ‘Thnks Fr Th Mmrs’ and ‘Sugar We’re Goin’ Down’, the CD is a 55-minute monstrosity as vocalist Patrick Stump and crew whine and drone their way through the pained palaver.

Thankfully, a vibrant rendition of ‘This Ain’t A Scene. It’s An Arms Race’ and a plausible cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ punctuate the humdrum proceedings, the latter appearing again toward the end of the album with the studio version accentuated by the inspired invitation of one John Mayer to accompany the foursome in doing Jackson’s hit justice.

Fundamentally a slight variant to the annual pre-Christmas slew of ‘greatest hits’ and the like churned out by bands in an attempt to cash in on the festive/buying season, ‘Live In Phoenix’ will undoubtedly achieve its intended purpose: sell in abundance.

Available with or without the 2007 scenes on a swanky DVD (which also includes eight music videos and a token behind-the-scenes documentary), one suggests the former option in the hope the pleasing visual accompaniment will belie the dearth of aural entertainment.