Re: live versions of songs from the first five albums:
I haven't seen the Minds live in person, but due to the wonder of the Internet, I've viewed plenty a live clip of the band from recent years.
My assessment is this...Kerr is into it, he's trying, but he just doesn't deliver those early songs in a way that is remotely convincing. He now croons them in a way that sounds like bad cover versions. He used to bark out the vocals in a way that fit their oblique subject matter. Just find a recent clip of "30 Frames a Second" or "I Travel" and tell me I'm wrong.
On the other hand, Burchill and Gaynor can apparently still bring the goods.