''OMG HGB DVD ROTFL'' is a DVD by American rock band

Hellogoodbye Hellogoodbye (sometimes styled as hellogoodbye) is an American pop rock band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album ''Zom ...

. It contains two hours of music videos, tour footage, a full 40-minute concert and a 30-minute acoustic set.

Release

It was announced on November 4, 2005, and released on November 22 through

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. The title is composed of

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s used in

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, and stands for "Oh my God/Hellogoodbye/Digital versatile disc/Rolling on the floor, laughing". When designing the artwork for the DVD jacket, vocalist/guitarist Forrest Kline initially intended it to be a space filler until they would find a serious title. However, ''OMG HGB DVD ROTFL'' stuck.

Content

Music videos

The DVD's first segment comprises the band's five music videos to all the songs off their ''

'' EP, along with a

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montage. All of the videos show the band in ridiculous costumes and/or comedic

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s – from a parody of ''

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'' in "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn", directed by

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s in the remaining three videos, which were all directed by

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and filmed exclusively for the DVD.

House of Blues performance

Secondly, ''OMG HGB DVD ROTFL'' contains a 40-minute concert, filmed in high-definition at the band's stop at the

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on July 14, 2005, during their tour with

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and

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. Following a short pre-show interview, the band plays an eleven song set, including their entire debut EP.

Setlist

#"Call n' Return" #"All Time Lows" #"Figures A and B" #"Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me" #"Homewrecker" #"Here in Your Arms" #"Bonnie Taylor Shakedown... 2K1" #"Oh, It Is Love" #"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn" #"Touchdown Turnaround" #"Jesse Buy Nothing... Go to Prom Anyways"

Chain Reaction acoustic benefit

Following the House of Blues performance is a 30-minute

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for the Deborah Heart and Lung Center, recorded at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California on January 7, 2005. Hellogoodbye play calmer interpretations of their songs using

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and similar

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s. Kurvink and Profeta's musician fathers joined the band onstage for "Fly Me to the Moon".

Setlist

#"Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me" #"Homewrecker" #"All Time Lows" #"If You Wanna, I Might" #"The Way I Feel Inside" (

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cover) #"

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" (

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cover) #"Call n' Return" #"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn"

Tour footage and extras

Lastly, the DVD features approximately twenty minutes of road stories and touring antics, shot during their

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tour with Houston Calls, JamisonParker and The Rocket Summer. Besides containing another acoustic rendition of "Homewrecker", the segment also gives insight on Hellogoodbye's backstage routines, such as blowing up inflatable pool toys and waging

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wars on Houston Calls. In addition, the tour is documented by a photo slideshow.

References

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