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VH1 Divas Live 99
by Image Entertainment
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$14.99 |
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Image Entertainment
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Format: Color, Compilation, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Live, NTSC
Actors: Various Artists
Relive the magic of this spectacular concert as the greatest divas ever assembled on one stage sing their greatest hits, then join together for once in a lifetime performances. Songs: The Best (Tina Turner), The Bitch Is Back (Tina Turner & Elton John), Proud Mary (Tina Turner, Elton John & Cher), If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher), How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes), I'm Still Standing (Elton John), Have You Ever?/Almost Doesn't Count (Brandy), (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Brandy & Faith Hill), This Kiss (Faith Hill), Ain't No Way (Whitney Houston & Mary J. Blige), I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston), I'm Every Woman (Whitney Houston & Chaka Khan), I'm Every Woman (Reprise) (Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Faith Hill, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes & Mary J. Blige).
Strutting through the audience, the indomitable Tina Turner opens VH1's Divas Live 99 by launching into "Simply the Best," proving she still is. She and honorary diva Elton John belt out an energetic version of "The Bitch Is Back," but the highlight is when Turner teases the captivated audience during the slow, sultry opening of "Proud Mary." A sexy dervish on stage, Turner easily out-swaggers her younger backup singer-dancers. Cher joins her to wrap up the classic hit, then segues into her own set in which she seems breathless, but you can't help admire her staying power (four decades!) and forgive her. Diva-in- training Leann Rimes performs "How Do I Live" with a sure, powerful voice. Next to her, Brandy is pleasant but unexciting. Her breathy rendition of "Everything I Do I Do for You" is disappointing, but it picks up when Faith Hill enters. Adding a passion and conviction that young Brandy can't yet muster, Hill grounds the song. Über-diva Whitney Houston gives us the drawn-out vocal gymnastics for which she's famous. Self-effacing she's not, but the girl can hold a note like nobody's business. Mary J. Blige matches Houston in a charged "Ain't No Way." Divas Live 99 is a benefit for Save the Music, VH1's project to stress the importance of music education in public schools. Clocking in at an hour and 18 minutes, the video is edited down from the original special, but it moves along at a satisfying clip. Though not as stunning as the previous year's Divas Live, it's still an enjoyable concert from some of music's favorite performers. --Dana Van Nest
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| BOOO THIS IS NOT RIGHT! |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS DVD FOR ONE REASON......EDITING!!! WHY WOULD YOU PUT THE CONCERT ON DVD IF YOU WERE GONNA CUT IT DOWN?!? I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF A DVD, SO IT COULD SHOW ALOT MORE AND NOT BE SQUISHED DOWN INTO 60 MINTUES ON VHS. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMENTARIES AND PERFORMANCES THAT ARE MISSING FROM THIS FEATURE INCLUDING: TINA TURNER'S PERFORMANCE OF "LETS STAY TOGETHER", AND ALSO TWO OF WHITNEY'S PERFORMANCES "ITS NOT RIGHT, BUTS ITS OKAY" AND "YOUR LOVE IS MY LOVE(or the other way around)". I SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS DVD FOR THE 'IT'S NOT RIGHT' PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REASONS, AND TO THINK THAT THEY WOULD CUT OUT TINA!?!?!? TINA TURNER AND WHITNEY HOUSTON BROUGHT THE FIRE AND EXCITEMENT TO THE SHOW THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAINFULLY BORING. BUT THEY DO SHINE WHILE THEY'RE THERE.
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I bought three DIVAS and I love them all. I hope there are more to enjoy in the future.
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This special is not too bad.
It is not in the same league as Diva's Live Las Vegas which was brilliant, but well worth watching.
Tina Turner is spectacular as usual, and Cher was great too.
I was a bit disappointed in Whitney Houston, who seemed to be struggling a bit with her songs.
Overall, pretty good, but not excellent.
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| Last One is the Real One!! |
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As soon as I heard that Whitney would be performing I was sure to tape the show. Forget about waiting for the DVD release months later!!
It was nice to see old Tina in the act even though it seemed that she and another Diva, or as Whitney corrected later in the concert "Divo" Mr. Elton John were feuding for the spotlight. Other performances by Cher and Faith Hill really were interesting, and Brandy who claimed to be voice ill still brought some good recognition.
It finally became a reality of why I was into it when my favorite got on stage with a nice presenting, and then an electric dance at the beginning of her hit "it's not right but it's ok. Whitney had me shocked when she started dancing as if she was in church when she strongly enforced the words "I'm Gonna be alright", "I'm gonna be ok".
Next the diva had requested assistance by Mary J. Blige with a reinvention of Aretha's "Ain't no Way". Lastly I was amazed when Whitney did the best live performance she has ever done with "I will always love You".
True these performances were the high light of her career which happen to be done a year before her greatest hits release. Despite the other diva's present, there is a reason they announce Whitney last!!!! And of course she took over the stage.
I think all music lovers should support and buy this CD or DVD because the funds raised go towards VH-1s save the music a public schools contribution.
Written by: Whitney lover D. Otey Springfield, MA
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First of all let me start with Tina Turner who was good for her age but a little too tired for my taste. She sounded like a man! Then there was Cher who added to the mess with her rythemless dances. Next was Elton whose performance I couldn't stomach and the same can be said for Cher. LeAnn did good. Brandy started off shaky but by the time the song changed to Almost Doesn't Count she was a diva in training. She sang all over Faith Hill In Everthing I Do and Faith Hill's This Kiss was a little to dry for my taste. I beleive that a diva should offer some excitement which is exactly what Mary J. Blidge and Whitney did in Ain't No Way-They sang up a storm!Whitney inished it off with I Will Always Love You in which she proved that her voice ain't goin no where but up. The the finale with all the divas showed that Whitney was the best and Chaka never should ahve let her sing over her like that. But buy the DVD and see who the real diva is.I acn tell you now it's Whitney!
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