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VH1 Divas: 2002
by Sony
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$17.98 |
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Audio CD
Publisher: Sony
Format: Live
The fifth collection culled from the annual VH1 Divas specials is a little too genteel. Maybe because the producers are now old hands at pairing up pop's biggest female singers, and they know how to avoid potential fireworks. But it's the fireworks that make these records sizzle. Who can forget Elton John's rendition of "The Bitch Is Back" on the 1999 edition? Except for the rendition of AC/DC's "You Shook Me," inexplicably assigned to Celine Dion and disco revivalist Anastacia, which features blistering guitar by Meredith ("Bitch") Brooks, none of the cuts crackle. Cher's dance floor hit "I Believe" sounds canned and forced, and Latin firecracker Shakira goes low-key with an acoustic version of her soft-focus "Underneath Your Clothes." Even the vivacious Dixie Chicks can't rescue the record with their performance of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," complete with Stevie Nicks. --Jaan Uhelszki
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| A GREAT CD WITH GREAT DIVAS |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This CD is great, it has it's flaws but it still contains some great music.
Firstly you've got Cher, without a doubt one of the best of all time, performing her international dance hit "Believe" which set the standard for the other divas. She also performed "(This Is) A Song For The Lonely", another great song.Celine Dion probably had the best song of the night alongside Anastacia, covering AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long", the CD is worth buying just for this track! She also belts out her two newest hits at the time "A New Day Has Come" and "I'm Alive". Anastacia also performs her hit "One Day In Your Life" which is simply wonderful. Then you've got the Dixie Chicks' duet with the sensational Stevie Nicks. It was performed the country way, which is the best way in my opinion and Stevie's soothing vocals suit well with the Dixie Chicks' Shakira was probably the least entertaining performance on the CD. Although her song "Underneath You Clothes" is good, you can't help but wonder what happened to "Whenever, Wherever"! Then theres the Elvis finale, Celine's performance of "Can't Help Falling In Love" is fantastic but doesn't hold a candle to Anastacia's "Jailhouse Rock"! Cher and Shakira also belt out great version's of "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Always On My Mind"! Cher's Elvis wig is also a highlight! There are some problems with this CD/DVD though. First of all where the hell is Mary J? Her rendition of "No More Drama" isn't missed but without a doubt one of the best moments of the night is when she performed "Rainy Dayz" with Whitney Houston, who got a huge ovation with her surprise appearence.
Then theres the rest of the Dixie Chicks' songs! "Long Time Gone", "Wide Open Spaces" and thier version of "That's Alright Mama" are greatly missed. Also Stevie Nicks' version of "Wear My Ring" from the Elvis tribute was one of the best songs of the night and is missing. But the performance that is most missed is the duet between Cher and Cyndi Lauper, together they gave the best song of the night, singing Cher's classic "If I Could Turn Back Time". Despite the flaws, this CD/DVD is still worth buying!
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| it's a travesty |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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stevie nicks' "wear my ring" song was amazing and still it was left somewhere in the editing room. what a shame.
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| Divas.. Take 5 |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Since 1998, VH-1 has made it a very huge event for its annual Divas Live concerts. Sincerely, the televised concerts make it an absolute joy and rapture to watch them every single time. Surprisingly, I wish I could say the exact same thing for the live albums that are released the exact same way. Since 1998, the channel VH-1 has flawed the live records for themselves. Ironically, this is just the third Divas Live album that was released to the public. It had remained absent from the public for a few years, with taped tributes to Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin. Still, the experience is still something or other. The 2002 edition of Divas Live was shot in Las Vegas, for the very first time, instead of New York City, where the Divas Live concerts were previously held. On this show, the divas come out, but with much fewer tracks this time than the other Divas concerts. Still, there were some very good performances including Celine Dion's wonderful song, A New Day Has Come, Cher's Song For The Lonely and Believe. Ironically, Cher performed it at the Divas Live '99 edition, but it wasn't released on the 1999 Divas Live concert album. There was also another newcomer that knocked down the house, Anastacia. Her song One Day In Your Life took off overseas first, than nearly took about a year to make it into the American shores. Still, when I said there were some flaws, I can absolutely tell when a diva's performance in general was shut out. The case in point is from Mary J. Blige, who performed a couple of her hit songs at the Divas concert from her album No More Drama, the title track, No More Drama, and Rainy Dayz. That was a knockout performance within itself, but how could they release an album like that and shut down a divas perofrmance. Make that 2 divas together. Whitney Houston made a surprise appearance during Rainy Dayz, which made the crowd go absolutely crazy. When VH-1 makes the concerts a joy live, it is quite alright. Sadly, they really need to try harder to really make better live albums. This time, the Divas Live was taken to a big blow. Instead, I suggest you buy the original Divas Live and Divas Live '99 concerts on CD. They were much better the first two times around.
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| Josh's Review for the Diva's Live 2002 CD |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This CD is wonderful! All of the divas did an outstanding job. Celine and Anastacia were great together. As for Cher, I've always been a big fan, so bravo to her for her two great songs. Mary J. Blige puts so much emotion in her songs. The Dixie Chicks had their country style fit in and Shakira did very well. I love how their were different styles of music. It all fit together so perfectly and this CD is great especially because they are the live performances.
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| THE DIVAS RETURN |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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At last VH1 have bought out a new Divas CD!! The concert itself was great with nine of the top divas in the world today. The CD does miss off some of the good songs like
"If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher & Cyndi Lauper
"Rainy Dayz" by Mary J. Blige & Whitney Houston
and "Love Is A Battlefield" by Mary J. Blige & Shakira but the best divas are left on it."You Shook Me All Night Long" is without a doubt the best song on the CD with pounding vocals by Céline Dion and Anastacia, an unlikely pairing with an unlikely song but it is still great!! "Believe" keeps the dance mood going and is another great song for the CD, this version of "Believe" is so much better than the one she sung at VH1 Divas '99. "This Is A Song For The Lonely" another great song by the legendary diva, probably the second best song on the CD. "Underneath Your Clothes" this is ok but I was a little disappointed that Shakira chose to sing this song instead of "Whenever, Wherever" which would have been a lot better. "Landslide" not the best song ever but I love Stevie Nicks so it's great! "One Day In Your Life" great great great. Anastacia was one of the best performers on the show and this song proves it. "I'm Alive" I love this song and I think the best voice in the business, Céline Dion, sung it superbly. "A New Day Has Come" a bit like Shakira, I was a little disappointed that Céline sung this song instead of one of her hits like "Think Twice" but it is still a great version. The Elvis tribute is last and although "Jailhouse Rock" "Always On My Mind" "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Can't Help Falling In Love" are all great where is "Wear My Ring" by Stevie Nicks??? All four divas sung their respective songs perfectly but I am still confused as to why Stevie Nicks' song was left off. A great CD and i'm just hoping next years Divas will be as good. Tina Turner, Cher, Céline Dion, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks, Anastacia, Shakira and Whitney Houston would make the ultimate divas!!
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You Shook Me All Night Long - Celine Dion w/Anastacia
Believe - Cher
Song For The Lonely - Cher
Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira
Landslide - Dixie Chicks w/Stevie Nicks
One Day In Your Life - Anastacia
I'm Alive - Celine Dion
A New Day Has Come - Celine Dion
Finale: Jailhouse Rock - Anastacia / Always On My Mind - Shakira / Heartbreak Hotel - Cher / Can't Help Falling In Love - Celine Dion
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