Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul Sessions

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Summary: SHAME - WORST VIDEO PRODUCTION OF 60+ DVDs I OWN
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This DVD should be used in video production classes...as an example of how NOT to mix video!

Every trick in the book is thrown at a pace nobody could possibly like or enjoy. It is a dizzying ridiculous production. Unfortunately it completely spoils any hope of enjoying this DVD. What is the point of all the blurry shots, ridiculous close-ups and sweeps? It is amateurish as it can possibly get. What a shame. This is not a matter of taste, this is just plain BAD. Again, of the 60+ music concert DVDs I own, this disc by far has the worst video production.

I mean the crime is huge. Joss is having a great set. Her band is cooking. The bass player and drummer are great...setting a sweet pocket groove for the rest of the players to glide on. The background singers sound good (although the video shows clearer shots and more footage of them than Joss! Huh?). The crowd is diggin it. Joss is giggling like a schoolgirl at how much fun she is having. The vocals are soulful and inspired.

But the &%*%#@ video producer killed the disc. I can't even watch it after the first few songs; I had to turn my TV off. Again, what a crying shame. They robbed everyone of what could have been a great keeper 5-star disc.

I guess we will all have to wait for Joss' Austin City Limits set to come out on DVD. They just started producing some of their sessions. The Susan Tedeschi one is excellent.



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Summary: Joss Stone ROCKS!!!!
Review: A mix of songs from her first and second album, Joss Stone performs in front of a live audience in New York. And she brings the house down! Hitting every note, she gives you goosebumps listening to her. Whether you know her songs or not, you can't help wishing you would have been there. It is amazing to see the talent this girl has! she performs barefeet withjust a microphone. No dancers or any spectacular stage designs. It is all kept simple. And then you hear her voice... The only "bad" thing I noticed was that with a couple of songs, her backup singers were out of tune.Her accoustic version of "dirty man" and "Right to be wrong" were amongst my favorites...
I would recommend this concert DVD, as it is one of my favorites of 2004!

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Summary: Una artista increíble
Review: Con una voz única, Joss Stone deleita a sus fans en todo el mundo con su primer DVD en Vivo. Imperdible.

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Summary: Worth the money.
Review: I was so excited to see another album from Joss so quickly. This one was absolutely worth the money. Her vocals are incredible, the lyrics are even better and I'm just in love with her. Sample "Spoiled" and you will understand what I mean. Gorgeous.

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Summary: Simply amazing!
Review: I've been following Joss's career for a while now and she is definatly one of the best new R&B/Soul artists out right now! I got the chance to see her live in Toronto at the Opera House in April of 2004! This place holds only a few hundred people and I was just a few feet away and was mesmerized by Joss' amazing talent. If you own the CD then you owe it to yourself to check out the dvd and please go see Joss live, you won't be disappointed! P.S. I just got an email from S-Curve Records announcing that Joss has been nominated for 3 grammy awards this year! Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album (Mind, Body & Soul), and Best Pop Vocal Performance (You Had Me).

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Summary: Show production is not as good as Joss Stone
Review: Needless to say Joss Stone is unique and I've been fascinated for her amazing talent. Unfortunately, this DVD does not keep up her pace. The show has some low quality shots, small unpleasant location and lacks of legends, but Joss Stone and her band shine anyway. The audio is good.

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Summary: DVD production dims Joss' shining performance
Review: Unless you are a big-time fan/collector of Joss Stone, this DVD needs a warning sticker. No, I don't mean the parental guidance kind (up to this point Joss's music is suitable for all ages, content-wise). Rather, as other reviewers have mentioned, some aspects of the production make this DVD a chore to sit through without becoming brain-fried.

Much like the recent Sarah McLachlan AFTERGLOW live video (to name one of many), the camera angles change every second or two, making it impossible for the viewer to relax and appreciate the music. I mean, there's Joss close-up, now a cymbal, now Joss side-view, now a closeup of a guitar, now an out-of-focus sideways pan, now Joss from the waist-up, now the camera panning in on the stage ... all that in less than 15 seconds. Try sitting through that for an hour. My head is spinning just reading what I wrote, let alone watching the DVD! The Talking Heads' classic concert film STOP MAKING SENSE should be the standard for how to shoot a live gig, not the hyper-multi-shot approach used in many music videoclips.

Joss focuses on tunes from her two albums, staying pretty faithful to the studio renditions but sung with the high level of inspiration that you would expect from her. The 5.1 audio mix isn't bad, although I've heard better concert films (you don't really get the sensation of being in the venue, except when the crowd is applauding). Among the extra features are a number of videoclips (including "You Had Me"), a mini-documentary, and one bonus concert track. The clips are not in surround sound, just in case anyone was wondering. The bottom line is that the music is very good, the DVD production in need of a major remix.