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Summary: Heart Still Beating
Review: Heart has always been a unique band in the world of rock, with a light/dark, soft/hard dynamic that defies easy categorization. One thing they do have is longevity thru solid music & talent of the Wilson sisters. This is a great CD for Heart fans and also for fans of rock or popular music who enjoy excellent female rock singing. Ann and Nancy are accompanied by top-notch musicians (Mike Inez from Alice in Chains on bass, for one); the song list is varied from early Heart (Magic Man) to later (Alone) and even new stuff (7 songs not previously recorded by the band); Ann & Nancy are in good form after 30 years of performing professionally- both still sing beautifully & the arrangements are good (IE, its not a nostalgia trip, or depressing as some long-time rock acts can be!). I would have liked to see some more staple-Heart hits ("Even it Up", "All I WannaDo", "Never", "Bebe le Strange", "Tell it LIke It Is" come to mind) rather than a cover of LedZep's "Black Dog" and also wonder why include a fairly uninteresting concert-tune like "Wild Child" over a quality rocker like "Even it Up" or any other beefier Heart song worthy of an encore. That is the flip sides of following a band that has been around for a long time- they aren't predictable in song selection on tours. One criticism, the energy that one usually experiences at a Heart concert is not truly captured on the recording, but I am not sure why. SOng highlights for me are: The Witch; Mistral Wind; Alone; Dog & Butterfly; Mona Lisa & Mad Hatters; Love Alive.
Buy this disc & even better, see the band on this summer's tour. You will not be disappointed!
Rating:
Summary: Heart Still Beating
Review: Heart has always been a unique band in the world of rock, with a light/dark, soft/hard dynamic that defies easy categorization. One thing they do have is longevity thru solid music & talent of the Wilson sisters. This is a great CD for Heart fans and also for fans of rock or popular music who enjoy excellent female rock singing. Ann and Nancy are accompanied by top-notch musicians (Mike Inez from Alice in Chains on bass, for one); the song list is varied from early Heart (Magic Man) to later (Alone) and even new stuff (7 songs not previously recorded by the band); Ann & Nancy are in good form after 30 years of performing professionally- both still sing beautifully & the arrangements are good (IE, its not a nostalgia trip, or depressing as some long-time rock acts can be!). I would have liked to see some more staple-Heart hits ("Even it Up", "All I WannaDo", "Never", "Bebe le Strange", "Tell it LIke It Is" come to mind) rather than a cover of LedZep's "Black Dog" and also wonder why include a fairly uninteresting concert-tune like "Wild Child" over a quality rocker like "Even it Up" or any other beefier Heart song worthy of an encore. That is the flip sides of following a band that has been around for a long time- they aren't predictable in song selection on tours. One criticism, the energy that one usually experiences at a Heart concert is not truly captured on the recording, but I am not sure why. SOng highlights for me are: The Witch; Mistral Wind; Alone; Dog & Butterfly; Mona Lisa & Mad Hatters; Love Alive.
Buy this disc & even better, see the band on this summer's tour. You will not be disappointed!
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Summary: Heart Blows The Roof Off At This Seattle Concert......
Review: Heart Live in Seattle is one of the best live recordings I have heard in a long, long time. Not only does it feature the strongest line up, but the DVD in in the Widescreen format and has both Dolby Digital and DTS sountracks. The only thing missing is the smell of Ann & Nancy's perfume and the smell of the candels.For a number of years I took photo's of the band for the media and so I have heard the band live with many different lineups, but this one really rocks the house. Ann's voice has never been stronger and their harmonies are right on. The DVD features most of the Heart favorites and a few new ones as well. This DVD will surely please any Heart fan or first time listner as well. Buy this DVD, lite up the candles, kickback and prepare to to be transported to Seattle and experience what the audience experienced that magical night.
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Summary: Never lets me down
Review: Heart, that is. They are incredible. The quality of the disc is exceptional, (almost as much so as Ann's voice and Nancy's killer guitar. A must for any HEART fan.
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Summary: Just Excellent!
Review: Hey, I'm a Dream Theater fan and I can say the comment about Ann and Nancy playing two chord over simplistic songs is the most rediculous thing I've ever heard. I'd like to see this guy play Battle Of Evermore and Black Dog. By the way, Heart kicks Zep's butt on those songs. I've always wondered what Battle would sound like sung in tune... how nice it is. Anyway, I'm a musician and Alice In Chains, while excellent in musicianship, is simply no more difficult to play, nor is it any more complicated in song structure than Dog and Butterfly or Mistral Wind. This fellow should also note that Mike Inez came to AIC from Ozzy Osbourne's band. Not exactly alternative, or prog I would say, so the sellout statement further proves the musical ignorance of this person(who I have to admit is probably just trolling to see if future reviewers pick him a part... but, not all the people reading will know that and they deserve to see why his comments are utter nonsense.) I'm only 27 so my Heart knowledge is backfill anything before thier self titled 1985 album. I didn't discover most of the older tunes until I had graduated from High School. I'm amazed that Ann sounds exactly the same after all these years. At 51 years old, I would say she is not just sounding great for her age, but sounding great for any age and I thought they both looked gorgeous. But, that's not why people will buy this, nor why they will like it. At least 30 minutes of the DVD is just the two of them, no band, playing and sounding amazing. And I should note they aren't playing and sounding amazing as far as being women goes... they are playing and sounding as good as anyone. Period. A friend loaned me his copy. I wasn't aware that they had been on a tour, been recording an album, and that now one has been released. I am a bit dissapointed that Heaven and Break The Rock didn't make it on the new album, but the preview clips on thier website sound great and I'll definately be buying my first Heart album ever. I've had various songs on compilations but never an album so I have some catch up work to do. Oh, and if you do like this DVD, get Toto's 25th anniversery DVD, Kansas' Device Voice Drum, and Journey's 2001 DVD. All of them are still sounding amazing. If you like Heart's heavy side, get Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt2 Live DVD... :) Ok, done plugging. There are quite a few new bands I like, but I haven't seen any of the newer band's DVDs that match the quality in performance of these. I have to thank all these guys for continuing to push the definition of old to higher and higher numbers. It's proof I guess that you're only as old as you feel and act. :)
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Summary: Very Poor Audio Quality
Review: I am a Heart fan from way back in the early 70's, albums, cd's, concert's, etc . Out of my entire collection I think this DVD has the lowest quality audio of Anne that I have ever heard. All you hear is a lot of echo. I can live with 5.0 surround but the echo is so bad that I just previewed the DVD and could not play it completely. Who ever mixed this soundtrack has no idea what he is doing. Anne's voice is Heart. I recommend you do not buy this DVD until it is re-mixed. What a shame that such a great group's first DVD has such poor sound quality.
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Summary: What a concert!!
Review: I attended this concert just after returning to the US (the tickets were a gift) and it was one of the best I ever saw. This DVD captures the brilliance of the Wilson sisters. They haven't lost a thing! A must see for Heart fans.
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Summary: GREAT CONCERT!
Review: I BOUGHT THIS DVD FOR MY WIFE, WHO'S BEEN A HEART FAN FOREVER. TURNS OUT THAT I LIKE IT AS MUCH AS SHE DOES. I FORGOT WHAT A GREAT SINGER ANN WILSON WAS AND IS. THE VOCALS ARE GREAT, VERY BALLZY AND THE BAND IS VERY TIGHT. THE SOUND IS VERY GOOD AND THE CONCERT ISN'T INTERUPTED WITH INTERVIEWS. THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME WERE MISTRAL WIND, LOVE ALIVE AND TWO FACES OF EVE. FOUR NEW SONGS ARE PLAYED AND THEY ROCK LIKE CLASSIC HEART.
THE ONLY BAD POINTS: A LITTLE TOO MUCH AUDIENCE NOISE DURING SOME SONGS. ALSO, WITH ALL THE BIG HITS THAT HEART HAD, THEY PLAY TWO LED ZEPPLIN SONGS AND AN ELTON JOHN SONG. THEY DO THESE SONGS VERY WELL, BUT THIS ISN'T A REAL LONG CONCERT AND IT IS A HEART CONCERT. STILL WELL WORTH THE MONEY.
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Summary: Nothing Less Than Spectacular
Review: I bought this DVD while on the road, and looking for something just to throw into the DVD player. I ended up playing this DVD every single day for two weeks straight. While the girls have aged since I saw them in concert in 1987, I must admit their voices and music have not changed at all. I found the new acoustical touches on their past hits refreshing, and I love watching Nancy getting into it on songs such as "The Battle Of Evermore". Ann's voice remains deep and full. I loved them when they first came out in the 70's, but I can say after seeing this dvd that they have continued to improve throughout the years. I can't say a bad thing about this dvd except that is was "TOO SHORT". I don't mean that it didn't have enough songs on it...I'm saying I would have enjoyed it if this dvd played on for 3 or 4 hours. It's that good. Ann and Nancy if you're reading this please put out another one soon. Robert Flint
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Summary: GET THIS
Review: I cannot BELIEVE how excellent this concert was. There is nothing else to say. I think HEART as a group is underrated in terms of only being recognized for one or two hits like "magic man" and "barracuda". Although these are great songs, there are sooo many other songs by them that are fantastic. This concert demonstrated a broad range of their old and new hits. Their new hits were also great. You won't believe how good they sound, and you won't regret buying this.
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