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Summary: review from allaboutjazz.com
Review: 'Shakira Live and Off the Record'LOS ANGELES, CA - On March 30, 2004, Grammy-winning, acclaimed recording artist/songwriter/producer Shakira, who set the world on fire with her breakthrough English album debut Laundry Service will release Shakira Live and Off the Record (En Vivo y En Privado) a 2 1/2 hour DVD that includes 90 minutes of live concert footage and an insightful behind-the-scenes look one of the most interesting and unique figures in contemporary music. A companion audio CD of ten live recordings never before available will also be included in the package. Socially conscious, multilingual and multi cultural, Shakira was followed by an international crew of filmmakers during her critically acclaimed Tour of the Mongoose. During stops in Paris, London, Madrid, Rome, New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Bogata and other cities around the world, the camera filmed Shakira back stage and during private moments catching an intimate look at her most important relationships: She writes a song with her band; she shares a kiss with her fiancé Antonio de la Rua, and she prays with her parents. During a segment filmed in Mexico, Antonio awakens her on Valentines' Day with a kiss and a surprise serenade by a group of Mariachi. Fans will get their first listen to "Shakira-speak", the songwriter's quirky and poetic expressions: "We were fresh as carrots"; "Why does something have to be right when it can be great?" "Most of the things I say, I mean, but some things not so much." "I feel nostalgia for things I have never lived." In the course of the documentary, Shakira also discusses her thoughts about social responsibility and her personal commitment to helping the children of her war torn country, Colombia. Another of Shakira's primary relationships is with her fans, and that connection is evident during the 90 minute concert that forms one of the most exciting elements of Shakira Live and Off the Record. By April 22, 2002, when the concert at the Sport Paleis Ahoy, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, was filmed, Shakira had been on tour for many months and was at the peak of her performing prowess. Enthusiasm from the fans and critics was unbounded: "She's an exciting performer, bringing fresh brio and the sensuality of a young Bardot", wrote one reporter and "she upped the ante for female pop divas", wrote another. The DVD gives viewers a front-row seat to the remarkable show, which balanced elements of beauty and spectacle with impeccable pacing, bravura performances, and a quality of showmanship that only the greats can deliver. Tour of the Mongoose was sponsored internationally by Pepsi and Reebok and presented by MTV in North America. Shakira Live and Off the Record will include bonus footage, specialized web links and other elements not available elsewhere. The audio cd will include full recordings of the live performances featured on the CD, including some of Shakira's most successful such as "Whenever, Wherever", and others not available on any album, such as "Back in Black." Laundry Service was released in the U.S. and Latin America in November 2001 and rocketed to #2 on the charts in its first week of release in the U.S. and #l throughout Latin America. The album sold 12 million units wordwide, over 3.5 million in the U.S. alone, going multi-platinum in 20 countries including Canada, India, Australia Japan and much of Europe where she was the #1 Selling Artist of 2002, platinum in 12 countries and gold in 10 more. The singles "Whenever Wherever/Suerte," "Underneath Your Clothes," "Objection," and "The One" all received major airplay worldwide and the distinctive videos became a staple on television everywhere. She has used her success to focus attention on the plight of poor children around the world through her Pies Descalzo (Bare Feet) Foundation and was recently named an Ambassador for UNICEF. Shakira is currently writing and recording her next album due in 2004.
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Summary: Great Concert
Review: A very high energy concert. A must have for any Shakira fan. Although she is effectively a pop singer, the concert certainly has a rock edge to it. The only dissapointment was the documentary. It seemed so obviously staged, that it lowered my enjoyment of the DVD a little. Just a little... If not for that it would have been five stars.
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Summary: Great Concert
Review: A very high energy concert. A must have for any Shakira fan. Although she is effectively a pop singer, the concert certainly has a rock edge to it. The only dissapointment was the documentary. It seemed so obviously staged, that it lowered my enjoyment of the DVD a little. Just a little... If not for that it would have been five stars.
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Summary: Astonishing performance! A must have DVD for the year
Review: and once again the beautiful Shakira shows us that she's over all the female bubble gum pop stars of actuality. Sings live, dances perfectly, plays Harmonica, guitar, drums, jumps, runs, gets personal with her fans, let us have a dream of a concert that noone who was actually there will forget. She also shows us a personal-human side of the person shakira is, very timid, deeply thoughtful, romantic, humble, talented. this is a DVD that you will never regret to buy.
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Summary: Dear Shakira - It's Brilliant, but a few respectful comments
Review: As a gentleman with a bit of grey in my hair, I've been privileged to have seen almost every major act that came down the road. I saw this concert at another stop on the tour, and I must say I was completely and breathlessly KNOCKED OUT by Shakira's performance, on every professional and ethereal level. The atmosphere in the arena was as highly charged as I've ever experienced, and her entrance as you'll witness on this disc was dramatic, mysterious, sensual and almost otherworldly. When those lights hit the snake and the opening chords of Ojos Asi were struck... and as she began to move... and as she seemed to float forward to the mike... I'll tell you, it was a life moment, I'll never forget it. It was genuinely surreal. What was SO incredible, however, was that by the time the song was about to end and we had seen her movement, heard her voice, and felt the powerful and exotic wall of sound reduce to a simple violin phrase, the crowd was almost silent, as though dumbstruck. Few entrances and opening numbers have ever left me speechless... but this did. As to the DVD, it's A+ in every regard except for being the single most poorly edited video I've ever sat through. A blind editor would have done a better job. Otherwise the show is great, sound is great, camerawork when left alone for more than one second is good (this speed freak MTV five shots a second nonsense must end!), this woman has perhaps the most beautiful face since Bardot and she moves like an opium dream. Buy it and see why Britney and Christina cut their tours short - they obviously watched this DVD!
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Summary: the best
Review: este dvd es lomejor dlemundo lomejor que se ha sacado en mucho tiempo
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Excellent in both sight & sound. This is a good purchase. The final song is well done and there are many other good songs in both english and spanish. This is one versatile performer. A keeper of a dvd.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Excellent in both sight & sound. This is a good purchase. The final song is well done and there are many other good songs in both english and spanish. This is one versatile performer. A keeper of a dvd.
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Summary: Great!!!
Review: Finally! Shakira will rock with tis DVD and CD combo. It will be amazing!
Shakira returns with a DVD / CD combo-pak from her sold out 2003 tour: Tour of the Mongoose. The DVD also comprises of a one-hour documentary, an uncensored look behind the curtain of the tour. The camera captures Shakira's life, loves, family, conflicts and strong points of view. This is not only a great tool to give fans a more in-depth look at the somewhat enigmatic artist, it will also illustrate to industry and audiences that this artist truly does it all. Completed by a live 10-song companion CD. DVD Selections
1. Ojos Asi
2. Si Te Vas
3. Ciega, Sordomuda
4. The One
5. Back In Black
6. Rules
7. Inevitable
8. Estoy Acqui
9. Underneath Your Clothes
10. Octavo Dia
11. Ready For The Good Times
12. Tu
13. Poem To A Horse
14. Objection (Tango)
15. Whenever Wherever
Bonus
Donde Estan Los Ladrones
Audio CD Selections
1. Ojos Asi
2. Si Te Vas
3. Underneath Your Clothes
4. Ciega, Sordomuda
5. The One
6. Back In Black
7. Tu
8. Poem To A Horse
9. Objection (Tango)
10. Whenever Wherever Highlights
• 90 minute concert + One bonus performance
• 5.1 Surround
• One-Hour Documentary (English / Spanish)
• Discography
• Weblink
• 10 - Song Live Audio CD
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Summary: Overwhelmingly amazing
Review: I experienced so many emotions watching this DVD. Shakira is so talented, so beautiful, so blessed and so intelligent. Her performance in this concert is excellent. I love her bellydancing. Naming her tour the "Tour of the Mongoose" is perfect in the times we live in. What a breath of fresh air Shakira is. Unlike other female pop stars, Shakira does what she does to help people and make the world a better place--especially in Columbia. She really is a humanitarian and she cares about helping people. She doesn't "entertain for the sake of entertainment" and that's what I admire most about her.
I was also interested in seeing the personal side of Shakira. She's very humble and just like the rest of us, she has happy times and sad times. I admire her closeness with her parents. I was touched to see her praying with her parents before the show. I loved the Valentine's Day present she got from her fiancé--a bouqet of roses and the Mariachi band serenading a love song to her. Notice the bare feet!!!
To sum up, any Shakira fan must have this CD/DVD in their archive. The performance was excellent and amazing. The energy is all there and you can feel it as if you yourself were at the concert. It's hard not to love Shakira. I was moved to tears at times. It's definately worth buying this DVD.
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