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Summary: A great compilation and a great buy.
Review: Sarah McLachaln is one of the very best artists to come along. This video just proves how much stage presence and class she has. You can feel the vibes of wholesome goodness in her music. I implore you to buy this, you will throughly enjoy it. Sarah McLachlan IS a goddess!
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Summary: Good to have
Review: Sarah Mclachlan is not a great video artist. As a matter of fact, this DVD proves that she didn't actually find her own style (a good one too, I must add) until 1997's Surfacing. Her earlier videos are all low-budget affairs, ranging from the boring (Path Of Thorns) to the cheesy (Steaming) & amateurish (Vox); all seem repetitive and uninventive. Admittedly, most of the music couldn't be better. To be fair, the songs are excellent throughout, especially the singles released from "Solace" and on, but the imagery, the style (the whole modern ballet style gets old after the first minute of "Path Of Thorns", which is still a beautiful song, BTW) of the video work leaves a lot to be desired. That said, "Building A Mystery" and "Sweet Surrender" showcase a much mature-looking Sarah, who looks her age while still singing top-notch material ("Adia" is not my favorite song but the video is OK). This collection is not particularly outstanding, but it is certainly a good thing to have on DVD.Here's the breakdown. The good: Drawn To The Rhythm, Hold On, Building A Mystery & Sweet Surrender. The not-so-good: Vox (out of the two versions, the better is the US one), Path Of Thorns, Into The Fire, Possession (Canadian Version). The rest are all OK. A good one for hardcore fans to get, otherwise, skip this!
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Summary: Good to have
Review: Sarah Mclachlan is not a great video artist. As a matter of fact, this DVD proves that she didn't actually find her own style (a good one too, I must add) until 1997's Surfacing. Her earlier videos are all low-budget affairs, ranging from the boring (Path Of Thorns) to the cheesy (Steaming) & amateurish (Vox); all seem repetitive and uninventive. Admittedly, most of the music couldn't be better. To be fair, the songs are excellent throughout, especially the singles released from "Solace" and on, but the imagery, the style (the whole modern ballet style gets old after the first minute of "Path Of Thorns", which is still a beautiful song, BTW) of the video work leaves a lot to be desired. That said, "Building A Mystery" and "Sweet Surrender" showcase a much mature-looking Sarah, who looks her age while still singing top-notch material ("Adia" is not my favorite song but the video is OK). This collection is not particularly outstanding, but it is certainly a good thing to have on DVD. Here's the breakdown. The good: Drawn To The Rhythm, Hold On, Building A Mystery & Sweet Surrender. The not-so-good: Vox (out of the two versions, the better is the US one), Path Of Thorns, Into The Fire, Possession (Canadian Version). The rest are all OK. A good one for hardcore fans to get, otherwise, skip this!
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Summary: I love Sarah!
Review: Sarah McLaughlin's music is wonderous and enchanting. If you like Sarah, then this DVD is for you! It's sound and picture are wonderful and you get to see Sarah at different parts of her career. A definite must have for any die hard Sarah fan!
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Summary: Arguably the best female musician today
Review: The main proponent of the femme music fest, Lilith Fair, Sarah McLachlan displays her amazing talent and artistry in this amazing DVD music video collection. I would like to call it the Sarah 101, this is the essential music and video collection of one of this century's astounding artists. It contains the rarely seen Canadian versions of her best singles, and rarities that Sarah's fans would surely adore. Since Sarah doesn't have a greatest hits collection, yet, this DVD would suffice for it. It will definitely turn non fans into converted diehards.
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Summary: Good videos, horrible DVD
Review: The videos are good and it's interesting to see the differences between the US versions and the Canadian versions. But there's nothing there besides the videos and the navigation between the songs is horrible. If you want to see how a musician should do a DVD, check out the Indigo Girls: Watershed. Superior navigation, explanations and interviews.
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Summary: Great video collection
Review: This a great compilation of Sarah's videos. The only complaints I had is that it is only 2 channel dolby digital and the song navigation was hard to deal with. Other than that, its good quality. Just wish we could see more concert DVD's like James Taylor's "Live at the Beacon Theater". We can only hope Sarah McLachlan has one in the works.
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Summary: Good, but not Mirrorball
Review: This collection is well converted to DVD, the earlier videos aren't nearly of the picture quality of the later ones, but I assume that's because the sources were of lesser quality. The DVD is like a greatest hits, but lacks extra features and a friendly menu system like the Mirrorball DVD has. Also the Mirrorball DVD has better sound as it's recorded in 5.1. But this is still a great choice for any Sarah fan.
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Summary: Holding a Mirror to McLachlan's Rising Fame
Review: This DVD has an inviting graphic style, but no substantive extras. All you get are the videos. No commentary or interviews. There aren't even any credits for the directors and stylists of each video -- either an unbelievable omission or a blatant slap in the face to those involved behind-the-scenes. *** McLachlan is brave enough to include early videos like the Canadian version of "Vox" and "Steaming" which show her as little more than a mannequin with moving lips. But she later emerges as a new-age goddess with long, curly hair for the "Solace" and "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" years. *** Videos for her "Surfacing" album (including songs like "Building A Mystery", "Sweet Surrender" and "Adia") are her most artistic and visually striking, taking her into territory more stridently mined by Tori Amos. Hopefully, McLachlan will adventure further in the future as well.
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Summary: Holding a Mirror to McLachlan's Rising Fame
Review: This DVD has an inviting graphic style, but no substantive extras. All you get are the videos. No commentary or interviews. There aren't even any credits for the directors and stylists of each video -- either an unbelievable omission or a blatant slap in the face to those involved behind-the-scenes. *** McLachlan is brave enough to include early videos like the Canadian version of "Vox" and "Steaming" which show her as little more than a mannequin with moving lips. But she later emerges as a new-age goddess with long, curly hair for the "Solace" and "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" years. *** Videos for her "Surfacing" album (including songs like "Building A Mystery", "Sweet Surrender" and "Adia") are her most artistic and visually striking, taking her into territory more stridently mined by Tori Amos. Hopefully, McLachlan will adventure further in the future as well.
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