Barbra Streisand - Streisand: Live In Concert (2 CD's)
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Free Music Notes for Streisand: Live In Concert (2 CD's)
Free Music Review: Yeah, She's Still Got It.
Hit: 5 Stars
I first saw Barbra live in 1994. She was so nervous, holding on to that microphone for dear life, and sticking to the script about 90% of the time. And she was magnificent. The power! The presence! I think the last note of "On A Clear Day.." is probably still traveling. I couldn't imagine what she must have been capable of in her 20's and 30's. In 1998, she married James Brolin, and things changed for her. The security of being loved can do wonderful things for the psyche. It was evident in the "Timeless" concerts of 2000, and even more so in 2006. Gone is the stage fright. The woman is taking off her shoes, waving to people, joking, taking questions from the audience, playing the piano, and wearing her glasses...in public! It's like the Invasion of the Body Snatchers. What have you done with our Barbra! What a joy to see her this way. What a joy to see her enjoying her gifts, and the people who love her.
Is the voice the same? No. She's 65; it can't be like it was in 1994, or even in 2000, for that matter. She can't hit those power notes anymore. But like a great pitcher who has lost his overpowering fastball, she's getting them out with guile and finesse. As an interpreter of popular songs, only Sinatra was her equal. What she does here is awesome. Listen to her "Have I Stayed Too Long At The Fair", sung for the first time since the 60's, but this time with all that 40 years of living can bring to it. Listen to "Unusual Way". At Madison Square Garden, the audience with me sat in pin-drop silence, hanging on every word. Listen to "Funny Girl" or "Come Rain or Come Shine". Every song, a revelation. There is no one like her, and may never be. It happens once. Enjoy the "new" Barbra. Not like the "old" Barbra. But everything you could want. Has she still got it? Yeah.
Free Music Review: The Time Of My Life!
Hit: 5 Stars
Well I can now die, my life is complete! I saw the concert in L.A., got the $40 T-Shirts & have the CD's; I say CD's because the one sold at Target has two bonus tracks which are "Stoney End" & the short-lived Funny Girl Medley with the full version of "Don't Rain on My Parade" that was at the end of the first act of the show. Then the Barnes & Noble version with the bonus track of "When The Sun Comes Out." There is no version that includes "Woman In The Moon" unfortunately. The recording quality is simply stunning. Subtle and powerful. Rich and Spartan. Thundering and Mellifluous. I'm marveling in Barbra's newfound enjoyment of singing live which is evident in her exchanges with the audience. and when I crank it up, sit back and close my eyes, it almost sounds and feels as it did on November 20th. It was worth the wait in my opinion as it only fed the monster which is anticipation. I still had the music of that night in my head which I will have always. What I like most about this live set is hearing songs that she hasn't sung as well as songs she's not done since the 60s, "Have I Stayed Too Long At The Fair" & "When The Sun Comes Out." There are moments in both when one would swear that no time has passed and that it's 1965 vocally speaking, she sounds that good! But to hear her sing "Too Long At The Fair" with 40+ years of life experience behind it is truly at once magical and mesmerizing but ultimately poignent. I've been a fan for more than 35 years and this is the most accesible I think she's ever been. Since she's announced a full 2007 Summer European Tour, I think it's safe to say that we can expect another "Streisand Live In Europe 2007" CD/CD's. Run, don't walk to buy this Barbra release. You are in for ear candy of the most delicious kind.Free Music Review: PEACEFUL, SUBLIME BARBRA STREISAND...AT LAST!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is Barbra Streisand at her most sublime. Here we have a very relaxed Barbra, finally at peace with herself and her audience. She coyly asks, "Please forgive my imperfections"... not that there's much her adoring fans need to forgive her for in the first place.
Barbra tackles songs she hasn't sung in years; most beautifully on "Have I Stayed To Long At The Fair?" She cleverly combines "Carefully Taught" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "SOUTH PACIFIC" with "Children Will Listen" from Stephen Sondheim's "INTO THE WOODS." When Barbra climbs the scale to hit a huge high note in "Starting Here, Starting Now", she sounds as if she's climbing a musical Mount Everest. That is, in effect, exactly what she IS doing, and, yes, she can and still does, hit those huge high notes when she needs to.
This concert begins with the Original Broadway Overture from "FUNNY GIRL", my favorite Streisand show. That gave me a huge thrill and a few chills. All the songs from "FUNNY GIRL" (both Original Broadway and Film Version) move me tremendously. She is so fresh singing "People" here, it's as if she's singing it for the first time. For the record, she first sang it in 1964.
Before singing "Somewhere" from "WEST SIDE STORY", Barbra simply but strongly says, "Whatever the era, hate accomplishes nothing."
Although Barbra will never equal JUDY GARLAND in my opinion, I'm happy that Barbra finally seems happy at last just being Barbra. I certainly don't want her to be anybody else.
Free Music Review: If I could give it 10 Stars, I would!
Hit: 5 Stars
As a fan of Barbra Streisand for 40 years, I've been blessed to be in able to see her perform live 7 times: Once in 1970 in Las Vegas, once for the concert in 1994, twice for the 2000 Timeless Concert, and 3 times in 2006.
I am thrilled that the 2000 Timeless concert was not Barbra's last, because the best was yet to come. In 2006 Barbra the legend, remains unmatched in the way she can transform a 10,000 plus seat arena with a 58-piece orchestra into a private, fireside lullaby to her fans in her living room.
All of my Barbra-concert experiences have been sublime in their own way but I will treasure the 2006 experience above all. Her vocals and interpretations are among the very best of her career. The icing on the cake in 2006 was a more relaxed, 64-year old Barbra throwing caution to the wind and belting out the tunes just like she did when she was only 24.
To quote my dear friend who cried during "The Way We Were" at the concert in St. Paul, MN, "I did not realize that Barbra had so much heart."
Thank goodness for the recording devices and everything else that went into producing the CD, because it exquisitely captures the heart of the woman behind the voice. The results are stunning.
If you couldn't be there, listening to the CD is the next best thing. If you were there, the CD puts you right back at the concert and makes it more than just a memory.
Free Music Review: Babs lets loose
Hit: 5 Stars
I LOVE Barbra Streisand! I just needed to let that out. I am so happy that her wacky stage antics were finally set to music and it was captured like a baby leopard in Ghana. You never know what Babs is going throw at you. Is she going to come on stage dressed like a cowgirl riding a donkey? Is she going to shoot hot dogs otu of one of those hot dog shooting things? You never know and that is that magic of Babs. Her voice is about as good as Beyonce's, but she has better material. I'll usually grab the newest issue of Black Tail magazine, go to my treehouse and put this classic platter on. It is soothing to listen to Babs rock the mic like a fiend. I personally would have hired Burns to play keyboards on this tour because along with being a master of his craft, he's tall and will do nutty things on stage. There was this one time at an asschowder show where he wrote "right" and "left" on his pantlegs and did this bit where he pretended he couldn't tell which one was which before lauching into a floor exercise routine that would have won the silver at the Helsinki Olympics.
Anway, this is Babs being Babs, which is a treat for you. She and Hasselhoff should tour together and make the world a better place for all animals.