Posted January 30, 200718 yr After watching Madonna’s The Confessions Tour-Live From London DVD, one can only assume that the human Madonna no longer exists. After all, it is almost impossible to believe that a 48-year-old woman can run, twist, turn, krump and flip with the energy of a 15 year old. Instead, we have some Android Madonna who looks built unnaturally like a man who has the face of a woman in her thirties. But even if Madonna is now an Android, watching her is still a thrill. The Confessions Tour is the most successful tour ever by a female artist. Despite the high price of $350 for a majority of tickets, Madonna had no problem playing multiple dates in each city. Her ticket prices may be ridiculously overpriced, but make no mistake: Madonna works hard for the money and even if you weren't able to see the show in person, this DVD shows why she is still the most successful female entertainer in the world. From the moment she opens the show from inside a disco ball with “Future Lovers†to her jaw dropping performance of “Hung Up†at the end, Madonna can command an audience like none of her peers have been able to. Her voice may have a limited range, but Madonna sings with emotion, confidence, and poise. It’s unfortunate that her voice has been auto tuned and reverbed past the point of reality on this DVD. At her actual concerts, Madonna's singing, although imperfect at points, is fine enough. When she sang “Live to Tell†in New York City last July, the audience was clearly moved by the emotion and effort in her voice. She still sounds effective on the DVD, but it’s hard for the listener to appreciate the post manipulation of her voice. Speaking of “Live to Tell,†there has been a lot of controversy about Madonna supposedly mocking Jesus Christ as she performs this song. Right wing Christians would have you believe that Madonna’s performance of “Live to Tell†was a bigger travesty than the war in Iraq. However, this is not the case. While Madonna performs this song, posing as Jesus Christ on the cross, we see flashing numbers rise to 12,000,000. When Madonna gets down from the cross, we realize that this is the number of African children orphaned because of the Aids crisis. We then see quotes from the Bible, such as “For I was hungry and you gave me food.†It really is an effective performance as Madonna pleads for us to stop ignoring this travesty. Then again, Madonna has pushed our buttons so much that’s it’s easy to see why some people take her message as a “publicity stunt†rather than a truly philanthropic statement. Thankfully, The Confessions Tour-Live From London is filled with more fun than political messages. She plays a horse master during “Future Lovers,†“Get Together,†and “Like A Virgin.†She plays an acrobatic, crazy chick during “Sorry,†“Like It or Not,†and “Let It Will Be.†She’s surprisingly successful as “rock chick†when she effectively plays the guitar during “I Love New York†and “Ray of Light.†She’s most effective, however, as the dancing queen during “Music,†(where she effectively shows off her Saturday Night Fever moves), “Erotica,†“La Isla Bonita,†“Lucky Star,†and the finale, “Hung Up.†The only time the concert slows down is during the performances of “Drowned World†and “Paradise.†She sings “Drowned World†beautifully, but the audience doesn’t want her to sit down. She plays acoustic guitar during “Paradise,†but the audience, once again, doesn’t appreciate Madonna as the reinvented coffee house singer. Madonna also invites a singer named “Isaac†with her on this tour. He actually sings on Madonna’s recent record, so she probably thought having him sing on tour would have been a great thing – Wrong! Isaac appears as a sore thumb in an almost perfect concert. This is especially evident while Madonna sings a newly discofied “La Isla Bonita.†The audience is definitely with Madonna on the ride until, suddenly, Isaac’s off-key voice appears at the end. While he may have been a great addition to Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor album, he’s surely a disability (although a minor one) to her concert tour. The Confessions Tour-Live From London definitely captures the excitement of seeing Madonna live, but at times, tries to over-capture the experience. During the most exciting performances, we see constant scene shifts from different camera angles, overexposure of the lighting, and a constant exaggeration of stage effects. At times, this all makes the viewer feel he/she is watching a cartoon. Ultimately, Madonna becomes exhausting to watch – but not in a bad way. One may wonder why, at this point in her career, Madonna feels that she still needs to sweep her audience up like a hurricane and make them say “Wow!†over and over. Is Madonna celebrating her recent success, or trying to battle her critics? In the past year, Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor broke chart records by becoming the first album to ever top 41 music charts throughout the world. Her single, “Hung Up†became her most successful international single ever, topping the charts in a record breaking 41 countries as well. Despite the political boycott from Clear Channel Radio in America, “Hung Up†still managed to become her 36th top 10 single in the United States, tying her with Elvis Presley. Perhaps this incredible exertion is Madonna’s way of saying “Thank you!†to her audience. More likely, Madonna is battling her critics, who say she’s “too old,†“over with,†“needs to retire,†etc. The louder Madonna’s critics become (and they have become pretty loud over the past few years), the more Madonna puts out. One hopes, however, that she doesn’t develop extreme arthritis after this tour just for the purpose of proving her critics wrong. You would think that Madonna has proven herself enough after twenty five years. The Confessions Tour-Live From London comes with a bonus CD of live performances from the concert. However, this CD is probably more useful as a Frisbee for your pet. After all, hearing the live (and over-enhanced) performances without the visuals does the music injustice. Instead, go somewhere with a large screen, pop The Confessions Tour-Live From London in your DVD player and feel yourself being taken in by an amazing performance. source: <a href="http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/29/114739.php" target="_blank">http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/29/114739.php</a> http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000KGGL...SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg Edited January 30, 200718 yr by Shaun
January 30, 200718 yr Her ticket prices may be ridiculously overpriced, I'm sick of hearing this. The Rolling Stones charge up to $500 for their tickets and nobody / no journalist complains. I swear Madonna gets all this c**p just because she is a woman and just because she is Madonna. And they are *not* overpriced given the obviously well above average amount of money each of her shows costs to put on, and more importantly, the fact that nobody who saw the show and bought a ticket complained about the price.
January 30, 200718 yr Author I'm sick of hearing this. The Rolling Stones charge up to $500 for their tickets and nobody / no journalist complains. I swear Madonna gets all this c**p just because she is a woman and just because she is Madonna. And they are *not* overpriced given the obviously well above average amount of money each of her shows costs to put on, and more importantly, the fact that nobody who saw the show and bought a ticket complained about the price. yeah i agree :arrr: Why are they complaining? If they are overpriced, don't see her.! I'm sure to see her in concert is worth more then $350
January 31, 200718 yr ...and why diss Isaac, that dude was great! Weren't nothin' wrong with him!! And i adored the slowed down section with the stunning performances of Drowed and Paradise!
February 1, 200718 yr Author they had a music DVD review for this in the paper, it was really funnny: Hi Australia. Its Madonna. I won't deign to tour country but hey, go buy my tour on DVD its the closest your gonna get! Bye. :rofl:
February 2, 200718 yr they had a music DVD review for this in the paper, it was really funnny: Hi Australia. Its Madonna. I won't deign to tour country but hey, go buy my tour on DVD its the closest your gonna get! Bye. :rofl: Hahaha. Oh well, I AM going to buy it. :dance: She better come next time :puke2: :blink:
February 2, 200718 yr they had a music DVD review for this in the paper, it was really funnny: Hi Australia. Its Madonna. I won't deign to tour country but hey, go buy my tour on DVD its the closest your gonna get! Bye. :rofl: :o :rofl: Some Good and Bad Points in that review ^_^
February 2, 200718 yr About the ticket thing, I don't know why critics are moaning, all the shows sold out :lol:
