Posted October 15, 200816 yr First Fan Pics: http://www.celinedionforum.com/index.php?s...t&p=1218088 #1 - Steps to ARCO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAw4YdSBktI higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAw4YdSBktI&fmt=18 #2 - WooHoo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spYctEMWUf8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spYctEMWUf8&fmt=18 #3 - First Time in Sacramento http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IupzSqy8nk higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IupzSqy8nk&fmt=18 #4 - I Scream My Love and She Sings... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0akKwse6nxU higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0akKwse6nxU&fmt=18 #5 - I'm Your Angel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnv-ELpHTFU higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnv-ELpHTFU&fmt=18 #6 - Fade Away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdtWt-SKeQ higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdtWt-SKeQ&fmt=18 #7 - Her Heart Goes On... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXzMg5U5XIM higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXzMg5U5XIM&fmt=18 *********************************************************************************************** The Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com/1174/story/1315692.html Dion's Arco concert dazzles but sticks to the script By Rachel Leibrock rleibrock@sacbee.com Published: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 Celine Dion's appeal isn't always easy to figure out -- at least not on the surface. The 40-year-old singer has a lovely, if not particularly exceptional voice. Certainly, her songs are diva-worthy -- big, sprawling ballads, disco booty-shakers, grand pop moments that hit all the right marks -- but they're not exactly brilliantly moving or unique. So it's sometimes difficult to understand just what makes the French Canadian chanteuse a best-selling international artist whose success defies ever-changing musical trends. Dion brought her "Taking Chances" tour to Arco Arena on Tuesday night and offered enlightenment with a show that brought on a bit of Las Vegas flamboyance, plenty of schmaltz, an exuberant energy and a touch of the crazy. There, we said it: Celine Dion is kinda bananas. sofunny.gif The fierce poses, the dramatic expressions, the convulsing dance moves, the wild, bird-like twitters -- the Grammy-winning performer is oddly, alluringly goofy. Dion doesn't take herself too seriously even when keeping her show moving at a brisk, expertly scripted pace. Playing to a packed arena. Dion performed on a tricked-out center stage that included rising platforms, trap doors that dipped beneath the surface, giant video screens, a lengthy conveyor belt (yes, a conveyor belt) and a catwalk that jutted into the audience. Outfitted in a glittery lavender mini dress, Dion opened the show with the soaring dance anthem "I Drove All Night." Flanked by a full band, back-up singers and dancers, she strutted circles around the stage, pausing, occasionally to let the conveyor belt do the work or to mug for the audience (not to mention one of the many cameras capturing her every move for all those looming TV screens). As Dion worked her way through numbers such as "Shadow of Love" and "All By Myself," the effect was theatrical and showy, carrying with it the glitzy sheen of Dion's four-year run at Las Vegas' Caesar Palace. There were costume changes, somersaulting dancers and plenty of banter. Throughout, Dion made fun, silly faces, related little vignettes about her family, confessed the emotional difficulties of recording the Linda Perry-penned tearjerker "My Love" and, pumping her fist into the air, commanded the well-mannered audience to stand up and dance already. Still, Dion's undeniable charm aside, the show felt too rehearsed and choreographed. When Dion busted out Queen's "We Will Rock You," the moment should have been fresh and fun but instead was trite and jarring. There also was little spontaneity as Dion performed a duet of "The Prayer" with a video screen version of Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli or when, predictably, she closed the evening with her blockbuster hit "My Heart Will Go On," from the 1997 smash film "Titanic." Really, it's as if somewhere it is written that the earth will stop rotating on its axis if Dion does not encore with that love song to end all love songs. Celine Dion is a true pop diva, and in that regard she should take a few more chances by giving into those dashes of impulsiveness and the inherent, unbridled zeal that sets her apart from the Barbras, Mariahs and Madonnas of the world. She owes it to herself, and as the name of her tour would suggest, she owes it to her fans. Edited October 15, 200816 yr by SuuS
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