Movie Album, The (+DVD) - Barbra Streisand

Advantages: Voice like a human that cares.
Disadvantages: Some people don;t like her.

...You may love her, you may hate her, you may think her work slushy and sentimental, although even those who do not particularly like Barbra Streisand cannot deny that the woman has a voice, and a wonderfully powerful tool as such. The range of her voice is astounding. I am a musician myself and she always amazes me by the number of octaves that her voice can cover. Over the years, I have had many LPs by Barbra Streisand (Yes, I did say that right), although I have moved a lot in my life and somehow lost copies in the midst of moving and when I saw this album of Barbra Streisand, I was impressed because really it covers all the albums I had lost in one collection. This is a double CD and the listings are impressive. Disc 1 1. A Sleepin' Bee2.Cry Me A River3. I Stayed Too Long At The Fair4. Lover, Come Back To Me5. People6. My Man... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: good songs
Disadvantages: just one cd, I wishe there were two or three

...This is an exceptional album that I really enjoy listening to. It is Barbara Streisand`s second live album and it was recorded long ago in 1972. If you own her first live album you will be able to make the difference between the two. It shows how much her music has grown and diversified. Although she hasn`t played at concerts for nearly 5 years Barbara Streisand has often played in Casino`s in Las Vegas. There is very funny monologue where she pretends to be smoking marijuana. Two interesting facts- 1. This was Barbra's final album with producer Richard Perry and 2. Barbara Streisand has release one live album for every decade she has performed in, probably unintentionally. The big showpiece in this album is "Where You Lead/ Sweet Inspiration." The album can nowardays be bought very cheaply, starting from 2.50 pounds.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The voice, the songs, the ecstasy
Disadvantages: The lack of respect

...that revealed an unhealthy animosity towards Ms Streisand. I can only imagine what level of apoplexy a review containing Streisand, Disco and the three most reviled popstars of the past 25 years will produce. The Brothers Gibb (am I the only one to think the name “Bees Gee” would have been more grammatical if slightly less commercial?) enjoyed a critical rise and spectacular fall faster than almost any artist in history. Saturday Night Fever was the best selling record of all time and remains the bestselling soundtrack in history. Two years later they were a laughing stock, ridiculed in playground falsettos and made fun of by arch-satirist Kenny Everett. I don’t know whose idea it was to pair Barbra up with Barry and the boys but it was inspired. Barry Gibb wrote and produced almost the entire album some of it with Robin and the late Maurice... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful