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worth owning
fans of american popular music should own this. as a woman, king is often overlooked as one of rock 'n' roll's greatest contributors, yet she helped invent the genre as we know it. king considers herself a songwriter first, but this dvd shows that she is an extraordinary performer as well. few artists work this hard on stage or own the ability to create an instantaneous sense of warmth when working live; king is masterful at both. the concert was expertly filmed and the song cycle, although too greatest hit-sy for real fans, will satisfy the casusal enthusiast. enjoy.

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Enter the queen of Kings...
What is it about Carole King? Her voice is pleasant, though not magnificent, and in this performance she occasionally reaches for notes she has no chance of hitting. Her instrumental skills are passable, but certainly not extraordinary. Yet there is something about watching this songstress perform her own varied and often exquisite compositions. There is an authenticity to the music that no one else could possibly render. You distinctly perceive in her delivery that you are bearing witness to the true heart of the song.

And Carole King has a remarkable catalog to witness. This 85 minute video is only a sampling of her output. Late in the concert King offers an 'Old Song Medley', performing snippits of memorable tunes she has penned, such as 'Take Good Care of My Baby', 'One Fine Day', and 'Go Away Little Girl', giving one a feel for the dimensions of her influence. A glimpse at her train of work reveals other nuggets such as The Monkee's 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', The Animal's 'Don't Bring Me Down' (also featured in the 'Old Songs Medley'), and Herman's Hermit's 'I'm Into Something Good'.

The setlist for this performance, recorded in 1993 in Connecticut, is repleat with songs made famous by King, such as a beautiful 'Beautiful', 'Natural Woman', 'Hard Rock Cafe', 'So Far Away', a rollicking 'Jazzman', 'It's Too Late', 'Smackwater Jack', and 'I Feel the Earth Move'. There is also a parade of King compositions made famous by other performers, such as 'Up On the Roof', 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow', 'Chains', 'You've Got a Friend', and 'Locomotion'. King also offers up two new compositions, 'Hold Out For Love', and 'Do You Feel Love'. Both are strong songs that hold their own well here, but of course they lack the nostalgic appeal of the rest of King's work. Aside from these new compositions, virtually every song King performs brings immediate applause as the audience clues into the opening chords.

King is an energetic performer, and of course she is surrounded by an elite, and visually appealing, cast of musicians (Slash from Gun's N' Roses displays unique lead guitar solo's on two numbers that contrast nicely with King's style of music). In fact the only criticism of this video, and it is a complaint that should be heard by concert video producers worldwide, has to do with the inclusion of audience clips into the program. While this may be entertaining the first time around, helping the viewer to 'identify' with the audience, it gets a bit annoying to be seeing Jack Slaughter or Tina Tiller for the tenth or eleventh time. Furthermore, while King and the backing band appear quite youthful (in King's case most likely representing quite an investment), these images only remind us of how old King's fan base is, and probably how old YOU are.

There is also the inevitable sing-alongs of highly popular tunes, such as 'You've Got a Friend'. It happens twice in this video. King should give the purchasers of her video/DVD a break, and for this one evening keep the audience at bay where they belong, and give us performances of these superb songs without the invited interruptions of a mass of amateurs.

For these reasons I rate the video a 4 out of 5. If you're a Carole King fan, I don't believe you will be disappointed, as the criticisms could be applied to nearly any live concert video.

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really Good show
from one of the Most Important singer/songwriters&all Around Talents in the Music Indsutry. this concert is really cool&Highlights all of her Classics&she sounds&Looks Really Good.