Product Description

Though not marketed overtly as a live album, MIRRORBALL sports periodic crowd noises along with an astonishingly clean sound. It also explores aspects of the Sarah McLachlan phenomenon--the frank, confessional singer/songwriter style of music that has made her so popular and the excess of commercialism that irritates her detractors to no end. Regarding the latter, the disc contains a CD-ROM catalogue that contains order forms for everything from CDs and videos to temporary tattoos and gift certificates for Sarah merchandise, in addition to the usual web links.
The performances on MIRRORBALL are dynamic and inspired, especially in the guitar work ofDavid Sinclair and Sean Ashby. The percussion nicely anchors things, and McLachlan's voice soars over the proceedings. The track list includes fan favourites like the crossover hit "Building a Mystery", the Grammy-nominated "Aida", an insistent "Sweet Surrender" that exploits McLachlan's range to good effect, and the last track, a heartfelt version of the piano-driven "Angel", originally from the SURFACING album. MIRRORBALL, while unlikely to win her new fans, is a great document for McLachlan's legions of admirers.

Track Listing

1. Building A Mystery
2. Hold On
3. Good Enough
4. I Will Remember You
5. Adia
6. I Love You
7. Do What You Have To Do
8. Path Of Thorns (Terms)
9. Fear
10. Possession
11. Sweet Surrender
12. Ice Cream
13. Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
14. Angel

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9561 in Music
• Released on: 2002-01-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Amazon.co.uk Review
Grafted from McLachlan's supremely satisfying 1998 performances, Mirrorball is drawn almost equally from Surfacing and its superior predecessor, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Live, a haunting ballad such as "Possession" becomes a fevered, aggressive bit of psychedelia. "Hold On" reveals new depths when performed behind the beat with morphing time signatures and driving piano. McLachlan's warmly expressive voice is still at the epicentre of her performances. She roams through these 14 songs with agile ease, riding the rails between singing for dramatic arena effect--huskily growling, airily trilling--and knowing what to play down with her sensually controlled crooning (witness such gems as Fumbling's title song and "Good Enough"). Overall, McLachlan's vocals match the heavily percussive intensity of her band and the build of her backing vocalists, producing a more spacious sound than the precise pitch rendered on her studio recordings. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews

A Very Classy, Pristine Album
I have been a big fan of Sarah McLachlan's for years after discovering her music in the 90's when I lived in America, and I have all her albums. Mirrorball is a wonderful live album, and most live albums are often mediocre in comparison to studio recordings so for one to sound this good is a rarity. This album contains some of her most well-known songs so would be a great introduction to her music for anyone who doesn't know of her. She is one of the best female musicians in recent years and her voice is just remarkable. She stands head and shoulders above a lot of other young female vocalists who I think often tend to sound very similar to each other, even if they do have good voices. Her songs are often incredibly poignant and moving, such as Angel and I Will Remember You, which is a song that was the last song an ex boyfriend and I heard together before he left to go and work abroad, which was the end of our relationship, and even he broke down when that song was playing because it is so incredibly moving. Other favourites on this album are Good Enough, I Love You, Path of Thorns, Possession, Sweet Surrender, and the very sexy Ice Cream. Another Canadian singer I love is Chantal Kreviazuk who is also able to move me with her music and voice the same way Sarah McLachlan does, so I don't know whether there's something in the Canadian water which produces wonderful female vocalists ... well, male too as Tom Cochrane is also an amazing musician! Mirrorball is an absolute must-have album.

Just As Good Live As In The Studio!
Some artists can sound absolutely awful live, while some come into their own. Sarah comes into her own in this superb live CD containing 14 tracks from Solace, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy and Surfacing.
Some songs have taken on a more cohesive sound from the originals as most sounds are now played with a full band. Some, like Possession, have some superb finishes to them and Sarah really knows how to get the listener and the crowd going. was left in awe that people can perform live with such panache! Few people can pull it off.
Spacing out the band efforts are piano and vocal songs "So What You Have To Do" and "Angels", the later being one of the many highlights of the album - so very sweet and heartfelt.
A great introduction to her work and you can pick your way through the albums via the songs you like best!

Mclachlans Magic
My first introduction to Sarahs music was 'Angel' which was being played in a mall, as soon as i heard it i had to go and find it! I was stunned by the haunting echoes of her voice twinned with the timelessness played from the piano. Her music is enough to suspend time.
If you like a bit of rock, a little bit of a ballad and a good sing along, then Mirrorball is the answer. From start to finish you cannot but help from being drawn into the world that Mclachlan creates. With Mirrorball being a live album you can feel the buzz from the audience as they sing along, just as you will.
I fully recommend Sarah Mclachlans album, 'mirrorball'
I can listen to this album 20 times a day and not get sick of it, only enjoy it more.