Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33212 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-11-06
• Rating: Exempt
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: DVD-Video, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 120 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
For erstwhile "new country" outsider Shania Twain, the commercial impact of her first live video doubtless carries the sweet smell of revenge. Twain's mid-1990s breakthrough, fuelled by formidable production polish and carefully groomed videos, conspicuously delayed live shows until long after the expatriate Canadian's success crossed into platinum territory--an omission that prompted some sceptics to theorise the would-be megastar's talent was accomplished through studio legerdemain. Shania Twain Live may benefit from plenty of polish and more than a little calculation in its staging, but the singer/songwriter's long apprenticeship in lounge bands and resort revues north of the border is apparent. Whether one loves or loathes her songs, Twain herself comes across as a seasoned performer who knows how to work the audience.

Equally apparent, and equally unlikely to resolve the division between fans and foes, is Twain's crossover agenda. Scaled for the arenas that Twain and her handlers targeted early on, the concert is closer in pace and power-chords to a mainstream rock show than most country acts, an orientation that aligns the star with Garth Brooks's swaggering attack rather than most country songstresses. Her band may boast three fiddlers, but their slashing attack emulates the kilowatt buzz of the rock guitarists that share the scrim, who pull off familiar string-bending flourishes. As for the front woman, in her electric-green leopard-print top, hip-hugging pants, and meticulously permed, waist-length hair, she resembles some improbably aerobicised white Rastafarian.

The set list is a generous one, reproducing most of Twain's back-to-back platinum albums, and illustrates her skill at mixing melting ballads, flirtatious rockers that enable her to strut her physical beauty, and songs testifying to her self-reliance. Still, for all Twain's assertions that she won't suffer fools gladly, the songs ultimately reveal a traditional romanticism with a moderate, post-feminist spark. One need only check out the power equation behind such songs as "Honey, I'm Home" and "Any Man of Mine" to recognise Twain's themes are ultimately much older than their crossover wrappers. --Sam Sutherland

Special Features
English
Region 2

Synopsis
Like many other country music stars, Shania Twain is famous for her spectacular, special effects-filled live show. At the pinnacle of the pop country genre that she helped to make popular, Shania is one of the most loved artists in America. For all her fans who missed her successful 1999 World Tour, and for those attendees who want to relive the fantastic experience, that concert footage has been documented on this video. Shania performs twenty-five of her songs, including huge hits like "That Don't Impress Me Much."

Customer Reviews

The new Queen of Country
This is Shania at her Most entertaining, she sings all her "classic" songs in her own inimitable way. During the concert which was recorded in the southwest's (USA) largest indoor arena in Dallas, she invites various members of the audience on stage with her to sing some of her songs and also via a live link up she invites requests from other areas of the country. She obviously feels comfortable with her backing group as she interacts with them really well and I think they have been together for quite a while. All in all this is a really nice video showing Shania off to her best advantage and is well worth buying.

Great video shame about the sound quality
As the other reviewers rightly say, this is a great video but on DVD, the sound level goes up and down throughout the performance. We plan to change the DVD copy we have for a VHS copy despite the supposed superior quality of DVD. I think they took some short cuts with the encoding as there are a few visible MPEG artefacts in the vision too.

HOT BEAUTIFUL AND VOICE OF ANGEL
I HAVE ALL HER THREE ALBUMS WHICH ARE ALL EXCELLENT BUT JUST SEEING HER DANCING AROUND MAKES ME GLAD AT I AM A MAN. BUY IT NOW AND ENJOY THE MAJESTIC FEELING OVER AND OVER AGAIN