Shania Twain - Up (Live in Chicago)

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great camerawork and typical high quality singing/performance from Shania.......2007-08-01

This dvd is my favorite of Shania. It has just enough pictures and interactions with the crowd, including the proposal, to make it more heartfelt and real without becoming sappy. However the real star is Shania herself. This was a very good, if not great performance by her, and the crowd seems to energize her and vice versa. This ia must have for Shania fans, especially of her later works.

Great Concert!.......2007-05-15

Great DVD of one of Shania's best concerts ever! Though, not as good as seeing her live and shaking her hand!

Great Pop-Country Music.......2007-02-16

I've been a fan of Shania Twain since her first album. I was never a big country music fan, but Shania's music crosses the boundaries of pop, rock and country. I'm a professional musician (drummer for Electric Prunes, Linda Ronstadt, etc.)and I thoroughly enjoyed this video presentation of one of her best live concerts.

Shania Twain - Up (Live in Chicago).......2007-01-10

One of the best "live" DVD concerts I've seen in some time.

Many out there are just average, but this one was extremely well done.

Very fine effort for Shania after just having done both the Grey Cup and Super Bowl halftime shows!.......2006-12-03

Fine LIVE Chicago Concert for girl from
Ontario, who actually (gasp!0 loved the
CFL and NHL growing up! She could have
REALLY impressed us at MYKwebTV by pul-
ling the hat trick and doing the halftime
of the ArenaBowl as well! Excellent set
of thunpin' Country, Rock and combined-
Pop songs here. Pick Up On It!

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A Great Benefit To Support
Unforgettable night... even 8 years later!
SPECTACULAR!!!!!!
divas are forever
La Regina Del Soul

VH1 Divas Live
Starring: Jennifer Aniston , Patricia Arquette , Mariah Carey , Bill Clinton , and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Director: Michael Simon
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Release Date: 1998-11-24

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Once an appellation reserved for high-flying operatic stars, the diva has gone mainstream in recent decades, mirroring pop music's post-rock recovery of glitz, glamour, and theatrical hyperbole. Where once there was but a handful of pop divas, fans can now find a growing legion of contenders, a trend underscored by this 1998 cable special originally produced for VH1. The show's producers start with the title's high concept (five divas, one stage!), add an admirable if shrewd charity hook (the better to recruit platinum stars without prohibitive fees), and provide fans with an otherwise straightforward revue, interspersed with introductory cameos from film and television actresses.

For the starring quintet's fans, VH1 Divas Live is hard to disparage: Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain, and Mariah Carey provide the requisite combination of beauty, high-ticket sartorial glamour, and stage drama, and their brief sets hew to their biggest hits. Beyond that common formula, these four do diverge somewhat, Dion and Carey most closely following the mannered tradition of the prima donna, Estefan (who, between songs, admits her bemusement at inclusion) offering an earthier and less calculated variant, and the nominally country-oriented Twain rounding out the headliners as a diva-in-the-making, perfectly packaged if vocally more modest.

Still, it's the show's "old timers" who remind us of what's too often missing from today's diva--the emotional largesse that fans crave, and an underlying sense of true worldliness. The fifth featured diva, Aretha Franklin, has never achieved conventional glamour, but what she offers in vocal power and career prestige enables Lady Soul to cast a long shadow across the entire show, even when her actual performances are duets or ensembles. And Carole King, also along for duets and ensemble spots, is even less to the diva manor born, a quintessential singer-songwriter even when draped in an elegant black suit, but her longstanding credibility likewise translates to pole position here. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

A Great Benefit To Support.......2007-03-12

When funding for school music classes were being cut all over the country people kind of brushed it off as a non-necessity. Studies prooved that many kids prosper in other academic subjects when taking a music class. Art should be available for all kids in school as well as sports. This benefit concert brought awareness to that. Mariah, Celine, Gloria & Shania all appeard to support the cause. And of course Ms. Aretha Franklin. The performnaces were great. Carol King was brought out as a special guest of Celine Dion. The best part of the show was when the diva's sang You've Got A Friend and Natural Woman. This show sounds even better with the 5.1 sound.

Unforgettable night... even 8 years later!.......2006-09-13

This concert is amazing! It has everything:
- Great looking divas
- Great performances
- Shania Twain (she's the best in the concert for me)
and of course, appearances by Jennifer Aniston and Patricia Arquette
A MUST-BUY FOR EVERY DIVA FAN!

SPECTACULAR!!!!!!.......2006-07-29

I have seen this video I don't know how many times... I never get tired, It never bores me.... It is the best video I have seen in my life!!! It is trully outstanding... I strongly recommend it.. You will not regret!!

divas are forever.......2006-06-02

i like the show. i bought the dvd and like it so much. i like all of them, mariah, gloria, shania, celine and carole but i kinda dont like aretha she just want to tell everybody that she has high voice but its irritating to hear. I like aretha's songs performed in the show like chain of fools and a natural woman but i dont like her as an artist. I dont know i just dont like black female singers who keeps on shouting when singing. I like the performance done by carole, celine, gloria and shania when they did you've got a friend its perfect and so nice to listen and watch for. if vh1 will do again a show like this pls include already those country singers who are so great as far as i can measure like reba, dolly, loretta, linda ronstadt, brenda lee, leann, faith and the dixie chicks, why are these people left behind when they are the best to showcase their talent?

La Regina Del Soul.......2006-01-23

I thought that this was a great way to start off a series of shows to save the music. But what most people don't know is that it was an unofficial tribute to Aretha Franklin, as noted by VH-1. And righfully so, Aretha is the original diva. her vocals aren't what they were, but she still delivers in a way that leave you breathless. She dominated the stage. All of the other ladies were good as well, but they lack the confidence that Aretha has, which i'm sure comes from a killer voice and also a lifetime of singing.

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WOW!!! I love Shania Twain LIVE!
Good music, lousy video
Heaven is Shania Twain Performing her Songs!!
Shania Is The Greatest!
Exepcional Concierto de una Diva

Shania Twain - Live
Starring: Shania Twain , Marc Muller , Randy Waller , Brent Barcus , and J.D. Blair
Director: Lawrence Jordan (II)
Manufacturer: Polygram Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00003BDZ4
Release Date: 1999-12-07

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1 Man! I Feel Like A Wom...
2 Honey, I'm Home
3 You Win My Love
4 Whose Bed Have Your Bo...
5 You're Still The One
6 I Won't Leave You Lone...
7 Come On Over
8 Love Gets Me Every Tim...
9 I'm Holdin' On To Love...
10 When
11 Medley: Home Ain't Whe...
12 That Don't Impress Me ...
13 If It Don't Take Two
14 Black Eyes, Blue Tears
15 God Bless The Child
16 To Daddy
17 What Made You Say That
18 No One Needs To Know
19 Any Man Of Mine
20 Don't Be Stupid (You K...
21 From This Moment On
22 (If You're Not In It F...
23 Any Man Of Mine
24 Rock This Country!
23 Any Man Of Mine
24 Rock This Country!

Format: DVD VIDEO

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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-'90s breakthrough, fueled 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 skeptics to theorize that 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 aerobicized 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 recognize Twain's themes are ultimately much older than their crossover wrappers. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

WOW!!! I love Shania Twain LIVE!.......2007-01-27

This concert is just amazing! Shania Twain really knows how to run a live show! Lots of audience interactions, music is amazing, good Sound Quality unlike some reviewers stated here earlier, and it is one of the best live performance in American history...

WATCH IT, IT'S AMAZING! SHANIA ATTITUDE FOR 2 HOURS!!!

Good music, lousy video.......2006-10-17

Don't know about anyone else, but the DVD I purchased had lousy video. The only good shots were of closeups and sometimes it took the cameraman a few seconds to focus on a number of the shots. All of the long distance shots were grainy and not clear and the medium range shots were not good either. I know the concert was indoors, but I've seen other indoor videos that did not have this problem. Did I get a bad DVD or did anyone else have this problem?

Heaven is Shania Twain Performing her Songs!!.......2006-08-08

Yes, I'm another shaniamaniac fan, so please forgive my passions and emotions. My family are already saying nasty things to me. Especially, since I watch this DVD several times a week. I LOVE watching Shania in concert--she has few if any equals in this department. Rather than just put on a cd or play my ipod, I just put in this DVD to hear the songs--and of ocurse its distracting while I'm working on my computer because everytime a favourite song comes on, I have to watch the TV screen--and just about every song is a favourite. Shania, you are just so distracting. I don't know why she gets so much criticism but I strongly suspect its mostly jealousy and sour grapes. I see an immensely talented, hard working, disciplined, professional, true to her roots singer/musician/performer, who understands what showbiz is all about and knows how to Entertain. Listen, I've been to hundreds of concerts and sad to say but many talented people really don't know how to entertain let alone perform. Shania has the Best Band on the planet and they are all showmen and multi-talented. They move as a unit and who cares if some of the moves were choreographed in advance. They look slim, healthy, clean, enthusiastic, and play brilliantly. Shania uses the best because she is the best. Unfortunately, now when I go to other concerts, my expectations are always higher and I am more critical simply because people like Shania set the standards. I can no longer stand seeing out of shape, straggly haired, unshaven, half dead looking musicians on stage.

Shania understands that when people pay a hundred bucks for a concert--they want to get uplifted or something like that. They want to feel a connection--even if its in a huge stadium with twenty thousand others. She is totally relaxed in concert and there is no fakeness whatsoever. She involves the audience and does all kinds of unusual things, like bring kids or even an old guy up on stage. Some people think that it detracts from her shows (because Celine or Whitney wouldn't be caught dead doing something like this), but I think that it enhances the shows and its always good for a laugh--like when Fred got up on stage to dance and makes her more human and fun.

She is a Fantastic singer and seems to slip into one song after another without effort. This is no "robot" or "studio creation" or "staged" anything, but a Professional who has already several decades of onstage performing under her belt. She practically grew up on stage but many people don't know that. The reason why she sounds so perfect is because of hard work and practice--they spend hours rehearsing--and not some magic protools or computers. This DVD is just so enjoyable and I really regret missing that tour before I knew of her and became a fan.

And I also want to say that she is drop dead beautiful. I love her little mannerisms, facial expressions etc--its all part of her performance. The sound quality on my DVD is superb so I don't know about the other complaints. Somebody was actually complaining about her braids--I think they are beautiful. This same person was complaining about no costume changes--I guess he didn't watch the full concert because she has several changes. Anyways, what has her outfit got to do with the Music. I guess, even Shania cannot please every single person on this planet!

Buy this DVD and put it on and turn the volume way up and then Party. You will always feel uplifted. Shania Makes My Day!

Shania Is The Greatest!.......2006-01-26

I have all of Shania albums and DVD's. imho, she is the greatest female performer of all time, especially in the live concert arena. She gets her audience emotionally and physically involved in the show(i.e. having children come up on stage to sing or dance with her as in her UP! DVD).

If you watch DVD's of her concerts you will see that her fans range in age from pre-teen to really old folk's! I'm 61 years old, so I make up the latter category.

Songs like "From This Moment On" and "Forever And For Always" will "live" forever as classic's of great music by a world class artist. She's a knockout babe, writes her own music with her husband, and can sing/strut her stuff.

Her critics, especially in Nashville, are just jealous of her talent and success worldwide. No matter that she junp-started interest in country music when country was losing audience share(sales of albums) before her entrance in the mid-90's. She has been repeatedly denied top awards because of this bias against her (cause she's from Canada??) by the Nashville good olde boys. They promoted and awarded Gretchen Wilson after her first album, no matter that Shania's album sales are moocho higher than both men and women country singers. Only Garth could compete with her in live concerts.

When she didn't go on tour after her first album(Woman In Me), her critics said she couldn't sing live cause her music was too studio enhanced...WRONG, DEAD WRONG!! Millions of fans ain't wrong cause they opened their wallets to buy her records. Her "Come On Over" album is in the top ten of best selling albums of ALL TIME! So dear critic's - take a valium, get a life or just find someone else to find fault with cause the rest of the world has tuned you out.

Exepcional Concierto de una Diva.......2005-09-08

Un DVD para atesorar, y tener en la coleccion de todos aquellos que siguen Shania Twain.

Shania Twain - Up! (Live in Chicago) (Jewel Case)

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great camerawork and typical high quality singing/performance from Shania
Great Concert!
Great Pop-Country Music
Shania Twain - Up (Live in Chicago)
Very fine effort for Shania after just having done both the Grey Cup and Super Bowl halftime shows!

Shania Twain - Up! (Live in Chicago) (Jewel Case)
Starring: Shania Twain
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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ASIN: B0000TB04G
Release Date: 2003-11-18

Customer Reviews:

great camerawork and typical high quality singing/performance from Shania.......2007-08-01

Great Concert!.......2007-05-15

Great DVD of one of Shania's best concerts ever! Though, not as good as seeing her live and shaking her hand!

Great Pop-Country Music.......2007-02-16

Shania Twain - Up (Live in Chicago).......2007-01-10

One of the best "live" DVD concerts I've seen in some time.

Many out there are just average, but this one was extremely well done.

Very fine effort for Shania after just having done both the Grey Cup and Super Bowl halftime shows!.......2006-12-03

Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music

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A Great Benefit To Support
Unforgettable night... even 8 years later!
SPECTACULAR!!!!!!
divas are forever
La Regina Del Soul

Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music
Starring: Jennifer Aniston , Patricia Arquette , Mariah Carey , Bill Clinton , and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Director: Michael Simon
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Customer Reviews:

A Great Benefit To Support.......2007-03-12

Unforgettable night... even 8 years later!.......2006-09-13

SPECTACULAR!!!!!!.......2006-07-29

divas are forever.......2006-06-02

La Regina Del Soul.......2006-01-23

Average customer rating:

WOW!!! I love Shania Twain LIVE!
Good music, lousy video
Heaven is Shania Twain Performing her Songs!!
Shania Is The Greatest!
Exepcional Concierto de una Diva

Shania Twain: Live [Region 2]
Starring: Shania Twain , Marc Muller , Randy Waller , Brent Barcus , and J.D. Blair
Director: Lawrence Jordan (II)
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ASIN: B00004WI7B

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Customer Reviews:

WOW!!! I love Shania Twain LIVE!.......2007-01-27

Good music, lousy video.......2006-10-17

Heaven is Shania Twain Performing her Songs!!.......2006-08-08

Shania Is The Greatest!.......2006-01-26

Exepcional Concierto de una Diva.......2005-09-08

Un DVD para atesorar, y tener en la coleccion de todos aquellos que siguen Shania Twain.

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