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namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011 (Japan Version)
namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011 (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
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December 30, 2011 Fantastic!This is about as perfect a concert video as you will ever see. It is defintely Amuro's best. The visuals are great, the production values first-rate, and the sound superb. Amuro is in excellent voice from beginning to end. This is particularly evident about half way through when she sings a couple of ballads, Tempest and Get Myself Back, where she is alone on stage and the background music is more subdued. Otherwise, the playlist powers forward with the momentum of a precisely edited film. The stage sets are somewhat minimal, but are very effective, consisting of a few well-crafted props and backed by a huge video display which fills out the picture in a big way. As in other of her videos, there are a couple of breaks where the dancers get to show off their immense skills individually in a way they can't when they are dancing as an ensemble. Any Amuro fan who doesn't get this is making a big mistake. This isn't just a video, it's an experience.
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Past < Future (Taiwan Version)
Past < Future (Taiwan Version)
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January 22, 2010 Amuro's star still shines brightI’ve only had this CD for a couple of days, but I am beginning to think that this may be Amuro’s best album yet. It’s mostly new material, but the inclusion of WILD and Dr. from her previously released single is nice for those who don’t already have them. I usually prefer up-tempo songs, and most of the tracks fit into that category with FAST CAR, COPY THAT and Defend Love being my favorites so far, but The Meaning Of Us is a lovely ballad. And I don’t usually comment on the engineering, but my humble speakers never sounded so good. The DVD is worth having, too. The animated Defend Love is a nice continuation to the previously released Dr. video and the production values on FAST CAR are outstanding - sets, wardrobe, the works. Amuro looks more beautiful than ever, if that’s possible, without resorting to blatant cheesecake as a lot of other female pop singers do. Amuro is a class act.
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Ringo EXPO 08 (Taiwan Version)
Ringo EXPO 08 (Taiwan Version) DVD Region All
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May 2, 2009 Outstanding as alwaysNobody on any continent does better concert DVD's than Shiina, and this one is no exception. The production values are always first rate, she always sounds as good live as in the studio and she always has the best back-up musicians. Sometimes she is backed up by a string orchestra, sometimes by a rock band. In this case she is backed up by both at once and the sound is big. So is Shiina's voice. She belts out song after song for 2 hours, covering her career from beginning to present. It is all music - no back stage filler. The arrangements are spectacular and Shiina's quirkiness is definitely present. Shiina is a perfectionist. She is in a class by herself.
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Watashi no Hatsuden (Hong Kong Version)
September 20, 2008 An excellent compilationShiina Ringo is admittedly an acquired taste. She is very unusual and unique. Her main influences are punk and jazz, but she is really hard to categorize. If you are already a Shiina fan and don’t have her three Seiteki Healing DVD’s, then this is a good buy. It has the videos from six of her first seven singles including her most famous such as Honnou (Instinct) where she appears in a nurse’s uniform and sings into a bullhorn while smashing sheets of glass with her fist and foot, Tsumi no Batsu (Crime & Punishment) where she delivers a power vocal in a Mercedes-Benz that’s cut in half, and Mayonaka wa Junketu (Midnight is Pure) which is an anime video and features the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. There is also a punk version of Yattsuke Shigoto (What a Damned Job) that is very different than the one that was on her KSK album. That video was on Seteki Healing 3. In fact the first 8 tracks all appeared on the Seiteki Healing series, but there are three additional videos that I have never seen before including a very nice version of Ringo no Uta (The Apple’s Song) which I feel is better than the version which was on Kyouiku, her first album with her group Tokyo Jihen. If you know nothing about her, then this is a good overview of her solo career before she formed Tokyo Jihen. I think Shiina is the thinking person’s J-Pop star and is well worth investigating if you are the adventuresome type.
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Kyoiku (Japan Version)
December 22, 2005 Didn't grab meI love Shiina Ringo, but there wasn't a single song that grabbed me. If you want a great album with Shiina and the Tokyo Jihen musicians (and they are fantastic) backing her up, get Electric Mole. This is an all region DVD of live concert material and features Shiina's solo album songs, especially from KSK.
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