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Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD)

Sade - Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD) Audio CD

A fair review of the Sade "Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Sade reviews here, or go back to the Sade tabs.

Band: Sade
Title: Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD)
Rating:

Release Date: 2003-11-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: By Your Side 2: Flow 3: King of Sorrow 4: Somebody Already Broke My Heart 5: All About Our Love 6: Slave Song 7: Sweetest Gift 8: Every Word 9: Immigrant 10: Lover's Rock 11: It's Only Love That Gets You Through 12: Cherish the Day [Live][Multimedia Track] 13: Your Love Is King [Live][Multimedia Track] 14: Somebody Already Broke My Heart [Live][Multimedia Track] 15: Cherry Pie [Live][Multimedia Track] 16: Pearls [Live][Multimedia Track] 17: Every Word [Live][Multimedia Track] 18: Smooth Operator [Live][Multimedia Track] 19: Redeye [Live][Multimedia Track] 20: Jezebel [Live][Multimedia Track] 21: Kiss of Life [Live][Multimedia Track] 22: Slave Song [Live][Multimedia Track] 23: Sweetest Gift [Live][Multimedia Track] 24: Sweetest Taboo [Live][Multimedia Track] 25: Lovers Rock [Live][Multimedia Track] 26: Immigrant [Live][Multimedia Track] 27: Paradise [Live][Multimedia Track] 28: King of Sorrow [Live][Multimedia Track] 29: No Ordinary Love [Live][Multimedia Track] 30: By Your Side [Live][Multimedia Track] 31: Flow [Live][Multimedia Track] 32: Is It a Crime [Live][Multimedia Track] 33: It's Only Love That Gets You Through [Live][Multimedia Track] 34: Exclusive Backstage Footage [Multimedia Track] 35: Message to Sade [Multimedia Track] 36: King of Sorrow [Multimedia Track] 37: Black and White Stills from the Tour [Multimedia Track]

GREATNESS!
This is the seond time I've purchased this item, so no surprises, love it, top notch value for the price.

Great CD & DVD!
They came in good condition, thanks! I love the cd and the dvd is awesome!.

Good deal sometimes
You can buy them separately. These discs are sold in many different ways. You can buy as they are sold here, as a CD with a bonus DVD in a standard CD jewel case. Or you can buy it as a DVD with a bonus CD in a standard DVD box. The prices on all keep changing. So, you should check all the options to see which is the best value. Lovers Live is also available on audio CD but does not include all of the songs.

THE DVD RATES ABOUT 4 STARS AND THE CD ABOUT 2 STARS.

This is one of the best filmed and edited concert DVDs to come out in the last few years. Most concert DVDs are filmed with inadequate lighting and with bad camera angles. The editing can be especially bad, with the scenes constantly flipping, the cameras always zooming in and out, and the wrong person being shown at the wrong time.

The filming and lighting of this DVD is extremely good. The camera angles and close ups are great. The editing is fairly good, but not as good as some classics, like Stop Making Sense. For the most part, the scene focuses on the correct musician at the correct time. The shots are held for more than 2 seconds. There still is a little too much flipping around in some parts, like during the encore. The shot never holds long enough for you to get a clear picture of the new outfit and hairdo Sade has just changed into.

The extras on this DVD are not very significant. There are shots of Sade and the band walking from backstage up to the stage. And then there is a section of inane interviews of fans.

This is the concert tour to support Sade's Lovers Rock CD. So, there are many songs from that album. Much of the music at this concert is played in the style of Lovers Rock, even most of her old classic songs.

I prefer Sade's original sound to what she is doing today. It is a subtle change, but I don't think the new sound makes the best of her voice and talents.

The sound is a starker, muted sound backed by a rhythm that almost sounds like an electronic drum machine. Her vocals are whispered in popish way. I prefer the old days where she a lusher, but more jazz oriented sound. However, I also like a couple of the new tracks on Lovers Rock that are blues oriented.

For anyone who loves Sade, especially her more recent sound, this is a fantastic concert DVD. You couldn't ask for more.

THIS CD DOES NOT MAKE THE MOST OF SADE'S VOICE OR SONG WRITING.

The CD, originally released in 2000, contains 11 studio recorded tracks. It is 44 minutes long.

This is really a stark, stripped down sound for Sade, especially when you compare it to her early work.

Seven of the tracks are driven by muted electronic rhythms and a muffled background music. I don't think the sound works well with Sade's vocal style. She sings flat and without emotion. All seven of these tracks sound alike and the CD gets boring and monotonous.

The songs that are good are where she drops the electronic rhythms and lets the emotion of her voice come through, or where she livens up and starts to rock.

On The Sweetest Gift and It's Only Love That Gets You Through, Sade sings to almost no accompanyment. Here she sings in a great jazz/blues style and really lets the emotion of her voice come through.

King of Sorrow and Immigrant are a little more upbeat rockers. (they are not really rockers, but do rock when you compare to the other tracks on the CD). Here she sings with more energy and variation.

So, if she is the King of Sorrow, I think I might consider turning gay.

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Mesmerizing
She belts out almost two hours of incredible original music without a crack. Tired of the bleached blonde, lip-synching, bimbos that pass for pop-stars these days? Here's the real deal. Her band is as slick and professional a group as you will ever see. And who knew Sade could dance? She moves the way she sings, with grace and style. What a woman!

The DVD has become my Friday night decompression from a week of stress. The beautiful sounds and beautiful lady are a hypnotic combination. I like the mix of old and new. "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" is just a fantastic bluesy song and sounds even better live.

I also love the CD. The sound is fine on a quality stereo system. It does break-up a little on my computer speakers and did not rip to the I-pod very well. I believe the problem is the very deep bass - King of Sorrow in particular. Oh well. If you are shopping for a new sub-woofer or tower speakers, this is the CD to bring.

I like the fact that both disks come in a normal CD-sized case, not a bulky DVD booklet.

Stop reading reviews and just buy it - the album itself would cost this much in a retail store. .

GREAT DVD BUT WEAK CD
FLIP SIDE OF THE REVIEW IS THE CD. HAVING OWNED ALL OF SADE'S WORKS, I ENJOYED LIVE DVD PERFORMANCE & WOULD RATE IT 4 1/2 STARS. IT IS POUR QUALITY & WEAK FOR ANYTHING BY THIS ARTIST. SOUND IS ALMOST MUTED & UNLIKE ALL OTHER SADE WORKS THAT I PLAY OVER & OVER, I WILL NOT WASTE MY TIME LISTENING TO THIS ONE AGAIN.

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