| Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball (1999)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Sarah McLachlan |
Herself (vocals, guitar, piano)
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| Ashwin Sood |
Himself (drums, percussion)
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| Brian Minato |
Himself (bass guitar)
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| Camille Henderson |
Herself (backing vocals)
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| David Sinclair |
Himself (electric, acoustic guitar)
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| Sean Ashby |
Himself (electric, acoustic, pedal steel guitar)
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| Vince Jones |
Himself (keyboards)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Documentary; Music |
| Director |
Sophie Muller |
| Producer |
Rob Small |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR (Not Rated) |
| Running Time |
114 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
8.5 |
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| Plot |
| This video companion to the Canadian singer-songwriter's triumphant live album confirms in sight what that recording advanced in sound--Sarah McLachlan and her fine, flexible stage band have evolved into a superb live performing unit, breathing added fire and nuance into McLachlan songs that were already stunning in their original studio versions. Always a strong, charismatic singer, McLachlan now conjures a rare balance of delicacy and power, measured here in performances of signature songs that add a new, more muscular edge matching her band's rock firepower. Thus, "Possession" expands beyond its already sensual promise to touch on truly erotic abandon, while "Building a Mystery" focuses its portrait of a narcissistic poseur with a harder edge and a newly amended, R-rated lyric that's entirely appropriate. Shot on McLachlan's 1998 headlining tour, the concert captures her in a more theatrical and frankly glamorous (if slightly funky) vein than her fabled Lilith Fair shows: in her floor-length blue gown, sparkling blue mascara, and bare feet, she evokes a more demure, Gen-X cousin to Cabaret's Sally Bowles. With 23 featured songs, Mirrorball on video adds 9 tracks not heard on the CD. The audio mixing is generally excellent, especially on the DVD version, which provides some hall ambience but retains a front-array, proscenium placement to instruments. Shot on film, rather than videotape, the concert preserves the stunning, subtle lighting effects of McLachlan's touring production, albeit at slight visual sacrifice in lower-light segments in which the resolution is grainier. --Sam Sutherland |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
168 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
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078221574099 |
| Release Date |
10/12/1999 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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