Disappointing DVD
Ross, Diana - Paris 1968
This is not the complete original show ... but I guess its better to have something than nothing. However for fans like me who have seen the original concert in bootleg form ... several questions come up immediately:
1) Why is there a 1970's Mahogany photo of a solo Ross on the cover?
2) What happened to the interview when the girls tell the host their ages (only 23 years old, believe it or not)and Ross speaks to him in French and talks about Tamla Motown?
3) What's up with the choppy "MTV" video editing at the end of each song?
And the biggest question of all... what's really the point of releasing historical archival footage if it's going to be altered?
All in all, its quite disappointing but the remastered sound and visual quality still makes it a keepsake.
The Record Breaking European Tour '68 of Diana Ross and The Supremes
This is a compilation of the incredibly successful European tour in 1968 of Diana Ross and The Supremes that produced the Top Ten (#6) ranked "Live at London's Talk of the Town" album. That album was remastered in 1994 to superb results. Along with their Stockholm date that produced an iconic television special, the ladies astounded The Olympia audiences in Paris as well. So London, Paris and Stockholm stood out as hugely successful dates on this tour. The ladies also taped a television special for France's M6 that was solely for the French audiences. Highlights include a rocking medley of their hits that opened the show, rising above your usually rushed medleys. The Funk Brothers were in their usual top form. Their Broadway leading ladies medley was also superb and different from the "G.I.T." television special.
As was customary for the time, the show was a lightning fast 30 minutes that wowed fans and colleagues like Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger along with French...
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If you pay less than a dollar for this, you got your money's worth.
The description states that it's in color - it's not. It's a copy of an old TV appearance in Europe, and a very low copy. On DVD, all low quality aspects are very apparent.
This is not a "live concert" as stated. It's a staged TV show with a studio audience.
All "live" aspects are edited out, such as conversations between songs. Mostly because the host only speaks in French. He even comes out at the end and sings "Reach Out and I'll be there"...in French! He is disturbing! For the humor and historical value of backup dancers in white go-go boots, it's worth the dollar! You have the Supremes in beaded gowns, and then these go-go dancers show up behind them. Just tasteless French TV!
Even for die-hard fans (like me), this is disappointing. Mostly because the description is misleading.
- It's not a concert performance
- It's not in color
- Video quality can't get much...
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