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(More customer reviews)It's about time Dusty gets her due on DVD! What took so long? The delay was purely criminal. In any case, perhaps my anticipation and excitement at the first release of Dusty on DVD will cloud my judgement of this 1 hour program that includes full length performances of 17 of Dusty's TV appearances. However, BEWARE, only about 1/2 of the songs performed are performed LIVE, the other half (mostly those from a Dutch program recorded in the early 70s) are just Dusty lip-syching to her records.
Now, while it's fascinating to watch Dusty perform (especially in some of the weird settings and even weirder outfits/wigs the Diva dons), whether it be live or lip-synching, nothing compares to the real thing.
Part of the excitement in having this DVD is in hearing her live takes of such amazing hits as "Son of A Preacher Man", "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", "Losing You", "The Look of Love"(just 1 verse though) and many others.
However, there still are 2 absolutely brilliant, stand-out moments on this DVD. The first is the live version of "Since I Fell For You", which Dusty makes totally her own. (I totally forgot who sang it originally) The second is her even better live take on "People Get Ready". Such subtlety, such nuance, such sensitivity! I can't think of another singer who has taken a much overplayed and covered song and made it so fresh and new and yet so heartfelt. Dusty bares her soul completely, and this is what made her special.
The commentary between songs by Petula Clark and B.J. Thomas is nice, but nothing special. The interview clips with Dusty throughout the years are much more interesting, although the ones from the Dutch TV show are disturbing to watch, because she doesn't seem to be all there.
This DVD is a good start, but in no way does it represent the full majesty of Dusty's abilities with an audience and in a live setting. We have to wait (and hope) for the DVD release of her 1979 Royal Albert Hall concert to begin to feel the full effect of Dusty's magic. The next step would be to release all her BBC and ITV shows from the mid 60s.
Until then, this will have to do us. I give it 5 stars just because I'm glad it's out there.
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