Shawn Colvin - Polaroids - Video Collection Review

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(More customer reviews)Shawn Colvin has a compelling voice, writes meaningful lyrics, has a way with a melody, and is well worth listening to. But you know all that, else you'd not be reading about one of her releases. This review is about why "Polaroids: A Video Collection" is a must-buy for her fans.
I continue to be amazed by how much more value is often delivered by video collections on DVD, compared to audio CDs. This is an excellent example.
Comparing this DVD, which actually sells for less than the concurrently-released Greatest Hits CD, you'll find that the CD includes 5 songs that aren't represented (in some form) on the DVD. They are:
Polaroids
This Must Be the Place
Whole New You
Matter of Minutes
I'll Be Back
However, the DVD includes seven songs that aren't on the CD:
One Cool Remove (Duet with Roseanne Cash))
Lost Soul (Duet with Bruce Hornsby)
Kill the Messenger (Live)
Anywhere You Go (Live)
Bonefields (Live)
Bound To You (Live)
Love Came Down at Christmas (Live on the Tonight Show)
There are four performances (three-piece acoustic)and an interview from a Sessions at West 54th episode, and four performances (full band) from Audtin City Limits. One of those is a gorgeous duet, with Allison Krause on violin and vocal, on "Shotgun Down the Avalanche."
All this music runs about 90 minutes.
But that's not all:
--The audio on the music videos has been remixed in 5.1 surround.
--There's a commentary track by Colvin throughout the disc.
--There's a half-hour interview with Colvin.
Add to this (forgive me) that Shawn Colvin, beyond her obvious songrwriting and performing talent, looks really great in most of these videos, and one wonders what the point of buying the audio CD is.
If you own most or all of her original CDs already, there's little reason to buy the new CD collection, but *every* reason to buy this DVD, which makes an excellent complement to her existing body of work.
RichC


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