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(More customer reviews)What is this video lacking? Interviews with the girl herself, Jewel Kilcher!
The video is semi-interesting, talking about Jewel's background and such, but it is obvious that it was produced by Jewel's mother, considering she is the one who seems to have the most interview time. The song "Little Bird," which she sang as the extra track on Jewel's CD "Spirit" (with harmonies by Jewel) opens the video. This just seems a little ego-trippy to me.
Time is spent talking to Jewel's two brothers, but they really don't have a whole lot to contribute. The basic idea seems to be, "Yeah, we were forced to practice yodeling when we were kids and I lived in Alaska so I was just amazed when I reconnected with American popular culture and realized my sister was a rock star." There is also a "What was THAT?" moment where one of Jewel's brothers bribes a little boy (presumably, Jewel's nephew) to be quiet so they can give their interviews. Why was this included? Only Lenedra (Jewel's mom, if you didn't know her name) knows. Maybe she just thinks her grandson is so gosh darn cute that we just had to see him in one context or another.
Only four live performances are included--"Barcelona" and "Deep Water" from Jewel's "Spirit" CD, "Love Me Just Leave Me Alone" from "This Way" (although a much different version), and "Down," which remains unreleased. There are also bits and pieces of some earlier live performances of Jewel; unfortunately, these are superseded by someone talking over the footage. The high points of the video are definitely the two moments where Jewel explains the difference between Swiss and German yodeling, then makes up a cowboy yodeling song on the spot, and the time when she is figuring out a song and has a "Eureka!" moment. Unfortunately, these are the only two times that Jewel is interacting with the camera at all.
If you want to hear Jewel's stories and some background for songs, see her live. We can only hope that, although her image has changed, the power of her life performances has not.
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Jewel: A Life Uncommon is an intimate portrait of an extraordinary artist. Covering the first seven years of her phenomenal career, the camera follows Jewel from her early start in the coffee houses of San Diego, to her conquest of America and the writing and recording of "Spirit," her second CD. Contains live performances of "Barcelona," "Deep Water," "Down," "Love Me Just Leave Me Alone," "What's Simple is True," "Down So Long" and "Who Will Save Your Soul." Three bonus songs
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