Great music - strong performance :
This concert, from a 2003 performance in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), is full of energy and features a great mix of vocals and music that will please any follower of Destiny's Child or fan of R&B music concerts. The show has an exciting opening with "Independent Women" (gets me off my seat every time), followed by a half-dozen more jammin' dance hits, then calms down in the middle with some slow grooves (featuring Kelly and Michelle as leads), and resumes with more dance jams through to the end. It's a well-paced show. The girls look and sing great, the band is tight, and the dancers add a nice ingredient to the funk-party setting. If you're a DC fan or a collector of concert videos, you'll be happy buying this DVD. With a run-time of around 80 minutes, it's not a long concert. The good news is that the time is filled pretty well since there isn't an excess of mindless chatter or audience sing-alongs. The tunes are very much the same as recorded on CD, and the girls do a nice job with their renditions of "Emotion," "Ooh Child" and "Proud Mary." The stage is set up to give lots of room to the girls and the dancers, and the sound and picture quality are very good. Just a few minor criticisms: 1) too frequently, the editing was overly rapid, to the point where there was no way to get a decent look at the choreography, which is one of the things I focus on in shows like this; 2) save for the solo features, the camera shot selection was heavily biased in favor of Beyonce; don't get me wrong, she's a gorgeous lead, but I wanted to watch Kelly and Michelle more because they're good performers too; 3) the short run-time could have been complemented by behind-the-scenes footage or artist/musician interviews to produce more of an entertainment experience. DVD extras include three bonus videos: hits by Solange (Beyonce's sister, and a talented artist in her own right, who does "Feelin' You, Part II"), Kelly ("Stole") and Michelle ("Heard A Word"). They're good.
This concert, from a 2003 performance in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), is full of energy and features a great mix of vocals and music that will please any follower of Destiny's Child or fan of R&B music concerts. The show has an exciting opening with "Independent Women" (gets me off my seat every time), followed by a half-dozen more jammin' dance hits, then calms down in the middle with some slow grooves (featuring Kelly and Michelle as leads), and resumes with more dance jams through to the end. It's a well-paced show. The girls look and sing great, the band is tight, and the dancers add a nice ingredient to the funk-party setting. If you're a DC fan or a collector of concert videos, you'll be happy buying this DVD. With a run-time of around 80 minutes, it's not a long concert. The good news is that the time is filled pretty well since there isn't an excess of mindless chatter or audience sing-alongs. The tunes are very much the same as recorded on CD, and the girls do a nice job with their renditions of "Emotion," "Ooh Child" and "Proud Mary." The stage is set up to give lots of room to the girls and the dancers, and the sound and picture quality are very good. Just a few minor criticisms: 1) too frequently, the editing was overly rapid, to the point where there was no way to get a decent look at the choreography, which is one of the things I focus on in shows like this; 2) save for the solo features, the camera shot selection was heavily biased in favor of Beyonce; don't get me wrong, she's a gorgeous lead, but I wanted to watch Kelly and Michelle more because they're good performers too; 3) the short run-time could have been complemented by behind-the-scenes footage or artist/musician interviews to produce more of an entertainment experience. DVD extras include three bonus videos: hits by Solange (Beyonce's sister, and a talented artist in her own right, who does "Feelin' You, Part II"), Kelly ("Stole") and Michelle ("Heard A Word"). They're good.
