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Live A Paris
Celine Dion
Sony Music, 1996
REVIEW BY: JB
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 03/19/1997
It seems to me that I'm the only one who's interested in
reviewing so-called "fluff" albums on "The Daily Vault". Sometimes
I get intimidated by all the upper-world revelations some reviewers
here and on HitsWorld seem to get from all sorts of albums by
everyone from Tool to Nirvana. Hey, I like my material; I just want
some fun, not the meaning of life.
Because once in a while in the "fluff" hierarchy, an album comes
out that screams "I'M AN ARTIST!!!" and perks up my faith in
"fluff" (or using Vault lingo, a "gem"). At this precarious time
for "fluff" when artists Mariah Carey is preparing, Whitney Houston
is going down, Toni Braxton is disappointing, and Spice Girls are
overplayed, Celine Dion releases an album that captures her
trademark live performances in one neat package.
Don't be turned off by the thirteen out of fifteen French
language tracks. Jean-Jacques Goldman works perfectly with Dion, so
even if it
is essentially a Dion-Goldman concert, it doesn't take away
anything at all.
I understand only rudimentary French but this album still took
me into a state of stupor. I've seen Celine Dion in concert
recently (Seoul performance), and I'm amazed at how perfectly the
feeling is captured into disc. The layout is the only disagreeable
factor; "J'Attendais" was never my favorite Celine Dion song
(Celine, you're a "fluff" artist! Enter with Goddess-like pose!)
and "Vole" isn't a good way to end a concert. I was very
disappointed that "To Love You More" was not a live performance,
just the studio version, released for the sake of the Americans (it
was previously released in Southeast Asia and Europe).
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