Originally Posted By TDLFAN Madonna's Confession Tour is finally here on DVD to own. The entire 2 hour extravaganza, unedited and uncut, in all it's glory... and how glorious it is. In Madonna's flashiest concert ever, she does her usual things... girates, offends, uses her middle finger several times, bashes most political figures from Texas and beyond, and dances. For those of you who saw the badly edited version we got on NBC and Bravo a few weeks ago, go ahead and take a look now.. We get a 4**** concert that leaves no stone unturned. She goes from the silly (horses in heat), to the sublime (crystal ball crosses), to the glorious (sampling DONNA SUMMER and Abba), to the truly horrific (shots of Condoleeza Rice's ugly face). While it's no secret that a good part of the show is pre-recorded and some vocals must be lip-synched due to the demanding choreography, this concert only show what we have known for years: wine gets better with age, and Madge is no different. Madonna takes the stage looking FABULOUS in several costumes designed by Jean-Paul Gautier, and she definitely can fill a one-piece leotard with enough stuffing to command the attention of the gayest man on Earth. (No, Doogie Houser was not in da house) Madge makes no apologies as she takes us on a musical tour de force.. with a fierce beat that makes you get up and dance along... and trust me... I caught myself doing just that as I walked to the kitchen to grab some snacks.. As the beat goes on, she manages to bring her points and ideology across. Among some of today's dilemmas exposed on the screen are the plight of muslem women, gay love, religious fanatism, war, bad presidents and prime miniters, animal cruelty, terrorism, child abuse and such... The whole thing is so in your face that it leaves you gasping for a bit of air. While the concert is intended to sell her lastest and best album ever, Madonna manages to tickle our fancy with inclusion of such classic hits such as "Like a Virgin", "Isla Bonita", "Let it Be" and few other newer hits from previous albums. Sorely missed here is Madonna's original dance anthem "Into the Groove". As usual, Madonna includes two songs that for some reason she seems to LOVE performing live... the obligatory 1st hit "Lucky Star", here getting "Hung Up" treatment, and the least favorable "Live to Tell". What is it with that song she loves so much?? Lastly... two older songs get brilliant remakes for the stage..."Music" with a Disco Inferno fusion, and the ultra cool singing version of "Erotica", which I *lovelovelove* ... much better than the spoken version released on the album back in the 90s. With such long and impressive resume, I was left hoping for some other Madonna hits to be included here...such as "Take a Bow", "Bedtime Story" and "Frozen", but that is not meant to be. The concert also features my favorite dancer from her previous show.. a guy I do not know by name.. but he is just so easy on the eyes, with fun personality, and a crafted upper torso on which I would put the tip of my fingers and slowly glide my hand down to his navel. He is the one featured in the "my father hit me hard" cofessions segment... later seen with tongue sticking out during Music roller skate inferno number. I won't tell you what I would do with his tongue either. <--takes moment to compose himself With all of the fuss about Madonna lip-synch-ing on this, there are those truly great moments from the concert cut out on the TV version we saw weeks ago. Madonna with friend Isaac take to the stage to perform "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" and my favorite ""Paradise (Not for Me)". Here, the concert puts the furious disco beat aside and goes acoustic. It's the best part of the concert, really. All in all.. this concert is a MUST-Have for Madonna fans. A truly enjoyable 2-hours that will leave you breathless and exhausted. Or maybe I am too old for all this excitement?? WHO CARES!! As a bonus...the DVD comes with a special audio CD version of the show, which includes 13 of the 21 songs performed live. I give it a resounding 4 star rating!!! Go buy it now while sales are in effect.
Originally Posted By kennect TDL, Your mention of the extra audio tracks....Have you come across any of the CD's that include a surround sound version of the music? Cyndi Lauper's last CD has such but I am aware of other CD's offering the same thing....Major difference and a lot of fun if you are into sound.... I saw the TV broadcast of the concert, just by chance, I didn't even know it was going to be on....The DVD should be worth a look but not sure worth a buy for me...
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Don't know the answer to the question in regards to the surround sound for the cd, but the dvd program has that option in the audio selection tab. And no, ALL of the concert is uncut and unedited. *Everything* that was done stage is seen here.. including Madonna's very graphic suggestion of what to do for those who go to Texas during the "I Love New York" number.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 TDLFAN, two things... (1) Thank you for the reminder that the DVD/CD package is out! I'd forgotten its release date. Now, multo gratzi to you, I will pick it up while it's still on sale! (2) You TOTALLY need to consider submitting articles/reviews to newspapers / magazines / other media outlets. You have a wonderful writing style AND you have a VERY informed opinion on a number of topics -- from pop music figures to theme parks worldwide. Your "throw-away" reviews on LP are MUCH more knowlegdeable than the other entertainment reviews I read on the web or the theme park reviews I see in my local newspaper or AAA magazine.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 ~~~I won't tell you what I would do with his tongue either.~~~ Um, good idea. Thanks for keeping it family friendly.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ...and "family" friedly it is around here.. Thanks for the compliments I57. You shall receive some email from me soon...
Originally Posted By MissCandice I love "Live To Tell". It's one of my favorite songs from Madonna, and if she keeps performing it I guess it's one of hr favorite songs too. Thanks for the great review TDLFAN. It's now on my Amazon wish list.
Originally Posted By bloona wow, you really did like that man didnt you? I blushed reading it. Im not a fan of Madonna personally, I used to like her, but I dont like any of her newer stuff over the past 3 years or so. I also dislike her "I love me " attitude. Great review tho.
Originally Posted By lilprincess they are having a live dvd release party at cinespace in hollywood this sunday feb 4 10pm-2am, all madonna music all night, with screenings and free promo stuff, if you're a madonna fan you should def check it out!
Originally Posted By Shooba I can't believe I missed this DVD and Tuesday and didn't get it until Thursday. Oh the shame! Great deal having the concert and a CD for one low price.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 ATTENTION, WEST COASTERS: You have 30 minutes to get to Target and purchase the DVD/CD package for at the sale price of $16! I drove to Target and bought mine on my dinner break tonight. Then, after my store closed and we'd kicked out the last of the customers, I over-rode the store Muzak and blasted the "Confessions" CD throughout the store. Fun! bloona, that dancer really is incredibly, uh... charismatic. (As are others in her troup.)
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I love how he spins on his head for like...30 seconds while keeping total control of the move. Amazing boy he is... and that chest! Oh...
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Oh Bloona... Be more daring! Go to DLP OOOPS!! go buy the DVD and enjoy the beefcake.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN If you stopped coming to WDW so often, you *would* have cash to do both and more.
