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Annie Lennox - Totally Diva

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One of my favorite music video compilations, Annie Lennox shines in a great selection of music videos. Be forewarned, while the sticker on the outside of the box touts a "remastered 5.1 mix", it is purely a linear PCM mix, which sounds fine, but ultimately disappoints due to creating expectations that are never met. I was somewhat disappointed in the video transfer too. It's not bad, but I have the Japanese import Laserdisc, and the color and sound are much better on the LD than on this DVD. However, this DVD does support more detail in every frame, and for the price, don't hesitate to buy it. A word to BMG....It's a shame that mislabelings and a lack of an insert plague this release, as they do with the Eurythmics Greatest Hits on DVD, (which, by the way, has the best video transfer that the Greatest Hits video compilation has ever seen!) Is there any sort of quality control that goes into your releases? I felt cheated as a consumer with mislabeling, but happy to finally have Annie and the Eurythmics Greatest Hits on DVD. I hope future BMG releases are taken a bit more seriously within BMG.....

This expanded collection of videos from Annie Lennox's first solo album is a good bargain and certainly a must for fans.

The original VHS 'Diva' collection was released too early to include the videos 'Walking on Broken Glass' (featuring an appearance by John Malkovich) and 'Precious' which later became singles and are presented here. Sadly, 'Little Bird' remains unavailable on video, represented here only by an instrumental mix over the end credits.

Fans should note that this collection is the only place to hear as well as see two exclusives, 'Remember' (which isn't labeled but is included) and an extended version of 'Keep Young & Beautiful'.

Video quality is fair. Unfortunately the source videotape has some anomalies such as video creases and dropouts, but they are infrequent. Audio is not the advertised 5.1 but rather PCM stereo only, which still provides crisp, CD quality sound.

The tracklisting for the Totally Diva DVD is:

1. Why, 2. Legend in My Living Room, 3. Precious, 4. Money Can't Buy It, 5. Cold, 6. Primitive, 7. The Gift, 8. Walking on Broken Glass, 9. Keep Young and Beautiful

Unfortunately the video that was made for Little Bird is not included on this release, actually it has not been on any release at all.

I have been a huge fan of the Eurythmics and Annie Lennox since the beginning of their career, long before the rest of the world discovered their greatness, so anything less than compliments from my lips (or fingrtips) is quite painful for me. I was thrilled to have a collection of her amazing videos, but I cannot get over the fact that "Walking On Broken Glass" and "Little Bird " were so obviously missing. I actually felt slightly angry that they were not included. I love all of Annie Lennox's creations, especially the "B-sides", so I was not just looking for the big hits, but this is close to an unforgivable void. I felt a bit cheated. (Please forgive me for saying this, Ms. Lennox, I still admire you).

annie's best solo album is DIVA. the video is amazingly what i was imagining when I heard DIVA. if you appreciate the "unique and creative" approach to life, then you will want this. IF YOU DON'T: DO NOT BUY THIS, IT'S TOO "DEEP" FOR YOU(?)

Absolutely one of the best hours you could spend in front of your TV with the stereo operating at full impact! Her sense of style and performance are highlighted here in the more contemplative songs as well as the more full tilt numbers. The tracks shot in Venice are unforgettable as is Annie's smouldering beauty (believe it!) which is revealed in progressive magnitude as the music reaches the chorus. A true Diva and she shows it here!

Annie Lennox is amazing and this collection on DVD is fantastic.

I was thrilled to see that Walking on Broken Glass and Precious were both addes from the VHS version. Now if we could only ge them to do a version that includes Little Bird it would be perfect.

If you're a fan of Annie you won't be disappointed with this one!

These videos look like they were shot on the cheap after the production company blew their budget on the videos for "Little Bird" and "Walking on Broken Glass" - both of which are conspicuously absent from this collection. Lennox and co. do their best with bare-bones minimal sets, costuming and camera angles, but it's just not enough to sustain interest for the full length of the tape. Lennox fans wanting to complete their collections shouldn't be put off, but those looking only for the hits from Diva should look elsewhere.

Why haven't they included the wonderful "Little Bird" clip, in which Annie is upstaged by a legion of impersonators in all her different outfits through the years? Seems like a bizarre, pointless omission. Other than that, this is a fantastic collection of top-notch music videos. Gorgeous costumes and photography and provocative concepts abound. Did I mention, the songs are wonderful too?

DIVA es un trabajo de concepto. Son distintas mujeres unidas por la música, voz y actuación de Annie Lennox. Sin uso de los manidos efectos especiales y con un trabajo de dirección brillante (he disfrutado de otros trabajo de Sophie Muller y sencillamente me parece revolucionaria), tanto escenografía, iluminación, actuación y edición se unen en una especie de sinfonía donde Lennox nos presenta su genial vena histriónica. Esta cinta tiene ritmo, tiene carácter y tiene emoción...no nos presenta caras bonitas ni desenfoques arbitriarios ni coreografías repetitivas... estamos ante ideas claras y puro lenguaje visual arriesgado. Lamentablemente los esfuerzos de la Lennox y John Dyer en los videos de Medussa no logran esta misma calidad.