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Cher: Extravaganza Live at the Mirage 1991

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Any one who's a fan of Cher will like this video, the songs include: I'm no angel, Hold on, We all sleep alone, Bang Bang, I found someone, Perfection, Tougher than the rest, After all, Take it to the limit, If I could turn back time, Many rivers to cross, Fire down below and Takin' it to the street. The singing is brilliant as can be expected, any fan of Cher won't find this video a waste of money.

Truly an Extravaganza. Cher puts her heart and soul, a lot of sweat, and not much clothing, into this show. She sings some great songs. Including ones from The Eagles, Bob Seger, and the Dooby Brothers.

Bought it on Amazon and am proud to say that I loved it! Cher never ceases to amaze her fans with outrageous, fantastic and lively performances. I've learned a little bit more about her by watching the Extras at the end of the DVD. It's not the best quality film, and it is dated back to 1991...but seeing this concert on DVD is a true treat to any of Cher's fans both old & new. There's definitely something for everyone, including the "Peppy Old Men", as Cher puts it.

It's fun to see the same gang of people in Cher's entourage back then, as in the "Believe" and "Farewell Tour" DVDs. The backup singing is powerful as ever, showing us that Cher & her team only get better with each tour. And of course, Cher never looked so good! Her big hair and sexy peekaboo "Nearly-Naked" outfits rock! This is definitely my favorite "Cher" image. My DVD doesn't come with a booklet or liner notes (credits). I'm not sure if the entire batch are like this. The bonus material is fun. I appreciate Cher even more now, than before. Thank You, Cher, for releasing this fab DVD. I knew we could count on you! Cher belts out each song almost exactly as in her studio recordings, yet you can tell she's truly not a lip-syncher or phony. This is definitely a Must-Have in your Cher collection!

Tracklisting (Features)
01- Opening/After All
02- I'm No Angel
03- We All Sleep Alone
04- Bang Bang
05- I Found Someone
06- Take It To The Limit (Eagles Cover Tune)
07- If I Could Turn Back Time
08- Perfection
09- Fire Down Below
10- Takin' It To The Streets
11- After All

Bonus Songs:
01- Hold On
02- Takin' It To The Streets
03- Many Rivers To Cross
04- Tougher Than The Rest

Extras:
01- Alternate Opening
02- Cher's Big Blooper
03- Backstage Home Movies With Cher Commentary
04- I Survived The 1990 Tour
05- Heart Of Stone (live clip)
06- Photo Gallery

Bonus Performances (Multi-Angle):
- Cher at the Mirage
- Cher's Rehearsal
- Cher on Tour

Additional Info:
- Approx Running Time: 154 Minutes
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- Paul Brownstein Productions
- DVD 9 Layer
- Dolby Surround 5.1 (Main Show Only)
- DTS Surround Sound
- NTSC
- 4:3 Screen Format
- DVD Exec Producer: Cher
- Packaging Photos: Barry King
- Packaging Design: Nikkie Amouyal
- Program: 1991 Isis Productions INC.
- Bonus Material 2005 Apis Productions
- Liscensed Exclusively to Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Manufactured, Marketed & Released in North America by Eagle Vision

For those of you who notice how people are so drawn to this multi-faceted and talented star, this is the concert that tells you why. The show, shot in 1991 toward the end of her Heart Of Stone Tour, is the result and culmination of many years of hard work and reinvention. In her own eyes, Cher is always Cher, but the public perception of her has changed through the years, and it is easy to see that in retrospect. Throughout her 60's folk-rock era and subsequent nightclub act, from her transformation to Vogue model and TV variety star, then Vegas act and Disco diva, Cher persevered. But it was her 1980 stint as lead singer in a band, Black Rose, where the public was given a hint of what was truly inside this woman. The band was not a hit, but Cher's instinct to do full head-on Rock and Roll was. Combining that element with her knowledge of making a pop song her own is Cher's greatest gift.

So when it came time to record again after six years, after establishing true artistic credibility as an actress, she applied that same passion to turn out the hits, "I Found Someone", "We All Sleep Alone", "After All", and her now all-time classic "If I Could Turn Back Time", which was released right before the start of the tour in 1989. This DVD release is the CBS special that aired by tour's end.

All the extra tracks on the previously released VHS version appear on the DVD as Bonus Songs. You get everything, plus more. The extras are superb.

Among my favorite cover tracks are Eddie Money's "Hold On" (it wonderfully suits her vocal style), her rockin', sexy take on Greg Allman's "I'm No Angel", and the unforgettable gem "Many Rivers To Cross", which Cher sings as though she wrote it herself (she gave all of us in the audience chills when I first heard her sing it in Atlantic City - I heard her sing in a way I never heard - her true heart, soul and guts are in that song). That song, more than any other, demonstrates a Cher rarely heard on CD.

What is particularly special is that with the angle button on your DVD remote you can access different performances of the same song from various stages of her tour. You get some that show her in rehearsal before a private audience, and you get some showing clips from the beginning of the "Heart Of Stone Tour 89" before it became "Tour 90" (I saw both in person, and to my surprise, I was in attendance during one of the clips!). Cher had a hand in this DVD version, and what she gives here is a real treat for the collector.

As someone who met her three times, I remember the first time when I mentioned how I loved Black Rose, and that direction for her musically. With "Live At The Mirage" her vision is fully realized.

Even with her style changes in the late nineties - by that time Cher evolved into a Techno-Dance queen - it is hard to categorize her. Cher is a category unto herself. If you love the rock goddess, fear no more, for I predict the ultimate rock resurrection is soon to come.

Was happy to see that this concert of Cher's made it to DVD finally. However, for whatever reason this is the TV version of the concert and NOT the version that was released on VHS in 1992. All of the songs from the VHS are here, but as bonus tracks.
Overall this is a great concert, Cher looked incredible back then and this is my favorite era for Cher. The concert was filmed during her Heart Of Stone tour in 1990 and unlike her later tours, the show is actually pretty simple. At that time she wasn't doing any of her previous hits, only focusing on her current material and cover songs.
The best songs from this concert are her covers of Jimmy Webb's "Many Rivers To Cross" and my favorite Springsteen's "Tougher Than The Rest".
She looks and sounds great. The only flaw is the show is not the complete VHS show. But the DVD does have commentary from Cher on a few of the bonus features. And the bonus features are pretty cool, in particular the multi angle feature that lets you switch from the Mirage show, the rehearsal and from another tour date.
Cher at her peak.

Killer concert, great songs, Cher at her best! Truly an extravaganza

IF YOU THOUGHT THAT "THE FAREWELL TOUR" WAS GORGEOUS, WHEN YOU SEE THIS REAL EXTRAVAGANZA, YOU'LL REALIZE YOU WERE WRONG. TAKEN FROM HER "HEART OF STONE TOUR" THIS CONCERT WAS FILMED AT THE MIRAGE IN LAS VEGAS IN THE LATE 80'S [ ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS RELEASED UNTIL 1992]. THIS VIDEO SHOWS CHER AT HER BEST, A SEXIER THAN EVER CHER...WEARING SOME OF HER MOST EMBLEMATIC OUTFITS ["BANG BANG" - "FOUND SOMEONE" SET]. AND NOT JUST THAT...HER VOICE PERFORMANCE IS AWESOME! HER COREOGRAPHIES ROCK!
SOMETHING VERY ATTRACTIVE IS THE FACT OF CHER SINGS SOME COVERS FROM HER FAVORITE GROUPS, AND SHE REALLY DOES WELL.
AFTER WATCHING THIS DVD YOU'LL AGREE WITH ME; CHER IS THE GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIMES.

This DVD will have the same tracklist as the VHS, plus lots of bonus material!

flawless performance by the most fabulous woman alive. worth owning just for 'many rivers to cross'.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL PERFOMANCE,THAT I SAW LIVE IN 1992...AS I REMEMBER,IT ...SEEMS THAT MORE THAN 30 MINUTES,HAVE BEEN CUT FROM THIS CONCERT...STILL THE MEMORIES HAVE BEEN WELL PRESERVED,FOR ALL TO SEE.BRAVO...I OWN THE VHS AND HAVE JUST ORDERED THE DVD.A MUST BUY FOR CHER FANS...THE DVD WAS ON SALE ON AMAZON,FOR 10.49 WOW.