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Dolly Parton - Live and Well

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1. Orange Blossom Special AND Train, Train

2. The Grass Is Blue

3. Mountain Angel

4. Shine

5. Littel Sparrow

6. Rocky Top

7. My Tennessee Mountain Home

8. Coat Of Many Colors

9. Smokey Mountain Memories

10. AppleJack

11. Marry Me

12. Halos And Horns

13. I'm Gone

14. Dagger Through My Heart

15. If

16. After The Gold Rush

17. 9 To 5

18. Jolene

19. A Cappella Medley: Islands In The Stream/Here You Come Again/Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That/Two Doors Down

20. We Irish

21. Stairway To Heaven

22. I Will Always Love You

First of all this is simply a GREAT CD! Dolly's live show is a show worth catching. For years one of my favorite Dolly concerts was her long deleted "Dolly In London" video from 1983. At long last we have another live recording that equals that show. This concert recorded during Dolly's "Halos & Horns" tour from 2002 show she hasn't lost a single thing. Dolly jokes between the songs and you can tell she is having a blast, as such the audience is too. Something some of the newer artists might want to learn.
The set list for this show is somewhat interesting in that there aren't really a whole lot of hits. "Coat Of Many Colors", "Applejack", "9 To 5, "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" are really her only "hits" included. There is an a capella medley of four other hits, but for the most part these are all newer songs from the Dolly canon. By the way, in the medley she and her singers do a sped up snippit of "Two Doors Down" that you have to hear to belive, it really does sound like she's on the wrong speed. She did this same thing years ago with "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind", so it's cool to hear her do it again on something new.
Dolly today sounds just as fresh and vibrant as she did twenty or thirty years ago. Her jokes are corny but she knows that and has fun with it. If you're a Dolly fan you will love this album.

I just have to say..wow! I knew this was gonna be good, but I didn't know it was gonna be THIS good. I've never seen Dolly live & have only ever seen her do 1-2 songs at a time on talk or awards shows. I've liked her most recent bluegrass stuff, but this DVD showcases what makes her a one of a kind talent. She's truly one of the most gifted songwriters in any field of music. Her songs are equally poignant, funny, and honest in a way hardly any music is anymore. Plus she can take the oddest cover & make it her own. On top of that she performs everything with the gusto of somebody who's enjoying every minute of it. Even her semi-embarassing mid-80's pop crossover material is redeemed here with beautiful acapella versions.

I'm not particularly a fan of country music, but good music is good music no matter what form it takes. And this is good. Very good.

My prayers have been answered! Finally a Dolly Parton concert on DVD. I was very excited to get this DVD. Dolly Parton is one of my favorite performers, and having not seen her live in concert, this is definately the next best thing. The songs range from early hits like "9 to 5" and "Jolene", to newer classics like "Marry Me", "Dagger Through The Heart" and "I'm Gone". She does an emotional reading of her hit "I Will Always Love You", which in my opinion is way more meaningful and well done than Whitney Houston's version. It's great to hear her put her stamp on others classics like "Stairway to Heaven", "After The Goldrush", "If". She also spends a lot of time talking and joking with the crowd. A wonderful DVD to add to your collection!

If you are a big fan of Dolly like me, you will enjoy this concert. I do not know why Dolly has waited so long to record a show at DollyWood. I like the acoustic music/bluegrass performance and instrumentation that she uses in the show.
I go to DollyWood every year now for quite a few years, and I never get tired of the park. Especially at Christmas. It is breath taking.
I love the Irish song that she wrote, and of course a lot of her old hits-Coat of Many Colors, Applejack ,Tennesse Mtn. Home and others. There are a lot of new materials on the show that has been recorded on her 3 bluegrass albums that have been realesed over the past 4 years.
Dolly makes you laugh, cry-makes you wish you were there on the front row during the taping of the show.
Dolly is a first class entertainer and she loves her fans as much as we love her.

Finally a Dolly DVD! This DVD is everything that you would expect from Dolly. That incredible voice, the "down-home" humor, mountain music and of course that infamous figure. In other words, the dvd is PURE DOLLY!

Music is great, artisitry is strong but the crowd shots show folks who are watching the latest version of "fiber's finest moments!" Get over seeing them and sit back into a strong concert film.
It is a concert film that is filmed with respect and a certain (deserved) aspect of awe. Ms Parton works the material, the crowd, the band, and her standing as Icon while seeming to have the best time of all (save for the drummer on _Stairway To Heaven_). Working hard in terms of serving the variety of material (and styles), Ms Parton is in strong strong form.
The show is in a larger venue than others but sounds as I remember it in a smaller space. Even if you are not "country folk", you should still add this to your collection of well documented music. The version of _I Will Always Love You_, as captured, shows exactly what it means when an artist connects with the material. You might expect _Jolene_ to be the gem of the catalogue Ms Parton glows with but it is _I Will Always Love You_ ( I know I know) that Ms Parton drives home, drives hard, and sinks deep into the heart. Smitten? Sure, how can you not be when surrounded with genuine banter to the audience and a wide experience of music.
I stressed the old school hits because it is those that we have seen/heard and often those are the hardest for artists to keep fresh. Not enough can be said in terms of the power of Ms Parton's return to bluegrass. Each of those albums are must haves on so many levels.
Don't expect Ms Parton to look like a million bucks in terms of costuming (the shoes, girl, the shoes). Thankfully, the cinematographer captures her waist up and that's all we need, that, the voice, the stories, and her energy.

This concert was recorded Live at the Dollywood Theater on December 12th & 13th 2002. This concert was part of Dolly's Halos & Horns tour. I saw her during this tour in London in november 2002. It was an absolutely thrilling, emotional, suprising and funny evening. One of the best concerts I ever saw. I am glad this concert is finally out on DVD.
The Halos & Horns tour was Dolly first tour in more than 10 years......and it was worth waiting for!!!!!
The concert features songs from her albums "the grass is blue". "Little Sparrow" and "Halos & Horns" plus some of her classic hits.
I recommend this DVD to everybody....you will enjoy it. Also check out the Live-CD of Dolly's same concerttour

dolly parton has done it again, shes gives her best performance ever with this concert dvd, full of her classic hits to her more recent bluegrass outings!! never a dull moment and never sounding better dolly certinly knows how to throw one heck of a concert!! also there is a double cd by the same name {a must have to any cd collection},dolly is always the best!!!!!

Dolly is a true artist. Her voice is excellent for a country music singer. I enjoy to listen her songs over and over again. Especially her songs can make me relax and release my daily stresses.