Product Details

• Actors: Marianne Faithfull
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd
• DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
• Run Time: 143 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AQKZ6S
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,398 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

MARIANNE FAITHFULL, one of the iconic figures of 1960s music, has sustained a successful and highly acclaimed career for 40 years. Her distinctive voice and passionate songwriting have ensured that her fan base has remained intensely loyal and that she has continued to attract new devotees.

This concert was recorded in Hollywood in Spring 2005. It features tracks from her most recent album, 2004's Before The Poison, along with hits such as Ballad Of Lucy Jordan and As Tears Go By, and classic tracks like Sister Morphine and Broken English.

This set includes the main concert on both DVD and CD.

BONUS FEATURES ON THE DVD INCLUDE:
• 30 minute interview with Marianne Faithfull
• Original video for the track There Is A Ghost from the Before The Poison album

Tracklising:
1. Trouble In Mind
2. Falling From Grace
3. Mystery Of Love
4. Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
5. She
6. No Child Of Mine
7. Last Song
8. Kissin' Time
9. Times Square
10. Working Class Hero
11. Incarceration Of A Flower Child
12. Strange Weather
13. Guilt
14. As Tears Go By
15. Sister Morphine
16. Crazy Love
17. Broken English
18. Why D'ya Do It

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marianne in her element !, September 20, 2005

By	GODFREY HAMILTON "Godfrey Hamilton" (HOLLYWOOD, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is Marianne Faithfull at her blazing best, where she was born to be ... in front of an adoring crowd in Hollywood (or "Hollvwood" as the front cover for some reason spells it). Mind you I'm biased; I attended this concert (and yes I hit the pause button a couple of times to enjoy seeing me and my boyfriend bopping along in the crowd-reaction edits - funny thing, he and I have been together going on 18 years and this is the first time he's been to a Marianne concert with me ... he was fascinated to see the woman who has provided the soundtrack of my life for the past 41 years). I'm also biased because the Henry Fonda Theatre is approximately 120 seconds' (yes seconds) walk from our house, making it a very easy gig to attend in terms of transportation and parking (always an issue in Los Angeles). We also saw a brilliant Damien Rice concert at this theatre a couple of years ago ... there's something about the venue that brings out a wonderful intimacy between artists and audience - funny how it looks so high and wide on screen ... it's much more cozy than the camera suggests. At the time of the event, many Marianne fans were ticked off with the amount of seats that were marked 'reserved' for the staff of KCRW, our fab local NPR station which has admittedly sponsored Marianne's concerts on a couple of occasions, but surely those of us who've bought the albums with our hard-earned money - in other words, Marianne's devoted longtime fans - deserve a fairer shake at first-come, first-served seating ??? Take note in future, KCRW, we want to see a little more courtesy and a little less ligging or we'll stop listening !

That beef aside, the concert found Marianne at the peak of her powers, and while all the band are superbly supportive of the Diva, the tremendous Lew Soloff, playing jazz trumpet like he's trying to save all our souls, lifts wonderful songs like "She" and "Guilt" onto a new and redemptive plane. The DVD features the full concert, but I would have enjoyed hearing again those chirpy asides to her band and the audience which have not made the final cut: for instance, when the audience screamed "We love you!!!" Marianne's "Well, I love you too" was met with choruses of "But we REALLY love you!!!!" ... at which Marianne turned and said to us "And I really love you too ... why do you think I'm here tonight? It's really difficult for me to get INTO the United States, you know ... after all...(and here she chuckled to herself) I'm SO dangerous" ... doubtless a reference to US Immigration laws that will not allow her in for any length of time owing (presumably) to her long-gone history of narcotic addiction ... funny, I would've thought a recovering addict would be the very sort of person we'd all WANT to allow into the country - power of example and all that. But Marianne and her partner/manager Francois - who can be thanked mightily for such stunning management of Marianne's last decade of work - have to undertake these American visits on the fly, as it were ... and when a lengthy US tour is not an option, why not release a concert DVD for everyone to enjoy? And enjoy it you will, but do play it from start to finish, with the volume LOUD, and give yourself over to an hour and forty-five minutes of sheer bliss. The DVD extras include an interview , neatly structured as meditations on the various songs in Marianne's repertoire, and the very VERY spooky video of "There is a Ghost" directed by Robert Wilson, with Marianne in her "Black Rider" makeup/mode, the Devil-as-Hungry-Ghost, that is very minimalist indeed and extraordinarily effective - a literal video profile. Oh, and there's also a CD of over an hour's worth of highlights from the concert. And a nice liner insert, plus terrific pics by Mick Rock ... what a deal. But I have one caveat .. this may be a fault on the DVD I purchased, but on the song "Guilt", as Lew Soloff finishes his trumpet solo, there is a brief (1 sec.) freeze on the disc that couldn't really come at a more annoying moment ... is this fault common to the entire pressing? Or is it a hiccup caused by a transition on the dual-layer disc?
Apart from that, you need, seriously NEED, to own this DVD.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faithfull Forever, October 3, 2005

By	sassin "sassin" (United States) - See all my reviews

I was at this ferocious concert and this DVD offers a Brilliant view of M. Faithfull at her best: Dynamic, Stunning, Ecstatic, Tortured, Pure Unadulterated Marianne Faithfull! This disc captures Her in All Her Glory. Amen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, there's a glitch, August 13, 2006

By	W. Mankin (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Godfrey is correct. There is a 1 second video and audio freeze in the DVD during "Guilt". I also noticed at least two other places in the DVD where there appeared to be possible, but extremely brief audio glitches. Note to producers: This is very bad form. Note to Marianne: You deserve better.