Customer Reviews

No. 5 On Tour

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like the previous reviewer, i had the privilege of attending Mylene's concert at the Stade de France on the 12th of September, the singer's anniversary. i couldnt help
grabbing this live double cd in my seemingly endless wait to finally watch the DVD (that's in march 2010). the setlist here is the one that's played in the closed venues,
not the SDF. it features a slightly different setlist.
but it still rocks. the fox kickstarts the show with rocker 'paradis inanimé',
gives an even more techno version of her '99 hit 'ame stram gram', tones it down with 'je m'ennuie', and takes the public by surprise with a beautifully rearranged 'appelle mon numero' , a hot ballad taken from her latest album.
the show's surprises were the inclusion of 'a quoi je sers' and 'ainsi soit je', 2 of her earliest songs and very rarely sung live. the first CD, although containing a few beat-driven cuts, is mostly in the mid tempo-slow range without however becoming
soporific at any time. at 48, the elegant redhead still packs a vicious aural and visual punch.
it's with the second CD that the audience goes hysterical; with uber-catchy tunes like 'libertine', 'degeneration', 'desenchantee' and 'c'est dans l'air, the show switches to hyperdrive, with jaw dropping laserworks, costumes and choreographies complimenting the sonic fest. the closure is perfect with the title 'si j'avais au moins...' a power ballad from her 'point de suture' album, only performed in closed venues and unfortunately we didnt get to hear it at the SDF (but hopefully it will be edited into the DVD).
i had to remove a star because of the dreadful omission of one of Farmer's signature songs(CALIFORNIA, for chrissakes!!) in this audio setlist. i find it ridiculous to have a forgettable song like 'je m'ennuie' instead of 'california'. i just dont understand. maybe it's a smartypants marketing move to get people to also buy the DVD to watch the SDF setlist (which includes 'california') but i, like many other MF fans were anyway planning to get the dvd since we know how well crafted are her concerts and that owning the DVD is 100 times more satisfying than listening to the audio version. that's how good an MF concert looks like and i dont think the audio setlist's choice of tracks was a good choice mainly because of the CAPITAL omission i mentioned.
3 months to go (: ...

I also went to see her live on Sept 11th 2009 at Stade de France. I guess that day may be cursed since they had the audio cut out temporarily. That was the only disappointment in my experience. The songs sound better than ever with updated newer versions of the older songs blended with a touch of techno into them, which I think was the predominant theme due to her techno sounding latest album, Point de Suture. Libertine and Sans Contrefaçon will make you dance and jump up and down along with the best of them all, C'est dans L'air. I stood close to the speakers and the pounding bass at the beginning of the song was felt earnestly. As for the cd, it sounds really good. I think it's her best live cd better than AQLO which sounded muddled particularly the drums though still an excellent show! 5 stars all the way with no reservation. By the way, I got the limited edition booklet version from Amazon.fr rather than amazon.com. Amazon.com fails to describe properly and distinguish which version it is offering. So I didn't want to take the risk and got it at Amazon.fr to be sure. Also, I am guessing the $74 price (as oppose to the $32) on Amazon.com could be the limited-edition booklet version which would be way more expensive than that's offered on Amazon.fr. The booklet version to let you know, is basically a glossy hardcover cd size booklet with pictures of the concert and the 2-cds are held inside the sleeve attached to the front and back cover. It's very nice.

Novembre 23 . I and fans living aboard could discover that the site LASTFM not proposed for us listening of 14 extracts but the listing of 7 tracks in intergrality ( Heart Stram-gram , XXL, Rever , Libertine , pourve qu'elles soient douces ,je te rend ton amour desenchentee )
Fantastic qualitee . the sound very clear and clean , pured different the concerts never did before. her voice is still awsome and near perfect in this concert like the angleque, fairy , mermaid , ghostly , mystery singing . Love it . . . about DVD in the concert i sure is great the light so perfect . It's haunting ,ghostly, mystery like we saw at Youtube post by fans . Her concert always adored me its very beautiful strange object ,substance topic and manigfique stage , never done by other artist before for the rock/pop show . Mylene Farmer alway tried better and better . I am alway adore her . . wow . I can't wait for it

Mylene has been my favorite artist for years, I flew to Paris specifically for her Sept 12th performance at the Stade de France. She sounded and looked amazing. This is a must for any Mylene fan or collector. Every person I introduce her music to falls in love with it, regardless of the language barrier.