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Tina Turner - Live in Amsterdam: Wildest Dreams Tour

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4 star:		(7)
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First, let me start off by saying, I bought this DTS DVD before I even had the surround speakers, and I wouldn't watch it until I got it all set up. It was worth the wait! If you like Tina, and even if you don't (this will change your mind) and you want to see an incredible concert DVD get this! Tina is amazing. Her version of Proud Mary rocks, and it is hands down the best song & dance routine I have ever seen! Her dancers are outstanding and have to give their all to keep up with Tina. It's like Tae Bo x 10! Also, her musicians rock the house. Get it, you'll enjoy it!

This fabulous concert video was filmed in Amsterdam in the Amsterdam arena on DEcember 6th, 1996. It was part of the Wildest Dreams World Tour which played to over 3.5 million people and delivered 250 concerts. The setlist includes Whatever You Want, Do What YOu Do, River Deep Mountain High, Missing You, Wildest Dreams(on the DVD version only), Goldeneye, Private Dancer, We Dont Need Another Hero, Lets Stay Together(on DVD version only), I Cant Stand The Rain, Undercover Agent For the Blues, Steamy Windows, Givin It Up For Your Love, Better Be Good(on the DVD version only), Addicted To Love, The Best, Whats Love Got To Do With It, Proud Mary, Nutbush City Limits, and finished with On Silent Wings. The DVD version also has the video Something Beautiful Remains.

I read the reviews on Amazon.com and bought it (DVD) on the strength of the ratings. It is, without dispute, the best concert I have ever seen. We have a 63" big screen and a full digital pro-logic system. I felt like I was there! "Missing You", on the DVD is spellbinding as are most songs. The musicians are extreme professionals and the dancers did not miss a beat. If you can only have ONE concert DVD, this is the one to have! It is crisp, flawless and breathtaking. I thought I knew her music, now I don't know if she could beat this one. It's like Michael Jackson's "Thriller"...one of a kind, never repeated in it's intensity. Get it!!!

I'm a huge Tina fan. I've been to most of her concerts. I have several of her DVD's and, without a doubt, this is the best of the lot.

The sound (DTS) is unbelievable and the song selection is great. It's hard to believe she's as old as she is. Her stage presence and energy are tops.

If you want to have at least one Tina DVD, this is the one to have.

Without doubt the best concert in dvd ever made. My library contains 47 dvd concerts and this non-stop, energy filled tribute to old fashioned rock and roll is the best. Crank up the volume. The louder the better. How does that lady maintain the pace? The sound mixing is superb. Every scene tells a story. Your jaw will drop. By the time it's over you'll be either up dancing or completely exhausted, or both. Now, I dare someone to find a better live concert.

Well, I didn't have any previous records from Tina, in DVD or CD. I bought this DVD due to the great reviews it had in Amazon, and since I really love sound and was told this could test my system to the limit, I bought it.

This is definitely one of the best buy decisions I made.

This DVD is more than music. It's an experience. From the dynamic cameras, the music, the performance (dance and sing), the public (man, it *feels* like if you were there), everything will remind you WHY you inverted a lot of money into your system and what kind of experiences you can get out of it.
The DVD is long, takes many of Tina greatest songs, performed by a 100% magnetic and inspired singer, with outstanding musicians and fantastic dancers.

I always show two DVDs to people. With the first, Eagles: Hell Freezes Over DTS, people say 'This sounds really great, crystal clear'. With the second, this one, people just say 'WOW!' and start asking how much they would need to spend to buy a similar system.

If you love music, specially the 5.1 experiences, this is one of those 'must-have' DVDs. Being of an indredible quality, it doesn't have the crystal clear sound of Eagles: Hell Freezes Over DTS, nor the absolute purest image quality. But it has what made many of us buy a great system: bringing a full experience into your living-room.

I caught this tour when she hit Knoxville in '97, and it was the first major concert I had ever been to. What a way to start out, huh? This DVD captures the energy and excitement of her show in a way that's fantastic! The picture is clear, the sound is SO awesome, the camera work is fantastic.
The ONLY drawback to this disc is that at times you can tell audio from one show is used for video from another, so that it appears that she's lip-syncing, when Ms. Turner doesn't resort to such tricks. The show was recorded over three nights, in front of over 150,000 people, so I guess some sloppy editing work is in evidence here. This, remarkably, doesn't take anything away from her performance in this show. The lady is astounding! I can only hope and pray that I have half that much energy when I'm 56! Wow! She moves all over the stage, usually VERY energetically, and she looks SO sexy and beautiful!
Her musicians and dancers deserve some good attention here, as they back her up beautifully.
All her old hits are featured here, along with some new ones from her 'Wildest Dreams' disc, which I might add, is a great disc. The main highlight for me, I guess, is 'Proud Mary'. This song is coreographed and performed so perfectly, the fact that it was written by, performed first by, and belongs to Creedence Clearwater Revival never enters your head for a moment. What an amazing piece of rock-and-roll history we're treated to!
All in all, please get this disc, and see what this astounding, talented LADY can do to an arena full of complete strangers: make them into adoring, thrilled friends, if only for a couple of hours on a hot night in Amsterdam.

I wish I could give this more then 5 stars. This concert tour was Tina's best concert. I almost did not buy this because I own this on video. When I recevied it, to my surprise, the DVD has four extra songs on it then the video. The songs are "Wildest Dreams" "Let's Stay Together" "Something Beautiful Remains" and "Better Be Good To Me" If anyone caught Tina on this tour, here is your chance to own the "complete" concert for ever!

My wife and I were greatly disappointed by the sparseness of Tina in this Tina Turner production. The video editor must have been wired on cocaine! The rapid change of scenes was especially disturbing on the classic "Proud Mary," where the editor seemed to believe that the camera angle must change with each change of beat. Due to the rapid changing of scenes, we don't get to see very much of Tina Turner. Most regrettable, because she is the best part of the show--such emotion, facial expression, gestures--a true one-woman show. Unfortunately, we miss most of that due to the poor editing.

After my disappointment with "One Last Time" (see my review), I decided to give this one a try. As far as I'm concerned, this DVD is a MUCH better buy! Frankly , I was surprised at the few negative reviews for this "Live in Amsterdam", I thoroughly enjoyed this one, both visually and soundwise, this was a huge improvement over "One Last Time".There is also much better camera work and editing on this one. Tina's raw energy and ability to hold an audience really shines through on this one, and it leaves no doubt as to what a class act she is and why she sells out arenas and stadiums, and even the guitar work and saxophone alone are worth the price of admission. I was really tempted to give this one the full five stars, but had to give it only 4 stars since my true feeling was for 4 and 1/2. The only flaw I really noticed was that Tina's voice seems to be weakening with age , which is to be expected, and I thought she had to struggle a bit in the higher ranges on a few numbers, which occasionally made her sound a bit forced, almost shouting the lyrics at times. But for the most part she gives you your money's worth , and I have no regrets about buying this one.