The Tour [Live]

Mary J. Blige | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000009NYQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GOOD, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER..., June 28, 2000

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Knyte "To The Stars" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tour (Audio CD)

Okay - I must justify the mediocre rating. Mary J Blige is a legend, and she will be for a long time. That's why I was so excited when I bought this CD. What is missing is that much of the material that made her a legend...that is, songs like "Real Love", "Reminisce" and "You Remind Me" are not here. Yes, they're listed as tracks, but she only does like one verse or less on these. Instead, you hear great songs like "Misty Blue", but they aren't what I bought the CD for...

It isn't all bad though. She still does a stirring rendition of "Sweet Thing", and the best track on here (in my opinion) is "Missing You". It sounds so real, and that's what Mary is known for. I will give the CD this though: you do feel like you're at a live concert...in fact, it's a show in Los Angeles in late July/early August of 1997.

There is some cursing on the album, but other than that, it's the best live recording she's done since MTV's "Uptown Unplugged", which will be a classic. (Remember Jodeci's "Lately"?) At any rate, don't expect too much, that way, you'll be impressed when you get it. I still own it, so that says something...so be warned.

P.S. Her live version of ""Everything" is probably the second best on here...then there's "I'm Going Down"...so, it's like 3 stars. Pretty good! Peace and love,

P.P.S. OKAY...What they should have done was to take her best performances and compiled them...it's okay to not have them from one live show. Personally, I would have loved to hear "I Don't Wanna Do Anything Else" on here...even if it was with Dave Hollister (Blackstreet circa 1994-1995)and not K-Ci Hailey...alright, I'm out.

Basically, if you're not a die-hard Mary fan, you'll be satisfied.

Knyte.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Tour, June 6, 2005

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Geminigirl (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tour (Audio CD)

When I read a few of the glowing reviews of this disc, I actually listened to my copy again to make sure there wasn't something wrong with my hearing but no...this is without a doubt one of the worst live discs I have in my collection. Mary sounds HORRIBLE, the production is poor and I definitely felt like I'd wasted my money on this. Now I know WHY I've only listened to it twice since I bought it.

I am a huge Mary J fan & have seen her perform live 4x since this disc was released and she has definitely stepped up her live performance game since this point in her career.

Sorry but I'd only recommend that her hard core fans take a chance on making this purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE QUEEN, February 26, 2000

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"nubiandimples" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tour (Audio CD)

I have ALL of Mary's CD and this one is a wonderful collabation of all of her hits. She takes you from 'What's the 411' to 'Share My World' and she keeps it hype through out. I went to this concert when she came to Nashville and she is really L-I-V-E for real. As on the album she gets the crowd into it to. To the person in Greensville,SC apparently you have never heard a tour album or been to a real concert, THEY NOT SUPPOSE TO DO 5 to 7 minute tracks or it would go on forever. I guess ya'll don't have concerts in your little town. But anyways Mary you are the undisbuted queen of hiphop so there is gonna be some haters. You Go Girl!