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[Timster]

Setlist of the London Concert:

Spoiler

1 - You'll Never Know (Introduction)
2 - Funny Girl Overture
3 - On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
4 - Nice N' Easy / That Face
5 - Bewitched
6 - Didn't We
7 - Smile (With Roslyn Kind)
8 - (Roslyn Kind Solo) The Best Is Yet To Come
9 - The Way He Makes Me Feel
10 - Woman In Love / Enough Is Enough
11 - The Way We Were / Trough The Eyes Of Love
12 - Roses Turn / Some People / Don't Rain On My Parade

Act Two

13 - Funny Girl Dressing Room Clip
14 - My Man
15 - What I'll Do? / My Funny Valentine (With Chris Botti)
16 - Lost Inside Of You (With Chris Botti)
17 - Evergreen (With Chris Botti)
18 - (Chris Botti Solo) Emmanuel
19 - (Chris Botti Solo) Sketches Of Spain
20 - Jason's Video For Barbra's Birthday
21 - How Deep Is The Ocean (With Jason Gould)
22 - (Jason Gould Solo) Misty
23 - (Jason Gould Solo) Morning Prayer
24 - People
25 - Here's To Life
26 - Make Our Garden Grow
(With Choir, Roslyn Kind & Jason Gould
27 - Some Other Time

[Alex_Incognito]

I'm glad you had such a great time and got to witness Barbra for yourself!  There is no one quite like her!

I saw her for her 2 Brooklyn shows in late October of last year.  For those shows she had her son, Il Volo, and Chris Botti as her special guests. Roz wasn't added till half way though the tour (I'm glad she wasn't there for the Brooklyn shows!) We also got "As If We Never Said Goodbye" and "Being Good Isn't Good Enough" in the first act,but didn't get "On A Clear Day" or "My Man"  (2 of my faves).

The second act is, without a doubt, weaker than the first.  And we all know it's because of the inclusion of the special guests.  But I do feel the second act has some great stuff.  "What'll I Do / My Funny Valentine" is gorgeous.  "Lost Inside of You" is something Barbra never performed live until this tour, and it was really a highlight.  For the "requests" section (which I'm sure is rigged) she did "No More Tears" and "Sam, You Made The Pants Too Long" the first show and "No More Tears" and "Guilty" the second.
"Make Our Garden Grow" was also one of the highlights for me.  However, I don't know what the hell happened in London:  the decision to include the Jersey boy was just stupid.  It worked better with Il Volo...or it would be better with Barbra and the choir.  That song was a shocker to have in the setlist because she recorded it back in 1988 and never released it.  To hear her sing it was such a privilege.

I've seen Barbra live a total of 3 times and each time was more exciting than the last.  She's a tour de force, and her voice on her tour this round is much better than they were in 2007.  I really hope she does the film "Gypsy" soon. I've been a fan ever since I was in diapers, and she has yet to disappoint me.

Edited by Alex_Incognito, 02 June 2013 - 01:26 PM.

[GoldenLeaf]

Live performance of ''Woman In Love'' from the 1st June concert in London. It's amazing although her voice is kind of raspy in some parts and she's only singing a 50 seconds snippet.



Seriously, what's the point of singing a 50 seconds snippet of one of your biggest hit ?  

Barbra really needs to learn how to make proper medleys.

Edited by GoldenLeaf, 03 June 2013 - 11:38 AM.

[Alex_Incognito]

Barbra created medleys! Well, not really, but she has many great ones. The point of this segment of the show is called "snippets" where she does a little bit of a "requested" song.  She definitely doesn't want to be singing it, but all the notes are there.

[Timster]

Alex_Incognito, on 03 June 2013 - 12:31 PM, said:

Barbra created medleys! Well, not really, but she has many great ones. The point of this segment of the show is called "snippets" where she does a little bit of a "requested" song.  She definitely doesn't want to be singing it, but all the notes are there.

I find it bizarre how she never wants to sing any of her most contemporary hits.  It's such a shame...

[Alex_Incognito]

Her 2006 tour she didn't sing any songs from her 2005 album "Guilty Pleasures" ("Guilty Too" in the UK). It does annoy fans, and she even complains about singing the same songs over and over again! lol

[Ray]

^ Such a shame 'cause Guilty and Guilty Pleasures are my two favorite Barbra albums.

[Alex_Incognito]

Barbra has her first concert ever in Amsterdam tonight!  History is being made!  I really wish I could have attended one of her European tours, but I am grateful to have seen her in the states.  I'll have to 'settle' for Celine crooning to French hits in Paris this November!

[Alex_Incognito]

From the clips I heard, she sounded AMAZING tonight and closed with "Woman In Love".

[Irate_Ninja]

I LOVE Barbra!!!

[Ray]

The Barbra concert was brilliant. She sang some of my favorite songs like:
Woman In Love, Guilty, Enough Is Enough, Don't Rain On My Parade, Happy Days Are Here Again, Evergreen, The Way We Were, People...

Someone wanted to know if she was "aware of how lots of artists lipsynch these days". Barbra said she's very bad at lipsynching and said:
"You have to forgive me for singing live." LOL

[kerche]

I know Barbra's European tour is over now but her music director, Richard Jay Alexander (love him!) & his assistant Amy Shaughnessy documented some fun photos along the way from the entire tour. Some of you might like to look back on it

Richard is on Facebook and I subscribe to his page.
Amy's Tumblr page: http://missamyjean.tumblr.com/

[Your_Su_Phu]

GoldenLeaf, on 03 June 2013 - 11:28 AM, said:

Live performance of ''Woman In Love'' from the 1st June concert in London. It's amazing although her voice is kind of raspy in some parts and she's only singing a 50 seconds snippet.



Seriously, what's the point of singing a 50 seconds snippet of one of your biggest hit ?  

Barbra really needs to learn how to make proper medleys.

OH MY GOD!!
She has never performed this live before in her entire career.
And now she only does a 50 second snippet..lmao.

I would die to hear a live rendition during her prime.

She owns this classic:

http://youtu.be/NS7TbVuHtRI

Edited by Your_Su_Phu, 12 October 2013 - 04:37 PM.

[JasonFromTheMoon]

Wow she sang that snippet from "Woman In Love" amazingly! Babs is the essential Diva of all times and is the proof that you don't need to sing harsh lyrics and be naked to be a true beatch lol I love her!

Edited by JasonFromTheMoon, 16 October 2013 - 06:52 AM.

[Timster]

Barbra's 'Back To Brooklyn' show is being released on CD & DVD!!!  

I thought this would never happen seeing as it was such a short tour. Shame we won't have 'Woman In Love' as that was performed in Europe, but we will get 'Enough Is Enough' - on of my favourites!


Standard CD: http://www.amazon.co.../ref=pd_sim_m_2

Deluxe DVD/CD: http://www.amazon.co...&pf_rd_i=507846

Edited by Timster, 19 October 2013 - 05:34 AM.

[JasonFromTheMoon]

The cover is brilliant!   Thanks for the info!

[Alex_Incognito]

Timster, on 19 October 2013 - 05:34 AM, said:

I thought this would never happen seeing as it was such a short tour. S

Never underestimate the powers of Barbra

I am not at all thrilled with the cover. I think it's the worst of her career.

Amazon japan lists this track listing for the CD:

The CD

1. As If We Never Said Goodbye
2. Nice 'n' Easy / That Face
3. The Way He Makes Me Feel
4. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
5. Didn't We
6. Smile (duet w/ Il Volo)
7. Marvin Hamlisch intro
8. The Way Were Were/Through The Eyes Of Love
9. Jule Styne intro
10. Being Good Isn't Good Enough
11. Roses Turn / Some People/Don't Rain On My Parade
12. You're The Top
13. What'll I Do / My Funny Valentine (w/ Chris Botti)
14. Lost Inside Of You (w/ Chris Botti)
15. Evergreen (w/ Chris Botti)
16. Jason Gould intro
17. How Deep Is The Ocean (duet w/ Jason Gould)
18. People
19. Here's To Life
20. Make Our Garden Grow
21. Some Other Time

Shame it's missing "Happy days are here again."

[Timster]

Alex_Incognito, on 20 October 2013 - 12:00 PM, said:

I am not at all thrilled with the cover. I think it's the worst of her career.

No, I think this is by far the worst cover - they just took the same photo as the Deluxe Edition of her 'My Passion For Design' book, it's so pale and she looks terrible!  

Edited by Timster, 20 October 2013 - 01:33 PM.

[Alex_Incognito]

Lol, i think WMM is the 2nd worst cover lol

[Davey84]

That's not the same photo... same pose but not the same pic...

Her boobs!!! Damn! They are almost falling out!

[JasonFromTheMoon]

Still my favorite cover!

[Squall]

I wonder if she's started work on her duets album that she said she wanted to do. And I wonder who she'll get for it. I know she said she wanted Usher...for whatever reason. I'm surprised she knows who he is. She better record it soon, though. Her voice is going.

[Your_Su_Phu]

I'm shocked at the boobtastic cover of her new live album..lmao

[Squall]

Well, they don't call her Barbra "Jugs" Streisand for nothing.

[Alex_Incognito]

Squall, on 20 October 2013 - 06:59 PM, said:

Her voice is going.

Her voice is in fabulous form, thank you.  It's better than it was on her last tour.

[Squall]

Her voice is still really good but she's sounding raspy on the higher notes. I worry for her duets album, if she has someone like Beyonce, she might get out-sung. She admits that she never practices or takes any kind of care for her voice. And with her age it's inevitable that she's not going to be able to maintain that powerhouse voice she used to have.

[Timster]

Squall, on 22 October 2013 - 06:44 PM, said:

Her voice is still really good but she's sounding raspy on the higher notes. I worry for her duets album, if she has someone like Beyonce, she might get out-sung. She admits that she never practices or takes any kind of care for her voice. And with her age it's inevitable that she's not going to be able to maintain that powerhouse voice she used to have.

I agree. I think Timeless was the last tour that Barbra sounded crystal clear (although her albums in the early 00s sounded good).

I think the oldest & most powerful female voice in the world is Shirley Bassey. She's 76, and performs just as rarely as Barbra these days, yet her voice is still amazing. Her performance of Goldfinger at the Oscars earlier this year blew everyone away.

[JasonFromTheMoon]

Oh I don't like duets albums... They sound a bit rubbish to me, but anyway, I'm still stuck on "Love is the Answer" (for me the best album since "A Love Like Ours" and better than "What Matters Most"), so no prob lol

[Alex_Incognito]

Squall, on 22 October 2013 - 06:44 PM, said:

She admits that she never practices or takes any kind of care for her voice.

Do you honestly believe her?  I believe for many years she didn't, but she recently said that she had to get things back in shape.

[Squall]

Alex_Incognito, on 23 October 2013 - 11:05 AM, said:

Do you honestly believe her?  I believe for many years she didn't, but she recently said that she had to get things back in shape.

Hmm..yeah I believe her. I don't know why she would lie. I didn't see the article where she said she had to get things back in shape but if she has started training her voice and doing warm up exercises I'm happy to hear that.

I actually hated Love is the Answer. I thought that was boring as all get out. I liked What Matters Most a bit more but it was still a little on the dull side. She needs to stop working with the Bergmans. They've done a few good songs for her but most of their writing is so drab and seems like it goes nowhere.