Barbra Streisand: Official Topic

[Alice]

downloading, hope it's worth it

[Alice]

They're indeed Celinish

Especially Heart Don't Change My Mind

 

But Time Machine proves that Barbra + upotempo =

[Céline's Blues]

Clear Sailing is marvellous.

[Macaronie]

I dunno, there's something in Babs voice that I don't like

 

But I like the songs overal, I agree on Clear Sailing.

[babymonkey]

Meat Loaf did a fantastic version of Left In The Dark. His collaborations with Steinman blow most everything out of the water!

[Célinefull]

Well, they have worked with a lot of the same people, so it's pretty fair that some of their stuff will be similar.

[Leone]

Barbra is going on tour this fall.. and her special guests will be "Il Divo"..

On her "Timeless/Millenium" tour she told the audience that "it's time to say goodbye to this part of my life".. and many fans were convinced that it was the last from her (live)..

 

I like her humour on stage.. like one fan was screaming "Barbra you're timeless".. and then she responded "Why do you think I called it Timeless?? (dahh)"

 

Similar to the humour Madonna uses: Somebody throwed a teddybear onstage and Madonna picked it up and told "A teddybear?? I like diamonds!"..

[Leone]

Barbra Streisand is performing in Las Vegas november 18th 2006. Is Celine performing on her own show that night.. or maybe attinding to Barbra's??

[babymonkey]

She is I believe being sued by a group of fans who paid an extortionate amount of money to see her "Last Ever Show" a few years ago. Money making opportunism, nothing more!

[Bellamy]

Then Cher would be sued many times. Her farewell tour never ends. Now she wants to go to Vegas.

[firebird]

Barbra is featured in the next issue of Oprah's O Magazine.

See pictures from Barbra Streisand Archive website. She looks really great, especially on the second one.

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You can listen to a part of the interview on Oprah's website.

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[Koolan]

Bab does look pretty good. Why doesn't Celine ever get featured on her mag?

[nico robin]

Bab does look pretty good. Why doesn't Celine ever get featured on her mag?

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yes why??

btw barbara looks good ...

[tativale]

Bab does look pretty good. Why doesn't Celine ever get featured on her mag?

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Yeah .. she was once wasnt she? a little one heheh

[celinerific]

Bab does look pretty good. Why doesn't Celine ever get featured on her mag?

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Because they stink!

[Céline's Blues]

The philadelphia Inquirer review is in - it is a rave....

 

www.philly.com/mld/philly/15681468.htm

 

Review: A warm and elegant Streisand in Phila.By David Patrick Stearns

INQUIRER MUSIC CRITIC

Is this truly farewell?

 

The opening performance of what's likely to be Barbra Streisand's farewell, 16-city tour certainly felt that way: Much of last night's sold-out show at the Wachovia Center summed up her 40-plus years in show business, dipping as far back as her mid-1960s nightclub repertoire, progressing to her Broadway show Funny Girl and to movies such as The Way We Were. And then she went for broke.

 

In the second half, Streisand was fielding questions from the audience when, in a moment of faux spontaneity, she was visited by a particularly keen George W. Bush imitator (real name: Steve Bridges). A longtime Democrat, Streisand quizzed him on various hot-button issues such as global warming, only to have him give glib, breezy answers, like proposing to solve the national debt by selling Canada. "They don't use half of it!" he exclaimed.

 

Of course, they sang a duet - the one, in fact, that Streisand sang with Judy Garland years ago, blending "Happy Days Are Here Again" with "Get Happy" (the faux Bush filling in for Garland). Much of the audience that paid as much as $750 cheered, but there were also hecklers, one of whom seemed to yell, "Barbra, you stink!"

 

She took it in stride, reminding the audience that we live in a country where such fun freedom of speech is allowed, and returned to a reflective mood by singing "Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair" from the TV special Color Me Barbra, which was partly filmed at the Art Museum.

 

And since she asked the question, has the 64-year-old singer stayed too long? To judge from ticket sales on the tour, cities like New York and Atlantic City can't get enough, while others, only days before the performances, have tickets available at all prices.

 

Vocally, the opening-night performance raised a red flag or two. Though she sounded splendid in the few bits of the dress rehearsal I caught Tuesday, the marathon of songs she laid out for herself last night sometimes left her voice thin and labored. That's not necessarily her usual vocal state (she was reportedly rehearsing until 11:30 p.m. Tuesday).

 

Yet at every turn last night, the voice accomplished what she was after, often with greater elegance than before. The older Streisand can make a tiny inflection carry far and say more than many of the great vocal flourishes of old.

 

Also, the vocal lustre mattered less here, partly because she has rarely generated such warmth and openness. She poked fun at her immoderate eating habits with a litany of area restaurants she had patronized, and admitted that the invention of teleprompters allowed her to return to the concert stage (an explanation that was, of course, scripted on the teleprompters).

 

Often, performers are only so open and unguarded when the end is truly in sight. And that - more than the luxurious 50-piece orchestra, the stage set (seemingly inspired by the Broadway show Chicago) with tables and platforms arranged around the musicians, plus various interludes by the vocal quartet Il Divo - gave the concert a sense of occasion.

 

There was a time when her feminist sensibilities would prompt her to avoid songs with retro sentiments such as "My Man." However, the song is indelibly associated with her character in Funny Girl, the comedienne Fanny Brice. And her rendition of the song last night was as compelling - maybe more so - as any she delivered 30-plus years ago.

 

At times in the past, she has been so classy, so dignified, she seemed like a singing CEO. Not here. She seemingly had nothing to hide and nothing to lose. How often with a major singer and cultural icon do you experience that?

 

Philadelphia Enquirer

 

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I love the fact she's taking as much as 2,5 hours to entertain, sing and answer the fans' questions. Take a note, Céline.

[mazceline]

Yes i was reading about her doing it for charity and giving 10million to them, and about the amount of records and albums she has sold in her career, i like babs but i dont think she is that good...

[Céline's Blues]

Here is a video snippet from the tour and the parts with IL Divo. It sounds nice, really nice. Barbra's voice is so soothing when she's not hitting these high notes, so relaxing, even at 64.

 

Anyway while I still think Il Divo should go for a nice gay porn movie flick with the title "Il Porno: 4 guys and one microphone" I must say they didn't sound too shaby on that Barbra duet.

[Tal]

I still think Il Divo should go for a nice gay porn movie flick with the title "Il Porno: 4 guys and one microphone"

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LMAO!

 

Man, I'd like to be the meat in that quadruple decker sandwhich. Minus Carlos though....he can sit in a chair and watch.

[Krys]

I still think Il Divo should go for a nice gay porn movie flick with the title "Il Porno: 4 guys and one microphone"

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LMAO!

 

Man, I'd like to be the meat in that quadruple decker sandwhich. Minus Carlos though....he can sit in a chair and watch.

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i totally agree!

[winforlife]

The Philadelphia Inquirer is always tough on singers and movies so it's wonderful that the paper gave Barbra a rave review

The other day on a local Philly channel, Streisand said the proceeds to her all her concerts were going to charity. Hmm, did she have a change of heart? It's still quite abit of money to donate.

 

It would be nice if Céline would stop in Philadelphia, if and when she tours again.

[firebird]

If you go to the forum of the official Il Divo site someone posted a bootleg of the concert in Philadelphia. I'm downloading it right now

[Macaronie]

I still think Il Divo should go for a nice gay porn movie flick with the title "Il Porno: 4 guys and one microphone"

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LMAO!

 

Man, I'd like to be the meat in that quadruple decker sandwhich. Minus Carlos though....he can sit in a chair and watch.

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eww ewww ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[winforlife]

If you go to the forum of the official Il Divo site someone posted a bootleg of the concert in Philadelphia. I'm downloading it right now 

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Thanks Going to the site....

[Dilo]

Lord take my hand

For the greatest journey

Heaven can allow

Starting love

Starting here

Starting nooooooooooooooooow

 

There's no better beginning for this tour. I just listened to the bootleg and Barbra sounds incredible, from the jazzier edges of "Down with love" to the bring-down-the-house "My Man". She is belting much more than I expected, but whether she belts, whether she's just humming, "her singing, live as on CD, glows with a tone so luxurious and a texture so rich, you nearly want to burst into song yourself. While many celebrate her lung power - in ample evidence here - it's the girlish beauty of her timbre and the luscious fluidity of her delivery that marvel most."

 

The writer goes on saying:

"In her opening tune, "Starting Here, Starting Now," the 64-year-old singer had only to exhale the title lines to conjure urgency and promise. She followed with "Down With Love," which emphasized something Streisand rarely gets sufficient credit for: her wily and inventive jazz phrasing. Here, as in many of the singer's early recordings, she broke up the beat in unexpected ways, singing around the melody to create syncopated quirks all her own. Likewise, in "When the Sun Comes Out" Streisand idealized the tricky rhythm changes that bring the number to an unexpectedly ecstatic close." (NY Daily News)

 

Even Il Divo's presence can't ruin the magic of it all.

Edited October 8, 2006 at 03:52 PM by Dilo

[Céline's Blues]

She yelled at her NYC concert with guests like Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell during her mockery of Bush:

 

SHUT THE F*^K UP IF YOU CAN'T TAKE A JOKE! GIVE THIS GUY HIS MONEY BACK!

 

Here the review:

By BRIGITTE WILLIAMS

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October 10, 2006 -- Liberal diva Barbra Streisand gave fans an earful of Bush-bashing last night at Madison Square Garden - then told a man in the audience to "shut the f- - - up" after he heckled her for poking fun at the president.

 

After serenading fans with some of her greatest hits, Streisand mocked President Bush.

 

A few dozen people began to heckle her with one man shouting, "What is this, a fund-raiser?"

 

An incensed Streisand shot back, "Why don't you shut the f- - - up. If you can't take a joke, why don't you leave and get your money back."

 

The man got up and left.

 

Stunned fans - many of whom did not hear what started the obscenity-laced outburst - got an apology from Streisand.

 

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lost it," the Brooklyn-born singer told the crowd.

 

The show continued, but Streisand's tirade dominated talk among fans afterwards

 

"I was surprised," said Nancy Heller, 58, of Westchester. "She yelled at the guy. She actually said the f-word."

 

LOL!

[CSCfan]

Oh my....

[Davey84]

Barbra's mannors are even worse then Mariahs!

[Krys]

aiyoyoi! i agree with you Davey. does age affect Barbra's vocabulary?

[Céline's Blues]

It was a classic moment. She's all against Bush and has the guts to show it all the way. I support her for that.