Timeless: Live in Concert Review

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(More customer reviews)Face it, either you like Barbra Streisand or you don't. There isn't much of a gray area here; this passionate woman has always aroused passion in other people, be it positive or negative. This review is for those of you who like, love, adore, WORSHIP Miss Babs. The rest of you can stop here and go back to your Kid Rock CDs, heaven help you.
This wonderful 2 CD set was recorded last December 31/January 1st at the arrival of the New Millennium. Sounding more "live" than most live CD's you hear these days, it finds our Mrs. Brolin in wonderful voice and spirits, breezing her way through a program of hits and less familiar chestnuts. The audience response is rapturous, as would be expected. (I mean, who would spend all that money on tickets and sit on their hands?) And Barbra gives them what they came for, and much more. Alongside such evergreens (sorry) as "The Way We Were", "Papa Can You Hear Me" and "Happy Days Are Here Again" are absolutely
gorgeous versions of "Alfie", "I've Got A Crush On You" (sung with a tape of Frank Sinatra), and some songs which longtime fans will remember from her earliest, pre-"Funny Girl" days. These numbers will prove to be the high points of the CD for many. There is a smoldering "Cry Me A River", a jazzy "Lover Come Back To Me", a still funny (though truncated) version of her showstopper "Miss Marmelstein", and best of all, a beautiful rendition of Harold Arlen and Truman Capote's "A Sleepin Bee", the song which won Barbra her first ever singing engagement at The Lion in Greenwich Village some 40 years ago. This version, complete with the verse, is worth the price of the CD alone. Here you hear all the warmth and beauty of this legendary voice, along with the exquisite phrasing that is hers alone.
Some may quibble that there is too much between songs patter (and this writer wouldn't disagree), and that a few more songs could have been added to the show, but that's a minor complaint at best. When was the last time you put on a CD and were truly moved by what you heard? From the "Funny Girl" medley to the poignant new song "Every Time You Hear Auld Lang Syne", this is the absolute best from an artist whose best is sublime. So pick up this CD, turn off your phone, pour yourself a glass of wine, and spend an intimate evening with Barbra. She is truly ageless and evergreen.

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