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Sarah McLachlan is strong, charismatic singer. She conjures a rare balance
of delicacy and power. Her warmly expressive voice is still at the epicenter
of her performances. |
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McLachlan - Music |
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McLachlan - Books |
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Lyrics:
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| Surfacing |
| Fumbling
Towards Ecstasy |
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Sarah
McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live
(1994)
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| An intimate look into one of
the most amazing singers. This concert video of Sarah McLachlan is beyond
words. Sarah and her band confidently perform to a sold-out crowd in Montreal
where Sarah is highly respected. Besides the amazing concert, this is an
interview with Sarah and her long time friend and producer Pierre Marchand,
along with in-studio sessions as well. |
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Sarah
McLachlan: Video Collection 1989-1998 (1998) DVD
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| The DVD features fifteen music
videos spanning all four of Sarah's studio albums (Touch, Solace, Fumbling
Towards Ecstasy and Surfacing). The earliest, Vox, dates from 1988 and
we see then 20-year old Sarah as fresh-faced and angelic. The directorial
tastes of some of the earlier videos are questionably cheesy, with Vox
(Canadian version) being one of the most New Wave-stuck in the '80s mode.
The picture quality is generally very sharp, with crisp blacks and vibrant
colours. |
Sarah
Mclachlan Video Collection 1989-1994 VHS
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| This compilation follows Sarah
McLachlan from her days as a sentimental, round-faced youth to her success
on Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. While the collection certainly displays talent
and portends of great things to come, viewing these videos, half of which
are alternating takes on Canadian and U.S. versions, is akin to checking
out your coolest friend's high-school yearbook. Expecting the brilliance
to which you are accustomed, you instead learn that McLachlan herself struggled
through some decidedly uncool artistic pretensions prior to connecting
her vision to her work. |
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Sarah
McLachlan - Mirrorball (1999) DVD
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This video companion to the
Canadian singer-songwriter's triumphant live album confirms in sight what
that recording advanced in sound--Sarah McLachlan and her fine, flexible
stage band have evolved into a superb live performing unit, breathing added
fire and nuance into McLachlan songs that were already stunning in their
original studio versions.
S. Sutherland |
Lilith
Fair - A Celebration of Women in Music (1997) DVD
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| The 80-minute video mixes interview
clips and backstage footage with concert performances by such performers
as Sarah McLachlan (Lilith Fair's founder), the Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow,
Jewel, Meredith Brooks, and Shawn Colvin. Individually and together, they
talk about the industry pressures on women in popular music and the sense
of community that developed between the performers, as they shared the
collective experience of Lilith Fair. |
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