Carole King - In Concert (1994)

As Carole King herself puts it during this concert performance in Hartford, Connecticut, the tunes on this video will represent either a trip down memory lane for the viewer--or a music-history lesson. King includes a couple of unfamiliar songs (from her then-new 1993 album, Colour of Your Dreams), but devotes most of this 85-minute set to the hits and highlights of her career, with a large, energetic band and backup singers (including her daughter). Those include such early song-writing successes as "One Fine Day," "Up on the Roof," and "Natural Woman," as well as the still-classic tunes from her ground-breaking Tapestry album: "So Far Away," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", "It's Too Late," and "You've Got a Friend." King herself is frisky as a pony, working the stage with the flair of Tina Turner and even bringing out unlikely guest-star guitarist Slash to provide chunky, chugging guitar on "Locomotion." --Marshall Fine Amazon.com

excellent concert !!!

From start to finish this was a high energy concert. Carole seemed to be really enjoying herself and it came through in the performance. The oldies segment was great. If you're interested in buying the audio CD of this show the oldies segment is not on there; you only get it with this DVD. May 15, 2008

Took me by surprise . . .

I'm not a real Carole King fan (although plenty old enough to know about the multi-Grammy winner from the start), but decided to give this 1993 concert a watch based on the strength of the other Amazon reviews. Whoa!

I expected to see a middle-aged woman crooning a medley of ballads while sitting at a piano - with a worn out voice and attitude. No way!! King is arguably "smokin' hot" in a mini-dress, and is all over the place. To add to the energy, guitar icon, Slash, stands-in on a couple of tunes and just sets the place on fire (imagine an acid electric lead guitar duel during "Locomotion"). In addition, the entire concert band talent is five star -- sax, keyboards, guitar, percussion.

If you don't already know it, you'll learn from watching the concert that Carole King was a MAJOR 60's/70's songwriter. I had forgotten how prolific she was. Her music was picked up by everybody from James Taylor to early Motown R&R to The Beatles. Her voice is better than ever (at the time of this filming), and her stage performance is unsurpassed. For a genuine superstar that's been around a while, she, in an unusually genuine way, seems to be just loving the whole experience.

A wonderful recorded concert. Recommended for about anybody. March 20, 2008

Shes still got it......

Just rented this movie, was curious to see her live, my sister is a huge fan. I liked this DVD, not only did she still look great back then, her voice hasnt changed that much from the 70s. I was surprised to see Slash in this show, (strange pairing) but he does rock the house with his blistering solos. Love the oldies more than the new stuff but thats me...great show even though its over 10 years old. April 14, 2007

Carole King A National Treasure

There is something special about watching this concert and watching Carole King perform songs many of which are the soundtrack of my life. As I was growing up the songs she wrote with Gerry Goffin were all over the radio. She puts everything she has into the performance and there are no gimicks, it's all about the music. Incredible energy yet Carole never seems to break a sweat. I'm in awe of her songwriting ability, how she can create words and music that can lift you up or get right to your soul. She does it all so modestly and with such class. I would say this 1994 concert shows Carole at the top of her form but then I haven't seen her in concert lately! Just think of it 1994 was 23 years after her mega LP Tapestry and 34 years after she started writing songs. She nails every note in the music with ease!

I would have liked it better if she had talked a little more about the music or whatever but that's just me. It's a great concert and a welcome addition to my video library. August 13, 2006

devine

This CD was great! It featured many of Carole King's greatest songs. My only negative comment would be that it didn't include ALL of Ms. King's hits from Tapestry. For example if you are a fan of "Way Over Yonder", you won't find it on this DVD. However, all fans of Carole King's should find that this DVD is very enjoyable. September 13, 2005

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