Mylene Farmer Live A Bercy (1997)

Tracks: 1. Ouverture 2. Vertige 3. California 4. Que mon coeur lache 5. Et Tournoie... 6. Je t'aime melancolie 7. L'autre.. 8. Libertine 9. L'instant X 10. Alice 11. Comme J'ai mal 12. Sans contrefacon 13. Mylene s'en fout 14. Desenchantee 15. Rever 16. Laisse le vent emporter tout 17. Tomber 7 fois.. 18. Ainsi soit-je 19. La poupee qui fait non 20. XXL Product Description

Great show

First, the DVD I received is playable in all regions. It appears to be manufactured in Asia. The case has some printing inconsistencies (such as: NTSC - all zones, 4:3 full screen in a widescreen rectangle, and Language: English - it is actually French).
The interior of the case does not feature any booklet at all, as it appears to be the case with the original French release.
My only complaint is the sound, which appears to be muddy, like through a bad compressor, and of unequal dynamics (featuring noticeable drops in intensity). Since this release is in 5.1 surround and the original French DVD is plain stereo, the soundtrack was definitely remixed; this may be the reason for the drop in sound quality. This DVD does NOT feature both soundtracks although there was enough space on it for both.

As for the show itself, it is absolutely great! Myléne is an excellent show woman with great voice. Daring costumes (or the lack of?) by Paco Rabanne for her and the girls on back-vocals and an absolutely excellent live band complete an unforgettable experience. She performs several of her hits (Je t'aime Mélancolie, Desenchantée, XXL, Sans Contrefaçon, Libertine, etc.) It'd be great if she'd get more airtime in other countries than France, especially here across the pond. October 6, 2006

Excellent DVD...but beware it's PAL not NTSC

I'm a Mylène Farmer super-fan; not only that, I would dare to say that I'm a devote admirer of hers; I own all of her studio albums and two of her three Live albums, plus all her DVDs.

Sadly her DVDs have only been edited in France, which means they are Zone 2 and compatible with PAL System DVD players and TV sets; so, unless you own a multizone DVD player, compatible with both NTSC and PAL systems, plus a multizone TV set, compatible with NTSC and PAL systems, you won't be able to experience this great DVD, unless it's a bootleg copy made with a software which annuls zone and turns it into "0" and transforms/converts PAL into NTSC compatible.

After this warning for Mylene fans and Amazon buyers, I must say that this 1997 Concert is a top-experience. Mylène is at her prime, after the release of her 1995 Studio Album "Anamorphosée", so the concert is more rock-oriented and has stronger guitars and bass arrangements, in accordance to that album's style.

The Concert's opening is awesome, maybe not as jaw-dropping as the incomparable opening of her 2001 "Mylenium Tour" Concert, but still impressive, with a radiant, beautiful Mylène, dressed (or perhaps "undressed") in futuristic style (a-la-1997) by noted couturier Paco Rabanne.

The selection of songs consists of almost all the tracks from "Anamorphosée", plus others from her albums "L'Autre" (1991)(4), "Ainsi soint Je" (1988)(2) and "Cendres de Lune" (1986)(1); and two goodies: "La Poupée quit fait Non" and "Que mon coeur lâche".

Mylène's magic; her excellent live rendition of all the songs; the great rapport with her audience and fans; the sexy and elegant dance ensembles with her troupe of dancers; the deep sentiment and warmth with which she sings her ballads; multiple changes of wardrobes; her "oomph"; all of it, is at full display in this one-in-a-lifetime experience.

So if you have the technical requirements, enjoy this prodigy! September 26, 2005

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