Marc Almond
Live at Lokerse Feesten 2000
CD/DVD Combo
Charley Films
Region 0 DVD
MVD
Marc
Almond is a unique cultural and musical icon. His startling entrance into the
world of music was marked by the daring “Tainted Love” of Soft Cell which was
quite “in your face” for the day when homosexuality was still somewhat hush
hush, especially considering his effete look and flamboyant stage presence. He
has always worked to push himself into new territories and musical forms and
this has continued to his present day exploration of all manner of music from
folk ballads to torch songs. He is never simply defined and easily moves
between all musical genres deliberately adapting them to his own unique style
and presentation. In many ways Almond is a complete performance, while many may
critique his voice, he knows his limitations and is a complete package – music,
songs, performance and emotion. It is too simple to try and reduce him to one
medium alone. He has never been a one hit wonder regardless of the success of Soft
Cell and this is not diminishing their success or significance.
In
this superb offering we get both a CD and DVD release of a show that occurred in
Brussels in 2000. He is accompanied by a key board player, a guitarist and some
backing tracks and does wonders. This a great “ best of” presentation, offering
tracks from a wide range of albums and styles. It is quite a diverse
presentation from early dance type tracks to sleazy cabaret and torch songs. A
marvellous selection.
The
audio CD is clear and excellent, but the DVD is marvellous, the Dolby Digital
5.1 makes you feel like you are right at the show, it also comes with an
interview, biography and Discography. It is nicely presented in a dual disc
case with a booklet