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Post by Jay D83 on Sept 19, 2014 16:25:07 GMT -5
Bojangles where you at? We NEED your opinion on this!
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Post by Bojangles on Sept 20, 2014 13:06:37 GMT -5
Bojangles where you at? We NEED your opinion on this! *waves* I'm very excited to finally get a live album. Now I know some fans are complaining that they can just watch all of these on youtube or already have them on their iPod, but that will be the case with 98% of her live performances, or any artist's live performances for the matter. With the Internet and YouTube this day and age, it's impossible for there to be any rare, high quality performances out there. I'm just happy to finally have these amazing performances remastered and in high quality. My only complaint is there isn't a performance of Saving All My Love For You, there's so many amazing ones to choose from!
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Post by Bojangles on Sept 20, 2014 14:27:02 GMT -5
I also feel that all Whitney fans should support and buy this project, those who are acting bitter and petty need to stop. If this live album does well then Clive, the record label, and the estate will continue to release Whitney projects throughout the years. If it flops because fans are complaining they can just watch it on youtube, then don't expect them to keep putting money towards other projects if fans won't support it. Beggars can't be choosers.
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Post by Jay D83 on Sept 20, 2014 15:51:46 GMT -5
I also feel that all Whitney fans should support and buy this project, those who are acting bitter and petty need to stop. If this live album does well then Clive, the record label, and the estate will continue to release Whitney projects throughout the years. If it flops because fans are complaining they can just watch it on youtube, then don't expect them to keep putting money towards other projects if fans won't support it. Beggars can't be choosers. Exactly. Some of that stuff I read on CW is just a mess. People have been screaming for a project since fall of 2012 and now they are STILL complaining. It makes no sense.
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Post by Bojangles on Sept 20, 2014 17:55:37 GMT -5
I also feel that all Whitney fans should support and buy this project, those who are acting bitter and petty need to stop. If this live album does well then Clive, the record label, and the estate will continue to release Whitney projects throughout the years. If it flops because fans are complaining they can just watch it on youtube, then don't expect them to keep putting money towards other projects if fans won't support it. Beggars can't be choosers. Exactly. Some of that stuff I read on CW is just a mess. People have been screaming for a project since fall of 2012 and now they are STILL complaining. It makes no sense. MY GAWD, I know. 95% of them are miserable and never satisfied.
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Post by Cory | Alan on Sept 22, 2014 5:48:55 GMT -5
WDIHSB is major shade. Yeah, not a huge hit, but that performance...you know she was signing about Bobby. She took it to church.
Also, the WMA performance of IWALY to me, is hands down the best performance of that song - it's better than the recorded version and quite possibly vocally perfect.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 14:15:45 GMT -5
Jesus she was fucking brilliant. :'(
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Post by So Pure on Sept 25, 2014 17:04:16 GMT -5
She was an anomaly. Usually God only gives you so much. Talent or beauty. She was so blessed.
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Post by Leigh on Sept 25, 2014 17:40:04 GMT -5
I'm so excited for this album. I'm not watching any of the live performances again before I have that CD/DVD in my hand, so they're at least semi-fresh when I hear them again. This woman's such a legend, it's unbelievable how she could sanggg.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Oct 2, 2014 22:01:47 GMT -5
They put up All The Man I Need (Live) on her VEVO channel. Based on the quality, they got the original airing masters so it's in GREAT quality (based off the quality of Television back then). The audio is perfect and not compressed like a lot of the YouTube videos available. I'm going to purchase the CD/DVD/Vinyl bundle with the quickness.
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Post by Hashtag Pow on Oct 2, 2014 22:32:39 GMT -5
I want to see a live performance of RUN TO YOU!!!
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Post by divasummer on Oct 3, 2014 15:11:51 GMT -5
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You and every member of the "Classic Whitney" board. A long time reliable Whitney fan/stan said he was there in the audience when she sang it at (I believe) Radio City Music Hall in NY during one of the legs of her "Bodyguard Tour". It was a onetime performance of it, I don't believe she sang it at any of her other dates. This performance and I guess "Exhale (shoop shoop) with Deborah Cox at Arista 25 are the two performances the Fans are always talking about wanting to see.
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Post by mikeshere on Oct 14, 2014 8:02:57 GMT -5
Clive said there would be an announcement on the New Aretha, and Whitney albums, and I haven't heard anything yet. this was about 3 days ago on Instagram.
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 14, 2014 12:09:03 GMT -5
A fan attended the listening party for both Whitney and Aretha's albums last night, hosted by Clive Davis, and this is his detailed review below:
"This evening I attended the Clive Davis preview at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. I imagine most here are interested in the Whitney portion of the event, so that’s where I’ll begin.
The first half of the event was dedicated to Aretha’s new album, which was very impressive. The arrangements and production were incredible. Clive talked about how Whitney learned a lot from Aretha, having attended sessions with her mother at a very young age (just three years old). He talked about how Cissy does a lot of the background work on Aretha’s album. Clive went on to say that Aretha just last week stated that Whitney was one of the best voices to ever get behind a microphone. He talked about their mutual respect for one another. This was his way of transitioning to the second part of the preview — Whitney’s upcoming live album.
The mood shifted as he started to talk about Whitney. Gone was the contagious excitement and energy regarding the new Aretha album. He got serious… sullen and reflective. He spoke with genuine affection about his and Whitney’s creative partnership starting when she was just nineteen years old. He said complimentary things about her voice, her beauty, her artistry, her passion for music and their close bond. He said he put this album together as a way to remind people that she was “the greatest singer of her generation.” He noted his sadness that the media chooses (and has always chosen) to focus on her marriage and addiction, as apposed to her divine talent.
He said that in light of the biopic that’s scheduled to come out, he wanted to expose the world to “the real biography of Whitney Houston… a musical telling of her legacy.” He said he went through countless performances from the past three decades… many of which he had never seen (specifically noting televised concerts in Germany). In the end, he selected the final tracklist with Pat and Cissy. Every word he spoke came across genuine and out of love and respect for his favorite discovery. He so clearly loved Whitney. He said he is the carrier of her flame and that he’ll never let anyone forget that she is the original voice who set the bar for all singers to follow.
A huge movie projector screen came down and, unlike the Aretha album, which had no accompanying visual, all of Whitney portions were shown on the big screen, straight from the DVD.
He showed the following performances:
Home
You Give Good Love (the first half)
Greatest Love Of All / I Wanna Dance
The Star Spangled Banner
All The Man I Need (the first half)
AMA Medley
I Will Always Love You (first half)
I Believe In You And Me
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
He always referred to the collection as a DVD, rather than a CD. The room was overcome with emotion and praise on almost every Whitney performance… clapping, cheering and “hollering out” in delight mid performance. Many people in the audience — including Clive and myself — teared up at different moments, especially during her debut performance of Home.
The standout performances were Greatest Love at the Arista event and the AMA medley… of which Clive said she was at her absolute peak… and was “hands down the best televised award show performance of all time.” He talked a great deal about the I Believe In You and Me performance. He told the story he wrote about in his book… that Whitney insisted she come to perform for him, despite his reservations... and having not seen her in person since the Michael Jackson event. He looked back at this performance as a very special moment they shared.
He said I Will Always Love You was the hardest song to choose because there were so many wonderful renditions available… but none captured her beauty, stage presence and vocal prowess better than the South Africa performance. He said Whitney’s estate granted him permission for its inclusion. To that end, he did say that he got permission to use all the performances he requested. I found that fact interesting.
He spoke about and introduced a few people in the audience (Diane Warren and Harvey Mason, who produced most of Aretha’s album). I also saw Whitney’s agent, Nicole David, in attendance. He stated that they’re trying to get a network TV special developed, but that he needs our help to spread word on how magical these performances are. He mentioned the proposed network special twice, neither times coming across confident that it’s a done deal.
In terms of quality. The sound and visuals were amazing. It sounded like all of her vocals were more in the forefront… the main attraction, if you will. There were a few moments where I felt they edited/revised performances for the better. For example, they lowered the volume during the vocal strains in I Believe In You and Me. They also nicely edited the applause right before the musical intro to I Have Nothing. It sounded complete, not like an interrupted medley. I also felt there were some adjustments made to I Have Nothing (from the AMA medley). All in all, the mastering was a success. You will be happy with the sound quality.
I’m sure there’s more that I’m forgetting, but I thought you’d all want to hear a first-hand account of the event. There was no Q/A and Clive was not open to taking photos or signing autographs (which I learned all too well when I approached him with his recent memoir in hand). I’m sure it wasn’t personal.
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 24, 2014 17:44:35 GMT -5
Clive Davis: Whitney Houston's irreplaceable
Clive Davis thinks the music industry has suffered tremendously since Whitney Houston's death.
The beloved singer passed away in February 2012 at the age of 48, and legendary music mogul Clive is currently promoting her new posthumous album, entitled Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.
Clive has been involved in the music scene for five decades and the 82-year-old is convinced listeners have been missing out on a distinct kind of performance since the I Will Always Love You Singer's tragic passing.
'When I look at award shows today with 100 people on stage because dancers are so prominent today, you really miss that solo spotlight that Whitney had when she would come on stage,' he explained to British newspaper The Daily Mail, noting that some exceptions exist.
'There are very few old timers. There's Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. As far as the voice, I think Adele has a great voice and I look very much forward to her new album. Jennifer Hudson has a magnificent voice and she is a big fan of Whitney.'
Whitney is survived by her daughter with Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina, and her gospel singer mother, Cissy Houston.
And Clive appreciates the way her loved ones have reacted to the new LP's release.
'I could not acted without the full support of her family and they could not have been more supportive or praiseworthy of our relationship and they've all turned to me,' he said.
'Cissy [Whitney's mother] certainly knew how much I loved Whitney and I am dealing with Cissy right now as she is the background singer on the Aretha Franklin album that is just coming out.'
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances is officially released on November 10.
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 24, 2014 18:23:02 GMT -5
it looks like Ray J got some odd tattoo of Whitney's face on him, with Nippy above it..
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 29, 2014 14:28:54 GMT -5
DaNica Shirey of 'The Voice' on Taylor Swift, Whitney Houston and live performance nerves
York County's DaNica Shirey may have made it through the knockout rounds on NBC's "The Voice," but she isn't through the woods next.
But for the moment, Shirey has a decided victory to celebrate. After her knockout round, in which she sang Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love For You," she was called a "perfect singer" by country star Blake Shelton. Her coach and 'Get Lucky' singer, Pharrell Williams, called her a "unicorn," and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 stated that he felt that she was the one to beat.
During the episode you mentioned that without Whitney Houston you wouldn't be the singer you are today. Can you elaborate on that? When did you get introduced to her?
"When my dad bought me my karaoke machine, I was round 7, 8 years old. I remember he bought me a bunch of - it was a mix of karaoke songs. He bought me all different genres.
"I remember being 9 or 10 and I discovered one of the instrumental songs on there that I loved so much. It was 'I Believe in You And Me' by Whitney Houston. That, I swear, was when my singing went to a whole different level. I learned so much. Just the power and technicality in how she sings. I really just got familiar with her through this karaoke song and kept singing it over the year over and over. And that was the song I used when I won the Apollo. When I went up to New York when I was 15.
"[Houston] has been a big inspiration of mine. I always strive to sing like that. I would practice her songs for hours and hours at a time just so I could try to sing like that. I tried so hard and I was awful [back then]!"
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 4, 2014 11:36:09 GMT -5
Pat Houston on Whitney: 'She Fulfilled Her Purpose in Life'
The legacy of Whitney Houston casts a long shadow, and nobody knows that better than Pat Houston. The late pop icon's sister-in-law and president of Whitney's estate is — along with Clive Davis — the force behind Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances. The DVD and CD compilation of Houston's best live shows is a testament not only to her enduring power as a singer, but as a stage performer.
We chatted with Pat Houston about preserving Whitney's memory, her thoughts on the unauthorized biopic (directed by Angela Bassett) currently in the works, the family's ill-fated reality show and much more.
Whitney is known as the voice of her generation, but people forget she was great as a live performer. How would you describe her stage presence? She wasn't the type of performer to go on stage just to sing. When she went out, she took her entire being with her. When she performed, she gave you her best. She sang with great conviction, just like her mother [Cissy Houston]. It wasn't just a performance, it was her life. She loved doing live performances.
Was it bittersweet going through the footage? Definitely. When we were putting the DVD together, I would go up to see Clive [Davis] and we would sit in his office, order lunch, go over the song list and watch the live shows. It was one of those things, we were both so used to Whitney being there. She was always the person to have the final say about her projects. It was bittersweet, but we did what we needed to do.
Can we expect more unreleased material? I am really hoping and wishing for a duets album. It's something Whitney and I spoke about when she was alive and I want to make sure it happens. Any and everything she wanted to do, I want to make sure that we do it. There are many things that I would consider. I would love to see a Broadway play on Whitney's life, with Brandy Norwood playing Whitney. Brandy would be perfect on Broadway playing Whitney, in my opinion. But everything is about timing. I would only do something that I know Whitney would want to happen.
Speaking of Whitney's life story, there's a Lifetime biopic in the works. Are you supportive of it, or against it? I'm not for it. Lifetime — not Angela Bassett — but Lifetime did come and ask for our participation in the biopic, and we said no. They chose to move ahead with the project. You can't stop people from doing what they want to do. I would have hoped that people would have enough respect that when the estate said no to a project, they would stand down. But they didn't. I hope it takes them where they need to go.
How does it feel with Angela Bassett directing the film, considering she was friends with Whitney? They were not friends, they worked together. I haven't spoken to Angela, you know what I'm saying? It's hard to answer that question because I'm not going to beat up another sister, I refuse to do that. Whatever her reasons are for doing the project, she has to live with that, and I guess she can. But it's something that we did not agree to doing, and I have to leave it at that. If Whitney were here today, this project would not be happening, let's just leave it at that. How can you do a biopic without all the necessary information? I mean, really?
How do you feel about Deborah Cox singing Whitney's vocals for the film? I hadn't read anything about Deborah Cox singing Whitney's vocals. Maybe she's friends with Angela? I don't know. Wow. If you have to sing someone's vocals for a film, especially Whitney Houston, I don't think I would. Whitney is a true pop culture icon. I don't understand the reasoning behind it. I, personally, think it's quite strange. But everyone has their reasons to do what they do.
Your family did a reality show soon after Whitney's death. Despite your best intentions, do you have any regrets about that? There were no regrets…it was a situation where, with the Houston family, the visits were few and far between. We hadn't been able to spend a lot of time with Cissy because of work and our lives, Cissy hadn't been able to spend a lot of time with her granddaughter [Bobbi Kristina], just the family being together. We thought it would be a fun thing to do. We had just lost a loved one and wanted to spend more time together. It just didn't work. I'm glad that we didn't do a second season. It feels good to have normalcy, and you can't have that if everyone is always in your business.
Speaking of Bobbi Kristina, how is she doing? Are you in touch with her? Krissy's doing good. I speak with her all the time, if not a telephone conversation, we're texting. She's just a 21-year-old who wants to do her own thing. I'm giving her the room to do that. I'm a very non-intrusive person, but she knows if she needs Auntie Pat, I am right there. She's working out a lot, as she says, getting her body in shape. She's becoming a workout-aholic. She's trying to adjust to the new life she has without her mother, and that takes some time. She's coming along.
If Whitney were here today, what would she say about this album and DVD? She would sit back and look at some of the footage and say, "wow! I looked like that? That was me?" She would be humbled by the experience to see how she developed from that church girl in the choir to performing in the clubs with her mother, to singing on albums for people like Chaka [Khan]. She had a very humble spirit as it relates to her craft. She fulfilled her purpose here in life, which is to give us what she gave us. Her memory is her music.
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances comes out November 10.
Pop icon's sister-in-law talks Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.
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Post by PLAYBOYoriginal on Nov 5, 2014 19:31:41 GMT -5
I can't wait to buy this dvd. The Voice will NEVER be silenced!!
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Post by So Pure on Nov 8, 2014 22:58:15 GMT -5
"Her Greatest Performances" is streaming on her website. I'm only on "How Will I Know" but the sound quality is terrible! I think the DVD will be only worthwhile purchase.
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Post by bunifah on Nov 9, 2014 7:51:12 GMT -5
Oh Pat... This vile son of a bitch
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 10, 2014 14:04:42 GMT -5
The live album is released today! I hope you all will go out and support it. If the record company sees fans are buying her releases, then hopefully they will push forward with more projects in the future. It's currently #19 on iTunes overall album chart, and is sold out on Walmart.com, but a lot of fans are also complaining the album isn't stocked at other stores and/or that their orders haven't been shipped out as of today. Pat Houston is also doing a 'Where Are They Now?' follow up interview with Oprah this Sunday, and will more than likely promote the album. The inside booklet looks beautiful
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Post by Live Your Life on Nov 10, 2014 14:31:18 GMT -5
Why is Pat doing another Oprah interview? Her first one was unnecessary, not to mention, her account of what happened didn't even make sense.
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 10, 2014 14:36:18 GMT -5
Not sure, it's just a follow up to see how the family is doing, I guess. Also to promote the live album.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 11, 2014 11:45:11 GMT -5
I'll be buying this on Black Friday.
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Post by tae04 on Nov 11, 2014 12:46:27 GMT -5
Pat is so useless!! But Whitney did love her, so what can you say...
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 11, 2014 14:33:52 GMT -5
NY Daily News
Whitney Houston as you’ve never heard her before: Live! A five-star review
JIM FARBER 7 Nov 01:49 AM
Fans revere Whitney Houston’s studio recordings, but she scaled her greatest vocal peaks in live performance.
If you have only fleeting memories of her TV appearances or never got to see her in concert, brace yourself for this first-ever live album. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.
Only in concert did Houston, who died in 2012, show the full range of her talent. Shorn of the studio’s confining arrangements and gauzy production, the Newark native had the freedom to display those hairpin turns of phrase, last-second switches in key and playful improvisations that rank her among the greatest singers of all time.
The recordings here — with their odd echoes, imperfect playing, and wavering ambiences — show that Houston performed even better without a net than with one. The performances also work wonders in disproving the image of her, in her shiniest years, as a too-perfect wax figure of a star.
For added drama, the album's cuts are arranged in chronological order, giving the disc the broad arc of a biopic. It begins with a “star-is-born” bang from her first TV performance, on the “The Merv Griffin Show” in 1983. Just 19 at the time and two years away from releasing her eponymous debut, Houston tackles “Home,” a mountainous song from the musical “The Wiz.” The hiss of the tape adds to the sense of immediacy as the singer navigates the long melody with a knowing sense of exploration. It builds to an explosive finale that inspires Griffin to spontaneously exclaim at the end, “Whoa, Whitney — you won’t forget that name.”
Fast-forward to April 1985, and Houston already has a Top 5 hit with “You Give Good Love," which she delivers with flavor and gusto on “The Tonight Show.” Though the star performed more than 600 full concerts in her prime years, the set stresses isolated TV appearances, primed to unleash her fireworks in concentrated bursts for maximum impact and exposure.
The TV focus provides a neat match for an accompanying DVD. Here, you can see Houston sweat, though she rarely strains. She can seemingly nail any notes, in any succession, on command.
As Olympian as her performances may have been, they didn’t seen showoff-y. Her phrasing finds just the right emotional grounding. Hers isn’t the grinding soul of an earlier generation, but it lacks nothing in feeling. It’s easier to appreciate that without the studios’ sweetening.
The album closes with a chill. Only two performances turn up after the '90s, with a four year gap leading to her final appearance, on the Oprah Winfrey show (doing “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”). At the time, Houston meant the performance to serve as a rebuke to all those who fretted over her health and state of mind.
While she sounds better than many may have expected at that point, her voice had lost a lot. The result adds a sad, final note to the story.
Still, there’s an honesty in that. There's even more on the rest of this amazing release.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2014 14:36:35 GMT -5
The sound quality of some of these performances is really poor considering the oldest performance on the record is only 30 years old. It sounds almost like they were ripped right from YouTube videos. Some of the selections are head scratchers too-- a handful of fairly weak or uneventful performances and some glaring omissions.
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 11, 2014 15:37:29 GMT -5
I thought the sound quality would've been better too tbh.
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