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- Cert:
- Cat.no: RELDVD04
- Running time: 115 minutes
- Year: 2004
- Pressing: 2005
- Region(s): 2, PAL
- Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
- Languages: English
- Widescreen: 16:9
- Disc Format: DVD 9
- Price: £15.99
- Rating: 10/10 (Music); 6/10 (DVD)
- Extras:Original videos for Fell In Love With A Boy, Super Duper Love, You Had Me,Never seen before mini-documentary filmed while travelling throughout USA andEurope, Out-takes from the filming of Mind Body and Soul Sessions – Live InNew York City.
A deeply souled-up and red hot Joss Stone charmed the pants of New York in September 2004.
The Devon babe has been making waves over the past two years, as she embracesthe American genre, adds a British twist, and throws it back in their faces -and they love it.
With two platinum discs behind her, she continues to progress at an alarmingrate. Swinging from the bluesy Janis Joplin to soulful Aretha Franklin, gigglysex-siren Stone is nothing short of a phenomenon. Tall, lean and stunning, shealso swings from girlie giggles to serious singer in an instant. Her blondetousled hair just adds the X-factor that her young contemporaries can onlyaspire to.
14 she teamed up with soul legend and mentor Betty Wright, who steered herthrough her first album The Soul Sessions; a covers album. Mind,Body and Soul is her breaking out as singer and songwriter – with astonishingresults. Filmed at New Yorks intimate Irving Plaza in September 2004, she wowsthe fans with a tour-de-force, and its all so simple for her.
Multi-angled shots and superb sound recording capture every second of a young womanever growing in confidence. On stage shes delightful,and the crowd warmed upto her all night – they simply couldnt get enough of her. A white woman witha black voice is a revelation in itself, but when the voice lets rip, best foundon Spoiled, its something to behold,as she delivers like woman tenyears her senior. Set wise, its perfectly balanced as she gently marshals hertroops through a spellbinding gig.The documentary includes extra concert footage,with interview snippets here and there. Her star continues to rise and rise and rise.
Amazing.
The full list of tracks included are :
1. Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin On Me)
2. Jet Lag
3. Dont Know How
4. The Chokin Kind
5. You Had Me
6. Spoiled
7. Dont Cha Wanna Ride8. Victim Of A Foolish Heart
9. Less Is More
10. Right To be Wrong
11. Fell In Love With A Boy
12. Some Kind Of Wonderful
13. Dirty Man (acoustic)
Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.