Melissa Etheridge - Lucky Live (2004) DVD9

Melissa
Etheridge has taken to the possibilities of the DVD format, first with
Live and Alone, and now with this project, a video of her tour for the
album Lucky. In fact, this is a live version of Lucky; although
Etheridge and an interviewer (in a 27-minute encounter that is one of
the special features) discuss how her shows are getting to be up to
three hours long, the April 17, 2004, performance at New York City's
Roseland Ballroom featured here runs 81 minutes and includes only the 13
Lucky tunes, plus one song, the travelogue crowd-pleaser 'The Good
Girls and Boys,' which was intended for the album but dropped.

Thus,
the concert provides an interesting contrast to the album. Etheridge,
alternately playing her trademark acoustic Ovation 12-string guitar
(with not all of the 12 strings strung) and an electric, is backed by
electric guitarist Philip Sayce, bass player Mark Browne, and renowned
drummer Kenny Aronoff, with Trace Foster adding guitar and keyboards
off-stage and off-camera. The group achieves a classic rock sound often
reminiscent of the Rolling Stones as they churn through Etheridge's
mid-tempo rockers and rhythm ballads while she sings in her throaty
voice.

Sporting a head-mic, she prowls the stage, her eye-popping
facial expressions (as she herself acknowledges in the commentary track
that is another of the special features) often coming off as
exaggerated on video, even if they worked for the audience in the hall.

Melissa
Etheridge - became one of the most popular recording artists of the
'90s due to her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and
raspy, Janis Joplin/Rod Stewart-esque vocals. But the road to stardom
was not all smooth sailing for Etheridge as she debated behind the
scenes whether or not to disclose to the public that she was gay early
on in her career. Born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, KS, Etheridge first
picked up the guitar at the age of eight and began penning her own
songs shortly thereafter.
Playing in local bands throughout her
teens, Etheridge then attended the renowned Berklee College of Music in
Boston, MA. The up-and-coming singer/songwriter and guitarist dropped
out after a year before making her way to Los Angeles in the early '80s
to give a shot at a career in music. Etheridge's music at this point was
slightly more bluesy than her subsequently renowned folk-pop style, as a
demo of original compositions caught the attention of Bill Leopold, who
signed on as Etheridge's manager. Soon after, steady gigs began coming
her way, including a five-night-a-week residency at the Executive Suite
in Long Beach, which led to a bidding war between such major record
labels as A&M, Capitol, EMI, and Warner Bros., but it was Island
Records that Etheridge decided to go with.

Etheridge's first
recorded work appeared on the forgotten soundtrack to the Nick Nolte
prison movie Weeds before her self-titled debut was issued in 1988. The
album quickly drew comparisons to such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen
and John Mellencamp, as it spawned the hit single "Bring Me Some Water"
and earned gold certification. In the wake of the album's success,
Etheridge performed at the Grammy Awards the following year and
contributed vocals to Don Henley's The End of the Innocence. Etheridge
managed to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump with 1989's Brave and
Crazy, which followed the same musical formula as its predecessor and
proved to be another gold-certified success. It would be nearly three
years before Etheridge's next studio album appeared, however, and 1992
signaled the arrival of Never Enough, an album that proved to be more
musically varied.

But it was Etheridge's fourth release that
would prove to be her massive commercial breakthrough. Tired of rumors
and questions regarding her sexuality, Etheridge decided to put the
speculation to rest once and for all, titling the album Yes I Am.
Ex-Police producer Hugh Padgham guided the album, which spawned two
major MTV/radio hits with "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window"
(the latter of which featured a video with movie actress Juliette
Lewis); the album would sell a staggering six million copies in the U.S.
during a single-year period and earned a 1995 Grammy Award for Best
Female Rock Vocalist. But subsequent releases failed to match the
success of Yes I Am, including 1995's Your Little Secret, 1999's
Breakdown, and 2001's Skin, the latter of which dealt with her
separation from Julie Cypher. (Cypher had birthed the couple's two
children via artificial insemination; CSN&Y's David Crosby was the
father.)

Etheridge's autobiography, The Truth Is: My Life in Love
and Music, was released in 2002, and 2004's Lucky was her celebration
of a new romance. Later that same year Etheridge revealed that she'd
been diagnosed with breast cancer. But early detection allowed for
recovery, and she gave strength to many of those stricken by the disease
with a powerful performance of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" at
the 47th annual Grammys, held in February 2005. That September Etheridge
released Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, a compilation of career
highlights and new material. It featured a cover of Tom Petty's
"Refugee" as well as "Piece of My Heart" and a new song dedicated to
breast cancer survivors.

In 2007 Etheridge released her first
studio album of new material in three years, The Awakening, on Island,
following it a year later in 2008 with a holiday album, A New Thought
for Christmas, also on Island. Fearless Love appeared early in 2010.

TrackList
01. Lucky
02. Will You Still Love Me
03. If You Want To
04. Breathe
05. When You Find The One
06. Secret Agent
07. Mercy
08. Good Girls & Boys
09. Tuesday Morning
10. Meet Me In The Dark
11. This Moment
12. Kiss Me
13. Come On Out Tonight
14. Giant

Features:
- Direct Scene Access
- Interactive Menu

Extra:
- Commentary.
- A Day In The Life Documentary.
- Interview.



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