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bargain of the month
Probing among the DVDs in our local ShopRite while waiting for
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pds_lit to select the right brand of talcum powder (I think it was), I spotted a DVD called Marianne Faithfull Live in Hollywood. It does seem to me important that I have something to play on my portable DVD player while languishing in hospital, and this was a recording of Faithfull's I'd never heard of before. Oh, and it cost only $2.50.Picosecond after picosecond went by while I wrestled with my conscience, but eventually I decided the expenditure was worth it.
When we got home, I looked at my purchase. It seemed strangely . . . heavy. Opening it up I discovered that, in addition to the 143min DVD of the concert, there's a 55min audio CD of the highlights. This latter is, as I type, playing EXTREMELY LOUDLY and being comprehensively appreciated.
By way of evaluation, I'd say the CD isn't up to the standard of her other live album, Blazing Away -- to be fair, just about nothing is -- but it's pretty stunning nonetheless, with a nice mixture of old stuff and new (the gig dates from 2005). And the booklet that comes with the package is like a CD's booklet -- i.e., it's much better than you'd expect from a DVD.
Oh, who's a happy piglet?
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Here's hoping you have a very short time of needing to use that portable DVD player and are back home before you know it!
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Thanks for the good wishes, John!
"Sweeeeeeeeet!"
You bet it is. I've just been "testing" the CD a few times to, er, make sure it works, and it's kinda wonderful. I played the first few minutes of the DVD for rather more serious testing purposes, and that was truly fantastic. The other 2.5 hours I'm keeping back to watch during recovery!