The Beyoncé Experience - Live!
by Nick Wickham
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Actor: Beyonc, Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Michelle WilliamsDirector: Nick Wickham
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Live, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony
DVD Reviews of The Beyoncé Experience - Live!
DVD Review: What An Experience...
Summary: 3 Stars
The Beyonce' Experience was Beyonce' Knowles's first headlining tour as a solo artist and lives up to everything you can expect it to be, based on what you're usually used to seeing from her. Very glamourous, very flirty, very seductive, and over the top at times, Beyonce' pulled out all the stops on this outing as she breezed through her huge catalogue of hits in a 2-hour set that garnered nothing but positive reviews and praise when she toured the states the Summer of 2007 (sans the unfortunate pyrotechnics mishap in St. Louis and serious tumble down the stairs during "Ring the Alarm" in Orlando).
While clearly realizing with certain numbers that "we've seen it all before," from her "Ring the Alarm" performance a la the 2006 MTV Music Awards to her Kylie Minogue-inspired robot opening of "Get Me Bodied" from the 2007 BET Awards, along with familiar recreations of the videos on her B'Day Anthology Album DVD, it's the energy and commitment Beyonce brings to the stage that sells this entire tour, next to her Southern charm and beauty. To see it in a live setting is just something that has to be admired, as opposed to watching countless award show appearances and performances and videos in the comfort of your home. Even watching this DVD you can only imagine the rush of seeing her perform live. However, there was nothing fancy about the show: no elaborate sets or gaudy costumes, not a whole lot of lights and explosions. Along with her all female band, buxom backup singers known as "The Mamas," and a fierce dance troupe, next to the star herself, you tend to finish the show wishing for just a little bit more.
The set list was (which may stray slightly from the DVD release):
Crazy in Love
Freakum Dress
Green Light
Baby Boy
Beautiful Liar
Naughty Girl
Me, Myself And I
Dangerously In Love
Flaws & All
DC3 Medley
-Independent Women Part I
-Bootylicious
-No No No Part 2
-Bug a Boo
-Bills, Bills, Bills
-Cater 2 U
-Say My Name
-Jumpin' Jumpin'
-Soldier
-Survivor
Speechless
Ring the Alarm
Suga Mama
Upgrade U
'03 Bonnie & Clyde
Check On It
Déjà Vu
Get Me Bodied
Welcome to Hollywood
Dreamgirls
Listen
Irreplaceable
Happy B'Day
The performance at the Staples Center differs from other performances during the trek as Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams join her on stage for "Survivor" and Jay-Z during "Upgrade U."
Highlights:
-After stripping the floor length gown off and into a sizzling mini-dress, she steers away from the original song to sing "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. She also does this when she sings "Dangerously in Love," quickly switching into Jill Scott's "He Loves Me" for the remainder of the track.
-Beyonce cried during "Flaws and All" at mulitple shows
-The "Welcome to Hollywood" swell captured some never-before-seen footage of Beyonce behind the scenes
Some "Iffy" Points:
-Beyonce was unable to hold her own on the songs that didn't require just her, i.e. "Beautiful Liar," which seemed out of place without Shakira, and most of the Destiny's Child songs
-Some of the songs had a twist on them that really should've been left out like the Chopped & Screwed mix of "Bug a Boo" and the slowed up version of "Check On It."
-While it's realized that she wanted to give her fans all that she's offered musically, she tried to jumble way too many songs into the show, some should've clearly been omitted so that others could've been performed in their entirety
-The "Dreamgirls" sequence was just a little too much and could've been executed differently
While some may contend that the lack of extra effects and high ticket cost (single seats topped $200 in some cities, not to mention up to over $1000 for fan club exclusive seats and a once in a lifetime meet and greet) was not worth it, the "experience" was clearly the making of a music superstar who has many years ahead of her to perfect her craft to icon status. This is a DVD must-have for any fan of Beyonce, Destiny's Child, or person who was unable to score tickets to one of the most anticipated tours of 2007.
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