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Recorded at New York’s infamous Supper Club in the spring of 1998, VH1 STORYTELLERS-Rod Stewart finds the vocalist at his most engaging. Performing songs from his legendary career, Rod recounts the tales behind his biggest hits including “Maggie May,” “Tonight’s the Night,” and “Forever Young.” This DVD release includes 2 bonus performances not [...]
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It’s difficult to fathom the thinking behind this overview of VH1’s popular Storytellers series. Begin with the fact that the actual stories are expunged from the recording. If you want the tales behind the songs, you’ll have to read the booklet. So the music is left to stand on its own, but with [...]
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He has made a career conquering stadiums and arenas around the world, but for one night Meatloaf scales down the production for a VH-1’s Storytellers. In an intimate studio setting, Meatloaf talks about the stories and inspirations behind his classic songs, including 5 (out of the 7) tracks from the RIAA Diamond-certified album [...]
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Natalie Merchant got her start at age 17 as the lead singer of the folk-pop outfit 10,000 Maniacs. Her silken voice and outspoken social awareness wooed music fans and cemented her status as one of the day’s most astute and captivating artists. Though 10,000 Maniacs achieved a level of critical success as a [...]
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The relative intimacy of the Storytellers stage is appropriate for an artist like Sarah McLachlan, who in the course of this 10-song, 55-minute performance establishes an easy and close rapport with her audience. In truth, empires will neither rise nor fall, and few lives are likely to be changed, on account of McLachlan’s [...]
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The surviving members of the Doors did a savvy thing with this hourlong session of VH-1 Storytellers, first broadcast in early 2001. Knowing that they could never replace their late and legendary frontman, Jim Morrison, the Doors (Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, and John Densmore) invited vocalists from a variety of hot bands to [...]
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