This CD is very good, solid and rythmic. Her renderings of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the man", Marianne Faithfull's "As Tears go By" (as penned by the Stones) and her biggest hits "Joe Le Taxi" and "Be my Baby" (a retro tune if there ever was one and super catchy!)are tuneful and well-arranged.

All in all this is an entertaining live recording that reveals that the talents of Vanessa Paradis are quite many and she is rather good at her craft. Most decidedly not Tori Amos or Bjoerk, but much better than many others. Her charisma oozes from the songs and this CD gets more than a dozen spins once started!


Charming intoxicating live performance from Supermodel   July 1, 1998
Willem (enliteme@iafrica.com) (Pretoria, South Africa)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Vanessa Paradis has shown that she is not only a model, but also possesses a sweet voice which can charm and woo any listener. On this CD of live songs she performs all her greatest hits from her previous three albums. The second song, Les Cactus which is a well known tune in France will surprise many Americans with it's fresh sound. She runs through vocal performances with the greatest of ease and the overall sound on the album is surprisingly good considering it is a live recording. She delights with As tears go by, a cover of the Rolling Stones song. Also included is some of the great successes she had with Lenny Kravitz. Any Lenny Kravitz fan will do well to buy this album. Songs like Be me Baby and Sunday Mondays which were huge hits all over the world are done with great enthusiasm and the listener sits enthralled as she glides through the songs with her haunting voice. Some other big hits included on the album are Tandem, Natural High, I'm waiting for that man and Joe le Taxi. I can recommend this album for anyone looking for something fresh and different. This is an album that will make you fall in love with the artist.


Stop thinking and get it   October 30, 2002
WnB (Laguna Beach, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

One of the best albums of all time in any language. Vanessa's best, very up beat and fun. I've yet played it for anyone who hasn't loved it and that's people from all different tastes and ages-just click add to my cart...
Wes


A rather pleasant surprise   March 24, 2000
Miguel Cane (Mexico City, Mexico)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Of course I'd heard about Ms. Paradis (a/k/a Mrs Depp) long ago: how she'd become teenage superstar in the late 80s, and I'd seen the world-famous Chanel ad. But nothing quite prepared me for the surprise of hearing her sing live.

This CD is very good, solid and rythmic. Her renderings of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the man", Marianne Faithfull's "As Tears go By" (as penned by the Stones) and her biggest hits "Joe Le Taxi" and "Be my Baby" (a retro tune if there ever was one and super catchy!)are tuneful and well-arranged.

All in all this is an entertaining live recording that reveals that the talents of Vanessa Paradis are quite many and she is rather good at her craft. Most decidedly not Tori Amos or Bjoerk, but much better than many others. Her charisma oozes from the songs and this CD gets more than a dozen spins once started!