| Herald Sun "A Star is Reborn" 3rd June 1998 For a concert where she could do no wrong. Kylie Minogue did everything right at the Palais theatre last night. "The 7 minute crowd" she called the audience of more than 2000 fans, referring to how long it took to sell the tickets. She may not have had to prove herself but she put on an event and not a gig. Opening with the intense "Too Far", Minogue instantly vindicated her choice of bands(John Farnham Band) with imported percussionist and guitarist, easily replicating the musical boundary pushing on her albums. Minogue used the concert, her first in seven years to re-write her past. Her Stock/Aitken/Waterman song were reinvented, a gospel rock "What Do I Have To Do", and a Las Vegas cabaret for "Lucky". From rock grooves "Some Kind Of Bliss" through to a seriously camp cover of Abba's "Dancing Queen", Minogue left no musical stone unturned. The recent hit "Did It Again" thrilled the crowd, as did the hard edged "Limbo". the encore featured her classic "Confide In Me", with the show closing with a re-worked version of "Better The Devil You Know", Minogue thanked the crowd for her homecoming before leaving the stage. A Star Is Reborn.... Daily Telegraph..."This will do nicely" CD Review. December 1998 There's a moment at the end of this double live album when Kylie Minogue sounds truly happy. Not the smile-on-demand Kylie from years gone bye. But a Kylie who may be breathless and running on pure adrenalin after finishing a stunning version of "Better the devil you know" but still exhibits joy as she thanks the sell out crowd. And why not? Minogue is a survivor in an industry not known for survival. her recent ntimate and Live tour served in as revenge on those who used her name as a punchline for cruel jokes. More importantly it was a thank-you to her fans, past, present and future who'd kept faith in her for over a decade. Here Minogue pays them back with a thorough display. Like the opener, the tribal "Too Far", her rock take on "What Do Have To Do"? or the extended late night vibe of "Take Me With You", which is nothings she's ever done before. "Sayhey" is a minimal electronic pulse with Minogue steering the way, live favourite "Free" is fuelled by tension before a brief but restrained rock explosion while "Drunk" is typical od classy pop on "Impossible Princess". Elsewhere "Limbo" benefits from live abandon, her cover fo Abba's "Dancing Queen" is a show stopper and "Confide In Me" is suitably epic and still sends shivers down the spine. Of course you had to be there to get the whole effect, but this will do nicely. |
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| Overview In the Summer of 1998 the Impossible Princess Album was eventually turned into a small intimate show that would be a jounry of self discovery for Kylie and a re-connection with her fans. This was Kylie's return to touring after 7 years away (Let's Get To It) in 1991. It was with some surprise that the crowds were a sellout success both in the UK and Australia. Australian audiences were nicnkamed "the 7 minute crowd" as a final of 24 dates were confirmed. The response was so phenomenol that it felt like a real homecoming for their Princess of Pop. Fans had waited too long for these dates and they were gonna treat Kylie to nights she would never forget. The tour was a great stage to perform her self penned songs and also include rocked up versions of her PWL days. Highlights would include hints of camp,kitcsh and Vegas Showgirls. It is however the hauntingly lyricly rich songs that make this a show to remember and cherish. The budgets for the tour were minmal and the show was the first time ever in ten years that Kylie was making a show about her, this was gonna be hard work as people took note and beneath the lights every night Miss Minogue metamophisised into a performer of depth and her courage and determination was laid bare. |
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| Shepherds Bush Empire, London. 1998 With the lights down low and the revolving multi coloured tardis at the top of the illuminous stairs we were watched by the infamous eyes of Miss Minogue. From that moment on the crowd were in the palm of her delicate hands. With the fast paced introduction of the lyrical frenzy that is "Too Far" Kylie appears in an all black outfit, tightly fitting and her hair pulled back from her ageless face. The crowd were wild as Kylie swiftly moved into a guitar driven version of "What Do I Have To Do", there was not a trace of Stock,Aitken and Waterman about that 3 minute burst of pure adrenalin. The right mix of Impossible Princess songs and the odd highly camp cover of "Dancing Queen" where her male dancers were dressed in hotpants capped off with a pair pink feathered wings. Kylie, again with the help from the boys turns "Cowboy Style" into a Vegas explosion of sexual appetite. The show's ballad are just about passable. Kylie seems to make them look to easy and lack any conviction in the delivery for my liking before we are lifted again into the stand out track "Limbo", with accompanying dancers in what appears to be Straight jackets containing the anger,the emotion,this is where Kylie really excells. The show is brought to a close with a twist to "Better The Devil You Know", and if only the pop fans out there could actually sit and listen to that lyric, they may understand how kylie is using the irony of the words to close what has been a very entertaining night. No-one had seemingly appreciated this deeper, three dimensional Kylie, but here tonight it seems she achieved the impossible. The crowd's cheers and signals of approval will definitely signal a new phase to Miss Minogue,this is certainly not the end of the "Impossible Princess". |
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