Full title - Live With The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Jann Arden, one of Canada's foremost singer songwriters releases her first full-length live recordings from her highly successful 2002 across Canada tour. This sp... more »ecial recording is the perfect gift for any Jann Arden fan & is available for this holiday season only. Featuring 50 minutes of music mixed with Jann's witty banter & wonderful stories plus a bonus Christmas track, 'Make It Christmas Day'. UNI. 2002.« less
Full title - Live With The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Jann Arden, one of Canada's foremost singer songwriters releases her first full-length live recordings from her highly successful 2002 across Canada tour. This special recording is the perfect gift for any Jann Arden fan & is available for this holiday season only. Featuring 50 minutes of music mixed with Jann's witty banter & wonderful stories plus a bonus Christmas track, 'Make It Christmas Day'. UNI. 2002.
"This is, strangely, Jann Arden's most thrilling album, strange because it is so divorced from what she has done otherwise in her remarkable body of work. To thunderous accompaniments which surge and ebb like a sonic ocean, she magnificently samples her large repertoire mesmerizingly. Then, between songs, she offers a bawdy, naughty series of stories and comments which prove Canadians are not as reserved, proper and controlled as reputation might have, judging by the hysterical laughter from the audience (and orchestra). A mystical, magical singer and songwriter, Arden lays claim to true greatness here. Don't miss it!"
Great songs & stories
Jim Andrews | 01/16/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this CD. I've never been to one of Jann's concerts, so this gives a good idea of what they're like. The songs sound fantastic with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and her stories that she tells before some of the songs are so funny. I also love the interaction with the players in the symphony. I do wish the sound when she's speaking was at the same volume as the sound when she's singing, but I've noticed that on many live albums so I wasn't surprised that I had to turn up the volume during the speaking segments.
Overall, a lot of fun.If you like Jann Arden, you'll also like Dar Williams."
Rocky start, smooth finish
Jim Andrews | 01/07/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I saw this concert in Windsor, Ontario, and Jann had the same sound problems with the opening song that night, as she does on this live recording from Vancouver. The mix is way off in spots, and the vocals are all but lost just pass the three minute mark. Why this wasn't corrected in post-production is even more troublesome. Jann is much better than this recording, and buyers deserve better quality for the hefty $[money] pricetag. Fortunately things get much better quickly, and the rest of the release is very good. Great entertainment for fans and newcomers."
Pure Jann
Jeri | Honolulu, Hawaii United States | 11/13/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I just received my copy of "Jann Arden Live" and have to say that it is excellent. Her music is matched by her wit and great stories. The only thing better than having this CD would be to have the good fortune to see it live. Jann Fanns will enjoy. First timers to Jann will enjoy as well. I highly recommend this CD."
Great mix of songs and laughs.....
J. Bilby | Kingston, New Hampshire United States | 12/17/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Can't think of another Canadian(besides Joni Mitchell & Neil Young)with as much talent as this excellent singer/songwriter/
comedian. Blessed with such a strong voice that bends with her
moody songs and soars and bleeds, no small feat. Jann Arden
songs have been in and out of my cd players for years, she rarely ever dissapoints, and on this live outing she is spectacular in the way she mixes the laughs through some very
funny strange tales and the way she connects with the crowds
and then the delivery of these classy songs. Jann really needs
to work her magic here in the states, its not surprising to
me she had been working for years with some of those folks
that made Bonnie Raitts recordings so special all during the
90's(Ed Cherney). Sure Jann Arden works that melancholy side
but I really don't know of any performer that is so gifted at
doing it this way, she writes such beautiful, sad songs about
life and relationships but she can rock when she wants, and talk and tell some really funny stories. Shes doing a better
job of mixing her styles on the lastest(2005) release, I look