Search - Melissa Etheridge :: Awakening Live (W/Dvd)

Organically Divine

DrippingInColorDotCom | Arizoven | 11/24/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This DVD is a gift to the fans. From the LIVE concert in New York City to the private moments in Malibu. Being a fan I have wanted to see the collaboration of these particular fine musicians and the teacher teaching for a long time. To see how raw, organic and natural this project is, it makes me love the music and magnitude of lyrics that much more. Each musician is so completely talented in their own right and are just simply terrific souls and from the orbs of light on this project it shows. It was also a complete treat to see private moments of Melissa's wife Tammy and their baby twins J & M. Melissa Etheridge is right where she belongs, her voice is strong, her music is timeless and her passion to perform is still blazing.



GRATITUDE!!!"

Let it grow on you

Andrew Hicks | Tulsa, Ok | 04/10/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I suppose I am not different than many Etheridge fans. I came to her, when she was a guitar slinging rockstar that was all guts and glory on stage. Watching her sing "I am the only one" from the Woodstock stage i feel in love with her raw emotional power, and was forever changed. When she brokedown in 99 I felt her pain, and when she resurfaced with new Skin in 2002 I felt our rock diva was ready to reclaim her rightful throne as our immortal rock songstress. Then she got lucky, and was happy, and while I love my rock goddess happy, I also needed a little angst to get me through the night. Thank you for Breath. Shaken but not moved, we saw her triumph over the darkness her body possessed, and we all breathed a sigh of relief.



"Awakening" was just that, an awakening. At first I hated this cd. I listened to it through twice and put it in my cd case to be forgotten and never listened to again. It was too emotional, too spiritual, too pretensious. Then a few months later I was taking a short road trip and mistakenly grabbed the cd, and while on the open road I fell in love with this album. Etheridge shows an emotional rawness that only comes with age and experience. I am sorry I didn't give the CD the respect it deserved.



"California" is a classic rock anthem that is sure to be concert favorite, it follows the unmistakable Etheridge guitar chord pattern that she is famous for. "An Unexpected Rain" was the Etheridge song I had waited years for her to write and the guitar riffs were hypnotic. "God is in the people" is a Joplinesc story song, she opens it with a monologue that follows into a great ballad.



I hope that if like me you have heard this album and dismissed it as a whining confessional of raw emotion you will take a day, hop in the car and give this album the attention it deserves"

As good as being there

Ms. S. J. Trotter | United Kingdom | 01/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Melissa Etheridge - The Awakening -Live - Having never been fortunate to see this legend live, the DVD of her concert at the Hard Rock Cafe was awesome. Having listened to the CD when it first came out I couldn't wait for the DVD and managed to purchase it through Amazon Prime.

Well worth adding to any collection of Melissa Etheridge. All I want now is for her to tour the UK!"