Dom Robinson reviews

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Cat.no: 501499

Cert: E

Running time: 116 minutes

Year: 1996

Pressing: 1998

Region(s): 2, PAL

Chapters: 29

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Stereo

Languages: English/Spanish

Subtitles: English/Spanish lyrics available

Presented in Fullscreen

16:9-enhanced: No

Macrovision: No

Disc Format: DVD 10

Price: £19.99

Extras : Scene index

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There's no trace of artifacts as the picture quality is superb. The average bitrate is a top-notch 9.7Mb/s on side one and 9.9Mb/s on side two. Given that the concert is in fullscreen, the disc is obviously not anamorphic - a process used for prints with a ratio of 16:9 or wider which allows extra resolution on widescreen televisions.

The sound also comes across in a punchy and lively style for upbeat numbers such as "Get On Your Feet", "Oye Mi Canto" and "Everlasting Love", with the occasional ballad to give your ears a chance to calm down, including "Here We Are" and "Anything For You". There are choices for Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1.

Extras etc. :

Chapters :

There are 29 chapters, one for each song as well as the intro sequence. The track listing is as follows :

Side One

1. Programme Start
2. Intro - Instrumental
3. Conga
4. Live For Loving You
5. Get On Your Feet
6. Anything For You
7. Don't Wanna Lose You
8. Destiny
9. Here We Are
10. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
11. Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)
12. Steal Your Heart
13. Along Came You (A song for Emily)
14. Mi Tierra
15. Con Los Anos Que Me Quedan

Side Two

1. Everlasting Love
2. Cuts Both Ways
3. I See Your Smile
4. Words Get In The Way
5. Can't Stay Away From You
6. Always Tomorrow
7. Coming Out Of The Dark
8. Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors)
9. You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
10. Turn The Beat Around
11. Mega Mix :

A. Dr. Beat
B. Conga
C. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
D. 1-2-3
E. Get On Your Feet
12. Higher
13. Tres Deseos (Three Wishes)
14. Reach

Languages/Subtitles :

Most of the songs are sung in English, although as you can see from the list above, some are Spanish and others are a mixture of the two. The lyrics replicate the songs in their native languages and also include any dialogue between the songs.

Menu :

The menu is static and functional, albeit a little bland.

Overall, Gloria certainly puts on an energetic and entertaining concert, but it will mainly be of interest to big fans of her work. Those seeking a good DVD demo disc should also take a look, but it seems rather unnecessary to split the concert over two sides rather than master the disc as a dual-layer rather than dual-sided disc.