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Christina Aguilera - Stripped - Live in the UK
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Christina Aguilera Brand: Sony DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 92 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-10-12 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: RCA
Movie Reviews of Christina Aguilera - Stripped - Live in the UKMovie Review: Stripped-Live In The UK (Stripped Tour 2003) (2003) Summary: 5 Stars
Christina Aguilera has been able to prove to us that she is the next Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, and Whitney Houston combined. Her unique voice has touched many of her fans, including myself, in so many ways unexplained. When she toured the U.S. with The Stripped Tour 2003, she was paired with Justin Timberlake (of *NSYNC), who was touring for his first solo album, JUSTIFIED (2003), calling the tour, The Justified Stripped Tour 2003. But when the left the U.S. to tour Europe, they toured separately. August 8th, 2003 was the night I went to see Justin and Christina. Justin was outstanding, but I didn't quite enjoy it as much as I did with Christina, basically because I didn't know too much of his solo songs. As far as Christina is concerned, she was amazing. Her voice always gave me the chills, but not like that night. What you see on this UK performance of Christina's concert is the same as the one she gave in the U.S., when she and Justin were on The Justified Stripped Tour 2003.
The show starts off with the STRIPPED INTRO playing. There was a video to go along with it, but I didn't see because my seats were in the last row and on the side. After the STRIPPED INTRO, Christina came out to open the show with DIRRTY, wearing a tight black outfit, with a touch purple, orange, and red on it, complete with her new black hair. She swept through DIRRTY like there was no tomorrow. After DIRRTY, she performed a great rendition of GET MINE, GET YOURS. After GET MINE, GET YOURS, she performed THE VOICE WITHIN and she sang it more beautifully than the album version.
She went back-stage for a costume change, while Arabian music was played. She came out in a black leather coatdress to perform GENIE IN A BOTTLE. After the short Arabian remix of GENIE IN A BOTTLE performance, she performed CAN'T HOLD US DOWN, while her female dancers thrashed sexual moves over motorcycles. Lil' Kim did not make an appearance, her rap was simply given from the album, while Christina performed the song overtop of the album version, while the band played the live music overtop of the album version. After CAN'T HOLD US DOWN, a caged fence was moved in front of Christina, as she performed an even harder rock version of the already made rock version of MAKE OVER.
After MAKE OVER, Christina went back-stage for her second costume change, while her dancers gave a Latino dance to a previously recorded Spanish song Christina had recorded called, CONTIGO EN LA DISTANCIA/FALSAS ESPERANZAS. Christina finally came out, wearing a red Spanish 1930s waltzing dress, complete with pink shoes, to perform INFATUATION. After INFATUATION, she grabbed a stole and sat down to have a conversation with her audience. When I saw her here in South Philly, she talked to us about how she had been so happy to be back in Philly, since she performed here four years earlier for her first tour. Then she started asking her female audience if they had a crush on Justin, which led into an acoustic performance of COME ON OVER BABY (ALL I WANT IS YOU). She then performed her Alicia Keys composed song, IMPOSSIBLE. She finished up IMPOSSIBLE and then took centerstage. She said that the next to songs she was about to sing were two of her favorite songs from Etta James, one of her favorite female solo artists. The first Etta James cover Christina sang was the infamous AT LAST. The second Etta James cover Christina sang was I PREFER YOU.
After her Etta James renditions, she went for another costume change. The stage lights came on to reveal a French 17th century set, with her female dancers dressed up in French 17th century risqué outfits, while the sound of fingersnapping is heard. Suddenly, in a cappella, are the words, HEY SISTER, GO SISTER, SOUL SISTER, FLOW SISTER. Yep, that's right, Christina came out to perform LADY MARMALADE. Even though, it wasn't the same without, Mya, Lil' Kim, and Pink, Christina did a great job singing it herself. She only performed Mya's verse and then skipped over Pink's verse and Lil' Kim's verse to sing her verse and closed the song out. After her dancers left, Christina stepped inside a tall glass box with one of her male dancers to perform WALK AWAY, where at the end of the song, the dancer was stripped down to his boxers.
After WALK AWAY, Christina took another costume change, while a video was playing to STRIPPED PT. 2, and again, I didn't see the video. Christina finally came out in a tight black, one-piece tank-top suit, with fringes alongside, complete with some pink coloring around it, to perform FIGHTER. This was a song I have been waiting for the whole show. After FIGHTER, she performed an amazing rendition of WHAT A GIRL WANTS. Just when you thought the show was over, she came out to perform the encore, which was BEAUTIFUL. Stop thinking that I'm going to tell you the encores. I've been generous with telling you the whole show, you're on own with finding out how the encore went, so buy it and see how it went. Below is the setlist for Christina's portion of The Justified Stripped Tour 2003, which is also the same setlist for The Stripped UK Tour 2003.
(Video Introduction) STRIPPED INTRO
DIRRTY
GET MINE, GET YOURS
THE VOICE WITHIN
GENIE IN A BOTTLE (Arabian Remix)
CAN'T HOLD US DOWN (featuring Lil' Kim)
MAKE OVER
(Dancers Interlude) Medley: CONTIGO EN LA DISTANCIA/FALSAS ESPERANZAS
INFATUATION
COME ON OVER BABY (ALL I WANT IS YOU)
IMPOSSIBLE
AT LAST
I PREFER YOU
LADY MARMALADE (Short Remix)
WALK AWAY
(Video Interlude) STRIPPED Pt. 2
FIGHTER
WHAT A GIRL WANTS
BEAUTIFUL
Summary of Christina Aguilera - Stripped - Live in the UKStudio: Sony Music Release Date: 08/23/2005
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