"Who'd ever dream of coming out here and doing soul music?" asks neo-soul queen Angie Stone in the primeval forest setting of Vancouver Island's Cathedral Grove. Backed by a guitar, drums, bass, accordion (which is the butt of some good-natured jokes) and a pair of background vocalists, Stone performs five songs off her sophomore solo album Mahogany Soul (2001), as well as covers of Al Green's "Love & Happiness" and Christopher Cross's "Sailing" in this edition of Music in High Places set in one of British Columbia, Canada's most popular travel destinations. If some of the lyrics are depressingly retrograde (on "Bottles & Cans," Stone sings "I'd rather be facing twenty-to-life if I can't be your wife"), the music is solid gold, especially on tunes like "Wish I Didn't Miss You" and "Brotha." Unfortunately, the non-musical segments tend to drag, and feel like little more than extended photo shoots (Angie walks across the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Angie rides a boat, etc.) rather than a look into the "culture, history and spirituality" of the place that is promised on the DVD jacket. Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, the disc includes nine behind-the-scenes featurettes and a music-only option. Optional. Aud: P. (R. Pitman)
Angie Stone: Live in Vancouver
(2003) 54 min. DVD: $19.99. Image Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). Color cover. Volume 18, Issue 3
Angie Stone: Live in Vancouver
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