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Shania Twain convinced with a successfull Pop concert in Vienna - music instead of costume changes Vienna (APA)
The prehistory of Shania Twain offers a far field for prejudices: Started with admittedly mainstream country, then came the transformation to Pop singer, finally internationally successfully with hits, which sound after everything, whichwas produced by her housband Robert John "Mutt" Lange in his life (of Bryan Adam to Def Leppard), in addition sexy outfits in high polish MTV tie-clips.
The appearance of the canadian on Monday evening in Vienna made however rapidly clear that the singer has to offer more than a few ear worms. It was a correctly good Pop concert. The round stage thronte in the center of the sold off City Hall, over it floated a gigantic lighting system, which reminded of a spaceship. But despite the technology it did not ruled the presentation, but Shania Twain and their music. "Man! Feel Like A Woman!" , made the beginning, "UP!" (the title song of the current album) followed, and it quickly went by. The sound was pressureful, clear and loud, the band played solidly and well and well co-ordinated. Finally routes the eight men and a woman already for seven years with the star.
Shania, the pleasant power woman, who does not shrink from a contact to the fans and also without accumulate at Bodyguards in the quantity bathes, convinced with a strong voice, did without tracing and embarrassing announcements. The first six Songs sounded as from a casting, there disturb it not that the Refrain of "C"est La Vie "reminded of" Dancing Queen "(perhaps the ABBA clone Bjoern Again was allowed to therefore function as pre-show). "Lift your butt", demanded the singer and one asked themselves, why the hall was bestuhlt. While the rule at the instruments individually imagined (also a few words instead of with boring Soli) exchanged Twain rosa for a blue-white upper section - the only costume change up to the additions. It goes evenly also without lacquer and leather, without striptease, without dancers and without other cheap Gimmicks. A few pyrotechnic effects, a short duett with a fan and much movement handed, finally applied it no weaknesses to the show. It was pure a tidy concert, maintenance - with integrated autograph hour. Because the star again and again marked hang-strained programs, tickets and photos.
Not all songs from the repertoire of the beauty have the quality of "Ka-Ching!" or "That Don"t Impress ME Much ". The melody in "Forever and For Always" is penetrant, the fiddles? [Gefiedel] occasionally nervig, the difference between the older compositions combined into a Medley not really largely. But stood out with "The Woman in ME (Needs The one in You)" , the only ballade on the program. She, spoked without exaggerated theatrality in the middle infront the visitors. And it already went again to rockin rhythms into the ring. Shania Twain in the jersey of the Austrian national team performed the encore. In this Dress one can only win...