Live at Montreux 1988 | 
 enlarge | Actor: Johnny Hallyday
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 100648
Format: Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Live, Ntsc
Languages: French (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 39165
UPC: 801213916597
EAN: 0801213916597
ASIN: B0018M6J7W
Theatrical Release Date: June 24, 2008
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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Description
Johnny Hallyday is a French icon and superstar. With a career going back into the fifties he remains the best selling artist of all time in the French speaking world as well as enjoying a successful acting career. Inspired by Elvis Presley and the pioneers of American rock `n' roll he managed to take their energy and sense of rebellion and create something distinctively French. He was an immediate success and has remained so to this day. This concert from Montreux in 1988 captures his electric live show in a far more intimate venue than the vast arenas he usually performs in. TRACK LISTING 1) Rock N Roll Attitude 2) Dans Mes Nuits On Oublie 3) Pendue A Mon Cou 4) Mon Petit Loup 5) Laura 6) Que Je T'aime 7) Je Te Promets 8) Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 9) Le Feu 10) Envie 11) Le Bon Temps Du Rock And Roll 12) J'oublierai Ton Nom 13) Gabrielle 14) Je T'attends 15) Musique Que J'aime 16) Aimer Vivre 17) Quelque Chose De Tennessee
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 fabulous dvd! July 26, 2008
The dvd is an excellent show of Johnny's talents as a showman and his ability to cross all ages with his upbeat rock'n'roll style. Must have item for music lovers.
 The French Elvis in an 80s cencert - It sure helps if you speak French June 14, 2008
When Elvis Presley created a stir in the late 1950s there were performers all over Europe who jumped on the bandwagon. In Britain there was Tommy Steele (who later went on to success on the musical stage in clean-cut pop musicals. In France it was Johnny Hallyday. Though popular there as "The French Elvis", he only charted one #1 hit in France in those early years (and only 3 in his career, the last being in 2005!). Virtually unknown outside of France, the peak of his career actually came in 2000 when he performed at the Eiffel Tower for half-a-million people with a French TV audience estimated at 9 million!
While used to performing in large venues, Hallyday appeared in a smaller concert venue in 1988 at the Montreux Jazz Festival. It was recorded and has now been released in the US on DVD. While the performances are powerful - a bit of Elvis, more of James Brown and some of Tom Jones in style - the show was presented for a French audience so the songs are all in French, (even Hallyday's take on "Old Time Rock and Roll") except for Jerry Lee's Lewis' hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On". The between song patter - which is brief - is totally in French. At the age of 45 when this 90-minute concert was filmed, Hallyday was in great physical shape. And he sure can sweat!
Since I don't speak French, I don't know what the songs meant, nor what Hallyday was saying about them. If you understand the language you'll probably get more enjoyment out of this show than I did. It's probably a big seller in France. As for the US, we'll just have to see.
Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
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