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Title: You can close your eyes and pretend she's in the room...
Review: I have been a longtime fan of Ani's, and bought this CD just to see if it could really capture the bubbly personality she is in concert. It comes about as close as a live album can to bringing the feeling of being at one of her concerts, complete with mistakes, and stories, and that unique laugh of hers. The philharmonic introduction of "Both Hands" (basically her anthem) blew me away - it's incredible to hear the string section playing the melody, and build to an impressive crescendo. This album really showcases Ani's talent as a performer, along with her ability to write songs that speak to so many people. Since her concerts tend to fill large auditoriums now rather than the intimate clubs she used to play, it might even be better just to listen to her on this album and pretend you're there.
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