I saw this on MTV and I cried. That cry cleansed my soul in a way that I can't even explain. I had to purchase the CD. There was no way I could go through life without this CD. GREAT!!!!!!!!
March 17, 2008It's such a terrible thing--to be loved; especially by folks that don't understand you, or that love you for the wrong reasons. It's like being loved for a body that is bound to change, to grow. Many fans (short for Fanatics) want someone to worship; some kind of idol to be their God of music or writing or whatever.. Lauryn came out and showed us who she really was; and it was beautiful and inspiring; it moved me to action in my own Art. In my opinion, she didn't change at all, this is what she has always been; and what I have always heard in her music. Fact is: many of you just never knew her. Many of you were in love with the beat or the hook or the production--you never even heard the words or the emotive content behind the words. You didn't know that she had a Soul and you weren't prepared to hear her bare it. This CD/DVD is absolutely beautiful and I'm grateful that she recorded it and released it as is. It is a peek behind the smoke and mirrors of Hollywood entertainment and million-dollar production; And it reveals the real artistry of a young American woman of African descent.
July 19, 2007If you expect this work to be an extension of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill you will be sorely disappointed. I'm not saying this work is bad, it's just Ms. Hill took a very different direction musically. It's hard to describe what to expect on this album. It's a very personal, deep, acoustic folk experience!!
Hey folks that's the best I could do!!
Personally I didn't get it!!
Guess I'm not deep enough!
Totally got lost in the sea of metaphors she poured.
I don't think I'm alone in saying I want the old Lauryn back, but I guess motherhood and marriage has shaped a new perspective and we may never get another miseducation.
April 1, 2007 |  | Truth Can Be An Art Form Too |  |
Music is an Art Form, Singing is an Art Form and Poetry is an Art Form but Truth is an Art Form not commonly practiced whether in the secular or sadly in the Religious world...This poetic, political, artistic and spiritual purging cannot be for those looking for the Lauryn who was slickly produced (in MisEducation) because this Lauryn UnPlugged is Truth! After listening to the CD and Spiritually connecting to the words, when I saw the DVD it fully supported the view of someone fighting to express a growing person thru art. Yeah You Go Girl!
October 14, 2005I'm a Lauryn Hill fan and I purchased this DVD cus of the positive reviews posted this site. She's really good, no doubt about that. Her voice was cracking a lot of times though. You could really feel what she's saying. Not bad with the guitar also. When the track starts, you'll get into it, after a while you'll loose focus cus there's too much adlib. I'm sure the audience felt the same way. Some were already out of it. She's really good but there's too much adlib. She also talks too much in between tracks. An hour and 45 minutes with only 13 songs..... go figure
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