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This Happened: Live at the Scala [CD+DVD] [CD+DVD]

Claudia Brucken Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (23 July 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD+DVD
  • Label: There (There) Music
  • ASIN: B0086VT25E
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,871 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Claudia Brücken's illustrious career began in 1984 as the lead singer of the ZTT art-goth electro group Propaganda and in March 2011, as a celebration of 27 years of recording and performing as Propaganda, Act, Onetwo and as herself, Claudia took to the stage at the Scala in London. Using the nucleus of her current band Onetwo, Claudia performed an exciting 98 minute live set playing selections from her career with a host of guests / former collaborators. Andy Bell (Erasure) performed two songs, their collaboration Delicious from Andy s 2005 solo album, followed by Act s duet Absolutely Immune . Heaven 17 s Glenn Gregory and Martin Ware performed three songs, Act s Snobbery and Decay , a total one off performance of Heaven 17 s Temptation in early demo style, and a never performed live duet, When your Heart Runs Out of Time originally recorded by Glenn, Claudia and Midge Ure for the Nicolas Roeg film Insignificance . Halfway through the show, the entire band of musicians left the stage leaving Claudia and former ZTT label mate Andrew Poppy alone to perform two intimate songs from their 2005 album Another Language , first a show-stealing rendition of Kate Bush's 'Running up that Hill' and also Roy Orbison s 'In Dreams', as just piano and voice. The sold out crowd were treated to a rare Propaganda reunion of Claudia, Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dörper who performed 4 songs from their Secret Wish album which included their iconic hit Duel and a super rare live performance of Propaganda s beautiful and much loved Dream within a Dream ! The entire 98 minute show containing 19 songs was professionally filmed and recorded and is now available as a DVD video and also as an audio live album.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I am glad it did 1 Aug 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Anyone who likes the music of Claudia Brucken, Onetwo, Act, Heaven 17, and, of course, Propaganda will want this DVD/CD package, which features the best known songs from all of these plus a few cover versions.

Special guests include Glenn Gregory, Andy Bell, Martyn Ware, Andrew Poppy and two of the original members of Propaganda, Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dorper.

The house band is excellent and so is the sound thanks to Paul Humphreys, who was the musical director, producer and did the mixing.

While the integrity of the original studio recordings is maintained (the Propaganda tracks actually include samples licensed from ZTT, we are told), there are some nice "live" touches like the brilliant guitar solo at the end of "Cloud 9".

The CD omits a few of the tracks featured on the DVD though in my opinion the best ones were included. The DVD extras are minimal but that didn't seem to matter - these days the music is what counts.

Everyone on stage seems pretty relaxed and generous. It appears as though both the musicians and the audience were having a great time that night.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I Want To Thank You...for this release!!!! 24 Aug 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I had actually stumbled onto this when I was looking at something else, and decided to get it...

WOW!!!...what a good choice on my part!!!....

This is an amazing concert...so beautiful and intimate...like being invited into Claudia's living room...this is a rare find indeed, and is a must for any person that follows Claudia's music career!!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars La Brücken returns... 17 Aug 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This one-off Claudia fest that took place at the Kings Cross Scala in March 2011 is pretty much everything a CB admirer could wish for - it features the best examples from her career both as a solo artiste and as part of Propaganda, Act, Andrew Poppy duo, Onetwo (collaborator Paul Humphreys was musical director of this concert), played live and immaculately throughout. Solid support from all the musicians in the special band, plus rather striking backing singer/feature dancer Melissa D'Arcy.

Special guests popping up include Susanne Freytag and (a rather unenthusiastic looking) Ralf Dörper from Propaganda, Andy Bell, Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware of Heaven 17, and minimalist composer/pianist Andrew Poppy. CB herself never flags through the performance, although she looks a tad unrelaxed to begin with. The voice is as lyrical, powerful and assured as ever.

One was, however, left wondering how commercially successful a venture the gig turned out to be on the night. The impression is that the attendant audience did not actually fill the Scala to the rafters, and such shots of the audience that are included tend to reveal a highly appreciative crowd of blokes of the more mature variety (such as me), getting with the beat: is such CB's fanbase these days?

CB has been having somewhat of a renaissance over the last two years, but has it come too late to turn on new and more contemporary audience to her iconic status among certain sections of the cognoscenti? The CB cognoscenti, meanwhile, should purchase this release at all costs (well, to the value of ten quid, say) and with all speed. You will not be disappointed.

A tiny quibble is in the picture formatting of the DVD. Although almost certainly originated on video - possibly even HD video - the producers seem to have followed the trend of applying a post-production filter so that the the look has a 'filmic' quality. This for me always dulls the sense of viewing a live event. It also to an extent creates a slight dissonance between the 'as live' soundtrack and 'as recorded' visuals. Yet this is the customary way of presenting concert coverage these days; I'd rather have the raw video experience, to be honest.

This aside, a brilliant record of a charismatic performer who clearly has many more strengths to go to.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic souvenir of a great night
What can I say? This blew me away. Lovely arrangements by Paul Humphrys of OMD fame, Claudia's great vocals throughout and fantastic guests including most of the classic... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. David R. Mee
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Music Item
Great package of DVD/CD this item show's just how good a vocalist Claudia still is & backed by a great band
Published 2 months ago by drew paterson
5.0 out of 5 stars What a night with Claudia
I was at this show at the Scala and what a night it was and was just like having a gig in your own front room ,too many highlights to mention but will say seeing Suzanne Freytag... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andy M
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lady, great show
Big fan of Propaganda and Claudia, this is a great show, great songs, great guests good show and performance. Worth it.
Published 5 months ago by JPS
4.0 out of 5 stars Great quality! Great sound! Great choices!
Can't really complain about anything on this CD, except that I wish some of the DVD songs had been the choices on the CD... like Andy Bell duet.
The sound is great! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Hunter Dutton
5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD/CD package - intimate gig but great sound/mixing
Claudia sounds great, after slight faltering start, and the cameos by many relevant collaborators makes this extra special. Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. B. Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, shame about the bonus material
I love Claudia Brucken. From when Propaganda first came out through her solo album and collaboration with Thomas Leer and One Two. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rob W
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful concert
To tie in and celebrate the release of Claudia Brucken's 'Combined', the CD covering the greatest songs of her career, she, band including Paul Humphries and guests Susanne Freytag... Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. J. Greenland
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