{"id":41774,"date":"2009-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/living-proof\/"},"modified":"2009-11-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-08T00:00:00","slug":"living-proof","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/living-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Proof"},"content":{"rendered":"

As cool and remote as ever, Cher started this decade on a high with Living Proof<\/i> and now, as 2009 draws to a close, she has one of the most popular live shows on the Vegas strip. As a slightly inferior companion sequel to the blockbuster hit album Believe<\/i>, Living Proof <\/i>brings Cher back for one more spin on the disco ball. Unfortunately, due to a staggered release date and poor promotion, this record didn\u2019t quite perform up to sales expectations. It\u2019s a shame, too, because there is some great material on this disc to be discovered.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The import version is preferable to the U.S. version, as it features a different track list order and substitutes one song for another (the brilliant \u201cYou Take It All\u201d vs. the dismal Diane Warren-penned \u201cWhen You Walk Away\u201d). The import\u2019s opener \u201cThe Music\u2019s No Good Without You\u201d bests the domestic first track \u201cSong For The Lonely,\u201d though it was only a marginal hit in the UK. Another single, \u201cA Different Kind Of Love Song,\u201d brought back the vocoder style that made \u201cBelieve\u201d such a #1 worldwide smash and the clubs couldn\u2019t get enough \u2013 they deemed both \u201cA Different Kind Of Love Song\u201d and \u201cSong For The Lonely\u201d worthy #1 club play hits.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Another key track is Cher\u2019s version of \u201cWhen The Money\u2019s Gone,\u201d which also went to #1 in club land. I dare to say that it\u2019s the most exciting Cher moment of the last ten years. Her fondness for Latin music is brought to the fore with \u201cLove So High\u201d and the red-hot \u201cBody To Body, Heart To Heart,\u201d and her diva ability to bring people together is on the plaintive plea \u201cLove One Another.\u201d Sense a pattern here? Yep, this time it\u2019s all about love \u2013 there are no less than five songs with the word \u201clove\u201d in the title. A tad redundant, yes, and a clear sign that Cher had run out of steam, not to mention new lyrical ideas.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

As dance albums go, this is one of those affairs that you can\u2019t go wrong with. Cher and Madonna will always be the real crowd-pleasers, whether it is at a club or an intimate party setting. As I write this, I suddenly realize that it\u2019s Halloween and years ago, I remember how I used to dress up as Cher and Madonna. If you\u2019re a big fan like I am, why not show your devotion and pride at your next costume party? Pick a look, any look (and there have been countless). Get out those fishnets, wig and put on a little makeup-makeup. See how many of your friends actually recognize you\u2026or let you live it down, for that matter!<\/o:p><\/p>\n

If all that seems like just too much work, you can always seek out Living Proof<\/i>. One listen to the top-notch electro-clash number \u201cReal Love\u201d and you\u2019ll be lost in the music just like I was when I first heard it. The quality sound and production is what makes this Cher release so memorable. The blond wig she\u2019s wearing on the cover, though? Not so much.<\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":30135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6037],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-41774","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-cher","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41774"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41774"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}