It remains a fairytale, the story of Ilse, the shoe saleswoman from Almelo, who became the Netherlands' best-selling country artist. That was in the late 90s with the album . When the singer moved to a pop sound with The Great Escape in 2006, she surpassed this success once again. Time for a live album to seal her star status and to offer her loyal fans a souvenir of the two concerts she gave in
… April 2007 in Amsterdam. Live fully reveals why the Netherlands closed DeLange in its heart. She has a powerful voice with which she also dares to go shamelessly deep. And after worn performances of World Of Hurt or s I Will Always Love You is always the ordinary girl from Almelo who thanks the audience from the bottom of her heart. DeLange offers her best live, but the singer deserves a more thorough and experienced backing band. Her current accompanists do sound very mature, with guitar solos that hang from screeching clichés. Special is the extra CD on which DeLange only sings four songs from her living room accompanied by an acoustic guitar. (MR)more
