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. (MR)more