Pink: Live in Europe (Explicit)
The year is 2004 and she's on tour in support of the Tim Armstrong co-writtenTry This. The Grammy Award-winning "Trouble"-maker emerges from a cage dressed in black, sporting a fuchsia mohawk—an homage to the Rancid front man, perhaps--and silver lipstick. It can only be Alecia Moore, better known as Pink, and there will be more costume changes to come, including a tiger suit for "Welcome to the Jungle" (Guns N’ Roses). These 27 selections, all drawn from her 62-city European excursion, are not designed for delicate constitutions as Pink doesn't mince words and suggestive moves accompany some songs, like "Lady Marmalade" (Labelle), in which she romps with blow-up dolls and back-up dancers (in the spirit of theMoulin Rougevideo with Christine Aguilera, Mya, and Li'l Kim). The rest of the material is drawn primarily from her first three albums, includingCan't Take Me HomeandM!ssundaztood. She also throws in a few more covers, like Beck's "Feel Good Time" (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle) and a black and white Janis Joplin medley: "Summertime," "Me and Bobby McGee," and "Piece of My Heart." Highlights include a poignant "Family Album," anthemic "God is a DJ," and revealing mini-documentaryOn the Road With Pink. For those who like rock, soul, swagger, and balladry,Live in Europehas your name written all over it--in pink ink, of course.--Kathleen C. Fennessy