Life After Vegas

The Canadian diva is back with a brand new album fresh out of her recent Glam-rock effort 'Taking Chances'.

In that album, as its name suggests, is a leap away from her usual balladry. The vocals were as astounding as ever but she's taking a jab at the manic scream fest of true blue rockers to much effect.

Fresh out of her hectic 2-year stint at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, she's taking things a little easier this time round.

Here, in her latest greatest hits release,

'My Love: Essential Collection/ Ultimate EC (Double disc special edition)'

, much like rival diva Mariah Carey's 'Mariah: The Ballads' which was launched at exactly the same time, brings her fans and naysayers back to her roots.

Unlike her previous greatest hits compilations, which often seemed mashed together indecisively, this time round, one could tell that much time and effort was put into selecting a wider repertoire of songs which better represent her impressive body of work, with the special edition 'ultimate-version' even respecting the inputs of her fans and their favourites.

But like any true super star with too many great hits in their careers, there will always be tracks sorely missing from the line-up.

But unlike mere pop stars which come and go by the dozens, here is a titan which will forever be remembered no matter the circumstance.

So, as mentioned earlier on, any exercise like this, launching one too many greatest hits once too often, is but to gratify the insatiable thirst of the rabid fans who will lap up anything these celestial beings of Pop churn up, even if they've already had in their collections , the same ole songs ten times over.

Yes, indeed, an album like 'My Love' is but to keep Miss Dion's coffers real healthy (private jets don't come cheap you know)and just serves as a 'gentle' reminder of who's Queen.

The type of music, histrionics, lyrical phrasing and vocal power-ups unheard of these days.

The type of music and blatant display of power head tones that made her, Whitney and Mariah, the Divas of all time.

Every young starlet out there can only gasp in wonder.

Much like when they were growing up listening to them.

Q