Aspects of Love Recording

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 6/16/07 at 4:42pm

I know there was a thread a while back about peoples' concerns over different recordings. Amazon has the 1989 original London cast on sale for $24. Is this worth buying? For reference, I love Sunset Blvd and JCS from Webber, I enjoy Song & Dance, Phantom is alright, and I can't stand Cats or Starlight Express.

Seem like a good deal and a good one to buy?


Aspects of Love at amazon.com

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/16/07 at 4:50pm

That is a good deal. I have this recording. ( I paid 40 bucks for it-phoooey!) I love it and think it is a great investment.I love Michael Ball and many of the songs from this show. Although the show was not a hit, it remains one of my favorites. :)

[cfm3]

Posted: 6/16/07 at 8:08pm

Buy the remastered version!
Aspects Remastered

[jo]

Posted: 6/16/07 at 8:21pm

Check out the readers comments on Amazon.com.

There's a lot of love for ASPECTS

And for Michael

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/31/07 at 10:53pm

I just bought it, I just listened to the 1st half once, and it sounds really cute.
Michael Ball and Ann Crumb sound fantastic in it.

[jmponstage]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 2:56am

it's hardly cute by the end.... keep listening.... when things get incestuous you know you're there

[JBSinger]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 8:23am

I believe that this is one of his most mature scores to date. it's rhapsodic with great singing and a wonderfully interesting story. (I would hardly call this score cute).
Michael Ball is in his best voice and the ladies rock. One of my favorite Lloyd Webber scores.

[philcrosby]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 8:38am

It's an interesting score ... certainly one of ALW's most sophisticated ... but the show itself gave me the creeps. What slimy, hideous, self-serving people. And didn't they know anyone else besides the four of them (not to mention the daughter) to go and sleep with? I wanted to take a shower afterwards.

[JBSinger]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 9:53am

funny - yeah. i've never seen the show, but have long admired the score. They do make reference to other people they are sleeping with (Alex has a girlfriend before he shoots Rose) and Rose has Hugo in Act 2. Even George is supposed to have a little something on the side throughout. But Rose is certainly a flakey actress who is desperately clinging to anyone who will meet her needs.

[sharon1]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 9:56am

I love the score also. Never saw the musical though. Wish they would revive it.