Whats a folk/rock musical?

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Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:48am

Can some one give me an example other than godspell. thanks.

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#2

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:56am

The Spitfire Grill, maybe?

#3

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 11:57am

Hair?

Maybe Lennon? Though i didn't see it.

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#4

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:01pm

Folk-rock is a very loose term.

The original HAIR production probably was, subsequently not so much.
Lennon's music is, LENNON was not, which was one of the issues with the show.

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#5

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:03pm

Parts of WORKING are very folk rock.

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#6

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:03pm

Either or?

Or and?

Meaning a folk musical? Or a folk and rock musical?

#7

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:05pm

Thatis where I am not sure either. They have it printed jusst as I do 'flock/rock' so I don't know, I guess it could go either way....

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#8

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:05pm

a multisyllabic way to say "crap".

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#9

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:05pm

Hahahaha

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#10

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:06pm

The music in Pippin might be considered folk/rock. Not necessarily the content but the styles of the music.

#11

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:06pm

Yeah, I thought of Hair, too... Wasn't sure if it was "folky" enough. But you're right, it's definitely a folk-rock musical. As is Children of Eden, now that I think about it.

#12

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:07pm

Tommy would be considered a rock musical

#13

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:09pm

It is folk-rock which refers to the idea that the forms have been combined.
The Byrds, The Turtles- original folk-rock groups.
Indigo Girls, Dar Williams- current folk-rock artists.

It was coined to describe what happened when Dylan went electric.

I'm not fond of the shows, but I love the music generally. (Except the Byrds and Turtles, and other commercial groups.)

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#14

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 12:10pm

Thanks everyone! You are all too wonderful!

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#15

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 1:12pm

hey. If you need more ideas for folk/rock musicals, I'd think that Ragtime, or maybe Annie Get Your Gun would be folk. rock musicals I can think of - Grease, Moving Out.

btw, how did your show go last week?

#16

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 1:20pm

No, Ragtime and Annie Get Your Gun have NOTHING to do with folk-rock.

The folk-rock movement started in the early 1960's. As mentioned earlier, the James Taylor songs in WORKING could be described as folk-rock. Harry Chapin wrote a show called COTTON PATCH GOSPEL which incorporates a folk-rock sound. There is an upcoming musical based on the works fo Bob Dylan which will certainly be folk-rock.

Artists like Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & The Papas, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, etc. were part of the folk-rock movement.

#17

re: Whats a folk/rock musical?

Posted: 1/11/06 at 1:40pm

oh, sorry, I was thinking folk or rock, separately.