ALW- yes or no — Page 2

#26

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:22pm

Surprisingly, I am very excited about Woman in White.

Should I wait for the OBCR, oh wait, its Webber, the 'Premiere American Recording', or should I buy the OLCR?

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#27

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:24pm

I say go for the OLCR. It is performed live (with the applause and audience reactions taken out) and it adds a lot to the sound of it. I mean, when they do something on the recording, they are actually doing it on stage infront of hundreds of people instead of in a booth trying to do it the way they do on stage. It is AMAZING.

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#28

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:26pm

Also, it is one of those musicals that everytime you listen to it, it gets better and better.

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#29

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:27pm

I just found out that David Zippel did the lyrics!
Huge fan of his!

Thankfully it isn't Black or Hart.

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#30

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:29pm

Yes. Sometimes it gets a little too *lack of a better word* "corny" with the lyrics but majority of the time it is great. I think it is the best lyrics of ALW's musicals this side of Tim Rice.

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Updated On: 1/27/05 at 08:29 PM

#31

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:30pm

If you go to amazon.com, you can listen to a few seconds of each song.
Woman in White

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#32

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:31pm

...which is basically a sample of every single musical he wrote.

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#33

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:33pm

yes and as for Starlight Express. I love that show. its like CATS, a quintessential musical used to introduce a child to musical theatre. Starlight Express is about trains. who in there right mind would have write a musical about trains today?

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#34

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:34pm

I don't think so. I mean there was once or twice that I said, "That sounded like '_______'" but I have to disagree with you on this.

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#35

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:39pm

I agree, I think that some things may sound similar, mainly between shows that he did in cahoots w/ Tim Rice... but overall I think theyre pretty different...

as for Starlight Express, I would have to say that it's really the only musical of his that I can't stand... although it's kinda cool that they do it on rollerblades...

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#36

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:40pm

and, I'm not gonna lie, I def went to go see it on ice....

but only cause it was on ice...

I think I'm sick

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#37

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:42pm

by the way, spider, i'm listening to woman in white... I def like it alot... at least what I can hear off amazon

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Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we. For such as we are made of, such we be. -Shakespeare

#38

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 8:47pm

Despite being someone who, on a number of occasions has called CATS "a vile, disgusting stain on Musical Theatre" I must say yes. I LOVE Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and Phantom. Those three cancel out Cats in my mind.

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#39

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:00pm

Even more Woman in White

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#40

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:04pm

Like most artists, he has stengths and weaknesses, and triumphs and failures. I've always felt he could write some of the most beautiful melody lines.

#41

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:06pm

Amen, DG. I think his love songs are the best out there. I mean, WOW!!! "Unexpected Song," "Love Changes Everything," "Wishing you were somehow here again, "Our Kind of Love," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Evermore Without You," etc. AMAZING!!

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#42

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:10pm

I'm gonna give ALW a HELL YES! I believe... I worship the ground that man walks on... Raised with him and will not live without him.

I can't WAIT to get my Woman in White CD which I just ordered. *does an excited jig*

#43

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:12pm

You will love it.

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#44

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:21pm

I'm not absolutely crazy about everything he's done, but he's definitely on the plus side with me. Most of his work is just beautiful (to my untrained and grateful ears).

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#45

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:22pm

Spider, it is thanks to your raves about it that I am getting the OLCR! I just had to hear it for myself...

#46

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:23pm

Did you listen to the clips on amazon.com or watched the 8 minute montage on that website?

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#47

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:25pm

HE WROTE ONE OF MY FAVORITE BROADWAY BALLADS: "ALL I ASK OF YOU". SO I WOULD HAVE TO SAY "YES"

Updated On: 1/27/05 at 09:25 PM

#48

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:25pm

I haven't watched the montage yet, but I've listened to Michael Crawford's song, and am about to listen to some others now.

#49

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 9:34pm

Ehh he has his moments.

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#50

re: ALW- yes or no

Posted: 1/27/05 at 10:34pm

not not not........nooooooo more Webber!