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#26

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 1:27am

I can't say I REGRET any being made - though there are several I regret buying!

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#27

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 1:31am

yeah, i certainly dont wish to have less of a selection of cast recordings, but I might have done some things differently on a few of the ones I own.

#28

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 3:21am

I could do without the most recent recording of "Joseph..." featuring a majorly artifical Amy Adams and Patrick Cassidy. I also despise the 1996 revival recording of "Company" - aside from LaChanze's "Another Hundred People" and Veanne Cox's "Getting Married Today", there's not a single track I enjoy.

#29

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 4:58am

Brooke Shields in Grease and Wonderful Town - was that really necessary when the revival recordings were fine the way they were?

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#30

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 8:31am

"Brooke Shields in Grease and Wonderful Town - was that really necessary when the revival recordings were fine the way they were?"

yeah, why would they do this? I've heard both of them, and she is definitely NOT better than Donna Murphy, and although she may sing better than Rosie, she doesn't have her charisma and IT"S ROSIE! Were these recordings paid for by Shields?

#31

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 8:03pm

Brooke Shields isn't Murphy on the re-recording of "Wonderful Town", but she's not atrocious, and it's nice to hear a different take on "One Hundred Easy Ways". For me, what makes the re-recording worthwhile is Jennifer Hope Willis, mainly in "Conversation Piece" - it's nice to hear a legit coloratura sing it.

As for Grease, yeah, that recording sucks. I also regret a recent purchase of "The Thing About Men" - although I love the performers in the cast (especially Marc Kudish) the music (especially the lyrics) are banal and uninspired. And finally, the recording of "Billion Dollar Baby" with Cheno is also pretty boring.

I guess it's safe to say that I agree with Luponatic...I don't regret any cast recordings being made, but I do regret buying those i don't like.

Updated On: 11/25/06 at 08:03 PM

#32

re: Cast recordings which were made but you wish they never were

Posted: 11/25/06 at 8:12pm

the wedding singer CD is pretty CRUMMY!

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