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Posted: 8/22/25 at 1:14pm

I just listened to WARRIORS, and then the original (Colm!) JEKYLL & HYDE came on my shuffle. I treasure these, as records of changes and sometimes as all that exists.

Anyone have any faves that I might have missed? The more off the beaten path, the better.

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Posted: 8/22/25 at 1:37pm

I feel like the original Evita concept album is often forgotten in comparison to the OBC (though now that it has a new vinyl issued, maybe that's not the case anymore), but you get the crazy Che insecticide side plot.

A more recent one I really enjoyed was Edge of the World by Ethan Slater and Nick Blaemire. The plot is a little hard to parse out just from the album, though you can get the general shape of it, but I thought there was really great music and character writing in there (also Norbert Leo Butz!)

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Posted: 8/22/25 at 4:45pm

Chess

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Posted: 8/22/25 at 4:55pm

Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds is a trip.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

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Posted: 8/22/25 at 6:46pm

Charlemagne: by the Sword and the Cross and Charlemagne: the Omens of Death by Christopher Lee

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Posted: 8/22/25 at 9:44pm

The Protomen trilogy (act 1 and act 2 are out but act 3 is SUPPOSEDLY) forthcoming.

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Posted: 8/22/25 at 10:02pm

Superstar is, to this day, the greatest. Just perfectly realized and gorgeously produced. But I'm assuming you're already familiar with it.

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Posted: 8/23/25 at 12:49am

Evita is perfect. How I would love to a see a production that was simply that album!

Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

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Posted: 8/23/25 at 6:47pm

rosscoe(au) said: "Evita is perfect. How I would love to a see a production that was simply that album!"

There is much I love about that album. More of a rock feel to a lot of the score. Some alternative lyrics I prefer. But that insecticide nonsense really mars it.

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Posted: 8/24/25 at 10:54am

I grew up with the concept albums of JCS and Evita before I discovered the other cast albums, so to me those 2 concept albums are the definitive versions.

Also the original French concept album of Les Miserables is absolutely gorgeous. I don't speak a word of French but it's stunning. Not available on Spotify but it is on YT.

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