Does anyone else think the LEGALLY BLONDE cd is AMAZING?!- Page 3

[Wicked63]

Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:38pm

Is it in the stores in the US yet? Im getting 'release date July 17th' everywhere i look.

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:42pm

Is it in the stores in the US yet?

I think it's avail right now at The Palace, and via Sh-k-boom, and that's it, from what I know. Release date is the 17th.

[Wicked63]

Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:44pm

Thanks im off to San Fran 2mrw and i didnt want to be running around looking for it. Cheers.

[Christina Cooper]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 2:16am

I think the CD is amazing.. I like every song except Blood in the Water... I listen to it like every day and it is just amazing... Chip on my shoulder, So Much Better, What you Want, and Positive are the best.. The Greek Chorus is great.. I think Laura and Ofreh are great on it.. ANd I love Andy's think at the end of find my way.. So funny.. I laugh every time!! Love the show.. Love the CD!!!

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 2:43am

I think this cast album is an absolute masterpiece.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 7:49am

Is this available to download anywhere yet ??

[JumpJumpJumpSoHigh]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 7:55am

Nope, no downloads yet.

I love the "whale noises" thing in the liner notes too -- as well as "Instantly, random guys appear at the window, drawn by the power of the Bend and Snap." Heehee.

~JJJ

[unckristen]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 10:36am

I haven't seen the show but did just listen to the CD. I wasn't sure what to expect and for the first few numbers wasn't too optimistic, but I have to say that it grows on you and by about half-way through I was really enjoying it. Chip on My Shoulder and So Much Better are the tracks I'm playing the most.

[biggest CHENO fan]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 10:40am

I LOVE IT!!! Serious has got to be my favorite one... Except does anyone notice that "Legally Blonde" sounds like "Part of your World" from The Little Mermaid?? Or is that just me?!?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 11:26am

Okay. Since it seemed a litle odd to me, here is the Amazon.com CD review.

Like Wicked, this show is a girl-friendly extravaganza; the main difference--and it's a big one--is that the score of Legally Blonde is better. Based on the hit Reese Witherspoon movie, the zippy, frothy show tells the story of SoCal, pink-loving sorority girl Elle Woods, who enrolls at Harvard Law and goes on to prove that appearances can be deceiving. The opening number, "Omigod You Guys," gives an idea of what the Broadway-pop score by Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy--The Musical) and Nell Benjamin is up to, embracing its over-the-top cheer with goofily infectious energy. Sure, a couple of numbers feel a bit derivative (the show with the witches has "Popular," this one has "Positive"), and the Celtic detour ("Ireland") is rather puzzling, but overall the songs are firing on all cylinders. Just check out the use of a marching band on "What You Want" for instance. Laura Bell Bundy (Amber von Tussle in Hairspray) is a charming Elle, and she delivers numbers such as "So Much Better" with the requisite elan. But this is not a one-woman show, and Bundy is surrounded by a crack team, including the endearing Christian Borle as Elle's love interest Emmett, power-piped Orfeh as hairdresser Paulette and up-and-comer Leslie Kritzer as Delta Nu's Serena. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

[JumpJumpJumpSoHigh]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 11:56am

Yow. Awesome review. Yay for Amazon!

~JJJ

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:46pm

I would agree with that amazon review

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 1:09pm

Same here.

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 1:21pm

Random thought: Does up-and-comer Leslie Kritzer crack anyone else up?

Not just this review specifically, but it seems like 'up-and-comer Leslie Kritzer' is seriously her name these days, be it in reviews or Playbill articles or wherever, and I'm always thinking ok: Trailer Park Musical, Patti LuPone at Les Mouches, Blonde, Broadway Bares, going to be in Harvey's new show, etc., etc.- when does she go from being 'up-and-comer Leslie Kritzer' to being actually *here* already?