Ensemble members who POP on OBCRs

Today I had my Spotify on shuffle and could let help but notice some individual ensemble members vocals popping on a few tracks. Specifically, I was stuck by Shoshana Bean's amazing belt dominating the upper harmonies on "you can't stop the beat" and Kate Weatherhead's unique timbre standing out legally blonde's "so much better." Both minor things on those recording that I love and found myself obsessed with. Does anyone else have any personal favorite examples of these specific kind of stand outs on cast albums?

As Seth Rudetsky would say, you folks must have your earbuds JAMMED in your ears to pickup things like that!

Not exactly an "ensemble member" but a legendary example of being heard distinctly during "ensemble singing" is Stritch on the COMPANY cast album. Not exactly because of vocal power however but rather being too close to the mic.

neonlightsxo said: "In one of the Cabinet Battles on the Hamilton OBCR, Sasha Hutchings yells "That's foolishness" and it's one of the best moments on the record, IMO."

That's hilarious, I never noticed it! When does that happen?

I always laugh in one of the Cabinet Battles after "imagine what's gon' happen when you try to tax out whiskey", you can hear someone say "not MY alcohol!"

Stritch in Company is a treasure, especially in the opening number during the minute long "we LOOOOOOOOVE you". For some reason they mixed it so that her flat note is the loudest, and then she just drops out halfway through. I always picture her running out of breath in the recording studio.

Updated On: 5/3/16 at 09:19 AM

On the new Fiddler cd, during the dance break on To Life you can hear a male ensemble member saying "go Tevye" or something like that.



It's really obvious and I love it.

Pretty much the entire ensemble of WICKED on the cast recording is by far the most beautiful thing i have ever heard. The range that the entire ensemble has and the power behind them is something that I think could not be matched.

Andy Karl as the ensemble bass in On the Record really pops.

On the track 'Firmer Hand / Do Right" in "Bright Star" Emily Padgett really pops on the "little lost lamb" phrase, once they change the keys. It's actually really charming.