Wayman_Wong said: "I'ma fan of Tom Kitt's songs. His pop-rock scores are often so melodic and catchy. I especially love''Next to Normal,'' ''High Fidelity'' and ''If/Then.'' I've got high hopes for ''Flying Over Sunset.''"
Tom Kitt's rock score for "Almost Famous" is wonderful. I fell in love with the show in San Diego.
As for "High Fidelity", it is one of the most underrated shows of the last 20 years. It was miscast and badly directed. Scott Miller, an amazing director and writer out of St. Louis wrote a great defense of the musical.
http://www.newlinetheatre.com/hifichapter.html
"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"