Hair Concert CD
Hair Concert CD
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#0Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 1:58pmI have the movie soundtrack of Hair. Friends of mine have said I should get the CD of the recent concert production of Hair. Does anyone recommend that?
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ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#2re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:03pm
I despise the concert recording - it's horrible.
Get the OBC.
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ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#3re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:06pmMunk, it's far from "horrible". And the Grammy nominating committee would disagree with you as well.
JBSinger
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/04
#4re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:12pmI Love the new concert recording. New stars, fresh arrangements, and some killer singing. The OBC is pretty great, but if you like the new crop of stars, this is a pretty terrific recording.
#5re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:16pm
I have both versions and I love both versions. I really enjoyed the songs on here though, specifically -
Gavin Creel's "Going Doing"
Anna Gasteyer's "Wrong Way"
Eden Espinsosa's "Hippie Life"
and those are the ones I can remember off memory but the whole cd is fantastic, even Harvey's AIR which hysterical! You'll love it!
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#6re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:16pmagreed, definitely get the latest concert recording. you won't regret it
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#7re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:22pm
I have the OBC CD, the remastered OBC CD that also includes the original Off-Broadway recording, London, the recent Australian recording and the concert. There are some bits and pieces that I like in all of the other recordings, but I always return to the Original Broadway Cast Recording. It's the only one that feels authentic to me.
And unlike the concert recording, the Original Broadway Cast Recording actually won the Grammy.
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snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#8re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:27pm
GET IT!! haha. Its probably just because I got the concert recording andd never heard the OBCR, but I was just listening to OBCR clips on itunes and i'm just.. way too attached to the people on the concert recording haha. I was like "but.. but.. where's Laura's wonderful high soprano!?" and "wheres Gavins insanely sexy wonderful voice!?"
Ok, my favorite songs:
~ Shiela Franklin/I Believe in Love (WHO is the girl that sings it!?I cant find the name of who sings it anywhere, but she is incredible!!)
~Initials (ONLY laura could make it so wonderful- ONLY laura tongue.gif)
~I Got Life (one of my fav songs adam's ever sang. It just suits his voice SO well and I love it!)
~Going Down (Gavin's voice practicallly makes me squeal. It is SO HOTT. Which reminds me.. I need to go get all the other recordings he's on.. heheh)
~Hair (RAUL!!! that is all biggrin.gif)
~Hippie Life (because Edens voice just totally and completely blows me away. In EVERYTHING)
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#9re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 2:43pm
Shoshana Bean sings "I Believe in Love."
I would add to that list Jai Rodriguez's "Sodomy," Julia Murney's "Where Do I Go," and Sherie Rene Scott's "Walking in Space."
Buy this CD, it's brilliant!
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#10re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 4:15pm
Ana Gasteyer's "Dead End" is effing HOT!!!!
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mijofly19
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/05
#11re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 5:12pmDefinitley go for the concert recording. It's got a very talented cast. All of the songs mentioned above are great, as is Lillias White's "Aquarius."
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#12re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 5:39pm
Shoshana Bean sings "I Believe in Love."
holy cow. that IS shoshana!? I couldn't tell, I was def thinking it MIGHT be cause it does sound like her, but I wasnt positive- it also sounded like it COULD be someone else, and I didn't think she could do THAT. she can hit some freaking INSANE notes!! that is pure crazyness. hehe. See, I think that kind of music fits her voice even better than the wicked music does, because she has an INCREDIBLE pop voice and can do insane things, but wicked just... required more ACTING and less riffs and vocal tricks :) but this song is one that you can really go crazy with the vocals, so it was PERFECT for her.
and dude... how is it that I dont think I've heard Sherie's song??? *goes to listen*
and I love dead end too by the way :P
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Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#13re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 5:45pmTalk about your Broadway star power. Very cool cd!
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Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#14re: Hair Concert CD
Posted: 7/21/06 at 5:54pmThis is a must have for the riff obsessed on this board. Besides Bean on "Love", there's Porter on Four Score and Orfeh, at the end of "Sunshine". A veritable riff-o-rama. It's a very good album, Grammy or not.
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Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/06
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