Hair benefit recording...I'm speechless.- Page 2

[AnotherDay46]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:28pm

I love Raul and of course, ADAM ^___^

[broadway betty]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:41pm

I am still obsessed with this cd and I've had it since March! That NEVER happens. I love Shoshana, Adam, Ana, Raul, Euan, Laura, Gavin, Julia, and Orfeh's songs. Also, I've developed a thing for Harris Doran who sings on a handful of songs. And "flesh failures" is just a perfect finale. Love this cd!!

[Aigoo]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:48pm

Julia Murney's ANYTHING is breathtaking. Same goes for several performers on this recording.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:51pm

Julia HERSELF is breathtaking. *nod*

Hell, Julia talking about why the sky is blue is breathtaking.

Updated On: 8/23/05 at 05:51 PM

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:52pm

Whyohwhyohwhy have my cds not come yet?? I just ordered this, among others, and I really don't think I can wait much longer. I WANT IT! *pout*

[almostxfamous]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:58pm

I luffffff this CD. It's so amazing. The entire ensemble is AMAHZING. Seth totally knows what he is doing.

Okay, seriously, Adam, Orfeh, Paul Castree, Raul, Ana, and Gavin on one CD?

Good God.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:06pm

a little late on this, but this CD..ugh.....it's insane. what would i do if emcee hadn't sent it to me?! (thanks again for that!!) everything about it is amazing. the cast and the entire ensemble are flawless!

favorites:

going down-gavin creel
hair-raúl esparza
where do i go-julia murney
i got life-adam pascal
let the sun shine in-harris doran, norm lewis and cast
hippie life-eden espinosa
good morning starshine-liz callaway

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:13pm

I'm actually disappointed a little by the production of this CD. On a lot of it, I feel a great deal of that live energy was just lost.

Other than that...yes, perfection.

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:22pm

Love this album! However, I guess I am the only person who's ears bleed when they listen to Shoshana's "I Believe In Love." I also love, love, love Billy Porter's "Abie, Baby"!

[Sarah2]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:46pm

Ponine24601, I LOVE your icon!

[Jwei123]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:16pm

Yeah, I'm pretty much obsessed with this recording. LOVE it.

[stage_door76]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:40pm

hmmm...


so i presume i should make this a DEFINITE purchase then?

something i now obviously need to buy

i'm very jealous of you all
just you wait...

[AlexL]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:56pm

Just so everyone knows, all 31 songs are available on iTunes for $10.

[RustyJusty830]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:57pm

I'm so happy that the true and hardcore broadway fanatics (us on Broadway World) appreciate this recording! I'm surprised it took me this long to actually buy it. Brilliantly produced with an all star cast, who I might add, does this score justice.

[Marquise]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 11:07pm

One of *THE BEST* recordings of this score. . .EVER!

[Princeton78]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:08am

I don't think anyone has yet mentioned Liz Callaway's simple, flawless recording of "Good Morning Starshine." Ahhh....

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:12am

Great Concert and Greater ReCording.
I wish for more Harris, love him with Eden on "Hippie Life"
should have had a song of his own
I think "Where Do I Go?" is a Boy's song...
Julia Rox though, they all do
Love that Annie Golden
thanks Seth

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:16am

I don't know Hair well enough to say for sure, but if Julia's song is indeed intended to be sung by a male, I think I heard that there was more than one song like that - gender reversed.

[way_to_spend_the_day]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:18am

Everyone who has posted on this thread has officially convinced me to go out and buy this CD--now I feel like I've been missing out!!

[Princeton78]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:18am

Right you are Emcee...
"Air" comes to mind.
And "Initials" is usually sung by the entire cast.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:20am

I don't care for it. There are songs that are good. There are songs that are bad. And what the whole collection lacks is staying power. In a few years it will be like one of those Pickwick British studio recordings of Godspell.

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:34am

Um, no one has mentioned the fact that Toxic Audio used NO instruments for their rendition of "Electric Blues?!" That's right, even the guitar sound is human-produced. They are insaaaaaane.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 12:56am

I agree wholeheartedly with Namo.

HAIR is one of my favorite shows, and I worked on a production of it- I know the show and the score inside and out, and was more than eager to hear this new recording.

Unfortunately, I listend to it a few times and now it is just collecting dust.

While great that more of the score is preserved (if "Hippie Life" can even be considered part of the score, being that it was written in 1992 and has nothing to do with the show,) the energy is completely lacking, the tempos are all set at a deathly slow speed, and the performers are more obsessed with the sound of their own voice than with doing the score any sort of justice. Okay, Jennifer Hudson sounds okay singing "Easy To Be Hard" - but there's no need to make the song even slower than it already is. There's no need to hold every note out - we get it.

I'm completely disappointed with the recording - the Original Broadway Cast, Original German Cast, and the Original Off-Broadway cast are all superb - this recording is wretched, and that's sad, because I love so many of the performers and this is one of my favorite shows. Blah.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 1:14am

Need a Hug Munk?
I agree about "EASY TO BE HARD"
just sing it
no riffs no backsinging
and "Hippie Life" fits right in
no prob gender switchin just
wanna give Hairy Harris a Song
where else besides the Euan is Harris singin?

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 8/24/05 at 1:14am

Yay, Shoshana love.