Henious Cast Recordings

Wow-not like wicked? that's original...That's one of my favorites.

I'm weird in the way that I usually like the revivals and the new casts WAY better than the originals...like 42nd street, Oklahoma! (Hugh's version), Little Shop (omg I love Kerry and Hunter!), etc.

I can't really think of any I hate, but I don't like The other Little Shops (I really can't stand Ellen Greene), and I hate Mame in general, but I haven't heard enough stuff to know what else.

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I actualy dont dislike the show or the score that much. But the RECORDING is AWEFUL!!!!!!

I know a LOT of people who hate the new cast...I'm often shunned for saying anything bad about Ellen Greene, so I guess I'm the odd one.

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Stephanie: We're talking about sound quality, not actors. Best recordings, but best singers or best scores - that's the point of this. Even if I liked the revival cast the sound of the CD is still very very poor. It has nothing to do with who's singing.

On that note, SONG AND DANCE with Bernadette is very poor.

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OLC Mamma Mia! made my ears bleed.

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beauty and the beast because its so damn quiet that i have to blast it....and on mix cd's thats not fun if the next track is normal

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The crack is on the "by and BYYYYYYYYCRACKYYYYYYY" its been toned donw wth computers, but its defiently there and audiable.

I HATE it when you buy any CD in general and you feel like you have to crank the sound up so much just to get it to a normal volume. That is how I feel about the version of JCS I have (sorry, not sure which version it is off the top of my head)

Several posts in this thread have mentioned the differences in volume between different recordings. This difference is especially apparent between recordings made before CDs existed and more recent recordings. If you are listening on your computer, check your software. Many applications (I use iTunes) will adjust for the differences, but you might have to turn this feature on.

For making mix CDs or listening to mp3s, I strongly recommend a free program called mp3Gain. It goes through your tracks and evens out the volumes. This is what radio stations do, so you don't have to constantly adjust your volume. The results are well worth the extra time.

I also agree with the criticism of the new Little Shop recording. I wouldn't call it henious, but I don't think it captures the spirit of the show very well.

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Wait til you hear COCO with Katherine Hepburn: it sounds like all the microphones were covered with large bales of wool.

Aspects of Love- you have to turn it up really loud. It seemed they recorded it on "low"

Chess OBC- just awful vocally except for Marcia Mitzman and Judy Kuhn. Endgame is the worst track.

Funny that the first poster said Wicked. Perhaps it's because the entire ensemble of Wicked, with few exceptions, is made up of the dreaded ensemble of Footloose, minus the few good people that were in Fottloose at the time. I can't stress enough how Gawd awful that recording is. I'm sure Amneris will concur. It's an assault to the ears and the shrill sound you hear on all the high notes on Wicked belong to the same shrill singer from Footloose, who's name escapes me at the moment. The "full-figured" woman. I think she's only ever been in the two shows mentioned...Paging BG2.