How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#1

Posted: 12/25/08 at 7:55pm

I just got the Evita OBCR and the Sweeney Todd revival albums for Christmas... and I need to say, I have never been a huge fan of Patti LuPone's. I've always respected her as a performer, and I know she's got charisma like crazy, but I've never really found her voice pleasant to listen to. But up 'till now, I've only seen videos of her. I've noticed that she's pretty much my favourite part of both Evita and Sweeney, which was not what I was expecting at all.

It's weird, I finally get exactly why Patti LuPone is such a legend, but I still can't explain what it is about her.

In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy

[into_the_woods2]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#2

Posted: 12/25/08 at 7:57pm

I think that is such a key aspect of why performers become popular, they just have "it." And Miss LuPone definitely has "it!" PS: great choices I love those cast albums!

"The good news is I have an excellent Tony speech. The bad news is I've had it for forty-five years."-Elaine Stritch

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#2

Posted: 12/25/08 at 8:44pm

I'm not a LuPone fan, but when I listened to the cast recording of ANYTHING GOES I felt like I finally was listening to what everybody else had been telling me about. Her rendition of those numbers is brilliant. Her Evita is great indeed.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[clever name]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#3

Posted: 12/26/08 at 11:06am

The Sweeney Todd revival was one of the best shows I have ever seen on Broadway. That cast recording is played to death on my ipod! I love it!

[Reginald Tresilian]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#4

Posted: 12/26/08 at 1:16pm

Excellent! Schmerg has come over to the dark side . . .

[givesmevoice]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#5

Posted: 12/26/08 at 1:21pm

I think you should check out her solo recordings, too. Matters of the Heart is a favorite of mine, personally.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#6

Posted: 12/26/08 at 1:40pm

Well, if people on the dark side get to wear debonair top hats and bow ties, then I certainly want to join.

In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy

[jennyish]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#7

Posted: 12/26/08 at 1:48pm

Well, now you have to see GYPSY.

I chose, and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken. The choosing was not.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#8

Posted: 12/26/08 at 1:58pm

Ah, I've only been to New York once in my life, and chances are slim to none that I'll return in the next five years-- my parents aren't into theatre, and the only reason I went the first time was because a wealthy friend invited me to go with her family. I'm sure I'll end up with the cast recording at some point, though...

In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy

[Reginald Tresilian]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#9

Posted: 12/26/08 at 2:30pm

I agree with Givesmevoice that "Matters of the Heart" is a very fine solo disc. It's a well-conceived set, and it's nice to hear her doing something other than "Don't Cry for Me" and "Anything Goes."

I particularly admire "Where Loves Resides" and "My Son."

[givesmevoice]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#10

Posted: 12/26/08 at 2:38pm

I love gushing about Matters of the Heart, so I'll add my two cents here. In addition to "Where Love Resides" and "My Son" (both fine songs), I love "Air That I Breathe" and "Unexpressed". and for the lulz, nothing beats "Shattered Illusions" and "I Never Do Anything Twice".

MotH is the one concert of hers I haven't seen. one day.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Elphaba3]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#11

Posted: 12/26/08 at 5:51pm

I thought she was good in the Sweeney Todd concert with George Hearn. That's it.

[beltingbaritone]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#12

Posted: 12/26/08 at 6:04pm

I'm a Patti fan, but I just don't think she sounds the best on the Evita recoring. Of course, its common knowledge that the score is a beast to sing and she suffered vocal troubles from singing it. It sounds like she already had vocal trouble before Evita to me.

However, I LOVE her Mrs. Lovett. She has the best interpretation of the role, in my opinion.

Men don't even belt.

[binau]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#13

Posted: 12/26/08 at 6:06pm

"I thought she was good in the Sweeney Todd concert with George Hearn. That's it."

The one recorded on CD or DVD? I thought she was very weak in both, even more so on DVD (or maybe that's just because I can actually see her). I strongly prefer her (very different) performance on the Revival recording, I'd even go so far to say it's very good.

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

[Elphaba3]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#14

Posted: 12/26/08 at 7:36pm

The DVD.

[sally1112]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#15

Posted: 12/26/08 at 7:40pm

Welcome Schmerg! Miss LuPone changed my life. Don't fight it.

[givesmevoice]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#16

Posted: 12/26/08 at 8:26pm

Patti in Concert!Sweeney on DVD never fails to make me crack a huge smile. especially her "By the Sea". broad comedy at its best.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#17

Posted: 12/26/08 at 9:11pm

I actually like her better in concert as Mrs. Lovett as well, but I didn't like her until I'd heard the revival. I think it's funny, hearing her without watching her at the same time is somehow better. Maybe it's because when I'm watching her, I'm too busy staring at her upper lip to hear her voice!

In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy

[RentBoy86]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#18

Posted: 12/26/08 at 9:27pm

I can't find "Les Mouches" anywhere, but online! Ugh!

[TheatreDiva90016]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#19

Posted: 12/26/08 at 11:14pm

Once you been Patti'd, you never go back!

Love her!

"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>> “I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>> -whatever2

[LostLeander]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#20

Posted: 12/26/08 at 11:35pm

I must recommend that you acquire Patti LuPone Live... an AMAZING cabaret.

I listen to it regularly.

Such a excellent and wide range of songs, and awesome arrangements and fantastic interpretations.

Personally, I think I have too much bloom.

[EvanK]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#21

Posted: 12/27/08 at 12:14am

I bought the Gypsy revival CD today.. She is AMAZING.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#22

Posted: 12/27/08 at 12:21am

Buy the SUNSET BOULEVARD World Premiere Recording.

She is MAGNIFICENT. That score was written for her voice, and she sings and acts the HECK out of it!

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[wonderfulwizard11]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#23

Posted: 12/27/08 at 12:25am

Got Patti at Les Mouches for Christmas, it's a fabulous recording. It might be one of my favorite CDs ever.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

re: How Odd; I Seem To Have Converted.#24

Posted: 12/27/08 at 10:27am

Diva, is that you with Patti LuPone in your picture?

(...if so, you're better-looking than I imagined...)

In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy