I Got My ASSASSINS CD today. And I am NOT pleased

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:48am

ONLY ONE PICTURE OF MARC KUDISCH????

I want to know who was in charge of this CD. I want to know RIGHT now!

Updated On: 8/3/04 at 11:48 AM

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:55am

All joking aside how is the CD itself

[hawkeyemania]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:56am

Is it in stores as well, or just available to those who preordered??

[mominator]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:57am

Love it!! Picked mine up at Colony on Saturday night. So happy!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:58am

Joking? Anyone who knows me knows me knows I was NOT joking.

But the CD? It's "eh". Someone said it right before. It's very "in your face" which takes away from what was on the stage. It's not bad, but it's not great either.

And I got mine at Best Buy.

Updated On: 8/3/04 at 11:58 AM

[marebare]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:09pm

I've never seen Assassins, but I would love to get a cast recording. Should I go for the original recording or the revival?? (I'm too poor for both!)

[jayem1968]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:17pm

Get the new recording - the cast is amazing!

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:24pm

hawkeyemania, today the CD was released in stores. I should get mine from Amazon in the next couple days.

Updated On: 8/3/04 at 01:24 PM

[Brodybaby03]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:08pm

someone anyone...i need a recording of a little night music in LA ((((
I like the new cast recording of Assasins .....but not enough of the Kudisch..I agree

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:10pm

It would be very nice if they released it, but it won't happen. You can never have enough in my opinion.

[TheNPH]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:17pm

I am very pleased with it, just not enough pictures of NPH.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:18pm

Are there enough pictures of ANY of the cast?

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 6:36pm

Am I in the minority here...does anyone else think the new cast was remarkable LESS memorable than the one on the original? Granted I'm talking only about the cd...and i do have some residual bitter as I had tickets for the Friday after it closed...but still... The Ballad of Booth lacks the diginity and heartbreak of the Victor Garber version...the new one is just sorta overblown...and Neil Patrick Harris...not such a good singer really...a fine one...completely servicable...and he has some nice embelishes...but shouldn't a role called THE BALLADEER be played by someone who can REALLY hit ballads out of the park? Unworthy of Your Love...is Annie Golden really replaceable? Though Mary Catherine Garrison IS quite good Alexander Gemignani is not...and the song doesn't seem to have the raw power of the original...James Barbour seems to slip in and out of his accent...Jeffrey Kuhn is quite remarkable however...Ballad of Guiteau...in my opinion is the only one that makes an impression over the original(not better mind you...just...different enough to be memorable on it's own). The little bit of white gospel music in Dennis O'Hare is a nice touch...speaking of gospel...the arrangments are VEDY VEDY good...and I think MUCH MUCH more flavorful than the first time around...the church organ that appears in certain songs is KILLER and I love it lots... um...so there it is I guess...am I an idiot (all together YES)...anybody else feel this way...or... am I WAY off base...

KC