I'm listening to Wicked... — Page 3

Funny to talk about "guilt" associated with this show.

The only time I saw this was just before the Tony award noms the year it came out. I loved it, listened to the soundtrack constantly, and never really had the desire to see it again.

I'm not sure how it fell out of favor with me personally....just that EVERYONE loved it? The bashing of the leads? Moving on to things that were truly better? Who knows.

I have finally decided that my own children were ready to see this (they've seen many shows on b'way) and we are going in April. My daughter (12) is already obsessed with the Cast Recording and is working on a few of the songs with her vocal coach. I'm actually wondering if I will get "sucked" back into the Wicked World, myself!

Time will tell!

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I always find it strange how people like to cite other people's lack of knowledge as an excuse for them not to make the effort. Once I knew there was a difference between a cast recording and a soundtrack, I made sure to use the correct terms so people would know what I was talking about. I wouldn't go "well, WalMart doesn't know the difference, so it obviously doesn't matter!". If it didn't matter, we wouldn't have two seperate terms in the first place. Plus, y'know, you're among theatre fans now. WalMart doesn't care about the difference. Theatre fans do.

Your argument is shoddy. D for effort, must try MUCH harder.

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Next time you ask some one for a kleenex you are getting a KLEENEX and not just a tissue. Same with saranwrap or reynolds wrap. Make sure you are not just getting plastic wrap or generic foil.
SNOBS.

Am I the only one who doesn't really care about this soundtrack/cast recording business?

Seriously, WHO THE HELL CARES.

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Oh, Bobby. I knew I could count on you.

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And what's wrong with that?

Cast recording is not a brandname for a soundtrack. If you don't come up with some better arguments soon, you're going to flunk straight out of BWW. It's not snobbery; it's simply a desire to get things right. Would you apply your argument to other things?

"Hey all, I loved that banana!"
"Just so you know, it's actually an apple."
"OMG WHATEVER WHO CARES IT'S ALL FRUIT YOU'RE SUCH A FREAKIN' SNOB!"

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I'd like the term to be used properly, but I don't get indignant and pissy when someone doesn't use it properly....

"So I was listening to the Sunday in the Park with George soundtrack yesterday..."
"THE SOUNDTRACK? THEY MADE A MOVIE? I DIDN'T KNOW THEY MADE A MOVIE! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL".

Jesus, can anyone say something rational that goes against the BWW groupthink without getting shouted down by the usual suspects?

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Hmm... well back to the original post, I tried listen to Wicked again recently (it came out when I was 11 and I was obsessed)... and honestly it just didn't do as much for me as it used to. I was scared I would get addicted again, but no. Now that I know better things it's just not the same. It takes more to impress me.

"Jesus, can anyone say something rational that goes against the BWW groupthink without getting shouted down by the usual suspects?"

Do you think you win points by standing up against something on this board..?

Why does it matter to you. You're not the one under scrutiny.

Those who don't know might as well learn the proper word NOW, then later. You accomplish nothing by complaining about others complaining. Because now I'm complaining about you complaining about me complaining.

What does that accomplish, exactly

Because it's a pet peeve for MANY... myself included.

There's a difference between soundtrack and cast recording.

it's like Bobby said - it would be going onto a baseball message board and calling it "softball" or "ball" (which is also different) or wahtever!

there IS a difference and it's important to note the difference.

Do you think you win points by standing up against something...?
I wonder if anyone ever said that to Rosa Parks.

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