Is the revival recording of "Rocky Horror" worth getting?
Is the revival recording of "Rocky Horror" worth getting?
#0Is the revival recording of "Rocky Horror" worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:53pmI was thinking about getting the revival recording of "Rocky Horror" with Alice Ripley, etc. Is it worth getting? I have the movie soundtrack, which is okay. I used to have an obsession with Rocky Horror and it's slowly coming back, so I was comtemplating picking this up. What do you think?
#1re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:58pmYes. I love it!
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
#2re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:06pm
I adore it too. Very much worth the purchase.
There are lots of cheap used copies out there too!
Fiyero2
Stand-by Joined: 9/1/05
#3re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:09pm
The new one w/ Tom Hewitt is amazing..I Love it
Some highlights are..
-Dammit Janet (great back-ups)
-Touch-a Touch-a Touch me (one of the cd's greatest!)
Go for it! it's worth every penny ...guarenteed
i like it better then the movie one
the back up singers are great!
GREAT performances by Daphen Rubin-Vega, Alice Ripley, Jarrod Emick, Tom Hewitt, oh hell, the whole cast does awsome!!!
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#4re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:13pm
Yeah, I love this cast recording.
It's worth it for Raul Esparza's solo in "Over at the Frankenstein" place alone.
#5re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:14pmIt's so good. The vocals are 10x better than those in the film.
#6re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:22pmYeah. Rual's verson of Time Warp and Over at the Frankenstien place is worth the price only you had got these two songs. But, Daphne's Science Fiction is also amazing. You should get it :)
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#7re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:26pmNot crazy about Hewett's Frank (he doesn't take the pathos seriously...maybe a straight man shouldn't play that part)but the cast recording is very, very good.
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#8re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:27pm
It's a great cd. I prefer to the singing to th emovie cast, but the movie is a good cast too.
Go with the revival.
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#9re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:42pm
I love this recording! It's got great orchestrations!!!
By far my favorite recording of the show ever!
Daphne's rendition of Science Fiction is so awesome!
By the way Borstalboy
Tom Hewitt is not straight.
#10re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:42pm
Excellent cd. I LOVE Tom Hewitt, LOVE Raul Esparza, and LOVE Daphne Rubin Vega. Everything about it is great, it's much more rock-sounding.
Borstalboy: Tom Hewitt isn't straight. He came out a while back, but refused to tell who his partner is since they're both in the business.
I hold a degree in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University. It is useless. Now I'm funny for money. Oh, and I sing.
ConvinceMe2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/05
#11re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:56pmThis question assumes that there is any version of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW worth getting. There isn't.
ConvinceMe2 is dead. Long live BrendanStryker!
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#12re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:56pmOOH! I was misinformed.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
AuditioningWaitress
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/05
#13re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:22pmI agree...This is a really great recording. Everyone is so good in it...Only wish Joan Jett was in it, she was a blast in the show!
#14re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:25pmLove it!!!
"Theater is not only the meeting place of all the arts, but the return of art to life." -- Oscar Wilde
#15re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:28pmWhere's Mistress or Matt_G when you need 'em?
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#16re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:30pmCM2 ~ Are you for real dude? ROCKY HORROR... is a great and fun show. I've yet to hear a recording of it that I didn't like.
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#17re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:34pmSuch a great recording!
CCM '10!
#18re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:35pm
Yes, yes, and triple yes!!! Get this recording!
Ahhh, this thread makes me yearn for the days when the Amherst Theatre across from the University of Buffalo's South Campus used to show "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" every Friday night at midnight. *sigh*
Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!
plastic-pickle-tub
Swing Joined: 1/12/05
#19re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 7:36pmi definently suggest you get it. Its amazing! BUT be aware that it is VERY different to the movie cast, i mean extreamly different. But its so amazing, so i recomend that you go out and get it but be aware its not movie version.
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#20re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 7:42pm
GREAT recording. I recently became reacquainted with it and I think 'Once in a While' is horridly underappreciated.
I really don't think there's a weak link in the cast.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#21re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 9:03pmthe time warp sung by raul, daphne, and kristen lee kelly is amazing. also the floor show is great
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#22re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 9:05pmyes yes YES.
#23re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 9:48pmI love this CD. It's a must have for sure.
#24re: Is the revival recording of 'Rocky Horror' worth getting?
Posted: 9/2/05 at 10:00pmIt's a shame I can't get it on iTunes. Now I have to treck down to a record store and try to find it.
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