Is the revival recording of "Rocky Horror" worth getting?

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:53pm

I 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?

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 3:58pm

Yes. I love it!

[BobbyBubby]

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]

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!!!



---Hope this helped

[Patronus]

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.

[zoran912]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:14pm

It's so good. The vocals are 10x better than those in the film.

[mebice]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:22pm

Yeah. 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 :)

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:26pm

Not 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.

[WickedGeek28]

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.

[Overthewall]

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.

[TabooPhan1]

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.

[ConvinceMe2]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:56pm

This question assumes that there is any version of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW worth getting. There isn't.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 4:56pm

OOH! I was misinformed.

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:22pm

I 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!

[SkierRob02]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:25pm

Love it!!!

[Phantom2]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:28pm

Where's Mistress or Matt_G when you need 'em?

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:30pm

CM2 ~ 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.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 5:34pm

Such a great recording!

[CastAlbumFan]

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*

[plastic-pickle-tub]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 7:36pm

i 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]

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]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 9:03pm

the time warp sung by raul, daphne, and kristen lee kelly is amazing. also the floor show is great

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 9:05pm

yes yes YES.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 9:48pm

I love this CD. It's a must have for sure.

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 9/2/05 at 10:00pm

It'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.