jkcohen626 said: "HeyMrMusic said: "I have to disagree with you, The Bittersweets. I think the cuts/edits for the album absolutely work to make the listening experience enjoyable and complete without having to give too much context, exposition, or spoilers. For example, going straight into “Great Adventure” is such a satisfying segue on the album.
I love hearing the orchestrations and vocal arrangements so clearly on the recording. They’re very well written and performed.
I think this album could convert those who didn’t connect with the score when watching the show live. The elimination of dialogue shows how strong the score is on its own. This isn’t aFun HomeorCaroline; these songs can be taken out of context and enjoyed.
How lucky we are to have an album this good. The show deserves this exquisite of a recording."
100% agree. When I walked out of the show the 1st time, I thought the music was mostly just ok (and that the star was the book and performances). I then saw it another 3 times and really fell in love with it. Listening to Anagram and Better the last few months helped me appreciate those songs so much more too (you can def find posts of me expressing distaste for them specifically from back in October and November). Just listening to the album today, there are already songs growing on me!"
I'd even go a step further and say they should have cut more dialogue and/or broken up some of the tracks to allow for even more songs to work as singles. For example, I really wish I could listen to "This Time" and have it start at 1:42 where the song really begins. That song is a banger, and I wish it wasn't saddled with the first part, which could have just been a separate track if they really wanted to include it.
