La Cage Album :D

Amazon just sent me the your item has just been sent email. So excited

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Downloading now! so excited...

Updated On: 9/27/10 at 10:36 PM

Downloaded from iTunes late last night and am just now listening. I love the dialog and reprises. Although I miss the full orchestra, I like the new reduced sound as well.

Kelsey Grammer sounds wonderful. Douglas Hodge is going to grow on me I hope. Right now I find him odd and annoying and out of sync with the sound of the rest of the cast. I really hate the way he sings consonants when they end the line - "a little more mascara onnnnnnnnnnn." Garland and Sinatra might have gotten away with that, but that's really poor technique.

BUT, I'm loving the overall sound and presentation of the show.

I really hate the way he sings consonants when they end the line - "a little more mascara onnnnnnnnnnn." Garland and Sinatra might have gotten away with that, but that's really poor technique.

That's kind of the point. Hodge's Albin is an amalgamation of impersonations because his Albin isn't comfortable in his own skin so "puts on" these other personas throughout. It's why he does imitations of Merman, Deitrich, et al during the title song. It isn't until the end of the show that Albin can finally actually BE the living embodiment of his Act 1 closer "I Am What I Am." Sheer brilliance!

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Grabbed the album myself and I really like it. Got it for just $12 at Barnes & Noble.

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I really liked it but - whre's the overture? That short prologue just doesn't do it for me. I wonder why they cut the overture that you hear in the theater?

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You can listen to samples of each number at amazon.com. I just did---they're much better than I'd thought. I'm partial to the Gene Barry version and thought the smaller orchestration would detract, but it really works. I'll probably order one.