Lloyd Webber Must Haves- Page 2

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 1:58am

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor is very good!

[tazber]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 7:03am

BG is definitely a show whose music needs repeated listens. And the quality of the recording is tragic. But it has some amazing songs.
"All The Love I Have" is in my ALW top 5
But "I Like You" has to be the most insipid song he has ever written.

[musical_devotee]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 7:31am

My personal favorite from 'The Beautiful Game' is 'God's own country'. Such a moving song.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 7:38am

I have;

PHANTOM (Only Selections, Colm Wilkinson)
SUNSET BLVD. (Concept)
STARLIGHT EXPRESS (London)
EVITA (2006 & Film)
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (London)


But I must admit, I really want The Beautiful Game, JCS, and the proper London Recording of Phantom. I have an awful lot of rubbish, as you can see.

[musical_devotee]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 7:52am

There is no concept recording for Sunset Boulevard, as far as I know. I suppose you mean the 1993 London cast recording with Patti LuPone.

[sharon1]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 10:39am

Also
On Julian Lloyd Webbers new cd Michael Ball is singing Unexpected Song being accompanied by JLW And it is beautiful

[gypsiedtokill]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 10:55am

Evita with Patti, because she is God.

The Australian Jesus Christ Superstar recording is probably the most kickass of all the ones I've heard. (OBCR, movies, Lonon, etc). I consider it essential.

[Paulyd]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 11:16am

The Beautiful Game was fantastic. Such a shame that it didnt last that long.

My other favourite is Tell me on a Sunday, but not the horrendous Broadway version or even the verison on the Song and Dance OLC, but the original album Tell me on a Sunday, that I believe Marti Webb recorded with Webber & Don Black way before Song & Dance.

[chernjam]

Posted: 4/2/07 at 2:50pm

Well I pretty much have every official recording of ALW - being a huge fan of his, so its hard to say what is a "must have" although Aspects of Love, especailly now that it was remastered would definitely be on the list

But The Beautiful Game discussion on here got me thinking about that show. The ironic thing was that it closed Sept 1, 2001. i've heard it was redone in Hungary (I think) and saw clips of it online which looked phenomenal. It looks like they did a more elaborate staging with a huge cast. The Carsens London production (which I never saw) was lauded as innovative, but maybe it was too innovative with the subject matter being tough to deal with.

Also - I heard that for the production in Hungary, that ALW wrote new songs for it -hope one day there's a revival or new production in UK or US

Jim

[SweeneyPhanatic]

Posted: 4/3/07 at 4:17am

Evita (OBC and London revival)
Phantom (full OLC)
Cats (OLC or OBC, depends on if you want Paige or Buckley)
JCS (concept and/or movie)
Requiem

Posted: 4/3/07 at 4:41am

Aspects of Love is my personal fave--I have complaints with lyrics and some elements but still whenever I listen to it I fall back in love with the score.

As for "essential" if you wanna have a good cast recording database I think you should have at leats one recording of Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar (JCS is prob my next fave of his scores). For many of the other shows you can get by with the shorter recordings--ie I know many fans will egt mad at me but I find everything I need from Phantom on the one disc canadian cast album (and prefer Rebecca to Sarah)--ditto with the Canadian Diahan Caroll recordingof Sunset.

E

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 4/3/07 at 3:37pm

Just a heads up - the OLC of Starlight Express and the complete OBC recording of EVITA are now on iTunes. Still waiting on Sunet Boulevard though!

[JBSinger]

Posted: 4/3/07 at 3:44pm

JC Superstar - Original concept recording
Evita - OBC
Requiem
Song & Dance - OBC (It sounds a little dated, but BP is awesome)
Phantom of the Opera - OLC
Aspects of Love - OLC
Sunset Blvd - OLC

To cover yourself, maybe get a compilation CD that has the best stuff from Cats, Starlight, Joseph, etc...

Posted: 4/3/07 at 5:07pm

I love the concept album of JCS but always really miss Could we Start Again Please--as much as I rarely recommend soundtracks as your first buy my sentimental fave for that show is the soundtrack...

Of course I also love the one disc original London Evita...

[lvpblues]

Posted: 4/3/07 at 6:56pm

Lloyd Webber must haves?

His bank account

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 4/3/07 at 7:21pm

Oh, i wonder who lvpblues is pretending to be, Sarah Brightman or Patti LuPone. This is a toughie...

[lesmisforever]

Posted: 4/3/07 at 7:26pm

The Australian cast of Jesus Christ Superstar.
The Madrid cast recording of Evita.
The 1973 soundtrack (YES, I DO mean soundtrack) of Jesus Christ Superstar.
The Polish cast recording of CATS
The Dutch cast of Phantom of the Opera

Updated On: 4/3/07 at 07:26 PM