#26
Posted: 4/2/07 at 1:58am
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor is very good!
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#27
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.
"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.
....but the world goes 'round
#28
Posted: 4/2/07 at 7:31am
My personal favorite from 'The Beautiful Game' is 'God's own country'. Such a moving song.
#29
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.
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.
The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
#30
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.
#31
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
On Julian Lloyd Webbers new cd Michael Ball is singing Unexpected Song being accompanied by JLW And it is beautiful
#32
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.
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.
I can't talk now. I gotta go get my wallet out of the toaster.
#33
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.
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.
#34
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
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
#35
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
Phantom (full OLC)
Cats (OLC or OBC, depends on if you want Paige or Buckley)
JCS (concept and/or movie)
Requiem
-- SDG
#36
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.
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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.
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#37
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!
#38
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...
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...
#39
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...
Of course I also love the one disc original London Evita...
#41
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...
#42
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
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
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