Mamma Who Bore Me (Reprise) on Tour

Did anyone notice on the video that it sounded different, and kind of sucks.

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I've heard a few different recordings of the tour cast, and they all sound like that. Not a fan of the tour.

omg.. i just listened to the tour version of the reprise... its... interesting?

I HATE IT!

Oh god, are we doing this again? Come on.

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They sound pretty damn good here
My Junk

Millie: I am not certain that people are talking about the quality of the video. The actual musical arrangement of the song sounds different.
I can't say that it is or isn't.
It just sounds weird. If it is a video/sound quality issue fine. Regardless, it sounds different.

I agree that the arrangement sounds different, although it may just be because the tempo also seems to be slower.

As for the quality...well...if that video was the only exposure I'd had to Spring Awakening I would not go see it. But, I do enjoy the show, so I'll reserve judgment on the performance itself until after the tour comes to Chicago (oy, next August is so far away).

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Oooo, I do love a "you rubes not in NY have no idea what you're missing" thread.

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I'm pretty sure when they recorded the song (I heard that it was in Seattle) that Christy Altomare, Sarah Hunt and I don't know if it was Gabby Garza or Kimiko Glenn that wasn't there.

It was Claire Sparks, Julie Benko and Krystina Alabado singing the reprise for three of the girls that were not there.

Updated On: 11/13/08 at 04:29 PM

Preface: I'm not saying that it sounded terrible by any means, because I think the sound quality on that recording trumps what the song sounded like if you were there. However...

...regardless of if it was the regular girls or swings/understudies in the recording, there should be a more consistent sound. Otherwise I don't see a huge point in even having understudies---my impression has always been that if you are filling in for someone you should give a performace as up to par if not better than the one people came expecting to see. Audiences, especially audiences who see tours, don't shell out $80+ for orchestra seats to see a poorer-quality show than what has been advertised for Broadway and/or the tour, not just for SA but any show.

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Updated On: 11/13/08 at 04:46 PM

I am hoping antonijan did not realize what the link was, or perhaps confused links while posting.

Because, if that was intentional, well, then I hope Karma comes back on you.

Woot! I went to school with Gabby Garza, who plays Anna. Very proud of her.

However, the recording, I think, is just a victim of bad sound mixing and recording. The performance is not necessarily awful but the quality of the recording is. That's all.

~Steven