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Ugh, these clips remind me of why I don't enjoy lestening to the score. Alice, J. Robert, and Louis have NO buisness in singing rock music. At least RENT cast good rock singers. This is a very miscast piece, I have no idea why people are raving abou those performances, especially Alice's. Her vocals are a mess. Take a look at this disaster.

(It's particularly ugly from 33-36)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzUS3K0xKKc

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Ugh, these clips remind me of why I don't enjoy lestening to the score. Alice, J. Robert, and Louis have NO buisness in singing rock music. At least RENT cast good rock singers. This is a very miscast piece, I have no idea why people are raving abou those performances, especially Alice's. Her vocals are a mess. Take a look at this disaster.

I actually do kind of have to agree that this cast, for the most part, ISN'T so much people who I'd necessarily go crazy over their voices. I mean, I adore Jenn's voice, and Aaron sounds great too, but other than that.. yeah. Not so much the hugest fan of Alice, Bobby, or Louis' voices. I mean Bobby and Louis sound good, their voices just aren't particularly special to me. And Alice took a long time to grow on me vocally. I thought her voice was very strange at first. Now I've gotten used to it, but I still don't love it or anything.

So yeah, this is definitely NOT one of those shows that hinges on having the most perfect, amazing singers out there.

That said, the cast is extremely strong as a whole, because they're really rather superb actors :) For me, acting ALWAYS trumps singing no matter what, and they can act their butts off. And, particularly in Alice's case, I think the fact that her voice has flaws kind of adds something to it when you're there seeing it live, somehow. Plus they all have great chemistry together, they LOOK like this nice little family unit, etc. So yeah, over all I think the casting was wonderful. But in terms of the recording, yeah, I mostly am excited for it for score itself, and not so much because I expect the vocals alone to be like... out of this world impressive.

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Updated On: 3/19/09 at 07:39 PM

^YES. I miss Brian so much

Brian DOES have a voice I go crazy over. It's so amazing and gorgeous. Bobby sounds good, but it's just not the same at all. Why oh why did he have to go to Shrek?

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Updated On: 3/19/09 at 07:44 PM

snl89...he is GREAT in Shrek though so its ok :)

Haha oh I'm sure he is! (still need to get on SEEING Shrek, actually)

But still.. he is needed in Next to Normal :)

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KingKong, totally uncalled for and childish! I did not say that I don't like that word, and I do understand that teenagers use it. I'm a teenager and I say it ALL the time, so think before you say things. I have even used it on this board! There is nothing wrong with the word f*ck at all, I use it, it is used in scores that I love including SA, RENT, and Chicago, but I don't think it is belongs in a song that's so sweet and romantic. I find that when I listen to that song, I'm being enchanted by a beautiful, lush melody and then all the sudden I go 'Did he just say f*ck?!?!?!'. It takes away from the moment.

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Have you seen the show?

Cause, THE LANGUAGE IS COMPLETELY APPROPRIATE.

Good lord, please stop making asinine remarks that have no business being made.


Its a good thing they've changed the song natalie sang while she was practicing the piano cause otherwise your head might explode. She used to say that evil dirty word like 15 times in ONE SONG ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!



Steven, Considering he's the only person to play the role in the last two year.

King Kong, I haven't seen the show live.. but have heard all the full show audios and I'm well aware of the language, it's perfectly fine and makes sense. You are an ignorant jerk because you refuse to listen to my point, the F word is a perfectly fine word to use but it makes NO sense in that song whatsoever, it briefly takes away from the moment. I have heard Natalie's song and her language perfectly fit the moment, it didn't take away from anything at all. I do have business in make my remarks, this is a board that allows us to voice our opinions even if others disagree (and refuse to listen to the entire opinion because they don't want to admit that the misread a comment).

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Um, I'm sorry but it has nothing to do with his character, it is to do with the structure of his song. I do know what the f*ck I'm talking about, and I don't know what makes you think that I don't.

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Amen broadwayrob, while I'm not a biggest fan of the actual material... I do think it is a decent show, it isn't my favorite but it is not garbage. I'm glad to see a half decent original musical making its way to broadway.

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Um, I'm sorry but it has nothing to do with his character, it is to do with the structure of his song. I do know what the f*ck I'm talking about, and I don't know what makes you think that I don't.

What the **** does **** have to do with the structure of the song? It's not a rhyming issue, it's not an issue of fitting too many syllables into the phrasing, the lyric is in character. I'm failing to see the problem other than you just don't like that he say's ****.

Seriously. Let's all just take a breather and keep the conversation constructive folks. I don't care who started it, let's just talk about the recording as it is.. and obviously everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion about it.

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Updated On: 3/19/09 at 08:58 PM

jordangirl, I feel that henry is being very romantic and this whole fluffy feeling of romance and love is being created, when he says the f-word it very briefly takes away from the romance... and Natalie's f bomb is not during the song, so it still doesn't mean that Henry's f bomb fits, IMO. PS, I appreciate you being respectful :)

KingKong, by structure... I mean the pattern of emotions, in which I feel it does not fit.

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