Opinions on THE BOY FROM OZ cast recording

I'd change the title of the thread to Cast Recording, if I were you... before the meanies start hatin'.

Anyway, it's a fun enough album, but nothing really of substance. Some nice singing from Jackman and Block, though!

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get select songs, save your money for something better. if you want a list of the songs I would buy, pm me.

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I actually really like the vast majority of the album, save "Don't Cry Out Loud" (Largely b/c it's just awkward to hear it sung by Beth Fowler)

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TENTERFIELD SADDLER was dropped from the show but was restored as part of the bonus track on the cast recording -- it is a beautiful and poignant song and would have made an equally appropriate eleven o'clock number for the Broadway production. When the show returned to Australia, in a more concert-like format, Tenterfield Saddler kept the attention of the huge crowds ( 10,000-plus seater arenas) and you could hardly hear a whisper.

As many of the songs came from the pop music catalog of Peter Allen, they can really be stand-alone songs although an effort was made to put them together to give us a musical biopic.

I would recommend getting the cast recording! Not just to get a feel of the show, but most of the songs, individually, are memorable hits from the past.

Updated On: 8/9/10 at 10:08 PM

You might like to search for the original Australian Cast CD.