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#25re: Rent Movie
Posted: 12/31/04 at 2:23pmyes buy the whole album not the highlights! I originally bought the highlights and then when i got the whold thing on cd i realized i was missing out. and go see the show also! RUN RUN RUN like the wind to the nederlander!
#26re: Rent Movie
Posted: 12/31/04 at 2:33pmI have both... I got the highlights after my first time, but as I became more familiar with the show, I realized I needed to own the full OBCR. Definitely go with that one. It fills in a lot of the gaps, and you'll probably like it better.
defy_gravity
Stand-by Joined: 9/12/04
#27re: Rent Movie
Posted: 12/31/04 at 2:37pm
Yeah...
and if you haven't seen it yet, you MUST. Don't rely on the movie to tell you everything. It's going to be too different.
Anyway, it was better earlier, I don't like Drew Lachey.
But it's still a phenomenal show, go see it!
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#28re: Rent Movie
Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:37pmYou can still definitely get the gist of the show with the full OBCR, and it's one of my favorite cast recordings (probably in my top 3) - there may be parts that are a bit confusing, so seeing it live really makes things make sense. (Duh.) But yeah, I would highly recommend it, at the very least to build up your collection of cast recordings.
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
WhereAmIGoingTo
Understudy Joined: 12/30/04
#29re: Rent Movie
Posted: 1/1/05 at 1:48am
Well, of course go see it, lol. And, of course, the movie will not tell you everything. See it on stage if you can (but don't neccessarily run to the Nederlander if you're not in the NYC area... the tour is better, as I too strongly dislike Drew Lachey *grumbles*).
"I think I should be laughing, but I forget, forget how to begin. I'm feelin' somethin' inside, and yet I still can't decide if I should hide or make a wide-open grin. Last week, I wanted just to disappear- my life was dust. But now, it just may be a happy new year. A HAPPY NEW YEAR!" -Rent
#30re: Rent Movie
Posted: 1/1/05 at 3:06amSorry to disagree with everyone but the OBCR of Rent isn't very good. The entire original cast was disappointed by the recording. It just doesn't have the passion and exuberance that the live show with the OBC was. But good news is that Anthony said the Movie Soundtrack really rocks and definitely will stand above the disappointing OBCR.
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#31re: Rent Movie
Posted: 1/1/05 at 3:11amI don't blame the cast for being disappointed by the recording, and I can understand their reasons for being so. And of course nothing beats seeing the show in person. But I think it's a good thing to have for posterity's sake. (At the very least, own the highlights album - I think those songs stand well on their own, without the interludes, so to speak, which I found to be some of the weaker parts of the OBCR.)
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
#32re: Rent Movie
Posted: 1/1/05 at 3:57pmyeah the obcr was a dissapointement to the cast but i still believe it should be owned. Also i am so looking foward to the new recording!
BEKA531
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#33re: Rent Movie
Posted: 1/1/05 at 4:07pmRENT has almost no dialogue, so pretty much the whole show is on the OBCR. you can get a major gist of it by listening to the OBCR.
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