Tick Tick Boom — Page 2

I love this recording.

I absolutly ADORE tick..tick...BOOM! Jonathan's lyrics in that show are absolutly breathtaking. Come To Your Senses is my most used audition piece and 30/90 gets stuck in my head for days at a time. I end up singing "30/30 90 WHAT CAN I DOOOOOOO!" in the halls at school. I cry every time i listen to "why." I have a huge soft spot for that song.

TO those of you wondering about Suger...YES it is literally about suger. Lyrics:

She can be white,
she can be brown,
shes always easy,
going down going down.

she dont care, what
i look like or how i dress,
she never says "no"
always says "yes"

Oooh Sugar, she's refined,
for a small price she blows my mind,
Sugar, she's got the power,
soothes my soul for half an hour,
half an hour, half an hour!

Hope that clears things up a bit.

Not to be anal, but it's: tick, tick...Boom!
And yes, I love it. I first stumbled upon the cd at my towns local Barnes and Noble. In Hicksville, GA. The fact that they actually had ttB and that it was at the listening station is remarkable as it is. Anywho, I had noticed it becuase Alan Cumming had mentioned the cd came in a gift basket he recived. He had said some good things about it, and that started my curiosity. So I'm in BandN and I see the cd on display at the listening station. I mean, come on! It's lime green and almost impossible to miss. I picked it up, and played the first song. 30/90. That voice. It absolutely knocked me off my feet. He reminded me so much of Adam Pascal. It was entrancing. I had to find out who he was. So I flipped over to the back, and read "Raul Esparza." Oh god, why does that sound familiar? Why why why??? It took me a second and then I realized. OH HOLY SH*T! That's who I will be seeing in Cabaret in a couple of months. SOLD! I bought the cd right there and then, and have loved it and Raul Esparza ever since.

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It really doesn't help that right before the song, there's a line about being seventeen and buying condoms for the first time.

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heh, I knew it was *something* like that. Still.

And honestly? Raul discussing anything remotely sexual gives me problems. Ones where my knees just turn into blobs of jelly.

Now, seriously - I love that song. It's a lot of fun, especially in the car.

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Updated On: 9/11/05 at 01:02 AM

Crysanthemum- not to be anal? yeah...

Lamenting- give it another listen. I didn't care for it too much the first couple times. The only one I could listen to was 30/90. You gotta keep with it. It's amazing.

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Yes, I like both of those songs. I saw the show in London, and loved it, but after the show it hit me that they didn't sing Boho Days. Was that actually sung in the original, or was it an extra on the CD?

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the soundtrack is awsome. im also a big "30/90" fan and i love "louder than words" too. really, the whole thing is just amazing.

Boho days is amazing 2. Just another show of Jonathan's extreem talent. I think it really adds to the soundtrack. I know the show was gonna be called "Boho das" originaly.

Re: Louder Than Words ending:

When the show was playing Off-Broadway, they had a cd sampler (as many shows do) to advertise the cast recording and show. It had a Single version of LTW. Basically, they do they "louder than.." and instead of the piano playing Happy Birthday, there is a small drum solo and guitar chords, and they sing "words."

In a performance setting, it's pretty easy to drop the ending. Such a great song, though!

There will probably be many regional performances of the show in the coming months/years, as MTI not represents the piece. For a while, it was next to impossible to license the show, as you had to track down the right agents, etc etc. I "think" the Larson estate/agents saw the high demand for the show. Or, MTI wanted to represent both of his shows.

*end schpiel*

Charlie
- magicpiane@kc.rr.com

Updated On: 9/11/05 at 03:39 PM