Which LSoH Recording?
Which LSoH Recording?
CrAzIaBoUtReNt
Leading Actor Joined: 11/26/04
#0Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 11:44am
Over the weekend I am planning to buy a LSoH CR? Which CD would you recomend, the Revival Recording, The Original Cast Recording, or the Movie Soundtrack? Thanks for your help! 
apdarcey
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/10/04
#2re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 11:46amThe original one with Ellen Greene.
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#3re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 11:48amNO question - ORIGINAL. While Kerry is great and sweet in person she is hard to sit through on the recording!
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wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#4re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 11:50amMy suggestion would be the movie soundtrack. It still has Ellen Greene who is amazing, Rick Moranis is surprisingly very vocally adequate as Seymour, and in my opinion, it's worth the price to have Steve Martin's rendition of "Dentist."
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#5re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 12:10pmi own the revival, simply because i am not big on any of the other singers on the original except ellen greene. I was thinking of getting the movie recording but i wanted the complete show as opposed to the fewer songs/changed ending of the movie. So alas i am hoping to find a music editor of some kind that i can splice ellen over kerry and have the best of both worlds.... speaking of which please PM me if theres any such computer program thats a free download
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#6re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 12:13pmI'd say revival...its the most complete in my opinion...and well the voices aren't that bad
Phantom487
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/04
#7re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:33pmYeah, the revival CD has ALL teh songs... its the most complete
#8re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:36pmKerry/Hunter!
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#9re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:37pmDefinitely go for the revival. Hunter and Kerry are awesome, and though Ellen is a great Audrey, I prefer Kerry.
LilMiZBroADwaY23
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/04
#10re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:38pm
I looove the movie soundtrack, Ellen is frikkin amazing. I lover her to death.
I would also go for that, or the original.
FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#12re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:50pmREVIVAL!
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wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#13re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:51pmThe movie does have the cut songs, but the changed ending is not reflected in the CD, the songs from the original ending are there, which include the full version of "The Meek Shall Inherit" and "Don't Feed the Plants."
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renthead2005z
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/2/05
#14re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 1:52pmI listen to the revival all the time. I think it is the best.
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CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#15re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 3:15pmI love everything about hte Revival EXCEPT Kerry. Ideally, I would have the Revival cast with Ms Ellen Greene, instead of Kerry. I have both :-P
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#16re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 3:20pmI liked the new recording... I got it for Christmas... its worth the buy!
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#17re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 3:23pmI actually can't stand Ellen Greene, but I love the rest of the original cast, especially Franc Luz's Orin. His 'Dentist!' is perfect, in my opinion.
#18re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 4:17pmDefinitely the revival. Hunter Foster is awesome, and Kerry Butler is THE BEST. At the risk of being stoned to death, i'm gonna go ahead and say that it's nice to hear Audrey actually sing, rather than moan. I think Ellen Greene was great in the role (if not a little grating on the nerves), but Kerry Butler seemed to just hit home for me. Anyway, definitely go for the revival.
#19re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 4:19pmIn this situation, I would simply buy both, but if that is not an option: Original, original, original!
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#20re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 5:02pmREVIAL! Hunter Foster rocks...I own all of them and was in a production of LSoH and I prefer the new one.
#21re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 5:03pmThe original - Kerry Butler was terrible in the role - and Ellen Greene is fabulous!
#22re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 5:16pmOriginal, without a doubt. Hunter is wonderful to listen to, but the original has Ellen Greene. Plus, agreeing with insomniak, Franc Luz's "Dentist!" is by far my favorite. I have both the OCR and the revival and listen to both for different things. I don't have the movie's soundtrack, but I'd imagine it must be great as well, since I love the movie. I don't think Hunter Foster's voice shines in the LSoH revival as much as in Urinetown; I got the latter before the former, and was EXTREMELY surprised at how wonderful his voice could be. However, I think the urchins are allowed to shine the most on the revival recording, because they have parts that just aren't in the original (as in "Feed Me") or their parts are more prominent. My best advice is the OCR, though.
playbill_signer_05
Leading Actor Joined: 1/23/05
#23re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 5:17pm
Get them all! 
They really are all fantastic, but if you can get only one I would reccomend the 2003 revival recording. It has all of the songs, and Kerry and Hunter are awesome.
Leading Actor Joined: 12/31/69
#24re: Which LSoH Recording?
Posted: 3/25/05 at 5:19pm
The Original is the best!
I also liked the movie one too...
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