Which cast recording should I get?
Which cast recording should I get?
Joined: 12/31/69
#0Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:09am
The Wedding Singer
or
The Drowsy Chaperone
So far the score is
Singer-4
Chaperone- 8
Both- 2
Help me!
Updated On: 6/11/06 at 12:09 AM
Fabrizio2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/20/06
#2re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:10am
The Drowsy Chaperone...it's so much more worth it.
I wasn't that impressed with The Wedding Singer listening to it the second time around...
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#3re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:11am
DROWSY
oh hell buy em both
Updated On: 6/11/06 at 12:11 AM
Aphexis
Stand-by Joined: 8/15/04
#5re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:12am
um....drowsy 
Without ME its just AWESO!
#6re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:12amew double post
Without ME its just AWESO!
Updated On: 6/11/06 at 12:12 AM
Over_the_Moon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/05
#7re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:13am
Again with the pointless threads... we don't know what you like, how can we judge? Listen to samples on amazon or watch the Broadway.com videos. Tastes and opinions differ.
For the sake of promoting it, however-- Drowsy Chaperone
"what have we learned? Don't smoke... don't do drugs and don't sing 'Defying Gravity'." -CATSNYRevival
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:16amListen- I tried. Amazon doesnt have clips for other one and I trust the people on here and their opinons. I'm sorry if you find this pointless but to me, its not.
Fabrizio2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/20/06
#9re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:16am
Over_The_Moon,
This thread is not pointless, no thread is pointless. He needs opinions and we gave him ours. Maybe he likes them both and is just trying to decide!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#10re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:17am
I got Drowsy and only listened to the clips of Wedding Singer. Although I do like a few of the songs in Wedding Singer, I'd go with Drowsy first. I love the orchestrations, and Sutton Foster's "Show Off" is worth the price of the CD alone.
So, I say go with Drowsy Chaperone right now. But don't keep Wedding Singer out of your collection - buy it sometime in the future.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#11re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:18amI am changing my vote to both, because they are both great scores.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#12re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:21am
I don't think this thread is pointless. Especially if you are spending money on something. What's wrong with getting other people's opinions on things? Besides, I looked at Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, and iTunes, and there are NO sound samples. I don't know if they've updated since. So what else do you do? The only thing is you could watch the videos on broadway.com, but you hear the same songs over and over again.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Updated On: 6/11/06 at 12:21 AM
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#13re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:21am
my cat "Baby June" just voted for DROWSY
she purrs when Sutton does
"I DON'T WANNA SHOW OFF"
of course i put it on replay, it's so much fun.
and She actually giggles thru
"I AM ADOLPHO"
one of the funniest songs and performances i have heard in along time.
Over_the_Moon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/05
#14re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:25amOh, THAT'S why I don't post on the main board!
"what have we learned? Don't smoke... don't do drugs and don't sing 'Defying Gravity'." -CATSNYRevival
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#15re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:28amNo one is trying to turn you away from the main board. Honestly now, there's nothing wrong with getting another person's opinion. And as I said, it was difficult to find clips for Drowsy. What's pointless is people trying to constantly point out what they think shouldn't be posted. If you think it's pointless, no one told you to click on the thread.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#16re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 1:24am
thanks millie- that was really nice.
#17re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 1:27amDrowsy all the way. Just got it today, and can't stop playing it. Can't stand Wedding Singer. Get an 80's cd and hear what real 80's music sounds like.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#18re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 1:58amThey both have their pros/cons, but I'd go with Wedding Singer. I think it has the most "good" songs throughout the recording whereas Drowsy has a couple good ones here and there.
#19re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 2:11amDrowsy
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#20re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 2:24am
Wedding Singer.
"Electricity sparks inside of me... and I'm free, I'm free."
theaterfan2
Swing Joined: 6/11/06
#22re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 2:28am
WEDDING SINGER all the way.
Looks like people on Amazon think so too..
Drowsy 3/5, Wedding Singer 4.5/5
BTW, you can listen to wedding singer clips on their site..
http://www.TheWeddingSingerOnBroadway.com
Very easy..
Updated On: 6/11/06 at 02:28 AM
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#23re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 6:54amCheck your PMs.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#24re: Which cast recording should I get?
Posted: 6/11/06 at 9:19amThe Wedding Singer.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
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