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Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
#25re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:12pmThat is interesting, I did not know that bit about tipping dressers.
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#26re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:18pmI was just going to post the same thing. Is it common courtesy to tip your dresser?
#27re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:22pmIt's news to me too...
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
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#28re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:25pmI must have seen her earlier in the run, because she was rock'n'rollin and had that bitchin' guitar solo. The chorus members were the ones who lacked energy to me, but it was full of nice treats - c'mon Alice Ripley's breasts, Sebastian LaCause's body, Raul Esparza singing those last notes like no other. Fun times.
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#29re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:39pmI so wish I could have seen Rocky Horror with Joan in it. Even though I'm young for it, I've always LOVED Joan Jett and the Blackhearts! I bet she was awesome at the runs beginning (or for pretty much all of it!)
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#30re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:43pmOh, if only I were a Transexual, Transylvanian and were able to do a Time Warp and see the Broadway Revival and the original London, LA and Bway productions.
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#31re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 12:41am
Here is what Joan's producer has to say on the matter. I think it explains it very well:
http://www.broadway.com/Jetts-Camp-We-Had-a-Deal/broadway_news/6259
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#32re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 1:06pmI hate Kristen Lee Kelly on the recording. She sounds like a man. And I'm not sure if they did this for Joan as well, but in "Time Warp" when Kristen sings on the recording the part is taken down A LOT. (Which is probably contributing to her sounding like a man)
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#33re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 1:15pmI would guess it was taken down for Jett.
#34re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:12pm
I'm kinda warming up to the revival version, but to me Columbia IS Nell Campbell (or Boni Enten); perky, high voiced dancer.
For anyone who saw Ana Gasteyer, did she sing in the same range as Jett and Kelly? I'm sure she could've performed the role in either range.
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#35re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:18pmI COMPLETELY agree Mr Sweet! I feel like her and Magenta should almost be polar opposites. And in the revival I just felt that there was too much similarity AND that Columbia became a completely different character than the original film.
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#36re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:22pm
I love Daphne Rubin-Vega in the cast recording but the other Usherette (is it Kristen Lee Kelly?) sounds almost just like her.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Updated On: 12/30/08 at 11:22 PM
#37re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:24pm
Agreed. They blend into the same character, especially on the recording. The recent production I was in also went for a very hard-core rocker Columbia, which is very disappointing to me. So no perky voice or tap solo 
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#38re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 12:08am
Actually the first time I heard Science Fiction I thought Daphne was singing it the whole way through, but Kristen sings the second verse, which I didn't realize until Daphne came back in on "give you some terrible thrills." Though I think they sound great when singing together in the last chorus. It seems the second Usherette is given more of the song in each major production, Patricia Quinn's Betty Boop-ish Usherette (The Strawberry Time Girl) sang the entire number, I don't think Nell even played the second girl; and in the Roxy recording, Jaime Donnely's Usherette, Trixie, sang most of the song with Boni Enten dueting on the last few lines of the second verse.
I mean, superkudos to the team for not trying to recreate the film, which everyone was against...I just don't know about Columbia, it seems like they tried too hard to make her different.
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I also cannot stand all the lines they gave to the ensemble, they get really annoying fast.
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Updated On: 12/31/08 at 12:08 AM
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#39re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 8:12amOMG I never realized Kristen sang the whole second verse hahaha! I always wondered why two people are singing by the end of the song. And concerning the ensemble (or "Phantoms"), I enjoy the majority of what's been added in for them. But it gets a little extreme at a certain point.
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#40re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 12:57pm
Daphne's voice has a very unique sound to it, and as a fan of hers I sort of was able to tell it wasn't her singing the second verse in "Science Fiction" but I even questioned myself for a bit. I'm not a fan of the ROCKY HORROR score really, except for the opening number and "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" so I'm not sure how Kelly sounds in the other tracks.
I did see a college production in November that had the tap solo for Columbia, also the actress playing Magenta sang all of "Science Fiction."
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Updated On: 12/31/08 at 12:57 PM
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#41re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:10pmMind if I ask which song you consider to be the title song? Last I checked there was no song in the score called "The Rocky Horror Show" or any variation thereof.
#42re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:41pm"Science Fiction" is probably what ray means by the title song. But that's just my best guess.
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#43re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 2:34pmOops, I meant to say the opening number, let me edit. Thanks for the correction, hehe.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#44re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 2:46pmI appreciated the score a lot more via the revival recording.
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#45re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 2:50pmI first heard the show via the revival recording, and in comparison I like it better than the movie. I like that it has more of a rock edge, esp. on the Time Warp.
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#46re: Why is Joan Jett not on the Rocky Horror CD?
Posted: 12/31/08 at 5:13pmThe revival recording is pretty much the only one I listen to now. The new orchestrations are awesome. Only on occasion will I listen to the other recording I have, but only because it has all the dialogue so I guess when I'm in the mood to listen to the entire show I'll listen to that one, but otherwise I can't really stand the old orchestrations.
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