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Post by stuartmcd on Sept 14, 2020 11:56:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2020 14:38:31 GMT
Think this sounds gorgeous - really gentle lovely emotional melody. Reminds me a bit of some of the 'new' ballads in the DVO version of Tell Me.
It is very inline with the way ALW writes these days - since new Tell Me, Woman in White, new Wizard of Oz, Stephen Ward and even to an extent Love Never Dies have a similar feel.
I think people expecting bangers and key changes may be disappointed as we've not really had that style since pre and up to Sunset.
But anyway, am personally very excited about this :-)
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Post by chernjam on Sept 15, 2020 1:11:56 GMT
Awesome catch there! Had forgotten about the Abbey Road visit! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 30, 2020 10:44:44 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Oct 30, 2020 10:48:07 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 30, 2020 10:52:05 GMT
I found that a rather relentless piece of songwriting. Really didn't develop musically or dramatically.
Hey ho. It is only one number
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Post by robertb213 on Oct 30, 2020 10:58:02 GMT
I did hit Stop about 90 seconds in, I will admit!
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Oct 30, 2020 11:12:54 GMT
This man wrote Phantom, JCS and Evita. Why does his music sound like rejects from a Disney Channel star’s debut album?
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Post by musicalmarge on Oct 30, 2020 11:47:41 GMT
It is a dreadful song. Doesn’t go anywhere, repetitive clunky chord sequences, old school ploddy Andrew Lloyd Webber (of which I’m a fan). His music falls into two categories genius (Evita, Sunset) and cheesy pop song nasty.
In other news - Cinderella has been taken off sale and will be postponed AGAIN, (I expect Frozen and Back to the Future to follow).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2020 12:33:32 GMT
It is a dreadful song. Doesn’t go anywhere, repetitive clunky chord sequences, old school ploddy Andrew Lloyd Webber (of which I’m a fan). His music falls into two categories genius (Evita, Sunset) and cheesy pop song nasty. In other news - Cinderella has been taken off sale and will be postponed AGAIN, (I expect Frozen and Back to the Future to follow). It’s still on sale. |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 30, 2020 13:21:03 GMT
Just checking, but after reading that article, Hope is her middle name isn't it? So when they refer to her by surname it should just be Fletcher. They've written it as if it's a double-barrelled surname. |
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Post by johartuk on Oct 30, 2020 13:24:54 GMT
I like the chorus - that's a definite earworm that will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day (it sounds Abba-esque). The first verse (melody-wise) reminds me of something from Evita. The F-words seem jarring and it also seems a bit odd to have F-words along with 'forget you' which is obviously a way of dropping an f-bomb without actually doing it.
Incidentally, who wrote the lyrics?
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 30, 2020 13:26:25 GMT
The chorus sounds like a cross between In My Own Little Corner (Cinders reference, I like it) and Loch Lomond (huh?). |
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 30, 2020 13:28:01 GMT
Incidentally, who wrote the lyrics? David Zippel. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2020 13:28:41 GMT
I love Carrie, she’s great. But god ALW is very out of his depth it seems. It’s as if he’s trying to cater to younger audiences by mimicking the sound of & Juliet/Six but it’s just not really working. I can’t put my finger on it but it just sounds like someone trying so hard to be edgy/cool.
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Post by jgblunners on Oct 30, 2020 13:41:04 GMT
I actually quite like the tune and think that CHF sounds great, but this is really let down by uneven lyrics and a poor orchestration. The percussion track in particular is just awful, and overall I think it would be better if it had a more rocky sound with the guitars brought forward in the mix and the synth toned down a bit. Between this and the track that was released from the stage of Her Maj's, I think there's definite promise for this show but I'm really hoping that there are some real belters that ALW is keeping under wraps until the show opens. Perhaps the stepmother will have a whopper of a number?
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 30, 2020 14:00:35 GMT
I hope that link works.
I have many questions. Why is he wearing an anorak? How much scaffolding is in that wig? Why wouldn't you move the shoes before filming? Where does he get his curtain material from, and could I afford it?
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 30, 2020 14:06:28 GMT
Oh, it hasn't and I don't know why.
Umm, if you go to the ALW Cinderella twitter, I was looking at the tweet from 28th October.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2020 14:49:55 GMT
Predictably I guess but I really rather like it. Catchy, classic structure, key change, big ending! What's not to love!
Also chuffed to see it's a double CD so hopefully more sung through than School of Rock and Stephen Ward were.
If ALW had another JCS/Evita/Phantom/Sunset to give us, I think he'd have done it by now - it really is daft to expect that.
I'd say the last 10-15 years or so would give an indication of what sort of thing we'll get. Whilst his most epic work may well be behind him, IMHO he remains a fantastic composer. And when this new original British corona delayed musical finally lands, I'm gonna be all there for it. Can't wait!
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 30, 2020 15:00:55 GMT
“Barking mad Cinderella” and “nutter”. I thought the world had moved on from this kind of language  |
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 30, 2020 15:27:53 GMT
I like the chorus - that's a definite earworm that will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day (it sounds Abba-esque). The first verse (melody-wise) reminds me of something from Evita. The F-words seem jarring and it also seems a bit odd to have F-words along with 'forget you' which is obviously a way of dropping an f-bomb without actually doing it. Incidentally, who wrote the lyrics? F-words? Is there more than one version, because the one on YouTubeMusic contains no F-words? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2020 15:29:33 GMT
That's what they chose to put out as a first single? terrible tune and lyrics
"I'm not sorry that i hurt you'
She sounds nice.
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Post by ali973 on Oct 30, 2020 16:35:31 GMT
There's a bit of in my own little corner somewhere in there.
He can still write a tune if he puts his mind to it, but he's trying way too hard to be relevant.
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Post by westlondon on Oct 30, 2020 16:53:24 GMT
That's what they chose to put out as a first single? terrible tune and lyrics "I'm not sorry that i hurt you' She sounds nice. As Sondheim put it: “...So be nice, Cinderella, Good, Cinderella, Nice good good nice” |
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