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Post by anthony40 on Jul 6, 2020 11:19:40 GMT
Was this actually released? Don't recall ever seeing an OLC.... According to the David Yazbeck website it was. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 11:40:08 GMT
Was this actually released? Don't recall ever seeing an OLC.... According to the David Yazbeck website it was. Interesting, Amazon only has the Broadway one! |
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 6, 2020 12:09:47 GMT
I know and according to his website the London Cast recording is available on Apple music but when I looked I couldn't find it either, only the Broadway cast recording
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Post by sf on Jul 6, 2020 12:13:49 GMT
Listened to some of the London cast recording and it just doesn't compare to the OBC. It lacks that manic energy for me, the orchestrations sound so much thinner, and Pepa and Ivan are so much worse vocally than the originals (Ivan is supposed to have this deep, sultry, silky baritone and this actor is about as far from that as you can get). I'm sure in terms of acting and comedy this cast probably were great but lots of little things have been lost in the music like in On the Verge they don't start ululating even though they still say the line and other embellishments like this seem to be gone as well. Was this actually released? Don't recall ever seeing an OLC.... It was never officially released. For my money, it's better - a lot better - than the OBC, which is spoiled by a cast who are directed to play it as manic farce, which it isn't, and by the stupid fake-thpanish accents. The smaller band suits the music, the performances are excellent, Tamsin Greig can't sing like Sherie Rene Scott but she also isn't phoning it in, and it's a huge improvement to hear 'Invisible' sung by someone who knows what a consonant is, is capable of producing more than two-and-a-half vowel sounds, and who understands and interprets the lyrics instead of grinding them into mush. |
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Post by flyby on Jul 17, 2020 12:03:43 GMT
Oh would love to be able to see this |
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Jul 17, 2020 16:15:23 GMT
Oh would love to be able to see this Same here. I just listened to the London Cast Recording for the first time and I'd forgotten how different it was to the Broadway version I've now become accustomed to. It's a great score with some wonderful stand alone songs, and it works much better without the faux Spanish accents. It's a rather confused book and storyline though, and I feel that's what let it down both here and in its original LuPone-infused incarnation. |
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