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| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:28 am EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: What's the best Jesus Christ Superstar recording? - ianx73 10:36 pm EDT 04/03/18 | |
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| It's one of the consistently best sung productions, with Ted Neely and Carl Anderson, and Yvonne Elliman being absolutely amazing. I like the orchestrations too. It also really hits the rock notes where they need to be without losing that 70s rock flavor (unlike many modern revivals who confuse this score of 60s/early 70s rock with the rock of the 80s/90s/00s, which is quite different... including NBC's concert with all the completely out of place and unjustified headbanging choreography). | |
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| Posted by: DistantDrumming 05:38 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: the movie? - Chazwaza 03:28 am EDT 04/04/18 | |
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| Chaz, thank you for articulating what I find so lacking in modern (80s, 90s, 2000s) productions of Superstar -- they get the sound wrong. The story may be timeless, but the score is very much a product of its time. And, as you said, when they lose that late 60s/early 70s rock sound in favor of a tinny 80s/90s hard rock sound the score loses its authenticity and its richness -- at least to my ears. It's why I, too, favor the movie soundtrack and the 1970 recording. In fact, it's the combination of the two that works so well for me. On some tracks, like the thrilling overture, I think the movie soundtrack is the best. On others, I think the 1970 gets the richer, more satisfying sound (see: Everything's Alright). I love this mash-up someone made of the Everything's Alright visuals from the film with the audio from the 1970 recording. I think the 1970 recording of this particular song just had more... groove to it and a better melding of the rhythm section with the full traditional orchestra, whereas the movie soundtrack version almost lets the orchestra overwhelm everything on this song. |
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| Link | Everything's Alright from the Film (w/ 1970 audio) |
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| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 12:26 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: the movie? - Chazwaza 03:28 am EDT 04/04/18 | |
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| I think the original concept album and the movie soundtrack album are the two best recordings overall. I would say each one has some pluses and minuses as compared to the other -- for example, I think Murray Head does a little too much screaming as compared to Carl Andersen, but on the other hand, some of the soloists on the soundtrack recording do a little too much back phrasing for my taste. But other than that and a few other minor quibbles, the soundtrack is quite an excellent recording -- with the original score adapted by Andre Previn! | |
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| re: the movie? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 04:49 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: re: the movie? - Michael_Portantiere 12:26 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
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| ...but on the other hand, some of the soloists on the soundtrack recording do a little too much back phrasing for my taste. | |
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