Gerome Ragni, James Rado - Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: The Age of Aquarius brought to life onstage!
Hit: 5 Stars
One of the best shows ever to hit Broadway! I am in a theatre group in my town and the teens did "Hair" for a musical. It was my first, and I fell in love with the show and all its unique characters. The show is about a young man named Claude who is going to be drafted to Vietnam and feels confused about how to look at the situation he's in, and, with the help of his hippie friends, learns to "let the sunshine in." From Berger and his imaginary girlfriend Donna, to Jeannie and her enviormental concern, to Sheila and her protests, to Woof and Mick Jagger, to Crissy and her dream boy Frank Mills, Ragni, MacDermot, and Rado have created a one-of-a-kind cast of oddities set in NYC in the 1960s, who get by by as a tribe and live a free and meaningful life.
Some of the best tracks in the show include:
Aquarius
Donna
I Believe in Love
Going Down
Hair
Be-In (Hare Krishna)
Where Do I Go?
Walking in Space
3-5-0-0
Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)
This show changed my life! "Hair" helps show that hippies were more than just tie-dyed T-shirts, but friends that lived life to the fullest extent by simply letting their "long beautiful hair" down!
Free Music Review: "How dare they try to end this beauty?"
Hit: 5 Stars
"Hair" was before my time (coming out nearly a decade before I was born) but I fell in love with this soundtrack circa 1992 (I loved the song "Donna" as I was 16 years old when I first listened to it).
The musical itself, if you had to put a plot to it, was addressing all that was going on in the late-60's. What made it stand out was the fact that it was addressing issues that were completely unfamiliar to previous generations: Mass opposition to the war in Viet Nam, the younger generation (the Boomers) wanting to be free to pursue what they wanted as opposed to having their lives mapped out for them by their parents, interracial relationships (white women singing the praises of "Black Boys" and black women singing the praises of "White Boys"), spirituality, and drugs (that certain folks seem to think everyone was doing in the 60's and they *weren't*).
I've always loved the music of the late-60's and "Hair" embodies that time, socially and musically.
The movie wasn't made as well as it could have been (I don't think Broadway plays translate too well to the big screen), so one would do better to listen to the original cast recording to get a feel for it. - Donna Di Giacomo
Free Music Review: Terrific CD
Hit: 5 Stars
CD was in terrific condition and the shipment was very fast. You couldn't ask for more!Free Music Review: Old Hippie
Hit: 5 Stars
Brings back the 60's. Had the tape and wore it out so happy to have the CD...Free Music Review: Like Being Transported Back in Time
Hit: 5 Stars
I recently purchased the CD. My previous was on LP and originally 8 track..yes 8 track. It was a trip back and while it brings back memories for so many of us in our teens in the late 60's, it was also representive of our contribution for social and political change. Much of the music is still well known today although many never knew the origins of the classics tht have emerged. I can listen to this disk forever.
Wouldn't it be a blast if this nations youth got a fire lit and picked up the torch for social and political change today. God knows we need it.
If not, Hair (OBC) will serve as a reminder (at least for me) of what those young men and woman of my own generation did to kick start an out of control government and society.