Jesus Christ Superstar (The New Stage Production Soundtrack)
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Free Music Review: Strong Cast...Great Version!!
Hit: 4 Stars
This is one of the best versions...with few exceptions. I absolutely love Glenn Carter as Jesus. He not only does he look "like" Jesus, but he sounds fantastic. I have seen many versions both on video and on stage and he is one of the best. Jerome Pradon is not the best sounding Judas, but he does a great job with the emotion of the part. Carl Anderson is still the best Judas ever...I just saw him live on stage and he is unbelievable. Renee Castle is a good Mary, however her voice is not very strong. I recently saw a perfect performance of Mary in a Minneapolis stage production and unfortunately Renee doesn't come close to the Mary I saw in my local production. Rik Mayall was an interesting Herod....not the best I've seen. All in all, this CD is a great one...I would recommend to anyone who is interested in JCS. I would also suggest seeing as many versions as you can in order to compare accurately.Free Music Review: Five star performance, minus one star for missing songs
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a wonderful production of JCS, much as I remember it when I saw it during its limited run on Broadway in 2000. The singing of Glenn Carter raises this among the best versions available, and in my opinion Renee Castle's Mary is the best since Yvonne Elliman fine film soundtrack performance. The musical accompaniment is first rate and the sound is nothing short of excellent and I heard several details in the score I had never noticed before. One small doubt remains: I wasn't crazy about Jerome Pradon's Judas, whose voice was a little whiney in spots (it is a pity they didn't choose Tony Vincent to play Judas since he played this role on Broadway to great acclaim, but in this recording he plays Simon). Also, as other reviewers have mentioned, the lack of a few key songs is really inexcusable. Hopefully this will be remedied in the future. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase.Free Music Review: JCS 2000/2001
Hit: 4 Stars
I have been waiting for quite awhile to get my hands on the new CD, DVD and VHS of this great show since seeing it retooled for the new millennium. As soon as they became available I grabbed all 3 of them. I was shocked and disappointed to find that several of my favorite songs from the film/stage performance were missing from the CD. Songs such as "This Jesus Must Die", "Damned For All Time", "Blood Money", "The Arrest", "Peter's Denial", and even the confrontation between "Pilate & Christ"... They should have made this a 2 disc CD set and included ALL the great music from this classic production! Other than the missing songs from this CD, I am greatly satisfied... I look forward to a possible "Part 2" CD with the remaining songs... Thanks! :)Free Music Review: An explanation of sorts for JCS
Hit: 4 Stars
I have a particular bias towards this show for several reasons I shall not mention. I just wanted to let you guys know that the song "Could We start again Please?" is actually not on very many recordings of JCS. I think this may be because it is generally felt as out of place among the other songs and it doesnt seem to fit or it breaks the momentum of the rest of the music. Some further clarification would be that this same song is being sung directly to God/Jesus by Mary and Peter. It is sometimes a little vague as to the direction of the song itself. It is a plea by those closest to Jesus for a new beginning. Interestingly enough they are going to get a new beginning but not the one they had hoped for. I hope this helps!Free Music Review: In A Word...Excellent!!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
I won't go on and on about what makes this such a great recording but I will say it ranks as one of the best I have heard. Besides the 1996 London cast recording, this is a definet keeper. Jerome Pradon as Judas was on the mark and possibly the best I have heard. Glenn Carter was just as wonderful. If you are a fan of this show go out and get the cd (and the dvd) as soon as possible. You will not be dissapointed!!! The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is they left off 2 very important songs. "This Jesus Must Die" and "Damned For All Time/Bllod Money (again, jerome Pradon did a great job on his performance of this song). Maybe they'll eventually release a full copy of this version. One can hope!