Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: Rent
Hit: 5 Stars
The music is amazing. The play was to die for. I had forgotten how well Jesse L Martin can sing. It's one of my favorite cds. I also have the motion picture soundtrack and the movie dvd as well.Free Music Review: Fans of the show will appreciate this more than the movie soundtrack
Hit: 5 Stars
Ever since the movie came out, the debate over which soundtrack is better has been raging wildly. There are positive and negative aspects to both, and one can't be clearly labeled as "better" - it all depends on what you're looking for.
The 1996 Original Broadway Soundtrack:
This soundtrack, much more than the movie one, does an excellent job of making you feel like you're in the theatre again. Since the original show was a more or less constant song and the soundtrack includes all of the 20-50 second pseudo-songs, you can listen to the soundtrack and visualize practically the entire show. The underproduced quality enhances this experience: it feels more real than the movie soundtrack does.
The 2006 Movie Soundtrack:
The other reviewers are right when they say this soundtrack is definitely the better sounding of the two. Much better production, and the actors have all matured vocally. Rosario Dawson's voice is much easier to listen to than the original actress'. This also feels distinctly more like a soundtrack, where the original feels much more like a score.
The question is: which do you prefer?
Free Music Review: The Most Over-rated Broadway Show In All of History...Probably.
Hit: 4 Stars
Now I'm not saying that Rent isn't a good show, because it is. I'm just saying that it's not the prolific, ingenious work of art that everyone says it is.
Now I have seen Rent both onstage in New York and On Screen this past November so I know the story and that has nothing to do with why I think that it's overrated, well actually it does a little bit because dealing with aids is horrible I watched my aunt succumb to it a couple yeas ago and it's horrible but in RENT it seems that some of the characters are blaming the diseases for their problems when really it was their own stupid choices, (Excluding homosexuality because I don't know if that's a choice or not) but like MIMI, she chooses to be a stripper and to do smack and that's how she got Aids so it hard to feel sorry for her just like Rodger Who chose to do drugs with his girlfriend which is how he got it so it's like whatever.
As for the music while a lot of it is un-melodious and un- hummable, but not in a Sondheim like way just in an annoying way,
Standout songs are:
Rent
One Song Glory
Light my Candle
Today 4 U
You'll See
Tango: Maureen
Out Tonight
Another Day
Will I?
Santa Fe
We're Okay
Christmas bells
La Vie Boheme/ B
Seasons of Love/ B
Happy New Year/ B
Without You
Take Me or Leave Me
What You Own
Finale/ B
While Rent is a good show I think that the movie Philadelphia Dealt with the issue better. if you are looking for a topical relevant Musical the Rent probably isn't for you because of how dated it is , if you looking for some good music then sure get it and rock out to it.
Free Music Review: to any of you newly converted movie fans...
Hit: 5 Stars
The movie will NEVER replace the original. Mimi is played much better, the power and emotion of her voice were not captured by Rosario Dawson at all. There were some good aspects to the movie soundtrack, but I remain loyal to the original. The power and original intent are all there. Free Music Review: More content, but poorer quality compared to movie soundtrack
Hit: 3 Stars
First off, let me say that I'm a big fan of the songs in Rent. I became a fan after seeing the movie, which prompted me to purchase the movie soundtrack, which I love. Knowing that there is a lot of content on the original broadway recording not found on the movie soundtrack, I decided to buy the original broadway recording as well. Unfortunately, after listening to the original brodaway recording I must conclude that it is actually inferior to the movie soundtrack in several ways.
Most of the original cast sang for both recordings, and it is quite clear that they've gotten better with their parts over the past 10 years. Their voices are stronger, and the music has more texture to back them up. My main complaint about the broadway recording is with Daphne Rubin-Vega, who played the original role of Mimi. To put it bluntly, her voice sounds terrible. I realize that thinking someone's voice sounds bad is a subjective belief, but what's not subjective is the fact that there are multiple times on this disc where she is painfully flat (especially in "Another Day"). And it's not just her. Other characters, such as the soloist in "Will I" are both flat and faltering as they sing. Maybe this is deliberate to add to the "raw" sound of the music, but too me it just sounds bad. Another complaint is with the instrumentation in general, which sounds flat and muddled when compared with the movie soundtrack.
Ultimately, if you've seen the broadway performace of Rent, you'll want to buy this soundtrack because it more closely mimics the show than does the movie soundtrack. However, if you're like me, and you've seen the movie and know you like the music, but aren't sure which soundtrack to get, I have to recommend the movie soundtrack. If you allready own the movie soundtrack and you're thinking about purchasing the original broadway recording, I say do so only if you really want to hear the extra content (Tune ups, voice mail, etc.) If you own the broadway recording and don't think you need to spend more money on the new movie soundtrack, I recommend at least listening to it to see if you like the more updated sound and new vocalists.