Taboo (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
List Price:
Our Price: $10.49
You Save: $7.49 (42%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $7.99 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Music CD Cover
Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Music Label: Drg
Soundtracks:
- Freak / Ode to Attention Seekers
- Stranger in This World
- Safe in the City
- Dress to Kill
- Genocide Peroxide
- I'll Have You All
- Sexual Confusion
- Pretty Lies
- Guttersnipe
- Love Is A Question Mark
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Church of the Poison Mind / Karma Chameleon
- Everything Taboo
- Talk Amongst Yourselves
- The Fame Game
- I See Through You
- Ich Bin Kunst
- Petrified
- Out Of Fashion
- Il Adore
- Come on in From the Outside
Free Music Notes for Taboo (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: I saw Taboo four times despite mixed feelings.
Hit: 5 Stars
I loved the cast - Raul Esparza and Euan Morton did truly remarkable jobs, I always claimed that George O'Dowd's "Ich Bin Kunst" was worth the price of admission itself, and the rest of the ensemble was putting out utterly praiseworthy performances. And I loved every note of the score; it's one of the best pop scores of the last ten years, both in the quality of the songs and in the sense of theatricality they have. The problem was the book of the musical: structurally, it was a mess, and a lot of the book scenes left a lot to be desired. It never came together or was driven by any great dramatic logic - and in live theatre, sadly, great performers and score don't make up for that. I loved Taboo dearly, but at the same time I understood exactly why it failed.
But this is the cast recording of the show, not the show itself - so the book is noticeably not a problem. What's left is solid gold: a score shining bright, the performances noticeably just as crisp as they were on the Plymouth Theatre stage. In fact, to my ears, the album sounds pretty much exactly the same. Esparza, Morton, and O'Dowd are once again the heroes - Morton's haunting voice captivates, Esparza is electric and thrilling as ever, and O'Dowd's performances are remarkable and lack the vocal trouble he seemed to be having onstage. Sarah Uriarte Berry's lovely "Il Adore," stripped of the film projection that upstaged her in the stage show, is allowed to be just a personal moment. Liz McCartney's "Talk Amongst Yourselves" is still effecting, and we have fun with Jeffrey Carlson and Cary Shields as well.
This cast album is, in some ways, a vindication of the Broadway show; it is the gold that shone through the dross of the book and kept a small core of fans coming back for more, and more. It is a shame that this brilliant score was not part of a bona fide hit, and it is a shame that Raul Esparza wasn't recognized for his brilliant acting work, but the music is on record for perpetuity, and deserves a listen.
As a side note: this recording of Taboo is very different from the London cast recording. There's great material that isn't on London, and vice versa; as well, all the performances on both albums are excellent. Anyone who can appreciate this beautiful, deeply theatrical score should own both.
Broadway & Vocalists Music CDs
Music Genres
Top music charts in Broadway & Vocalists Music CDs
George Shearing, Mel Torme - Elegant EveningSHEARING,G/TORME,M; Release date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $7.05
Price in other shops:
Stan Getz - Spring Is HereRelease date: 1993-01-11; Music CD
Price in other shops:
Rosemary Clooney - Girl SingerRelease date: 1999-04-01; Music CD
Best price: $8.97
Price in other shops:
The Blenders - NogRelease date: 1998-10-20; Music CD
Best price: $9.70
Price in other shops:
Brave Combo, Tiny Tim - GirlTIM,TINY/BRAVE COMB; Release date: 1996-03-19; Music CD
Best price: $10.36
Price in other shops:
Belleville a Cappella Choir - Southern Journey, Vol. 11: Honor The Lamb - The Belleville A Cappella ChoirRelease date: 1998-02-10; Music CD
Best price: $83.93
Diane Schuur - Love SongsRelease date: 1993-05-11; Music CD
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops:
![Love Is the Thing [Vinyl] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
Nat King Cole - Love Is the Thing [Vinyl]Release date: 1996-11-19; Music CD
Best price: $169.99
Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt: Greatest HitsRelease date: 1998-01-13; Music CD
Price in other shops:
Buddy Rich, Sammy Davis Jr - Sounds of 66Release date: 1996-09-17; Music CD
Price in other shops:
Top Rated Albums
Original Broadway Cast - Silence!-The MusicalRelease date: 2012-01-10; Music CD
Best price: $11.90
Price in other shops:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingRelease date: 2011-06-07; Music CD
Best price: $9.24
Price in other shops:
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never DiesRelease date: 2012-05-29; DVD
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)VARIOUS; Release date: 2001-09-11; Music CD
Best price: $7.17
Price in other shops:
Frank Wildhorn & Jeremy Roberts - Dracula, The Musical - The Studio Cast RecordingRelease date: 2011-07-05; Music CD
Best price: $11.42
Price in other shops:
Original Broadway cast - Priscilla: Queen of the DesertRelease date: 2011-04-05; Music CD
Best price: $12.75
Price in other shops:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownRelease date: 2011-05-10; Music CD
Best price: $12.42
Price in other shops:
The Scottsboro BoysRelease date: 2010-10-12; Music CD
Best price: $11.81
Price in other shops:
The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Release date: 2011-06-07; Music CD
Best price: $10.18
Price in other shops:
Follies (New Broadway Cast Recording)Release date: 2011-11-29; Music CD
Best price: $12.02
Price in other shops: