We Will Rock You: the Rock Theatrical - We Will Rock You: Rock Theatrical / O.C.R

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Free Music Review: A truly transcendent experience...
Hit: 5 Stars

I have seen the future of musical theater.

And I have been rocked.

It helps if you're already a fan of Queen, as I was, to really appreciate and GET this show, but even someone who doesn't know Freddy Mercury from Mick Jagger can still enjoy this phenomenal new musical. Seeing it live (twice) also helped me to enjoy the album, but seeing as how it was recorded from a live performance, you still get the feeling of being in the theater.

I'm not going to tell you the plot -- if you're reading this, then you have access to the internet and can find the plot on any search engine. What's more, you can almost deduce it from the structure of the songs - a phenomenal credit to Ben Elton, who wrote the book, seeing as how the songs predate the play by two decades. I will, however, say that you will be hard-pressed to hear voices as rocking as these on any other musical soundtrack, with the possible exception of "RENT." But compared to Queen, even the rock sensiblities of Jonathan Larsen fall short.

The one downfall to those who get the soundtrack is that they don't get the opportunity to actually SEE the actors, who, believe me, are every bit as sexy and irrestistable as their voices imply. The breakout stars are Tony Vincent, as the loner dork-cum-sexy guitar hero Galileo Figaro, and Kerry Ellis as Meat. (But you can call her Ms. Loaf.) These two actors steal every scene they're in, and quite frankly, rock like no one has rocked before. Those who caught the 2001 production of Jesus Christ Superstar will remember Tony Vincent as Judas, or Simon Zealot (whom he plays on the video.)

The play did not remind me of anything, because I have never seen anything quite like it before. While Tony Vincent was unabashedly American, most everyone else had a British, Irish, or Scottish accent, a charming effect that, sadly, I'm sure will not be present when it comes to New York. I encourage anyone who either wants to hear a fresh, new, exciting musical score, or have a nostalgic return to some of your favorite Queen songs performed by a fresh crew of amazing young vocalists, to check this album out.

Believe me, it will rock you.

Then it will make you a champion.

And then it will rock you just a little bit more.

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