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Free Music Notes for Wig in a Box
Free Music Review: The artists are inaccurate
Hit: 4 Stars
The track list for this album is actually:1. The Origin of Love by Rufus Wainwright
2. Angry Inch by Sleater-Kinney & Fred Schneider
3. The Long Grift by They Might Be Giants
4. Sugar Daddy by Frank Black
5. City of Women by Robyn Hitchcock
6. Freaks by Imperial Teen
7. Wicked Little Town (Hedwig's version) by The Breeders
8. Nailed by Bob Mould
9. Wig in a Box by Polyphonic Spree
10. Milford Lake by John Cameron Mitchell (acted in Hedwig and wrote the script) and Stephen Trask (acted in Hedwig and wrote the music)
11. Ladies & Gentlemen by Stephen Colbert
12. Tear Me Down by Spoon
13. Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse by Yoko Ono & Yo La Tengo
14. Wicked Little Town (Tommy Gnosis' version) by The Bens (Ben Kweller, Ben Folds, & Ben Lee)
15. Midnight Radio by Cyndi Lauper & The Minus 5
16. Origin of Love reprise by Jonathan Richman
Free Music Review: Worth it anyway
Hit: 4 Stars
no it's not a perfect CD, but as it was a benefit for the Harvey Milk School in NYC for gay/lesbian/transgender and other in-need students, it's worth getting it regardless. I just saw the "Follow my Voice" documentary about the making of this CD and the school. It was very moving and interesting to learn about these kids who can really thrive when they get out of the unsafe environments they have at home or in their old schools because of their orientation. Please support this worthwhile program.Free Music Review: i don't know what everyone is complaining about
Hit: 4 Stars
if you're new to Hedwig, sure, get the soundtrack. if you're stuck on the performances on the soundtrack and not the songs/spirit of it..then stick with the soundtrack.
this album of covers, however, is pretty great.
the choices of bands/artists are appropriate and interesting for each song. They all add their own signatures to the covers...so...I guess it helps if you're familiar with the bands on the album, but nonetheless it's a great companion to the soundtrack.
Free Music Review: Nothing can top the triumphant Original Cast version...
Hit: 3 Stars
The passionate B-way version of "Hedwig" is the place to start... this "tribute"(co-produced by 'Hedwig' show-meisters John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask)falls short but may appeal to fans of the various artists. Still, if those listeners are not familiar with the show, the show's history or even the movie, they might feel lost in the translation. The Breeders were the perfect group to cover "Wicked Little Town", but the reprise(by--ha,ha--Ben Folds, Ben Kweller & Ben Lee)is a half-hearted wreck. If JCM hadn't been a producer, I would imagine him crying out in anguish at what the 3 Bens do to this tender song...Other dispassionate hack-jobs: Fred Schneider's awkward monologue on "Angry Inch" , Jonathan Richman(Mr. Tribute CD himself)on the reprise of "Origin of Love", and Yoko Ono on "Hedwig's Lament". Elsewhere, Cyndi Lauper does well with "Midnight Radio", Robyn Hitchcock turns in a fine performance on an original("City of Women")and Rufus Wainwright's "Origin of Love", while neither focused nor appropriate for his style, manages to capture the lusty melancholy of the piece. Polyphonic Spree's "Wig in a Box" is interesting, but don't let the Broadway version pass you by--those versions are the ones to hear. With that in mind, it's important to note the BEST CUT on this version is by JCM and Stephen Trask themselves, a gorgeously moody, intuitive tune called "Milford Lake". With his sinewy style, careful phrasing, salacious vocals and clever turns of phrase, Mitchell proves to be The Star even in his own tribute! B-Free Music Review: Heart's in the right place, however...
Hit: 3 Stars
This project seemed like a slam dunk: who wouldn't want to hear the Polyphonic Spree do "Wig in a Box"? Much to my chagrin, then, I find this set to be pretty much of a failure. It seems many of the Hedwig songs don't function terribly well outside of the musical's setting. For example, the wonderful Imperial Teen sound snappy as always, but "Freaks" isn't much of a song to cover. Likewise, I keep waiting for the Breeders to careen from "strum" to "storm" as they do so well, but "Wicked Little Town" never gives them the chance. In other cases, the artists and songs don't synch up well: turns out that the PeeSpree don't do much with "Wig" until they cut loose and improvise at the end. Rufus Wainwright painfully proved on the dreadful "Want One" that he's no friend of big Broadway-type ballads. Here, he and "The Origin of Love" do each other no favors.Two songs, however, are first-rate. Pairing Sleater Kinney and Fred Schneider on "Angry Inch" is inspired, and as much as I'm sick of belters and unnecessary ululations in the age of American Idol histrionics, Cyndi Lauper's over-the-top-and-then-some turn on "Midnight Radio" is hilarious and effective.
So, buy this to support a good cause, but just don't get your hopes up -- or sell your cast album or soundtrack.