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paolo.beenees 
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 18:16 |
Musicals are the wildest dream of every prog band! I've put some of them (I know the list should be longer, but I feel these ones closer to the progressive spirit). Choose your favourite one (mine is the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW).
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Modrigue
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 18:21 |
From the list, it's Rocky Horror Picture Show
But Phantom of The Paradise is also very good
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 18:22 |
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Other.....
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 18:27 |
Rocky Horror was a little too awkward for my tastes.
I enjoyed Les Miserables, but Phantom Of The Opera from the choices.
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Beauty will save the world.
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 21:33 |
Jesus Christ Superstar, which had great songs, and the movie was very original in its approach. I voted for that one.
Hair has some great music; West Side Story was original.
Not in the list: Chess, by Björn and Benny, has its moments as well.
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The T
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 22:49 |
Jesus Christ Superstar... Actually, I would find Bernstein's West Side Story more powerful and better altogether but thre are some parts in JCS that just do it for me, like the Overture or judas' theme, or the song Superstar itself.
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 23:02 |
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From this list, "West Side Story." Not on the list, it's a tie between "Oklahoma" and "Guys and Dolls."
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 00:01 |
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RHPS
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 00:03 |
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Phantom Easy
Then Le Miserables (sp?)
Then Blood Brothers
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 00:17 |
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West Side Story ain't bad
Edited by Man Erg - April 12 2007 at 00:19
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 07:35 |
I can't believe Haïr has only got my one vote
the only other is JC Superstar, which is strange from this ol'pagan.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 07:36 |
I hate all of them... 
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 07:38 |
 Snow Dog wrote:
I hate all of them... |
Me too.....second only to opera... 
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 08:05 |
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West Side Story
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 08:15 |
You've both, of course, heard or seen all of them 
...and as for you Tony - "second only to opera" - bloody phillistine! Pay £150 to listen to huge ladies shouting for 5 hours, and you know you've been entertained! Tsch!
For my book the one glaring ommission from the list is 'Chicago'; excellent musical (especially if you can get hold of the original cast recording
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 08:40 |
I've only seen two of these choices live: "Phantom of the Opera" (sung in Japanese in Osaka), "Jesus Christ Superstar" (a local high-school production -- Vancouver). I did enjoy going to see "Les Miserables", and wanted to see "Cats" done live.
Modrigue wrote:
From the list, it's Rocky Horror Picture Show. But Phantom of The Paradise is also very good. |
I like both very much, and have home double-billed these on several occasions, but I think I like De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise" just a little more than "Rocky Horror...". As far as movie musicals (rock operas) I've seen go, well, I enjoy Tommy. One I'd love to see live is Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds. One I don't want to see is the musical stage version of Lord of the Rings (loved the books as a kid, and could barely watch Jackson's film adaptation -- Bad Taste was so much better. Don't think I could stomach Tolkien's work as a musical).
Seriously, have you listened to/ watched all of them? "Orfeo 9" is a terrific Italian rock opera (haven't heard it many years). But it's not going to be every one's cup of tea. Actually, I happen to like much classic opera, as well as rock operas and musicals. I happen to like Monteverdi's "Orfeo", but different strokes for different folks. A pivotal moment for me embracing opera was hearing Delibes' "Lachme" in the movie "The Hunger" (for those who've seen it, okay, I was more interested in watching Sarandon and Deneuve in their own flower duet). Actually. I've always enjoyed female operatic singing.... Still, like most types of music, there's stuff I like I like, and stuff I don't. Maybe I'll go with Jesus Christ Superstar from this list. On the other hand, RHPS is such a fun, campy romp.
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 11:41 |
Jim Garten wrote:
You've both, of course, heard or seen all of them
...and as for you Tony - "second only to opera" - bloody phillistine! Pay £150 to listen to huge ladies shouting for 5 hours, and you know you've been entertained! Tsch!
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How true. To anyone who thinks they could never like Opera, try "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville). It might just change your mind.
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 13:55 |
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If you think you'll never like opera, "Don Giovanni" or - even better - "Die Zauberflöte" by Mr Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will certainly operate a huge conversion!
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 14:20 |
If you really hate opera, better yet try with non-italian style opera... Don't go with Puccini or Donizetti or Verdi or even Mozart's "italian" operas like Idomeneo or Le nozze di Figaro or Rossinni, as you won't change your mind... Try Wagner's Tetralogie Der Ring Des Nibelungen, try Tahnhauser, Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg, or even better, try some russian opera like Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov.... That will change your mind that all opera is like italian opera, which I could guess is the style you've learned to dislike.. 
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Posted: April 12 2007 at 14:24 |
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Cats, man, I just love cats, perfect singing and even better dancing. How can you not like such a show?
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