This cd is flippin psychedelic! Adam, Raul, Laura, Julia, Euan, Norm, Gavin, Shoshana, Jai, Eden, Sherie all sound GRRRRRREAT! I can't even explain how mind-blowing this cd is!
"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check
"complete oratory sex" - hilarious. yeah, i have played it several times (to say teh least). the picture inside of jai in his undies is so random. and i have never heard shoshana before - she rocks!!! i do have to say though, i'm not that sold on the gospel intro before sodomy. walking in space is good too. they have a good ensemble.
I've heard it and I believe it's the best thing I've heard this year. Now that the new HAIR tour by Richard Frankel Productions isn't far behind, sales of the CD should skyrocket!
"There is no problem so big that it cannot be run away from."
~ Charles M. Schulz
For those that don't have the CD yet, we've added a clip of Raul singing Hair on his website if you want to hear him Go to the recordings page and enjoy....
I literally just ordered my cd minutes ago. Weeeee!!!! I can't wait for it to come!
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
I got mine too and while I love it, I still have a few complaints. Lilias White, who is usually a vocal godess, completely ruined "Aquarius." For one she came in WAY too early. Also, whoever produced this needs to be fired. Sometimes it sounds like a karaoke vocal track. But, overall I like it a lot. My favorites singers are:
Jai Rodriguez Ana Gasteyer ( God, she is amazing ) Shoshana Bean (Duh!) Laura Benanti Adam Pascal Gavin Creel Raul Esparza Jennifer Hudson ( my favorite part of the whole cd. Love her ) Eden Espinosa ( Duh, reprise ) Billy Porter the "Black Boys/White Boys" girls
Everyone else was alright but nothing special. I mean, a few people just didn't put the feeling some of the songs required. Again, I really do like the cd and glad that I bought it but I like the movie soundtrack better as a whole.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
I have to disagree about Lillias White, though. As good as she was in the live recording she's even more controlled here. Some of those notes she hits are, in typical Lillias White fashion, totally over the top but what a way to start out the CD!
Many of the tempos have been increased so as to fit all the songs on one CD. Therefore many of the singers come in just a little early but it's nothing to complain about.
Jennifer Hudson does the best Jennifer Holliday impression I've heard in a while.
And while I think Ana sounds quite different from the live recording, it just further convinces me she will make an impressive Elphaba.
Where are you guys located that you've gotten your cds already?
I'm in Utah and still....no luck.
"The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous." -Carrie Bradshaw
Well, I'm in England and I got mine today. And it is fantastic!!! J'adore it!
Tell me, what is the 'live recording' that some of you have mentioned? And Harris Doran features in many of the songs as 'Claude'...I'm not familiar with the plot of Hair. Who's Claude?
"Jane, I've been dealt a blow - I've been dealt a blow, Jane."