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Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • As Always, Hilarious
  • Spoof Odessey worth the laughs!
  • better to be "Lost in Space"
  • Stretched Thin
  • Do the Math
 Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey

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ASIN: B0000584UL
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

  1. Forbidden Broadway 2001: Another Op'nin, 'Another Show
  2. Futuristic Stewardess/Usherette: Come Fly With Me
  3. Judi Dench: Why Can't The English?
  4. Trouble In New Tork City: Trouble
  5. The Music Man Revival 2001: Till There Was You
  6. Cole Porter: You're The Top/From The Moment On
  7. Kiss Me, Kate Revival 2001: Wunderbar
  8. I Hate Ben - Marin Mazzie: I Hate Men
  9. Cheryl Ladd In Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show Business
  10. Miss Saigon Farewell: Why God Why?
  11. Saturday Night Fiasco: Stayin' Alive
  12. Gwen Verdon & The Fosse Dancers: I'm A Brass Band/Steam Heat
  13. Liza Minnelli 2001/Alan Cumming in Cabaret: Wilkommen
  14. Let's Run Times Square Again: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
  15. Ethel Merman & Elton John: I've Got Rhythm/Old Fashioned Wedding
  16. Beauty's Been Decreased: Beauty And The Beast
  17. Being Lupone: Being Alive
  18. Sondheim's Blues: Buddy's Blues
  19. Streisand's Farewell Tour: Happy Days Are Here Again/Mame
  20. Les Miz 2001 - Edith Piaf/Milord
  21. Aida - Amneris Intro: Every Story Is A Love Story/Heather Headley/It's Cheesy: Easy As Life
  22. Elaborate Sets (Aida Cont.): Elaborate Lives
  23. Angela Lansbury: I Don't Want To Know
  24. The Full Monty: Let It Go
  25. 76 Hit Shows: 76 Trombones
  26. Bows-Ta-Ta Folks: Another Op'nin, 'Another Show
  27. Joseph And The Amazing High 'C': Any Dream Will Do

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars As Always, Hilarious.......2007-05-03

This is so funny! Like all the Forbidden Broadway cds, its another knock-out. I feel like such a crazy person when I am in the car driving and I just burst out laughing. Its great and a must have for any Forbidden Broadway fan.

3 out of 5 stars Spoof Odessey worth the laughs!.......2002-04-14

I enjoyed "Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey." This recording has some truly genius material, and although these actors' impersonations of famous Broadway stars aren't as strong as they have been in the past, the CD has a lot to recommend it.

Particularly strong is Track 16, "Let's do an old fashioned show tune," featuring Elton John and Ethel Merman duking it out over AIDA, which Merman says is "putting everyone here through hell." Likewise, Track 15, "Let's Ruin Times Square Again," tickles my funny bone. Also wonderful are the satires of Beauty and the Beast, Angela Lansbury, and the Full Monty; Gerard Alessandrini's done a tremendous job with these! In addition, this CD's introductory song is much stronger than those on the previous volumes of Forbidden Broadway. It really sets the tone for the best parts of this recording.

Unfortunately, with a few notable exceptions, the first half of the CD is a bit thin, which is why I give this recording 3 out of 5 stars: Even though it entertains me, there's a lot I have to skip over. For example, the Liza Minelli spoof annoying (though, I admit, a little funny), and in the Music Man revival satire, their Robert Preston impersonator sounds *nothing* like the original. (In earlier recordings, the actors *did* sound like the people they claimed to be.)

The good news is that the CD has 30 tracks in all, so even though there are 13 that I dislike, I just love the rest... I do recommend it!

2 out of 5 stars better to be "Lost in Space".......2001-12-31

First and foremost, this CD is really for diehard fans of Forbidden Broadway, those of us who want the good, the bad and the ugly on the cd rack. I was extremely unimpressed with the latest offering.

While I agree with some of the other reviewers that there is some nice work, I don't know that Saturday Night Fiasco and Sondheim's Blues are sufficient to carry the rest of the tracks. Not much seems new or worse yet, important. Disney isn't new, nor is Les Miz. And while pointing out what is stale and pedestrian on Broadway was amusing on the last couple of releases, this Forbidden Broadway spoof clearly has joined the list of stale and pedestrian.

While there is some nice material on this disc, I really didn't laugh out loud, and that is why I have always bought these in the past.

If Alessandrini reduces the show to the same complaints of the same shows and then replaying lightly tweaked versions of past numbers, Trouble and Alan Cumming in Cabaret specifically, then he has himself is on the becoming a revival - and we know what he thinks of revivals.

The repeats might even be acceptable if there was something fresh in the perfomance, but both were done much better on their respective discs. I think Danny Gurwin is a great comedian, but he doesn't shine in either of these numbers. We also need a recording with no Ethel Merman or Liza numbers - give them a rest already. And why bring back Streisand with such a poor imitation? The earlier Barbara's were dead on vocal impressions as well as speech patterns. If you aren't going to improve on it, then don't drag it back out.

Alessandrini suggests that this is one of the best casts he has ever worked with. I don't know what he bases that on, but I beg to differ, either cast with Bryan Batt was significantly better, although they worked with fresh, clever material. Still, those recordings had verocious talent that brought Gerard's stinging wit to life for those of us who can't see every new production of FB.

Maybe it is time to go to off Broadway productions, or to the radio or the movies for some new ideas. Or else promise no references to the Gap, Disney, or Chorus Boys, (way over used on this recording), along with a Merman and Liza free season. Start from scratch. That might give us hope that Forbidden Broadway too might not be dead.

3 out of 5 stars Stretched Thin.......2001-03-26

I just saw the stage production of Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey. I agree with the other reviewers who feel that Alessandrini is no longer at the top of his game. Perhaps he should lay off for a year or three and let Broadway present new things for him to lampoon - as it always will.

The opening sequence is forced and unfunny, and clearly in place only to batter the listener with the "2001" theme. Unlike a previous reviewer, I found the Judi Dench parody hysterical, though I question its accuracy.

The "Trouble" parody is, as it always was, incomplete and thin. My dear friend John Kenrick (...) did a better job with it - included the segments of the original song that GA left out, and in a funnier fashion. The Cole Porter parody is marginally amusing, but the Brian Mitchell/Marin Mazzie parody is dead on the mark, and VERY funny.

The parody of Cheryl Ladd remains in the show, although she's no longer in "Annie Get Your Gun" - Reba McIntyre is now in the role. Similarly, he stabs at Alan Cumming, who is no longer playing the Emcee. These numbers, while funny, lack punch. On the other hand, he once again skewers long time target Patti LuPone with an hysterical new parody of Being Alive. I suppose she's innately funnier, after all these years, than Alan Cumming, who is, after all, a relative newcomer.

The Rocky Horror parody is amusing, and the observation that sex has moved off 42nd Street and onto the Broadway stage is not without merit. The Beauty parody is amusing, and apt, but as has already been noted, GA has been clobbering us with the Disnification of Broadway for years now. I suppose he finds some glee in the fading success of this particular show.

I must say that while Gurwin is not the greatest singer, "Sondheim's Blues" is the most brilliant piece I've heard from Alessandrini in years. It's absolutely dead on. The friends I was with had never seen nor heard "Follies" and completely missed the point, but I was in stitches.

The "10 Years More" (which does not appear on this album, but remains in the show) has really begun to wear thin, especially with the closing this year of Cats and Miss Saigon. The Cameron Macintosh British mega-musicals are finally releasing their grip on Broadway, and this isn't as funny any more.

Broadway, despite the naysayers, will never die... and apparently, neither will Forbidden Broadway. I don't think it should - but I do think it needs a rest.

2 out of 5 stars Do the Math.......2001-03-15

Four CDs cover the first 20 Years of Forbidden Broadway, Gerard Alessandrini's viciously witty satire of New York Theatre. The last year has seen Three new CDs, FB "Cleans Up Its Act" "20th Anniversary Edition" and now "2001 a Spoof Odyssey". Do the math.

Alessandrini is running out of ideas, and is spreading the remaining ones too thin. . Sanitized Time Square - Been there. Disnified Broadway - Done that, and so many times. Asinine casting faux pas, plotless pointless set-monster musicals, and Ethel Merman and Liza. We've heard it all before - and last time, it was funnier.

Now normally when a writer (or director or actor) has truly entertained me on numerous occasions, I'll forgive the odd show that disappoints. This would be the case here except for two things: Alessandrini is in the vicious parody business - he's never spared anyone else Besides, if he's going to actually include couplets like: "If lyrics are no longer witty... Then I don't want to go " he's inviting the pans.

When you hear the AIDA lampoon, you'll be reminded of the dim bulb in Cyrano de Bergerac who taunts the hero with the brilliant witticism: Your nose is very large

Yes, there are a few true Forbidden Broadway tracks on Spoof Odyssey. Dame Judi Dench singing "Why can't Americans do theatre like the Brits?" (with apologies to My Fair Lady), I Hate Ben (with apologies to Kiss Me Kate) and about 1/3 of "Let's Ruin Time Square Again" (no apologies necessary to Rocky Horror which understands how easy it is for good parody to go bad). Oh yes, there is one absolutely true Forbidden Broadway track: TROUBLE - yes, the same Trouble from Volume 3 which was just re-released on the 20th Anniversary compilation - and it's back again with a more hackneyed Robert Preston impersonation and all of 4 words changed. Granted it's one of the better bits, more worthy of rerunning than say, referring to Miss Saigon as Viet-Numb, but oh, he reran that gag too
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    4 out of 5 stars Memphis moods.......2004-02-18

    16 songs of and about Memphis - in fact, Memphis is in the title of each and every song.
    I was a wary of this album at first but the more I thought about it, the more I understood it. Memphis' diverse musical situation needs to be celebrated and Dattel has compiled a carefully conceived and varied selection here.

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    4 out of 5 stars Latino Velvet does it again!!!.......2003-09-23

    Thsi album is a slight step doen from their last album Clique. Jay Tee, Baby Beesh, Don Cisco and Frost still come with a solid album. The album features Rappin 4Tay, E-40, Mad One and more. Baby Beesh spits one of the tightest verses I've ever heard on Perk Wit Us that everyone should check out...

    1 out of 5 stars frost.......2003-03-22

    i m glad frost wasnt on this album that much he is wack beesh spits that heat anyways who wants to hear frost

    2 out of 5 stars Old West Coast Beats + Not Enough Frost= Average Album.......2000-09-22

    " THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM WAS BECAUSE I SAW FROST ON THE COVER, WHEN I HEARD THE ALBUM I WAS LIKE,"IS THAT IT?" THE FIRST 3 SONGS ARE STRAIGHT WACK AND E 4O PUTS LITTLE LYRICAL EFFORT INTO HIS CONTRIBUTION ON "FO SHO". THE BEATS ARE REAL OLD FASHIONED BAY AREA STYLE. IT IS DEFINITELY UNAPPEALING TO THOSE WHO ARE FROM OTHER PARTS OF CALI. OR THE REST OF THE NATION. ITS BASICALLY AN N2DEEP ALBUM,TRYING TO ACT LIKE A BUNCH OF ITALIAN MAFIOSOS, 2 STARS WAS GENEROUS......I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!!!! OH BYE THE WAY,YOU WILL BEG TO HEAR FROST ON THIS ALBUM BECAUSE THESE GUYS ARE SO WACK."

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    FIRST LATINO VELVET CAME OUT WIT JAYTEE(N2DEEP)AND BABY BEECH...THE ALBUM WAS TIGHT WITH THERE HIT SONG BEING RAZA PARK.THE ALBUM HAD GUEST APPEARENCES FROM CELLY CELL,MAC DRE,FROST,N2DEEP,LIGHTER SHADE OF BROWN,PSD,LEVITTI,CISCO AND THE GREAT, LATE,ROGER TROUTMAN...THEN THEY RELEASED THERE 2ND SINGLE WHAT YOU DO WHICH WAS TIGHT BUT THE FLIPSIDE SONG BREEZY WAS OFF THE HINDGES......................NOW LATINO VELVET COMES OUT WIT JAYTEE(N2DEEP)BABY BEECH,FROST,AND CISCO....VELVET CITY...THIS ALBUM IS ON POINT SPREADING LOWRIDE GAME BUT BRANCHIN OUT TO OTHER CONSUMERS OF THE RAP MARKET WIT CRAZY LOVE,AND CANT GIVE IT UP TO NAME A FEW......THIS ALBUM IS STRONG AND CREATIVE.....THE SONG HOLLA WHAT'S UP FEATURIN PLATINUM PRODUCER BOSKO(D.B.A.)AND PORTLAND,OR. KINGPENN COOL NUTZ(D.B.A.)IS HEAT AND A STRONG BEGINNING TO A STRONG ALBUM......THE OTHER HEAT ON THE RECORD IS FO SHO/FEAT.E-40, TELLY/FEAT.LEVITTI, HANDLE MY BUSINESS, VELVET CITY, AND PERK WIT US TO NAME A FEW....THIS IS A SOLID WESTCOAST RECORD AND DESSERVES A LISTEN U WONT BE DISGUSTED OR SICKENED,THIS IS TIGHT IF U LIKE THIS GO CHECK THE NEW N2DEEP RECORD SLIGHTLYPIMPISH/MOSTLY DOGGISH IT HAS HEAT....

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    Björk's solo career has completely eclipsed her work with the Sugarcubes by now, and yet in the early to mid-'80s, the Sugarcubes reigned over the British charts and American college radio. The members of Glasgow's Life Without Buildings must have been paying close attention, because their debut, Any Other City, falls squarely in the tradition pioneered by the Icelandic band. The album is full of angular-yet-jangly, delicately quirky songs (nothing is outright weird) that are dominated by a pixyish female singer, this one named Sue Tompkins. A collision between the Fall's Mark E. Smith and Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker, Tompkins's sing-song, semi-ranting style takes over each track; if you don't go for her style, you're really out of luck. A veritable stream of free associations, for instance, makes up "The Leanover". This may drive some listeners crazy, but those who don't need straightforward lyrics as anchor will happily go along for the ride. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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    The highly anticipated US release of their debut, which came out on Tugboat (UK), Glen of Piano Magic's label. LWB features members of the Glasgow School of Art fronted by the amazing Sue Tompkins. LWB has been compared to the Fall, Patti Smith, PIL, Television, and Sleater Kinney amongst others. -- The Wire. “One of the most intriguing bands to burst into the record-buying public's consciousness in the last few years, Glasgow's Life Without Buildings deal in quirky, driving guitar music fronted with the unconventional vocal and lyrical style of singer Sue Tompkins. After three acclaimed double A-side singles released last year, anticipation for a debut album was high, and thankfully, Any Other City does not disappoint.” - Pop Star Kill. "Sure, there were traces of the same late-70s/early-80s pop and punk outfits that are now (again) all the rage-Joy Division, Gang of Four, Liliput, even a darker, down-tempo X-Ray Spex-but instead of outright homage/imitation LWB ! seemed to have fashioned these sounds into something convincingly fresh and individual. They mostly sounded like themselves." -- New York Press.

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    4 out of 5 stars hey, i liked this.......2005-10-30

    the music on this cd is great. really neat guitar lines that echo Johnny Marr's work in The Smiths, excellent bass playing that has grace and style, and drumming that is so good, it hurts. but the vocals are going to be the "make it or break it" element that determine if Life Without Buildings is your cup of tea. Sue Tompkins waifishly belts out her lines as if she was reading from her journal. most of her lyrics are spoken in soft Scottish tones and many times she repeats the same word over and over again to the rhythm of the song. a unique style of vocals, for sure. but if you can tolerate her style, this band is great. very tightly wound and full of a confident stride. and the production is smooth and clean; allowing all the elements of the band's sound and style to be fully exposed. and using no dubbing or overlays really gives a fleshed out feeling. pretty neat little album from this band.

    5 out of 5 stars Difficult, Obscure, and unconventional(but worth the effort).......2004-08-10

    This'll be one of those albums that'll divide listener's opinions of its potential. As its one of those albums that take several listens to digest. With a vocal Delivery that touches upon Post-Punk (Think of a poetic, one-woman "The Slits"), with the instrumentation similar to Stripped down Indie-Rock, with jagged angular rhythms all built around the Vocalist ("Sue Tompkins"), whose singing-shouty vocal is a bizarre cross between the eccentricity of "Björk", and the rough-edged sound of early "PJ Harvey". An unusual combination for sure, but one that gives her combination of Poetry, Stop-Start singing, and continuously repeated words or phrases all the more distinctive (although those that prefer their vocals more traditional, will struggle with her esoteric singing).

    The music moves between more rock-orientated quicker numbers, and slower acoustic singer/songwriter performances. The ease at which Sue Tompkins is able to straddle both changes of pace, is undeniably impressive and singles her out as a voice to watch in the future, with a raw almost unpolished strain that belies her captivating voice. With a unusual vocal combination that with the obscure lyrics, jerky delivery, sung/spoken vocals, Raw twisted theatrically & stark confusion in her voice it truly is a curious hybrid of Björk/PJ Harvey, centred around her own form of anxious and jittery lyrics.

    This is almost certainly going to be one of those albums that take several listens to unearth what can be intially a difficult & overpowering listen. (Admittedly the slower numbers are far easier to digest & get a handle of whats going on). The repetitive repeating of words/Phrases may grate, and the jerky singing/Spoken delivery may bewilder. But if your prepared to stick with it (some may take longer than others to penetrate this album), and give the albums several listens, and what initially seems unfocused & Confused begins to gel. The little things about the album that at first irritate begin to become endearing. And its unconventionality, turns to a likeable eccentricity.

    Not everyone will like this album, of that I'm sure, but most people wouldn't touch this sort of avant-garde-indie (is there such a genre??) style of music or be reading reviews such as this. So its fairly safe to say, that you're obviously not horrified at trying something different. And so, then i seriously suggest you give this a try. (especially if your unimpressed with a lot of recent indie bands all sound similar to each other). It's not the easiest album, to digest, but perseverance, will unearth a truly remarkable obscure gem.

    5 out of 5 stars Different and innovative.......2003-04-10

    If you are looking for new musical ideas, try this out. Most of the vocals are scat, with implied melodies by the lead guitar. I hope we hear more from them.

    4 out of 5 stars Spastic Guitar Pop From Glasgow.......2002-10-01

    Imagine if Bjork was asked to join Sleater-Kinney as the new lead vocalist. Oh, and imagine that Bjork contracted Tourette's immediately after joining. That's the best way I can explain Life Without Buildings. This record apparently came out early last year, but I only recently saw it at one of my local record stores, so it must have just come out in the U.S. I just happened to see it in a listening booth, skimmed through it, and bought it on the spot. Much like the Strokes' record, it's just an exciting record, pure energy. It's all quick-strum, jangly guitars and manic vocals from the lead singer(her name is Sue) who sings the lyrics sort of like the guy in "Shine" talked - words are repeated over and over again, Lou Reed-ish talk-singing is employed, stuttering, you get the picture. Rather than being annoying, it's actually quite electrifying. I would highly recommend this record to anyone seeking a much-needed jolt of rock and roll adrenaline.

    4 out of 5 stars Spastic Guitar Pop From Glasgow.......2002-10-01

    Imagine if Bjork was asked to join Sleater-Kinney as the new lead vocalist. Oh, and imagine that Bjork contracted Tourette's immediately after joining. That's the best way I can explain Life Without Buildings. This record apparently came out early last year, but I only recently saw it at one of my local record stores, so it must have just come out in the U.S. I just happened to see it in a listening booth, skimmed through it, and bought it on the spot. Much like the Strokes' record, it's just an exciting record, pure energy. It's all quick-strum, jangly guitars and manic vocals from the lead singer(her name is Sue) who sings the lyrics sort of like the guy in "Shine" talked - words are repeated over and over again, Lou Reed-ish talk-singing is employed, stuttering, you get the picture. Rather than being annoying, it's actually quite electrifying. I would highly recommend this record to anyone seeking a much-needed jolt of rock and roll adrenaline.
    Webster Booth: Handel Arias; Operatic Arias
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • The finest British oratorio tenor
    		 Webster Booth: Handel Arias; Operatic Arias

    Manufacturer: Dutton Laboratories
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    All Works by WagnerAll Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    London Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Wedding MusicWedding Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Baroque (c.1600-1750)Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Classical (c.1770-1830)Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances
    Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000G3Z7
    Release Date: 1998-12-08

    Tracks:

    1. Acis And Galatea: Love Sounds Th' Alarm
    2. Acis And Galatea: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing
    3. Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People
    4. Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
    5. Messiah: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
    6. Messiah: Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
    7. Messiah: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
    8. Jephtha: Deeper And Deeper Still
    9. Jephtha: Waft Her, Angels, Through The Skies
    10. Samson: Total Eclipse
    11. Serse: Ombra Mai Fu
    12. Il Seraglio: Constanze, Constanze
    13. The Magic Flute: O Loveliness Beyond Compare
    14. Don Giovanni: Speak For Me To My Lady
    15. Aida: Heavenly Aida
    16. I Pagliacci: On With The Motley
    17. The Mastersingers: The Prize Song
    18. La Boheme: In A Coupe
    19. Hiawatha's Wedding Feast: Onaway! Awake Beloved

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The finest British oratorio tenor.......2005-01-14

    Webster Booth is remembered today for his musical association with his wife, Anne Ziegler, but he was also one of the finest oratorio tenors of the twentieth century.

    On this CD he is in command of every emotional nuance of the recitative. 'Deeper and deeper still' from Jephtha is a good example of the emotional range. His diction is perfect and the Handelian runs are effortless.

    He had an amazingly wide range, extending from a baritonal quality in the lower registers to the effortless high notes in the arias from 'Acis and Galatea'.

    He also sings some standard operatic arias on the CD. All these are sung in English and he observes every expression mark to the letter.

    I can thoroughly recommend this CD to potential buyers.















    Any City
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • very, extremely rad
    • Decent purchase
    • I like it, I really like it
    • The friendly skies...
    		 Any City
    Pilot Scott Tracy
    Manufacturer: Alternative Tentacle
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Causey Vs. Everything
    2. We Cut Loose
    3. Flight 0713

    ASIN: B0006FO87A
    Release Date: 2005-02-01

    Tracks:

    1. Human Earthquake
    2. Right On
    3. Big Fan
    4. Return to My Home
    5. Time Has Come
    6. Daisies
    7. Mother Mary
    8. Angel of Death
    9. Babies
    10. Any City
    11. Dust
    12. Master Jack
    13. Take a Flight

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars very, extremely rad.......2006-12-08

    I challenge you to see Pilot Scott Tracy live and NOT have a complete and total blast. They're impossible to not fall in love with. "Any City" is a thoroughly enjoyable album.

    3 out of 5 stars Decent purchase.......2006-07-23

    Like others said, PST is both melodic and aggressive. It makes for a nice contrast and they pull it off best in the songs Time Has Come, Return to My Home, and Master Jack. Definitely a good purchase. For a few songs, like Human Earthquake, Right On, and particularly Babies and Dust, they are repetitive and I felt like these were "filler." I hope their next work is more consistent concerning the contrasts within each song.

    5 out of 5 stars I like it, I really like it.......2005-02-02

    PST is definitely different than The Causey Way, although it still has that incredible "can't put my finger on it, left of center" sound, it manages to take some of the best Causey melodies and expand outward. The album's style is "free" to say the very least. It has songs that are high energy pure rock (Human Earthquake, Right On) mixed with slow melodic keyboard driven songs (Daisies, Return To My Home) mixed with songs that sound like they were made entirely with a default Casio pre-set (Babies) mixed with songs that I can not quite put my finger on (Master Jack, Any City).

    I would recommend this album to anyone who is interested in listening to something a bit different than the usual different stuff.

    4 out of 5 stars The friendly skies..........2005-02-02

    "Any City" by Pilot Scott Tracy is weird, but not unlistenable. I went ahead and bought this based on how much I like the Causey Way, and "Any City" is much easier on the ears than most Causey material. Scott and Tracy's voices are much the same, but the music has really changed. There are more melodies in the keyboards and guitars and the songs seem to be more formulaic than Causey was. Depending on who you are, this is either a strenght or a weakness. The Alternative Tentacles website description of the band includes references to Man...or Astroman (probably because there is a member of Man...or Astroman in Pilot Scott Tracy) and Ladytron. I think those are fair comparisons, but I don't necessarily think that all Man... and Ladytron fans will embrace this record. It's still a creepy album, but not as creepy as Causey.
    Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Silence please!
    • Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date
    • unknown..but i'm real excited
    • What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...
    		 Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute

    Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Proto PunkProto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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    Sakamoto, RyuichiSakamoto, Ryuichi | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    PercussionPercussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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    AmbientAmbient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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    Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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    Similar Items:
    1. Live In New York
    2. Glass: Heroes Symphony; The Light
    3. Sangam
    4. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
    5. Baraka

    ASIN: B000001SH6
    Release Date: 1993-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
    2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
    3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
    4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
    5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
    6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    49. Haiku FM
    50. Haiku FM
    51. Haiku FM
    52. Haiku FM
    53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    70. Georgia Stone
    71. Georgia Stone
    72. Georgia Stone
    73. Georgia Stone
    74. Georgia Stone
    75. Georgia Stone
    76. Georgia Stone
    77. Georgia Stone
    78. Georgia Stone
    79. Georgia Stone
    80. Georgia Stone
    81. Georgia Stone
    82. Georgia Stone
    83. Georgia Stone
    84. Georgia Stone
    85. Georgia Stone
    86. Georgia Stone
    87. Georgia Stone
    88. Georgia Stone
    89. Georgia Stone
    90. Georgia Stone
    91. Georgia Stone
    92. Georgia Stone
    93. Georgia Stone
    94. Georgia Stone
    95. Georgia Stone
    96. Georgia Stone
    97. Georgia Stone
    98. Georgia Stone

    Tracks:

    1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
    6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
    7. Chance/Choice
    8. Chance/Choice
    9. Chance/Choice
    10. Chance/Choice
    11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    19. Living Room Music
    20. Living Room Music
    21. Living Room Music
    22. Living Room Music
    23. Living Room Music
    24. Living Room Music
    25. Living Room Music
    26. Living Room Music
    27. Ergodos I for John Cage
    28. Ergodos I for John Cage
    29. Ergodos I for John Cage
    30. Ergodos I for John Cage
    31. Ergodos I for John Cage
    32. Ergodos I for John Cage
    33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    40. Factory Preset
    41. Factory Preset
    42. Factory Preset
    43. Factory Preset
    44. Factory Preset
    45. Factory Preset
    46. Factory Preset
    47. Factory Preset
    48. Factory Preset
    49. Factory Preset
    50. Factory Preset
    51. 4'33
    52. 4'33
    53. 4'33
    54. 4'33
    55. 4'33
    56. In Memoriam John Cage
    57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    64. Aria
    65. Aria
    66. Aria
    67. Aria
    68. Aria
    69. Aria
    70. Aria
    71. Aria
    72. Aria
    73. Aria
    74. Aria
    75. Aria
    76. Aria
    77. Aria
    78. Aria
    79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    82. New York City
    83. New York City
    84. New York City
    85. New York City

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Silence please!.......2006-08-30

    My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

    5 out of 5 stars Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

    The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

    5 out of 5 stars unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

    Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

    5 out of 5 stars What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

    It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.
    The New Era
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Thank you Big City!
    		 The New Era
    Big City
    Manufacturer: MindRightEntertainment
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B000CAKJWM
    Release Date: 2005-11-09

    Tracks:

    1. Intro - Daddies Little Girl
    2. This Is How It Goes (featuring SoulBuck)
    3. No Matter What
    4. God Is For Us
    5. U Got Me
    6. I Repent
    7. The New Era
    8. This Thing Called Hip Hop
    9. Holy Hip Hop
    10. I Don't Know About You
    11. Studio Skit
    12. Question Is
    13. Lock and Load (featuring Judah Priest)
    14. No Matter What (remix featuring J. Silas)
    15. Christ Is All I Need
    16. Can We Talk

    Product Description

    "The New Era" is one of the most creative and prolific underground Christian hip hop albums to date. Big City crumbles each track with his agressive "in your face" style. With each verse skillfully crafted and aimed straight at the heart of anyone within earshot, it is evident that Big City is for real and has no apologies for it! His hit bangers like "No Matter What" and "God is For Us" help to get you amped while the heart felt "I Repent" reminds you that we all fall short; but for those lonely times of desolation he reminds of God's faithfulness with "U Got Me". From the opening Intro to the last bar in the sixteenth track their is no doubt that "The New Era" is indeed here!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Thank you Big City!.......2006-05-18

    Thank you for giving us parents something Godly and hip for our children to enjoy listening to. Your music is inspirational not only to our children, but to us as adults as well. God Bless!
    Carmen (Sung in English)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • English is an asset and a drawback
    • You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
    • A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
    • I love Carmen!
    		 Carmen (Sung in English)
    Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Mozart: The Magic Flute
    2. The Barber of Seville / B. Ford, D. Jones, A. Opie; G. Bellini [in English]
    3. Verdi: La Traviata
    4. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
    5. Mozart - Don Giovanni / Garry Magee · Cullagh · Banks · Plazas · Shore · Tierny · PO · David Parry

    ASIN: B00007JGRN
    Release Date: 2003-03-11

    Tracks:

    1. Prelude
    2. In The Plaza
    3. Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
    4. Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
    5. Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
    6. Off With You Old Soldier Boys
    7. Corporal! Sir!
    8. We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
    9. Ah, Just Look!
    10. But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
    11. Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
    12. Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
    13. The Cheek Of It!
    14. Give Me News Of My Mother!
    15. Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
    16. I See My Mother's Face!
    17. Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
    18. Come And Help
    19. So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
    20. Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
    21. Where Are You Taking Me?
    22. There's An Old Bar In The City
    23. Careful - It's Lieutenant!
    24. Entr'acte
    25. From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
    26. Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
    27. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
    28. Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
    29. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
    30. You're Most Kind
    31. We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
    32. Toreador, Be Ready!
    33. At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
    34. There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
    35. Being In Love Is Not A Reason

    Tracks:

    1. To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
    2. La La La La La La La La...
    3. Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
    4. That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
    5. No, It's Not Love At All!
    6. Hello! Carmen!
    7. Lieutenant Fair, It's True
    8. The Sky Above The Open Road
    9. Entr'acte
    10. Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
    11. Right! Let's Stop For A While
    12. Shuffle! Cut Them!
    13. In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
    14. You're Back!
    15. As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
    16. Is This The Place?
    17. I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
    18. It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
    19. Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
    20. She Had A Lover Here
    21. Hola! Hola! Jose!
    22. You Should Take Care, Carmen
    23. Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
    24. Entr'acte
    25. A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
    26. Here They Come! Here They Come!
    27. If You Love Me, Carmen
    28. It's You! It's Me!
    29. Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

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    3 out of 5 stars English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

    The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

    Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

    This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

    5 out of 5 stars You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

    What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

    The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

    This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

    4 out of 5 stars I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

    I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

    And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

    The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

    The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

    A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.

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