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 | Title : Jesus Christ Superstar (Original London Concept Recording)
Author : Andrew Lloyd Webber
Release Date : 19960924
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $32.98
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Editorial Reviews :
It may not have been the first rock opera (the Who's Tommy was released in 1969), but Jesus Christ Superstar was a legendary album long before it hit the stage, thanks to Tim Rice's compelling book and lyrics combined with Andrew Lloyd Webber's irresistible music. Telling the story of the last days of Christ from the point of view of Judas (Murray Head), the still-unmatched original cast also stars Deep Purple's Ian Gillan as Jesus and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene, the role she made into a career (with a cameo on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack). Decades later, such songs as 'Superstar,' 'I Don't Know How to Love Him,' 'Heaven on Their Minds,' and 'Everything's Alright' still retain their extraordinary power.
Buyer Reviews :
This recording of *Superstar* is one of the greatest achievements in modern theatre. The original London cast fully grasps the Lloyd Webber/Rice score, becoming a conglomerate feast of sound, shattering the speakers when the fiery sequences spew yet affirming that 'Everything's Alright' when the oh-so lyrical guitars strum those gentle chords. At the head of this 'Rock Opera' -- I would prefer to call it a piece of Musical Theatre (to me Opera is reserved for Verdi or Wagner), but this is no easygoing Broadway Baby soundtrack in the least -- is the exquisite Murray Head as Judas Iscariot and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan as Jesus Christ, both everything one could wish for as the two leading roles. Why previous reviewers have disparaged Head's performance is beyond my comprehension -- his 'rock singer's' voice is exactly what is required of Judas, and his interpretive skills as the character are, in my humble opinion, legendary. The supporting cast is no less superb: Yvonne Elliman is a unique Mary Magdalene, summoning all her resources as both a powerful and sensitive feminine presence; Barry Dennen a memorable Pontius Pilate; Mike d'Abo an absolute treat as a cameo King Herod; and John Gustafson a classic Simon Zealotes, his solo being one of the most impressionable moments of the recording. This collection has too many attractive features to list, rounded out by the expert conducting of Alan Doggett and his talented group of principle musicians and full orchestra. This is a must-have.
(by A music fan)
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