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Pudding 09:13 pm UTC 10/15/07 |
| In reply to: | re: It's a bit of a conundrum for me - rockfenris2005 09:58 am UTC 10/15/07 |
| Actually it is Ryan. I thought Sunset Boulevard was poor until I saw it. Same with Tell Me On A Sunday and Evita. Joseph went down in my opinion after I saw it. Whistle has to be fully appreciated in all its glory, to appreciate all its glory, same with Phantom and JCS. So to answer Bright Eyes question: Just out of curiosity, have you ever attended a production on stage of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical? Or are you just judging from recordings and other written sources. Your answer would be no, but you have listened to the CD's, is that correct? > Actually no it isn't. Susan asked me if I'd "seen" the > shows. I don't see that as particularly the same thing as > "hearing the music". When I said "Whistle" had one of > Webber's worst scores, I didn't mean the whole show was > terrible. I meant that I thought the score was terrible. > To me, there's a difference and from my experience seeing > musicals LIVE, the orchestrations and the arrangements > always sound better on the CD. It loses half its magic and > the focus is more on the performing. Whereas I was judging > the music itself > > > It's a fair point though Ryan, because if you've seen a > > full production of a particular show then your point of > > view might change. > > > > The beauty about musicals is that they're to be enjoyed > > both visually and musically. > > > > I've personally seen Phantom, Jesus, Evita, Tell Me On A > > Sunday, Joseph, Sunset and Whistle. And my opinion of the > > shows changed after I had actually seen them. > > > > > > > > > That's none of your business, Susan. > > > > > > > Just out of curiosity, have you ever attended a production > > > > on stage of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical? Or are you > > > > just judging from recordings and other written sources. | |
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