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nowhere_fast 01:02 pm UTC 04/23/13 |
| In reply to: | re: DOTV Broadway Actually Had A Lot Going For It - rockfenris2005 12:39 pm UTC 04/23/13 |
> > > > > The story does destroy some of the Myth and magic of the > > Phantom himself. > > It makes him more human in a way.Which of course is all he > > is but when he was just a shade your imagination could > > fill in the blanks. > > Saw the show in melbourne when i went down for the Elton > > john gigs then again in sydney when i was there for the > > Wall concerts, > > Glad they filmed the show. > > The title track is nice.I was a bit put out when it turned > > up in "The beautiful game" > > I was like,hang on, this is for POTO 2. > > Yes. I remember being disappointed that he'd reused it and > that he'd gone ahead and done "The Beautiful Game" - this > was right around the time that I became a fan of his - > because I was really curious to see what a Phantom sequel > would be like. And when I heard the music from "Love never > dies", there was a lot that I liked, "The Coney Island > Waltz", play that at full volume, "Til I hear you sing", > which proves to me that Andrew still has it as a melodist, > "Beneath a moonless sky", which is just electrifying, > "Once upon another time", "Dear old friends", which is > like the sequel's version of "Prima Donna", "The beauty > underneath", which I think is the rockiest he's gone since > Whistle, "Why does she love me?", "Devil take the > hindmost", especially the quartet version, and "Love never > dies" itself. Also love the way bits and pieces from "The > Coney Island Waltz" turn up in other parts of the score. > > I think it had potential. They could have done it so that > it wouldn't have harmed the original? I just thought the > idea of the Phantom fleeing to America and living in > Manhattan at the turn of the century was very intriguing > musically and dramatically. And of course if you were the > Phantom, of course you'd go there where they couldn't > catch you so easily. > "Devil take the hindmost" is an epic tune. For me i loved POTO the first time i heard it in the 80s then to see it live in sydney in the mid 90s i was hooked on the visual look of the show. So when i heard they were doing a sequel i had high hopes while of course wondering what story they would tell. And like a lot of sequels while it still very enjoyable it is not the same as the first. | |
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