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― chaki (chaki), Monday, 3 March 2003 20:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 3 March 2003 20:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 3 March 2003 21:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Dave Fischer, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 05:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
I wish Murray Head would make a comeback. He should appear on Buffy as Giles' elusive bisexual singer/actor brother, that'd be great.
― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 06:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 10:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Check this shit out!
I suppose Murray is more elusive that Anthony Stewart, but if they hired Murray to sing all of the Giles parts, I'd be happy. A family schism would no doubt ensue -- coffee versus chess.
― J (Jay), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 15:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Joe (Joe), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 18:22 (twenty years ago) link
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― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 02:43 (twenty years ago) link
i realized after i read this thread though that i got only the selections from the performance and Jesus was sung by Jeff Fenholt which noone upthread mentions. should i look for a different version (longer and with a different singer)???
― JasonD (JasonD), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 06:04 (twenty years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 06:10 (twenty years ago) link
As far as ALW musicals go, I'll have to pick Starlite Express.
― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 06:20 (twenty years ago) link
JCSS is playing here in a few weeks. Should I go see Ted Neeley get INRIed for the million billionth time?
― demonic splendor, demonic majesty (Abbott), Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
I am listening to "The Temple" and it kind of sounds like he's wailing, "A cellphone should be a house of prayer!"
― demonic splendor, demonic majesty (Abbott), Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Love the reaction of the cast and crew in this video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rEVwwB3Iw0
― Chris, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I never got why Judas went on about a "jaded Mandarin"...could anyone explain?
― demonic splendor, demonic majesty (Abbott), Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:45 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/birds/mandarin-duck-20446.jpg
???
― demonic splendor, demonic majesty (Abbott), Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
http://marvel.com/universe3zx/images/thumb/6/68/Mandarin.jpg/442px-Mandarin.jpg
Morelike.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link
According to wikipedia: "In modern English, mandarin is also used to refer to any (though usually a senior) civil servant, often in a satirical context, and particularly in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries."
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Andrew Lloyd Webber's from the UK.
What the hell is that in the middle of Ted Neeley's forehead?
― mottdeterre, Thursday, 1 April 2010 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Microphone?
― Chris, Thursday, 1 April 2010 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
this is from the Soul of JCSS. chaki kinda went apeshit over it when he heard it.
http://www.robotsinheat.com/trax/HeavenOnTheirMinds.mp3
― jaxon, Thursday, 1 April 2010 22:25 (fourteen years ago) link
classic, though it's real difficult to put on a good production of it. I loved Carl Anderson's movie rendition of Judas - went to see him on his last U.S. tour of JCS with *shudder* Sebastian Bach. He was amazing...met him, talked to him, got his autograph, and he died a year later :(.
― Phoenix in Flight (Cattle Grind), Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Fuck. I didn't know Carl Anderson died. R.I.P. Most important part of JCSS, imo.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:38 (fourteen years ago) link
yea, I think it was 2004. he was only like 58. and yea, there's never been another Judas close to his intensity and complexity...Murray Head's was good but of course we never got a visual with him.
Somewhere, I have the 30 year anniversary remastered original recording, and I've lost it twice :(
― Phoenix in Flight (Cattle Grind), Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
The Norman Jewison film is on ITV3 this very second. How dare they hide it away at 1:15am! First time I've seen it in ages and I'm loving it.
― Chris, Saturday, 3 April 2010 00:46 (fourteen years ago) link
other than the occasionally mentally retarded disciples and the tuneless and redundant "Now We Are Decided", I really like the movie version as well.
― Phoenix in Flight (Cattle Grind), Saturday, 3 April 2010 03:54 (fourteen years ago) link
So did anyone watch Superstar on ITV?
― Chris, Thursday, 26 July 2012 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
"i dont know how to love him" on the stage soundtrack album is the shit
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
i mean the original album
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 23:31 (eleven years ago) link
GUYS: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/04/16/muppet_christ_superstar_why_songwriter_christo_graham_created_the_hilarious.html
― kate78, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 22:37 (ten years ago) link
What's the buzz?
― When I Get To The Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 17 April 2014 17:44 (ten years ago) link
bump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTofJSEdKCs
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 December 2016 02:48 (seven years ago) link
NO, WAIT!—
we need a permanent solution to our
prooooblemmmmm
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
I played Pilate in this
One of my favorite musicals yet i have never seen a staged version that gets an A from me
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:18 (five years ago) link
Me as Pilate in 2013
https://youtu.be/84ewZfdKrjk
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:20 (five years ago) link
:D awesome
― Boles to the Wolds (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:22 (five years ago) link
Yeah, that's excellent.
― Like, Don't Sit in It, Don't Stand In It, Don't talk in it, just GE (I M Losted), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:52 (five years ago) link
Haaa fantastic!
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 11 April 2019 00:10 (five years ago) link
Excellent. Great song that one.
― piscesx, Thursday, 11 April 2019 00:14 (five years ago) link
!! awesome
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 11 April 2019 02:01 (five years ago) link
HEAL YOURSELVES
― mookieproof, Saturday, 20 April 2019 02:17 (five years ago) link
then i was inspirednow i'm sad and tired
btw neanderthal that is awesome
― mookieproof, Saturday, 20 April 2019 02:40 (five years ago) link
Ty
This is my fav musical not called Sweeney Todd
― Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Saturday, 20 April 2019 06:07 (five years ago) link
I have King Herod's Song in my head something fierce now
― rob, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
Surprising not to see any mention of the 2018 John Legend version. I still haven't seen it. Any good?
― piscesx, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
Yeah except for Legend
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:44 (four years ago) link
It's okay, but most of the vocals aren't rock-the-fuck-out type of vocals like the seventies versions. Ben Daniels was a good actor as Pilate, but he's no Barry Dennen. I wouldn't go out of my way for it.
― Let's Make A Bad Twee / Indie Version of You (I M Losted), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:49 (four years ago) link
True but in all fairness, I haven't heard a production that was in many years. I blame the poppification of modern musical theatre. Even in the UK! The 1996 London revival had all rough edges sanded off, Jesus singing like a pop star, orchestrations much more over the top. Don't get me started on the 2000 Broadway one.
What I did like is that they staged it well and the cast was very excited and into it. Really liked the Judas, Caiphas, thought Bareilles did a serviceable job as Magdalene.
Problem is that you really can't stunt cast Jesus as his vocal parts are some of the most challenging that exist for males in musical theatre. Maybe Adam Lambert could have pulled it off.
Legend does ok on the lower stuff but casting a baritone with sketchy technique whose falsetto is a quiet, wispy tone was never going to work.
He can barely hit the higher chest voice notes so he changes a lot of them, and he uses almost all head voice on the highest parts, paper thin to where it's comical.
He doesn't act much either but that was to be expected.he also struggles with recitative parts.
But most everybody else, it's as cool a modern version as I have heard in a minute.
Also nobody is Barry Dennen. Dude ruled. :)
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESXhqTuWAAAlXQ9?format=jpg&name=small
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 March 2020 19:05 (four years ago) link
haaaa
― Webcam Du Bois (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 5 March 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
I always think of the Tall Guy when someone mentions Jesus Christ Superstar:
Mary : Well, the only other thing at the moment is a new musical that the RSC are doing.
Dexter : What's it about?
Mary : The Elephant Man.
Dexter : A musical of the Elephant Man? What's it called?
Mary : "Elephant", I think - with an exclamation mark presumably.
Dexter : Pity the poor bastard who has to play the elephant.
Mary : Remember dearest, everyone thought Jesus Christ Superstar was a stupid idea.
Dexter : Jesus Christ Superstar WAS a stupid idea.
Mary : True.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 5 March 2020 21:45 (four years ago) link
Ted Neely walking bowlegged through every scene begs the question, did Jesus have hemorrhoids, and could he heal them himself?
― hopefully this review helped someone (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 21 December 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
my mind is clearer nowat last, all too well, i can seewhere we all soon will be
― mookieproof, Sunday, 31 March 2024 01:22 (three weeks ago) link
Baffling that after this, Evita was pretty meh. They never wrote together again, and as far as i know there was no bad feeling as such.
― piscesx, Sunday, 31 March 2024 15:09 (three weeks ago) link
Omg I love Evita.
JCS is great but I feel like it's a white whale, almost every local or professional production I've seen of it has been bad.
Splurged to see the tour a few years ago, my brother raved about it, and I didn't like it at all.
Still happy I got to see Carl Anderson in the touring version in 2003. Sebastian Bach as Jesus was pretty hilarious though. He did his Slave to the Grind-era Skid Row shriek at one point and I about doubled over laughing.
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 April 2024 14:57 (three weeks ago) link
I still feel like the Jewison movie is the perfect JCS, along with the concept album. Some people hate the movie and it does have some corny bits but I think it's amazing. Particularly the scenery and Neely's "another bad Monday at the office" mannerisms.
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 April 2024 15:00 (three weeks ago) link
I saw it on the 1992 tour with Neely and Anderson and, I am just now learning, IRENE CARA as Mary Magdalene. Apparently, Dennis DeYoung played Pontius Pilate on this tour, but was sidelined by an injury for the Baltimore dates.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/12/17/superstar-builds-its-house-upon-a-rock-concert/
― meatster of puppets (peace, man), Monday, 1 April 2024 15:28 (three weeks ago) link
Irene Cara, omg. woulda killed to see that.
lmao at Dennis DeYoung
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 April 2024 15:57 (three weeks ago) link
Jeeeeeeeeeesus, from the moment I sawwwwwwwwwwwwww youuuuuuuuuuu
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 April 2024 15:58 (three weeks ago) link
Have we discussed this yet? Starring David Hemmings as Bertie Wooster!
― Make Me Smile (Come Around and See Me) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 April 2024 16:08 (three weeks ago) link
I saw this last night for the first time. I grew up with the album, but avoided ever watching the movie because I'd always heard it was terrible. It's ropey for sure, but it has some exceptional scenes and they did a lot with a non-existent set, the dancing is great, the framing device with the bus works very well. I felt terrible for Judas running all over the damn desert. I'm still not sold on Neely's Jesus vocals and his face never expresses the amount of emotion his singing evinces. Given that this was written as a concept album and not a play, I'm not surprised there have been lots of unsatisyfing stagings.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 1 April 2024 16:19 (three weeks ago) link
as per the revive of the other thread,
Jesus Christ Superstar - classic or dud?
i have recently fallen hard for this.mainly the film soundtrack to be honest.i have a very lo-fi version of the orig concept album, but i think i still prefer the film soundtrack.
― mark e, Wednesday, 3 April 2024 20:44 (two weeks ago) link
ok, i succumbed and got the 2012 remastered edition of the original album.it is rather bloody wonderful.as i said, i have fallen hard for this ..
― mark e, Saturday, 6 April 2024 22:46 (two weeks ago) link
It's a wonderful thing to fall for
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Saturday, 6 April 2024 23:42 (two weeks ago) link
matt berry (yes that one) and brian kehew did the remaster btw... they are working on the film soundtrack now.
― kurt schwitterz, Sunday, 7 April 2024 01:03 (two weeks ago) link