tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post4159693143327983094..comments2024-01-27T02:00:46.694-05:00Comments on Yet Another Period Drama Blog: Celebrate Musicals Week: The Original Cast Recording (1986)Miss Dashwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-27652807475528447612013-09-27T14:24:56.933-04:002013-09-27T14:24:56.933-04:00Awesome post! I never actually cared for what I...Awesome post! I never actually cared for what I've heard of Michael Crawford, but he IS a good singer. <br /><br />I'm sure you've seen this, but it's cheesiness gets me every time...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny5H9GiVP_0<br />I like how the Phantom looks Roman.Quinlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818230631203355749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-76878927385281644742013-09-27T00:15:44.537-04:002013-09-27T00:15:44.537-04:00I'm not a huge fan of the Original Concept Ver...I'm not a huge fan of the Original Concept Version (I just love the 25th way to much, not to mention Ramin.) <br />But I will say Michel Crawford's voice is suburb! <br /><br /><br />http://aburstofmanycolors.blogspot.com/search/label/Celebrate%20Musicals%20WeekSierra Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-9398765496225189282013-09-26T22:39:20.609-04:002013-09-26T22:39:20.609-04:00At the risk of admitting my age, I actually saw th...At the risk of admitting my age, I actually saw that Tony Awards clip live when it aired. I was in high school, and I recorded it on a VHS tape, and I practically wore it out watching it. <br /><br />Then -- I still can't believe my good fortune -- I was able to see Michael Crawford perform the part live in LA. He was, in a word, amazing. I was practically levitating in my very high nosebleed seats. <br /><br />I even did the classic stalker thing and got his autograph at the stage door, along with a really unflattering picture of him, poor man (My mom snapped it when he was in the middle of saying something and his mouth was weirdly distorted). But oh, what a Phantom he was. He'll always be my fave.<br />Ginny@RandomActsofMomnesshttp://randomactsofmomness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-38745581387409587782013-09-26T20:00:41.514-04:002013-09-26T20:00:41.514-04:00Ok. I am not a fan of the stage version but I am a...Ok. I am not a fan of the stage version but I am a huge fan of the movie so I'm pretty sure I'll be commenting on your post on the movie. (I'll probably sound like Mr. Collins raving on about Rosings)<br /><br />Michael Crawford has an amazing voice. I really do think he has the best voice for a phantom. Sarah Brightman... I'm not a huge fan although her voice was better back then. I think she's better at singing than acting.<br /><br />The reason why Barton seems wimpy as Raoul is because sadly Andrew Lloyd Webber was a Phantom fan. Even though he made Christine end up with Raoul (forget about the stilly Mess of a "sequel"), he made Raoul a minor character so he could focus on Phantom and Christine. That's one reason I love the movie because they brought Raoul in the spotlight and made him do manly things like swordfighting and Horseriding (he did all his own stunts).<br /><br />Oh and the "promotion" that the original cast did of the Phantom of the Opera - the one where the phantom releases the chandelier onto Raoul's head - is the funniest promotion I've ever seen.<br /><br />And you like random fun facts? Well, Amy, here's one for you: Sarah Brightman is going to be an astronaut. No kidding. Once she wraps up her concerts (I think she might already have done so) she'll go into training and will launch into space in 2015. I assume she plans to come back.<br /><br />- The ElfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-66397575905696999862013-09-26T19:54:29.408-04:002013-09-26T19:54:29.408-04:00The OCR! Yessss! Have I mentioned how much I am lo...The OCR! Yessss! Have I mentioned how much I am loving your posts this week? So much! Especially since you are writing about my all-time 2nd favorite musical. Yay! <br /><br />Sarah Brightman. I used to not like her, too. But her Christine has really, really grown on me. By no means is she my favorite (I look to you, Sierra), but she is still great in my opinion. I have grown to very much like her clear, crystal-like voice, especially in combination with Michael Crawfords. Iconic, that is. It is very operatic, something that we don't hear very often, but it worked so well once I got used to it (because, um, Christine IS an opera singer who sings opera.) <br /><br />AHAHA! I get it! I get it! She keeps Michael Crawford's picture IN the refrigerator! HEE HEE! *wipes eyes* I get waaay to much enjoyment out of that for someone who was homeschooled. =]<br /><br />YES! The phantom IS supposed to sound ghostly! Exactly so! He have the perfect voice for Erik. Creepy, ghostly, passionate, beautiful, and alluring. He can sound so soft and lulling too - his MOTN is like a lullaby. At times, his voice does sound disembodied, like a spirit hovering over the opera house. Absolutely thrilling!!!<br /><br />Now on to Sarah. True, he emotion is a bit lacking, but I find most everyone's to be rather lacking compared to bootlegs of live performances. Unlike the POTO25 recording, this soundtrack was recorded in a studio, so the energy of a live performance isn't carried over into the voices. <br /><br />OOOO! So you're doing the movie tomorrow, huh? I am SO going to show up! The movie and I have a love/hate relationship - there are some parts that are dear to my heart because those were the first scenes I saw and because in a few, very few bits, it actually possesses some sparks of brilliance. Anyway, tomorrow conversation is going to be very fun indeed.<br /><br />Ehh. I've seen Steve Barton performing in a few videos on Youtube. Ehh. He's always like this.<br /><br />Yes, we need a singer/actor term, but I really have no ideas.<br /><br />Haha! I was wondering when you'd sneak Michael Ball in here. ;]<br /><br />YES! "Think of Me" lyric change is so much better! Ug! Gawkish girl??? (Although it is funny. AND gives me more make-fun-of-Raoul fodder. Muahaha!)<br /><br />You and your sister remind me of me and mine. Hehe. <br /><br />*snigger* You and your Raoul dialogue!<br /><br />Agreed. Sarah is lovely in Wishing. She sounds so lost and sorrowful.<br /><br />AHHH! I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BRING UP PATRICK WILSON THESE WHOLE 2 DAYS! MUAHAHAHA! Tomorrow is going to be SOOO much fun. *rubs hands and looks for lasso*<br /><br />OOOOOh! You know what? Well, I'm not sure that that story about the prosthetic lips is accurate, BUT! There is this website FULL of funny bloopers and mistakes that have happened in POTO over the years. There is a story like that about the fake lips on there - it's quite an entertaining website to read through. http://lamentablemess.webs.com<br /><br />Michael Crawford IS amazing. Utterly. Finis.<br /><br />Caroline L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02810825794317183034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-82018776825855451122013-09-26T19:23:31.439-04:002013-09-26T19:23:31.439-04:00"Her face is pretty much perfectly expression..."Her face is pretty much perfectly expressionless, except when she's staring into your soul, when she looks like an evil doll come to life or something."<br /><br />I just spewed coffee all over my screen & proceeded to choke on what was left in my mouth. <br /><br />I own the OBCR of Phantom- it's what introduced me to the musical. The first time I listened to it the whole way through, I cried. A lot. I then pushed the Play button to start it all over again. (CD player, you know?)<br />I am not a Sarah Brightman fan- never have been. <br />I am, however, a card-carrying member of the "Michael Crawford is THE Phantom" club. I don't keep his picture in my fridge, but still....<br />I have never seen the 25th Stage recording, but now I want to. Off to the library I go! Joy W. Doeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475562457747390994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-34142866511119459632013-09-26T19:23:25.343-04:002013-09-26T19:23:25.343-04:00I am a huge fan of Michael Crawford and I love Sar...I am a huge fan of Michael Crawford and I love Sarah Brightman. I don't think Sarah's acting is strange or scary. Her possessed expression and dark eye make-up fit the Romantic genre perfectly. I completely agree with what you said about Michael Crawford's voice. I think he sounds the most Phantom-like. His singing voice is eerie and beautiful, and he is capable of sounding angelic and demonic, vulnerable and menacing.<br /><br />Melody, the mask was a whole mask in the beginning, but they found it was easier for the phantom to sing with half a mask, so they changed it for the musical.Banríon An Gheimhridhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898509697858420592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-87802989530405927172013-09-26T19:01:01.022-04:002013-09-26T19:01:01.022-04:00*sharpens my knife in case you speak against My Id...*sharpens my knife in case you speak against My Idol*....<br /><br />Ah, okay. She likes him. <br /><br />*puts knife away*<br /><br />First off...the cast recording is, honestly, not my favorite. The emotion is a bit flat, especially in Final Lair, when you compare it to bootlegs. I love bootlegs. The link I sent you? The whole show's on there...if ya wanna be really devoted see the whole thing. :P <br /><br />Anyway, you know my thoughts on Him so I won't elaborate. See the show and then...yeah. :D That's what it took for moi. <br /><br />Ummm...I hate Sarah. So you totally didn't offend me. My brothers say she looks like a deer in the headlights and that she's Lysette Anthony (Rowena in Ivanhoe-you-know-which-version)'s parted-at-birth sister. Because they both give the big-blue-eyed-blank-stare. Anyway. <br /><br />I liked Steve Barton, but I've seen better Raouls, definitely. But he was okay. <br /><br />Basically, I pretty much agree on this whole post. Except that WYWSHA wasn't the best. But other than that. :)Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-4007775365361320782013-09-26T17:25:37.307-04:002013-09-26T17:25:37.307-04:00I've only listened to a spare few songs from t...I've only listened to a spare few songs from this version, but now I'm curious... I think I'll see if my library has it.<br /><br />So, am I the only one who wonders why the mask on the front cover isn't the half-mask like it is in all the versions? Isn't that a little inconsistent?? <br /><br />Anyways. I loved the bit of knowing it's her so you can turn her off. Ha ha ha. For more reason than one. ;) <br /><br />As for SB, I guess I'm basing this bit on when she's older and not during her Christine days, but I dislike her vibrato muchly and when she sings it seems like she's having to try really hard to get the song out, or else to do it the right way, I don't know. Anyways, I think it sounds kind of forced and unnatural. <br /><br />And the pics of her when she's younger always make me laugh. (Poor fool, she... shuttingup.)<br /><br />Watched that video... MC's singing sounds okay, but the way he actually talks with the "siiiing" and all that... it's weird. Not just creepy. It's not quite the right kind. :P <br /><br />All your snarky comments amused me very much. Just thought you ought to know. ;) Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-63640320418049170332013-09-26T17:25:36.169-04:002013-09-26T17:25:36.169-04:00This album was my introduction to the ALW stage ve...This album was my introduction to the ALW stage version. Now I much prefer the 25th anniversary concert to this album but I'm still quite fond of it. I'm glad that you really liked it overall as well. And you have great snark : D<br /><br />I love Michael Crawford as the Phantom now. When I first heard him I have to say that I didn't like the tone of his voice very much at all. I mean, I obviously preferred his voice to Gerard Butler's but I wasn't a HUGE fan of MC either. But the more I listened to this album the more his voice began to grow on me. MC might not be my absolute favourite Phantom but I do love him. There's a very otherworldly sound to MC's Phantom I think and his version of MOTN is probably still my favourite. I've heard some beautiful versions of that song but for me MC's has the most pathos.<br /><br />I am not a fan of Sarah Brightman's Christine at ALL. For me she's the weak link of this album. I really wish Rebecca Caine had originated the role of Christine. Her cadenza in ToM completely blows Sarah Brightman's version out of the water far too easily. I like SB well enough when she's singing classical stuff like Pie Jesu but not as Christine. And her acting terrifies me! Those mad, staring eyes! Even Emmy Rossum's acting is better than SB's! And considering what I think about ER's acting in the 2004 movie that's really saying something!<br /><br />Ah, I'm very fond of Steve Barton's Raoul actually. I just really love the tone of his voice. But like you I prefer other Raouls like Hadley and Killian Donnelly. But what's this?! You don't care for Patrick Wilson's Raoul! He was easily the best singer in the 2004 movie! OK that's really not saying very much but still! Your review of the 2004 movie is going to make for interesting reading!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.com