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Argghhhhhh. The girl singing Dearly Beloved can't say therapy!

She sings ferapy. UHHHH.

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I'm not huge on Holiday, the talking bit sounds a bit weird imo.

I agree with at least part of that -- I think John's finely-tuned theater voice isn't the harsh, edgy, snarl of a sound that this part of Holiday "wants". But one part of his work here is priceless IMO -- note how his voice suddenly cuts in an effeminate affectation (ya, go ahead say that five times fast!) when the lyric changes to "BANG BANG goes the broken glass man/kill all the fags that don't agree". I think the way he pulls this off just nails it -- it draws in the popular sterotype of a gay man's voice and in doing so, really helps underscore the "outcast" point that Billie was trying to make when he wrote the original song.

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Am I the only one who thinks the drum beat at the beginning of Letterbomb sounds like the one at the beginning of Lights Out?

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I agree with at least part of that -- I think John's finely-tuned theater voice isn't the harsh, edgy, snarl of a sound that this part of Holiday "wants". But one part of his work here is priceless IMO -- note how his voice suddenly cuts in an effeminate affectation (ya, go ahead say that five times fast!) when the lyric changes to "BANG BANG goes the broken glass man/kill all the fags that don't agree". I think the way he pulls this off just nails it -- it draws in the popular sterotype of a gay man's voice and in doing so, really helps underscore the "outcast" point that Billie was trying to make when he wrote the original song.

Actually, John doesn't really have a typical theatre voice. He never had a vocal lesson until he got his role in 'Spring Awakening.' YouTube him singing "Don't Do Sadness."

Also, that "Bang, Bang" line is sung by Theo Stockman not Gallagher. Theo also sings in "Too Much Too Soon."

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Actually, John doesn't really have a typical theatre voice. He never had a vocal lesson until he got his role in 'Spring Awakening.' YouTube him singing "Don't Do Sadness."

Also, that "Bang, Bang" line is sung by Theo Stockman not Gallagher. Theo also sings in "Too Much Too Soon."

Thanks for clarifying -- ya sure could have fooled me about John's resume (and indeed "ya" did!). It's hard to pick up on some of the vocal subtleties between the different actors, especially if you haven't seen the show live yet. :)

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Am I the only one who thinks the drum beat at the beginning of Letterbomb sounds like the one at the beginning of Lights Out?

same here. i thought even about The Static Age, but definitely more similar to Lights Out

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Thanks for clarifying -- ya sure could have fooled me about John's resume (and indeed "ya" did!). It's hard to pick up on some of the vocal subtleties between the different actors, especially if you haven't seen the show live yet. :)

Yeah, IIRC, "Spring Awakening" was John's first musical. In fact, he almost didn't audtion because he knew that he didn't have a musical theatre background. :)

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Yeah, IIRC, "Spring Awakening" was John's first musical. In fact, he almost didn't audtion because he knew that he didn't have a musical theatre background. :)

I'm glad he did...reviews have been overwhelmingly positive for him so far and I'm beyond pumped to see the show next week now!

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Tom Kitt... will you marry me?

I agree....he is my favourite arranger!

and also.....mmmmmm all the cello-ness!

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Just a wee question - anyone know why they've changed some of the lyrics ? Just small things, like in BTL "laughter" to "laughing", things like that ?

I'm in love with BOBD btw, it sounds like when they do it live and they get the crowd to sing :wub:

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Just a wee question - anyone know why they've changed some of the lyrics ? Just small things, like in BTL "laughter" to "laughing", things like that ?

I'm in love with BOBD btw, it sounds like when they do it live and they get the crowd to sing :wub:

Total speculation here, but my guess is they tweaked a few of the lyrics to either fit or clarify the storyline as a part of bringing it to live theater. Some of the ambiguities that are OK and even desireable to have in the album would lead to confusion or some other sort of awkwardness on stage, so my best guess is they did what they had to do to plug the holes. Another good example is "Johnny says it's better than here" in Novacaine instead of "Jimmy says..." AFAICT, this helps clarify that Jimmy is Johnny's alter ego or separate, contrived persona rather than a "real" separate person.

BOBD is really well done. I think that the final repetitions of the refrain where they bring Rebecca into a duet with John is, for lack of a better word, majestic. I haven't seen the show yet, and my mind is jumping all over the place envisioning what we might see unfold on stage to interpret this part of the song.

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anyone like to pm me the link pweeetty please??

ive heard when its time- AMAZING song, gave me goosebumps

praying they sell this in HMV or somewhere cos i am desperate to get my hands on a copy; heres to hoping the musical will move to the west end soon!!

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Am I the only one who thinks the drum beat at the beginning of Letterbomb sounds like the one at the beginning of Lights Out?

Pretty sure it's the same, I noticed that too. Come to think of it, they mashed a lot of different songs into the album. It makes me happy happy :D

I'm really liking Holiday actually, The "bang bang" part is great!

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What song is it being played by the strings in the intro of Last Night on Earth?

Sounds like Boulevard of Broken Dreams to me.

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Sounds like Boulevard of Broken Dreams to me.

Thaank you, my brain really isn't functioning at the moment, I blame school.

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Anyone know if this is gonna be released as a hardcopy, like will it be in record stores?

Or is it just avalabile for download?

There's gonna be a solid copy of this... But I don't know if it will be available in the whole world. If it gets to Chile, I'll be the happiest person in the world :pinch:

when it's time's guitar by the cast sound like wmwse xD

that's the idea :cool:

Argghhhhhh. The girl singing Dearly Beloved can't say therapy!

She sings ferapy. UHHHH.

I ain't a huge far of the girl who play Heather either... Although, it sounds better in this reecord that in the copy that I have of the musical :lol:

Am I the only one who thinks the drum beat at the beginning of Letterbomb sounds like the one at the beginning of Lights Out?

same here. i thought even about The Static Age, but definitely more similar to Lights Out

let me third that xd

next week I'll go to THE record store, to see if it's there :woot:

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Sooozzz... I've been looking around and I can't find this for pre-order anywhere else... is this an Amazon exclusive release or something?

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What song is it being played by the strings in the intro of Last Night on Earth?

Extraordinary Girl I think.

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same here. i thought even about The Static Age, but definitely more similar to Lights Out

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