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47. Various Artists - Jesus Christ Superstar (1992 Australian Cast Recording)
Rock Opera, Show Tunes, Rock Musical
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h71j9ZEgLyw

1. Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem
2. Everythings Alright
3. The Temple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zhkKiz8C4

Im not going to lie, this is one of the albums Im looking forward to the least. Over an hour of listening to a Broadway musical I have no context for is not my preferred way to spend my time. But I will go in with an open mind. Apropos of nothing but one of the cast members on this recording is apparently named Angry Anderson. I like it.

After an incredibly cheesy 90s overture, we get to Heaven on Their Minds, sung by Judas Iscariot in this, quite frankly, aggravating, showboating style. Lots of vibrato. Very showoffy. I like the instrumental hook at least. Everythings Alright is a sweet song but, as with the rest of this so far, divorcing it from the context makes it almost unable for me to process. This is music meant to be listened to be live, with visual performance; I dont honestly know if I can even fairly rate this as is.

The singing overall is often gratingly full of vibrato. Like, we get it, you can do a vocal run. John Farnham, who plays Jesus, sings in a more accessible way (to me at least). I acknowledge that this is how a lot of Broadway musicals are presented, and it not being to my tastes does not inherently make it bad.

I like the 7/8 time in The Temple.

I take back what I said above: Im mostly able to follow along with the plot (with a little help from a Wikipedia summary). Im no fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber, several of whose musicals Ive seen and not enjoyed, but this music feels okay I guess. Im sure Id have a more informed opinion from watching the actual show.

One thing I do like, that I can very overtly comment on, is the backing instrumentals are all pretty on point and cover a wide variety of genres: folk, R&B, dance. Thats definitely not what I was expecting, and its a welcome surprise.

Overall this isnt my thing. I can appreciate the craftsmanship (though I didnt care for some of the singing) and creativity. Would I willingly listen to this again? No. Would I rather listen to this than Cats? Absolutely.