[Introspective] Re:Introspective Digest, Vol 7, Issue 2

[ebrion@libertysurf.fr]

Hello, 
This time I really disagree with you! :-)
OK, obviously "live" recording voices doesn't help, but I really appreciate the version of "Call me old-fashioned", the voice would have been better if the song had been recorded in a studio, but the actor-singer is really the character, which is good. This is one of my favourite song of CTH.
And I LOVE "shameless"!

We all love it when Neil sings, but do you see Neil as Vic? I don't. And the actor is perfect in this part. Well, that's my opinion anyway. 
What do the others think?

Elisabeth

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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:06:17 -0400
From: Remark Communications <remark at mac.com>
Subject: [Introspective] Closer to Heaven Cast Recording...blah!
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Okay, so I finally got a chance to hear the Closer to Heaven Cast 
Recording.  I have owned this for quite some time but actually never 
listened to it until just recently...

Some thoughts--all of these songs would be brilliant if Neil were 
singing them.  Thank god we have him singing some, even if they are 
demos!  The music on this entire CD is great.

The bad news:  the vocals for the most part SUCK!!!  I know it's all 
intended to be musical-like and all, but my God that Vic and Shell 
character singing "In Denial" is awful.  Oh, and how about Bob Saunders 
singing "Call me old fashioned"...where the hell did he even get the 
opportunity to BE in a musical?  His voice is TERRIBLE!!!  And 
"Shameless"?  Ugh, it sounds like an elementary school attempt at a 
play!  And Vic on "Vampires" is horrific too.  I appreciate his 
passion, but he needs to shut the hell up.

Thank God that Straight Dave can sing!  Some highlights include the 
last 4 tracks--"K-hole" into "For All of Us" into "Closer to Heaven" 
into "Positive Role Model"--that entire sequence is wonderful and 
really brings out his voice.  It made me realize yet again that PRM 
really really really needed to be a single!!  If only we could have had 
some STOMPING remixes to that song.  It's sooooo good.

And what of this "Out of my System" track?  It could have been a 
single!  Thankfully the voices are really good on that track!

Ah well.

<remark, who thinks "In Denial" is still a fantastic song even if Anita 
doesn't!  :D >


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