Jekyll & Hyde Resurrection

 (31 customer reviews)

Simply put, this new "Jekyll & Hyde" recording pales in comparison to the two other major ones: the 1994 2-disc set and the 1997 Broadway version, both of which I enjoy, especially the '94 one.

"Jekyll & Hyde" has always been slighted as a "pop opera," but the one thing that was too often overlooked about Frank Wildhorn's unabashedly radio-friendly score is that, yes it's pop music, but most of the numbers happen to be GOOD pop songs. Certainly, there is a definite difference between shows that use pop music to solid effect and ones that completely muck it up ("Brooklyn," anyone?).

So I have always been a big fan of the 2-disc set that represented the show in one of many, many stages. The leads on the recording-- Anthony Warlow, Linda Eder, and Carolee Carmello-- are phenomenal, and in my mind, the definitive three. After a long tour, the show finally made it to Broadway, with a new book, new staging, bad cuts, a million reprises of the number "Façade" and,...Read more

I've had this CD (Korean Version) for more than a month already, and I listen to it almost every day. At first I was aprehensive about listening to it, because it was an "amped-up" version of the beloved musical, but I was immediately impressed by the quality of the performers and the new arrangements of the music. It's not just guitars and keyboards, there's an orchestra providing the musical backup too. Though sometimes the modern feel doesn't work out (only on "Dangerous Game", really), I love how the songs sound so unmusical-like. You can imagine some of the more popular numbers like "Someone Like You" "This is the Moment" "In His Eyes" and "A New Life" being performed on the radio or in a concert setting. "Girls of the Night" is a favorite of mine that I'm extremely glad they added on. And with "Bring On the Men" and the new song "If You Only Knew" on the album too, that should be enough reasons to buy it.

The best part of the album are the singers. They are perfect,...Read more

This cd is a very different approach to a great score. Rob Evan is by far the reason to buy this cd. He is the quintisential Jekyll & Hyde. Brandi and Kate bring their own spin to this work as well. This cd is worth buying just for Rob's this is the moment. The rest of the cd is a bonus!