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(31 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
THE Best Rocky Horror recording made!,
October 13, 1999 Get What We Give (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rocky Horror Show: Original Roxy Cast (1974 Los Angeles Cast) (Audio CD)
Far superior to the film's slicked up orchestrations of the music, the Roxy version is true to the original stage version's vision. It was done on the cheap, but with a stupendous cast of phenomenal singers.If you were weaned on the film, you may hate this version until you listen to it a couple of times. After that, you'll never want to hear the film version again.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
THE ROXY CAST ROCKS!!!,
August 24, 1999 Robert Lopez (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rocky Horror Show: Original Roxy Cast (1974 Los Angeles Cast) (Audio CD)
If you want a CD with lots of rock n roll and tremendous belting, then THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: ROXY CAST is just the thing you need. Beginning with the high energy "Science Fiction/Double Feature" sung by actress Jamie Donnelly (who we all know as Jan in the movie "Grease".) She has turned the infamous slow song from the movie into a rock and roll belt and growl fest. She is awesome! B. Miller and Abigale Haness play the all American couple Brad and Janet with great energy. "Dammit Janet" has turned into an up beat belt song. Now, enter Tim Curry as the ever lovable Frank-N-Furter and tears up "Sweet Transvestite" with his sultry, growling belts. This song is Tim Curry at his absolute best!! Next is the "Time Warp" which gives Bruce Scott (Riff) a chance to show off his tremendous vocal abilities with his "Jesus Christ Superstar" falsetto notes, which are simply amazing. And of course Jamie has turned Magenta's...Read more
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
THE Definitive recording of this musical,
February 24, 2005 Get What We Give (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rocky Horror Show (Audio CD)
The Rocky Horror Show - not The Rocky Horror Picture Show (that's a film, folks, not a live musical)- is the best recording of this whacky and fun musical. It doesn't have the same cast as the film (though Tim Curry and Meatloaf are in it). So what makes it better? I'll tell you.
Rocky Horror is a visceral experience. Even though the film was widely panned by the press and the public upon its release, it was a much slicker version of the stage musical. Songs were rewritten. Dialogue was gussied up. Costumes were more professional. Sets were much more detailed and static. The experience of the live show was necessarily changed - no usherette - just lips.
The film stands on its own as a hugely wonderful experience. However, it is a different experience than the musical. But that could be said of every one of the live versions when compared to the film. So let's not use the film as a comparison...
The Roxy Cast of RHS is just awesome. It's a little...Read more
