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Every Monday, Michael Bourne on Sirius Satellite Radio's Broadway channel plays an entire cast recording. What did he select for 9/11?
Les Miserables.
I think this song is particularly apt.
Les Miserables.
I think this song is particularly apt.
I know a lot of people are avoiding media today, and I understand that, but at some point you should really read what Keith Olbermann has to say about 9/11.
Keith Olbermann is a prophet, in the Old Testament sense. I imagine if Jeremiah were wandering around today, he'd be pretty pleased with ol' Keith.
Keith Olbermann is a prophet, in the Old Testament sense. I imagine if Jeremiah were wandering around today, he'd be pretty pleased with ol' Keith.
I don't have the musical vocabulary to express what's annoying me but...
Listening to Les Mis all the way through for the first time (yes, I know, I just am not a big fan of these Cameron Mckintosh spectacles, much preferring Sondheim), the music is bugging the hell out of me.
Two things: there seems to be far too much repetition of melodic elements. The more annoying thing is that several of the songs have the same structural feature: melody - bridge - change key up - more melody - change key up - more melody - another change in key up. Am I imagining this? Can someone who is familiar with the music tell me if I'm totally out to lunch? I listen to a lot of show tunes, and many of them have key changes, but not a lot of them have multiple key changes all in one direction. It's most noticeable in "One Day More" (compare where Jean Valjean starts the piece, and where he ends -- I love Colm Wilkinson's voice) but it also happens in other songs. I liked it, at first, but when it showed up in multiple places it was annoying.
Listening to Les Mis all the way through for the first time (yes, I know, I just am not a big fan of these Cameron Mckintosh spectacles, much preferring Sondheim), the music is bugging the hell out of me.
Two things: there seems to be far too much repetition of melodic elements. The more annoying thing is that several of the songs have the same structural feature: melody - bridge - change key up - more melody - change key up - more melody - another change in key up. Am I imagining this? Can someone who is familiar with the music tell me if I'm totally out to lunch? I listen to a lot of show tunes, and many of them have key changes, but not a lot of them have multiple key changes all in one direction. It's most noticeable in "One Day More" (compare where Jean Valjean starts the piece, and where he ends -- I love Colm Wilkinson's voice) but it also happens in other songs. I liked it, at first, but when it showed up in multiple places it was annoying.
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