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| 2.0 poor | ExoskeletalJunction | January 30th 22 |
19th January: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Cats (show tunes, 1984)
Okay, yep, the theatre kids are right. This one does suck.
I’m a casual Lloyd Webber defender - although I’m no fan of musical theatre in general, and I
abhor some of the works he influenced, but at least Phantom and JCS had hooks. Well, a couple of
songs from them did. Where are the hooks, Andrew? This isn’t catchy, or fun, or musically
interesting, it’s just annoying. And that’s without even getting to the nonsensical subject
matter. I read that he began this as a musical exercise, to challenge himself to write melodies to
pre-written lyrics. Anyone who’s had a go at songwriting knows just how difficult that is, and I’m
surprised someone of Webber’s statute allowed his half-finish splurges of compositional practice
reach other ears, let alone become one of the most popular musicals of all time. Pass.
3.7 (1st listen)
Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog - www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction
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| 1.5 very poor | Mitch | August 17th 20 |
Terrible concept, terrible stage show, terrible story line, and terrible lyrics. If it wasn't for the competent execution and performances this would be completely nonredeemable. With that being said, it still manages to be somewhat listenable in comparison to the film adaptation's soundtrack.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bobshat | March 7th 21 |
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