I purchased this recording of Blood Brothers having been to see the show on the West End. When listening to the recording from start to finnish the story is clearly conveyed making it enjoyable to listen to with little effort. The quality of the sound is far above that of earlier recordings ... Read review
A review by malibu_miffy on Blood Brothers - International Cast April 6th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
This recording contains all of the important tracks from the hit show .
Disadvantages:
The use of brothers makes the link between the characters too abvious too early on .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I purchased this recording of Blood Brothers having been to see the show on the West End. When listening to the recording from start to finnish the story is clearly conveyed making it enjoyable to listen to with little effort. The quality of the sound is far above that of earlier recordings of the show that are available. I would recommend this recording to both those who have seen the show as well as others as you do not require any previous knowledge of the show to enjoy this recording. Willy Russell as the narrator makes his Liverpudlian accent clear preventing any misunderstanding of the lyrics. The only complaint I have of this recording is in the casting of the Cassidy brothers playing the characters of the twins. This to my mind at least conveys far too closer connection between the two characters than perhaps is required. Overall however I believe that this is an excellent recording of the show which includes everything you could require, especially the fantastic vocals of Petuala Clark throughout the recording.
Label / Distributor: First Night / ADA/Cinram Logistics
Producer: Jon Miller
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5014636205024
Additional notes
Album Notes: Principal cast includes: Petula Clark (Mrs. Johnstone); David Cassidy (Mickey); Shaun Cassidy (Eddie); Willy Russell (Narrator); Joanna Munro (Mrs. Lyons); David Hitchen (Mr. Lyons) Joe Young (Sammy). Includes liner notes by Bill Kenwright.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Overture
2.: Marilyn Monroe
3.: My Child
4.: Easy Terms
5.: Shoes Upon The Table
6.: July 18th
7.: Kids' Game
8.: Gypsies In The Wood
9.: Long Sunday Afternoon/My Friend
10.: Bright New Day
11.: Entr'acte/Marilyn Monroe #2
12.: Secrets
13.: That Guy
14.: Summer Sequence
15.: I'm Not Saying A Word
16.: One Day In October
17.: Take A Letter Miss Jones
18.: Robbery
19.: Marilyn Monroe #3
20.: Light Romance/Madman
21.: Council Chamber
22.: Tell Me It's Not True
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