Blood Brothers - International Cast > Reviews > Blood Brothers - International Cast

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.