Calamity Jane (& Young At Heart) [Digipak] - Cast

Advantages: Some great songs, good cast, a classic musical
Disadvantages: Some weaker songs

...INTRODUCTION I have always loved musicals, since I was a little girl. I was brought up on TV showings of Calamity Jane, The Sound of Music and the like and Mum took me to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the theatre. Now, through Ebay, I am amassing an impressive collection of musicals on CD, video and DVD. My daughters share my love too, which often means there are two or three different musicals being played in various rooms at the same time! Today, I am celebrating it being the first day of a new school term by listening to the musical Cats and letting you know what I think of it. I actually own two versions of this on CD – the Highlights From Cats (one CD - 15 tracks) and the two-disc set with 22 tracks on it. I’ll b e reviewing the latter here. For those that don’t know, Cats is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: cool
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...KD Lang's new album is a rich, melodic feast making good use of her excllent range. On first hearing I found it slightly inaccessible, but after four or five passes, it is addictive, a genuine grower. I started to realise that a couple of these songs have already been in the background for a while. There is nothing here with quite the range of, say, Black Coffee, but what is there makes a more integrated album than before. With this album has ventured into lands occupied by the brat pack of young female singer songwriters and showed them how good they might be when they have grown up. :-)... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Lyrically Perfect, a beautiful sound, leaves you wanting more
Disadvantages: none, except its too short!

..." and as I've said, it was the first song I ever heard of Jane's, and it's the song that made me a fan. Her first EP was called "Barefoot", and I bought it up like a hungry pup - my disappointment that there were only 4 songs on it quickly superseded by the beauty and quality of the songs. I'll review "Barefoot" another time I think, as it deserves it's own write-up! Jane plays guitar like …oh I don't even think there's a word for it - she plays guitar like she's part of the guitar, or rather, like the guitar is part of her. She casts a spell with her music that you can't shake off afterwards, and her voice is pure and clear and always hits the note. She has such control in her singing that she can take a song from a quiet beginning to a heart stopping crescendo with seemingly no effort at all. It's pretty amazing to hear. *****The Album... Read review

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