Soundtracks & Musicals > Really Useful Soundtracks & Musicals > up to 5 GPB

Aspects of Andrew

Advantages: Beautifull, compelling
Disadvantages: Needs time and a calm surrounding to be best listened to

Aspects of Love is one of my favourite Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals. It is a thoroughly composed, tematic musical that is best seen on stage or listened to in one run. The tematic character of the music gives you a very good undestanding of what is actually happening in the story and on the stage - although it makes it less suitable for listening to in the background whilst doing something else. It came at a point in Andre Lloyd Webbers career when ...
...wanted to make something more intimate, which he succeeded in doing with this show. After this show Lloyd Webber wrote several shows which were less successfull, with rather boring music. His lates musical, The Woman in White, has been much more accalimed, and is also the musical I consider most in style with this one - a detailed, fascinatingly tematic score with a story that makes you interested in the characters and their lives. The singers ...

musicalmuppa 23.06.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of Aspects Of Love - Original London Cast

FAME, I wanna live forever

Advantages: Lively and energetic music
Disadvantages: Slightly over-played

Most people will have heard of this lively 80's music and know the main theme song and a few of the other more well known songs such as 'on my own' sung by Irene Cara. Every song on the CD is a song perfect for singing along to. And most are perfect for dancing along to as well, therefore, these songs, which can be slightly cheesy and over-played but still brilliant, are perfect for dancing madly to when friends are round but not advisable for listening ...

cwsupercrew 20.02.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Fame - Original London Cast

The Hills are Alive

Advantages: Great songs
Disadvantages: None

The Sound of Music is the recently opened musical in London's Palladium Theatre. This production of the musical that is based on the true, uplifting story of the Von Trapp family stars the recently discovered talent of Connie Fisher after the BBC TV show 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'. The Sound of Music was the last collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and has become one of the most successful Oscar-winning film ...
...the glorious title song The Sound of Music. This CD is the soundtrack from this musical with the London Palladium Cast Recording. It contains 22 tracks, featuring all the favourite songs, most excellently sung, as well as some of the best orchestral pieces including the Grand Waltz, Ländler and the Entr'acte. All 22 tracks can be found on one CD reaching the length of 59 minutes. Tracks include: ACT 1 1. Preludium (2.25) - The Company This track ...

SScott764 04.04.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Sound Of Music, The - 2006 London Palladium Cast

High Fives all round!

Advantages: good mix, energetic, fun
Disadvantages: /

When I was a bit younger, I used to watch Australian kids show Hi 5 on Milkshake every morning religiously before school. It is a programme aimed at pre-school and primary school children, teaching them various things through the methods of song and dance. Naturally, there are five presenters, all of which are Australian. Okay so the education side is a bit young fo rme, but I do find the music very entertaining on the show! Now I do not have the ...
...I did buy one of their several albums. This one was Hi 5 Hits. This album is very attractive, a very colourful cover with little cartoon images of the band: Nathan Foley, Charley Delaney, Tim Harding, Kellie Crawford (then Hoggart), and Kathleen de Leon. It is very bright and draws your attention in for sure! Looking on the back I noticed there were a total of twenty one songs. I will let you discover the wonders of them all yourself, but to give ...

Amy69 13.12.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Hi-5 Hits - Hi-5

How High would this reach?

Advantages: good songs, good price
Disadvantages: generally appeals only to HSM fans

...while to catch on to High School Musical. In fact, I ended up seeing High School Musical 3 before I saw the first two! Though I have now caught myself up and along with that I am becoming more familiar with the songs. In an attempt to fully connect with the music, I found myself borrowing the CDs from a friend. One of which was of course the High School Musical 2 CD soundtrack. The album can be recognized by its aqua blue cover. On the front, 'High ...
...you are a fan of High School Musical, but I will admit that it is not one I would rush out and buy myself. It is a good CD to listen to if you were given it as a gift or, in my case, if you borrow it from a friend. Though I feel you should only spend money on it if you know you are going to like it and you do like High School Musical! It is great to listen to, generally quite upbeat, and well worth giving it a go! Amy 2009 Track listing can be found ...

Amy69 25.11.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of High School Musical II - Various Artists