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Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
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Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
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by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot
Sales Rank: 3352
Price:$12.99
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Album Details
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
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Listener Reviews & Comments
This 2 CD recording should be MANDATORY for any musical theater buff- a rare opportunity to hear this historical show's developement from its off-Broadway roots to the megashow it became. Galt MacDermot's unforgettable score is wonderful in both versions (and while the film version tries to accomplish the unimagineable translation from a "non-book" musical to something with a traceable "plot", which I don't think it really does, the full orchestrations of its songs are truly realized by its composer...the versions of "Aquarius" by Ren Woods and "Easy To Be Hard" by Cheryl Barnes justify a manditory puchase alone). The only "bummer" of this collection is that it doesn't include material from the two other New York HAIR recordings, which are still only available on out-of-print RCA LPs: DIVINE HAIR: MASS IN F(which featured several HAIR songs incorporated into a Catholic Mass) and DisinHAIRited (which has many of the songs cut from both the off-Broadway and Broadway companies). If you get a chance, check out the book LET THE SUNSHINE IN (available from this website)- it will flesh out the political and historical relevance of this incredible show. For an even BETTER overview, the out-of-print THE AGE OF HAIR traces the show from its roots to the film version. Producer Michael Butler maintains the show's website (www.MichaelButler.com) for updates on current productions and the many cast members from the original productions. For its wonderful music, evocations of a past era and its timeless plea for peace("Let The Sunshine In", the finale song, always leaves me in tears), this is THE paragon show cd you must own!
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Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot
Price:$12.99
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