Are you a fan of musicals?

The Who are playing a one off concert here in Melbourne next month at the formula One Grand Prix

See this….
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a146760/quadrophenia-to-make-stage-debut.html
My fingers are crossed that this happens:D

Wow, cheers for the link!

I hope the music will be the CD and not some upstart band trying to copy it, because it would then fail.

Now this is what I don’t understand, as far as us youths at the time considered things, Abba in the 70’s were the Boyzone of their day, utter contrived rubbish, anyone who started off their careers on Eurovision and all it stood for, wanted putting down as far as we were concerned.

I do wonder how some people manage to get through life when something as simple as music makes them so scathing and bitter. I’m so glad I have the ability to simply ignore what I don’t like! :rolleyes:

I’ve seen a few musicals in my time, and the missus and I saw Phantom of The Opera last year in London.

Only one word can describe it – WOW!

The chances are had I seen it I’d have thought wow as well, but probably only in appreciation of the whole thing as a technical production. It’s highly unlikely to have stirred something deep inside me like seeing live music in a gig situation sometimes does.

Paul

And just to correct a misconception; In Mama Mia Brosnan & Streep don’t ‘pretend’ to sing and dance, they have a stab at doing it for themselves. Nobody would dub anything that bad onto a movie.

Moggy

Sorry, I realise that they would be prepared to do themselves an injustice for the money, who wouldn’t.
Don’t get me wrong, if you like musicals, fair enough, I wouldn’t be prepared to critisize anyone for it, I just simply like to avoid them big time, they are simply not on my events list of things to see because they make me feel nauseous, thats my problem, I’ll never change.

I guess the clue is that I have never been particularly interested in music, so I can’t honestly say I have ever bought a Bowie album in my life, nor have I needed to lie to my friends about it because nobody bothers to talk to me about music anyway.

I guess I’m similar. I like music, but I can’t say I’m that interested in it. So long as I like it, I don’t care! My mother still rolls her eyes whenever the Jaws theme comes on my MP3 player in the car! 😀

The only time I saw Phantom was in a club on the Grosse Freiheit in Hamburg’s Reeperbahn 😮

Remind me to tell you about it some time.

Moggy

I’ve seen a few musicals in my time, and the missus and I saw Phantom of The Opera last year in London.

Only one word can describe it – WOW!

I guess the clue is that I have never been particularly interested in music, so I can’t honestly say I have ever bought a Bowie album in my life, nor have I needed to lie to my friends about it because nobody bothers to talk to me about music anyway.

And just to correct a misconception; In Mama Mia Brosnan & Streep don’t ‘pretend’ to sing and dance, they have a stab at doing it for themselves. Nobody would dub anything that bad onto a movie.

I anyway doubt they would appear in a stage show and you’d be likely to see more accomplished singers in the role in a theatre.

I watched it because Mrs Moggy wanted to see it. I enjoyed it. Simple as that. In fact we watched it again with a visiting relative the other week and it’s still fun.

Moggy

I have quite enjoyed the DVD of Mamma Mia recently. I might give that a try live if it is revived.

Moggy

Now this is what I don’t understand, as far as us youths at the time considered things, Abba in the 70’s were the Boyzone of their day, utter contrived rubbish, anyone who started off their careers on Eurovision and all it stood for, wanted putting down as far as we were concerned. I was off seeing John Martyn, The Stones, etc etc, otherwise European music in those days to me was appalling, I was off elsewhere with Little Feat. I wasn’t the only one, as I recall Abba were considered an unpleasant reminder of music industry manipulation as far as us so called champions of ‘proper’ music thought at the time, but then again, many of these friends have changed their tune, I still stick by mine.
I must be wrong, but I still can’t cope with the thought of those grinning, ugly Swedish guys ruling the roost in their day with their contrite music.
I reckon that the best film of all time relating to Abba music has to be ‘Muriels Wedding’, the ultimate put down. Piers Brosnan and Meryl Streep pretending to sing and dance to that stuff just wants to make me puke, it’s not just me, my much younger missus is of the same opinion, but we seem to be in a minority of 2, why? are you suggesting that while you were off buying your Bowie albums Moggy in front of your mates, that you were secretly listening to Abba under the blankets.

‘Tank yoo for de moosik, and geeving eet too mee’………………..no thanks, thank Christ they all fell out.

Obviously it is personal opinion, but as far as I am concerned you can keep Sound of Music, West Side Story, South Pacific and all that stuff. Makes my ears bleed.

But in the past I have seen in live theatre, Cats, Starlight Express, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Joseph & The Amazing… etc, JC Superstar and the Rocky Horror Show.

Starlight Express was close to my worst theatre experience ever until, the day Mrs Moggy booked Midsummer Night’s Dream and it turned out to be the Benjamin Britten version. We didn’t last to the first interval.

Cats, JC, Joseph and Miss Saigon were OK (The Huey helped). But Les Miserables is a stonking good show. I guess I have seen it three or four times now.

RHS has to be seen at one of the performances were the audience are in on the act and run their own sub-script. Also as a lot of young ladies have taken to dressing up in goth outfits and attending, the audience view can be as pleasing as the stage view. [/dirty old man mode] The tunes aren’t bad either.

I have quite enjoyed the DVD of Mamma Mia recently. I might give that a try live if it is revived.

Moggy

Quite frankly, I absolutely loath and detest musicals, but most people like them, so I’m obviously the one with a problem, seriously.
I think it dates back to my childhood, my mother and father were keen theatre and show goers, and I was dragged off to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham at every opportunity. Looking back, I was priveleged to see some legendary acts, but it all came to a head when I was booked a ticket to see ‘The Sound of Music’ at the Odeon, I refused to go, I really didn’t want to see Julie Andrews prancing about singing and dancing on a hillside when it would have been more fun seeing the good old Nazis straffed by MH434. Similarly I refused to go and see ‘South Pacific’, despite my mothers insistance that it was a war film and I would enjoy it, light hearted dancing and singing with a threatening Japanese undertone seemed a bit bizarre to me.
My attitude remains the same, I have had no interest whatsoever in the Weber musicals that have been a ‘must see’ in London for years, nobody understands why I hate these productions, including me and my missus, but I have no interest in them whatsoever, I have tried, but failed, to see what they are all about.
Tommy, no way, a Who album, along with Quadraphenia, I refuse to own, I attempted to watch Tommy at the cinema, but it did nothing for me, I have never seen Quadro, Ok, I may be missing out on something, but I know what I like and musicals ain’t on the list.
I’ve really tried, I had a go at Evita on film, but, no, Jonathon Pryce bursting into song at any innapropriate moment made me cringe.
The only genre of musicals that I have any real respect for and would be prepared to, and have watched, are some of the lovely colour Hollywood epics from the 40’s and 50’s, particularly those featuring Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. I can appreciate the amazing dancing of those two, they really are a class of their own, apart from that, I would sooner clean out a septic tank than go and see Mama Mia.
A little aside here.
Mr Rowell, I know that you are a great admirer of Tony Bennett, there was a superb documentary about him on BBC2, peak time Saturday night, it was a great programme, it featured quite a few glorious colour clips of some Hollywood musicals as well, I hope it’s shown in Oz or try the BBCi website to access it, you’ll love it, I know I take the **** of your love for the man, but I appreciate talent when I see it.
How are you doing by the way, feeling great I hope.

Satisfy both of the subjects……How about The Who doing Tommy? Now that would be a show worth seeing!

Tommy and Quadrophenia are the best Rock albums ever. Has to be British rock, US rock is commercial garbage.

See this….
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a146760/quadrophenia-to-make-stage-debut.html
My fingers are crossed that this happens:D

My ex dragged me to see The Rocky Horror Show in Glasgow once. There’s a reason that she’s an ex…! :diablo:

Same here…i was given tickets to see it live on stage back in the seventies…Men prancing ’round in panties and stockings…BAH!!! no thanks sickos

i love westside stories

US rock is commercial garbage.

This coming from the country that gave the world…The Spice Girls? Wing-era Paul McCartney?
I don’t disagree with your sentiment, many of my favorite acks are UK-based, but I’ve learned not to generalize.

Hello ,
can you suggest me good music site .?? :confused:

Youtube???

Musicals arn’t something I’d really go out of my way to see to be honest. My musical tastes and interests are more specifically musical rather than theatrical, so I’d generally prefer to see a really class band playing live in a gig setting rather than see a musical ‘show’. As much as I can appreciate musicals both musically and theatrically, it wouldn’t be my first shoice for a type of show to see.

Paul

Satisfy both of the subjects……How about The Who doing Tommy? Now that would be a show worth seeing!

Tommy and Quadrophenia are the best Rock albums ever. Has to be British rock, US rock is commercial garbage.

please suggest

Hello ,
can you suggest me good music site .?? :confused:

I saw the Beatles live in 64…can’t get much better than that!!!

My friend’s Mum saw them here in Bradford in the 60’s. I wish I’d have been there!

Paul

My musical tastes and interests are more specifically musical rather than theatrical, so I’d generally prefer to see a really class band playing live in a gig setting

Paul

I saw the Beatles live in 64…can’t get much better than that!!!