Solid recording

What can I say about this recording of JCS now? Overall, it borrows heavily from the original recording from 1970 onwards, especially you realize this, for example, in the Overture. A few passages have been unfortunately altered (very few), otherwise this is the rock opera as we know and love. The arrangements are not really very different, I dont know how to love him sound a bit more pop than usual, but it plays in Everything slright nice on (which unfortunately far too loud end has). The sound is good, the skirt comes to advantage in spite of everything. Too bad, even with this recording the theme song disappears ... Well, basically can not say much about the arrangements. They are not original, but good. More important in this piece anyway always the cast. Joanna Ampil was a great Miss Saigon, but Mary Magdalene, they can not breathe soul. Nevertheless, the songs sound when she sings with her clear voice, beautiful. Is Zubin Varla as Judas I think one of the highlights of the CD: Very rocky, somewhat fancier than earlier Judases, but with the right feeling. Glenn Carter as Simon zealotes is also great. He has played the role of Jesus in another later production. Nevertheless, the song Simon zealotes on this recording succeeds not as great as the gospelige backing vocals of the ensemble has been largely omitted. Too Bad. The ensemble is very good, the priests are somewhat unfamiliar, had just Annas the otherwise very falsettoreiche greasy voice comes here more rock, but sometimes nice. Likewise, Peter is convincing. Then we come now times a real shortcoming of the CD: Steve Balsamo. He actually too brave voice for Jesus, takes too little sense. Since you can still be able to sing as good, in this piece you have more to expect from a Jesus. True highlights are the one David Burt as Pilate, has surpised me. I knew him only from Les Miz, but he is an amazingly realistic and flexible Pilate in this rock opera. One of the highlights is but Alice Cooper as King Herod. Something quite different from all previous the mimed this role brings the rock sing breathe new life into the role and makes his song to a funny highlight. Libretto, in this double-CD case. All in all, a good reception, but there are definitely better ...