Wicked: Bring on the Kool-Aid!
So I watched Wicked while I was in the UK, right? I LOVED IT, of course - but not quite as much as, say, Hairspray. OR SO I THOUGHT.
Clearly I was A COMPLETE TWIT.
Because Wicked is totally the kind of musical that grows on you. I really wasn't expecting this, though I should have suspected something given the massive cult following Wicked has gathered since its 2003 debut. Barring Popular, the songs aren't really immediately catchy. But now that I'm finally back home, grounded, with access to a CD player, it turns out that, the more you listen to the soundtrack, the more it sticks in your head and heart, and suddenly you can't wait to see it again. I listened to the soundtrack on a LOOP for three straight days, pretty much everywhere I went. As a result, I'm totally insanely obsessed with Kristin Chenoweth (though I was already) and Idina Menzel now, thanks. (I must add that Kerry Ellis was BRILLIANT in the West End version, before I babble on about the OBC.) DEFYING GRAVITY, AIEEEEEEE. To quote
alexia88, kinda, Idina sings the shiz out of that song!!
So, when I've managed to snag a free few hours in between work and life these days, I've been spamming the heck out of Kristin and Idina on Youtube. Also went on a bit of a Wicked-theme shopping spree at Borders today - dorkily bought The Grimmerie because I am SUCH a fangirl now, and also went a bit joyfully mad when I completely unexpectedly found a copy of Idina's second album Still I Can't Be Still (I never expected a store here to have brought her album in!). Have listened my way through it several times now. Now I can't WAIT for Idina's new album when it's released end of this month.
GAH. NEW FANDOMS ARE ALWAYS SO ALL-CONSUMING.
jukebox_grad, I promise spam tomorrow night!! I'm gearing up for it and clearing more work and other life stuff out of the way before I devote myself to it.
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Meme snagged from
lissie_pissie
Follow these easy steps!
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.
2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.
3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4. Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result as a comment in this post. Also, pass it along in your own journal because it's more amusing that way.
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Eeeee, this was so much fun! I rather like the title of my album. =)
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Randomly, just had to say how chuffed I was at how much I managed to get at Borders today for so little. Thanks to my dad's vouchers, I paid a grand total of eighty cents for three new books and my Wicked-related memorabilia. FTW!!
Clearly I was A COMPLETE TWIT.
Because Wicked is totally the kind of musical that grows on you. I really wasn't expecting this, though I should have suspected something given the massive cult following Wicked has gathered since its 2003 debut. Barring Popular, the songs aren't really immediately catchy. But now that I'm finally back home, grounded, with access to a CD player, it turns out that, the more you listen to the soundtrack, the more it sticks in your head and heart, and suddenly you can't wait to see it again. I listened to the soundtrack on a LOOP for three straight days, pretty much everywhere I went. As a result, I'm totally insanely obsessed with Kristin Chenoweth (though I was already) and Idina Menzel now, thanks. (I must add that Kerry Ellis was BRILLIANT in the West End version, before I babble on about the OBC.) DEFYING GRAVITY, AIEEEEEEE. To quote
alexia88, kinda, Idina sings the shiz out of that song!!
So, when I've managed to snag a free few hours in between work and life these days, I've been spamming the heck out of Kristin and Idina on Youtube. Also went on a bit of a Wicked-theme shopping spree at Borders today - dorkily bought The Grimmerie because I am SUCH a fangirl now, and also went a bit joyfully mad when I completely unexpectedly found a copy of Idina's second album Still I Can't Be Still (I never expected a store here to have brought her album in!). Have listened my way through it several times now. Now I can't WAIT for Idina's new album when it's released end of this month.
GAH. NEW FANDOMS ARE ALWAYS SO ALL-CONSUMING.
jukebox_grad, I promise spam tomorrow night!! I'm gearing up for it and clearing more work and other life stuff out of the way before I devote myself to it.
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Meme snagged from
lissie_pissie
Follow these easy steps!
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.
2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.
3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4. Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result as a comment in this post. Also, pass it along in your own journal because it's more amusing that way.
- - - - -
Eeeee, this was so much fun! I rather like the title of my album. =)
- - - - -
Randomly, just had to say how chuffed I was at how much I managed to get at Borders today for so little. Thanks to my dad's vouchers, I paid a grand total of eighty cents for three new books and my Wicked-related memorabilia. FTW!!