[tell security we bout to tear this club up]

[soonerbee]

OH MAN. OH MAN. I'VE FIGURED IT OUT. I'VE FIGURED OUT WHY I DON'T LIKE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER.

Okay, there is backstory here, and it starts in middle school. Originally, I didn't like Webber's music because everyone I knew was creaming themselves over Phantom of the Opera and I wasn't a huge fan, and because I was in middle school and so ~edgy omg

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[beforeglamour]

My brother is obsessed with Jesus Christ Superstar, since the plot is apparently good and its version of Jesus is very Ian friendly. I've been meaning to watch it.

[soonerbee]

JCS seems to me to be pretty good. I need to sit down and see/hear the whole thing as opposed to just the scraps I'm singing, but yeah, it does seem pretty Ian-friendly. |D If you see it before I do, tell me what you think!

[beforeglamour]

Okay! He says not to watch the old movie, but the more recent video of the Broadway version. *shrug*

[vazavati]

The old movie's a little hippie-tastic, though the guy who plays Pilate is the best. 2000 stage-performance video's probably the best all-around introduction. Plus, it's got Ho Yay out the ying-yang, er.

My favorite recording overall is the original one with Ian Gillian as Jesus, just because he sings the crap out of 'Gethsemane' and hey, it's a rock opera, best to cast a rock dude to play rock-star-savior. Jerome Pradon's my favorite Judas, though. ...Oh, and yeah, I don't know the name of the guy who plays Simon in the 2000 version but I listen to him singing "Simon Zealotes" more than I listen to almost any song from JCS. so. much. energy!

.......nooooooooooooo I'm not a huge JCS-dork why do you aaaaaaaaaaaaaask

[vazavati]

...OK, so, I confess, there's always going to be a special place in my heart for Phantom. Not because it's great--it's not--but because I saw it when I was nine years old, and it was my First Musical Ever, and there was a gigantic chandelier putting itself back together in the air while the walls of the 5th Avenue Theatre shook with "DUUUUUUUN!!! DUN DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!!!!" and I was blown away. ...And proceeded to listen to the original Broadway cast soundtrack so many times that by nine and a half I could sing the whole damn thing from memory. |D

[vazavati]

...WHY IS THIS COMMENT THE SIZE OF A HOUSE sorry, oops, my bad

[soonerbee]

IT IS PERFECTLY OKAY THE ACTUAL ENTRY WAS THE SIZE OF TWO HOUSES. |D

I really need to see JCS, because everyone else I know who doesn't like Webber likes that show, and the tunes are genuinely nifty. And hey! There is absolutely nothing wrong with music that calls up memories. Sometimes it's the best music, even when it's the worst music.

HOWEVER: THE JSC TAGLINE WILL NEVER LEAVE MY HEAD. EVER. THE DAMN AGOGIC ACCENTS JUST. JUST STAY IN YOUR HEAD AND DON'T GO AWAY. ~DOOO you think YOOOOU'RE who you SAAAAAAAY you AAAAAAARE~ forever.

Oh my god Forbidden Broadway. If I took a long time writing this comment, it's because I was watching everything. Oh my god. ...ALSO WE'RE TOTALLY SINGING "LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING" OH MAN THIS MAKES EVERYTHING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE SO MUCH BETTER. thank you so much for this. I will confess that Webber, when he hits, hits pretty well. But when he misses.... I guess I should be grateful, if nothing else, that is such glorious parody fuel

[ponyboy]

SHOTSSHOTSSHOTSSHOTSSHOTSSHOTSSHOTSSHOTS!

ERRRR BODAAAYYY

[ponyboy]

IF YOU AIN'T GETTIN' DRUNK GET THE FUCK OUT THE CLUB!

[ponyboy]

I'M FUCKED UP!

I'M FUCKED UP!

I'M TRYIN'TA FUCK!

I'M TRYIN'TA FUCK!