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Blood Brothers (1988 London Revival Cast)
by Willy Russell
Product Group: Music
Studio: RCA Victor Broadway
ISBN: B000003FHE
EAN: 0090266168927
UPC: 090266168927
Binding/Media: Audio CD
Release Date: 1993-05-11
SKU: 00-LGX7-0FG2
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Audio CD from RCA Victor, this is the London Revival Cast Recording of BLOOD BROTHERS by Willy Russell, starring Kiki Dee, Warwick Evans, Con O'Neill, Robert Locke, Terry Melia, etc. Music & lyrics by Willy Russell, produced for record by Jon Miller, executive producer Bill Kenwright. First performance of this revival was 28 July, 1988. In original jewel box with liner notes. VG condition. Jewel box has glue residue from price tag.
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Blood Brothers
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-10-27
Recently saw this play in London. Loved it and wanted a reminder. This disc is wonderful. If you do not know the story, I think you would still enjoy the music.
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A great play, a terrible musical!
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-10-20
0 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I saw Blood Brothers in London in July 2007. Being a huge fan of musicals, the show was a real disappointment. However, it is a good play and I would recommend seeing it live if you ever get the chance. In my opinion, the performers were actors who could carry a tune, not singers. The songs are oversimplified and the recurring "Marilyn Monroe" theme drove me crazy. The music seems unfinished and written by an real novice at musical theatre. If you want to hear a fantastic musical, buy the WICKED soundtrack. You won't be diappointed!!!
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Hard to Get Better Than This
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-02-01
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you love musicals with characters that are not one-dimensionally self-involved--If you love musicals without screeching sopranos and tons of special effects--If you love musicals with dramatic, realistic story lines, then this one's for you.
Simple and straight forward, this one's aims straight for the gut--without drippy sentiment.
The recurring 'Just Like Marilyn Monroe' is beautiful torture.
Try it. You won't be disappointed.
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Beautiful!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-20
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
We visited the musical in the London Phoenix Theatre in December 2006. The performance was wonderful, so we decided to buy the cd via Amazon. The performance on the cd is very good as well with actors who have almost resembling voices. It gives a very good impression of what happened on stage.
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fantastic musical
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-09-18
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
BLOOD BROTHERS, playwright Willy Russell's stinging indictment on the Thatcher-governed years in Britain, has come to be regarded as a modern classic and with very good reason. Willy Russell's music and lyrics perfectly inhabit the locale and themes of the piece. The story revolves around twin boys, Eddie and Mickey, who were separated shortly after birth and go on to live polar-opposite lifestyles. Their mother, known only as Mrs Johnstone, is plunged into every parent's worst nightmare, when one brother unknowingly kills his twin... The story later explores the ramifications of the event as well as the aftermath in store for Mrs Johnstone.
BLOOD BROTHERS had been staged several times in the years before this particular production, most notably in 1983 (the World Premiere in Liverpool), but the show took a while to achieve a following. It wasn't until 1987 that a new touring production decided to settle for an extended run in London, and BLOOD BROTHERS began to make it's mark. Starring Kiki Dee in the demanding lead role of Mrs Johnstone, featuring Con O'Neill and Robert Locke as Mickey and Eddie (with Warwick Evans as the Narrator), this cast of BLOOD BROTHERS is one of the best recorded for disc.
Songs like "Marilyn Monroe", "Tell Me It's Not True", "Bright New Day" and "That Guy", are draped over the characters like second skins, they are so powerful in exploring characterisation and meaning. Musically in BLOOD BROTHERS, nothing happens without a reason, and this score definitely improves with repeated listening. Well worth your time.
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