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Description / My Opinion
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Amazon.com - Ordered 06/15/1999 - Shipped 06/10/1999 - Received 07/19/1999 The booklet contains 3 big (one page) color pictures of the show (Judy Juhn and Graham Bickley / Brian Blessed / Graham Bickley, Lucy Dixon, Paul Keown and Company). There's a one page note by Dusty Hughes and a one page synopsis. There are also two pages containing a small B&W picture of each of the main performers, with some background information about their carreer. The jewel box back cover is a montage of a picture of Brian Blessed and the Workers on stage. When I first listened to this recording, I was working and so I couldn't listen to it carefully. But I stopped it at one point, and replayed the tune, again and again. Hold Back The Night entered my list of beloved show songs. I had the feeling I had already heard this song somewhere, but I couldn't recall when/where, nor could I think of a song it would be similar to, but what I kwnew was that it was a song with a big "S". About this recording in general, it has a high sound quality, and excellent performers. The score is rather modern. Not really rock but not far from it. It has some wonderful melodies. Today the story is not very original but still can show us some absurdities of our world. As a conclusion, I'll say that this is a nice recording, mainly for some of the songs.
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Musical Numbers
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| CD 1 - 60:23 | | 1 | 5:25 | Opening | Maria, Children |
| | | 101.11 | Maria, Children |
| | | Look, The Sun, Maria | Groat Workers, Jade, Maria |
| 2 | 5:52 | Hold Back The Night | Maria, Jade, Marco, George, Workers |
| 3 | 6:06 | The Machines Are Beautiful | Freeman |
| 4 | 2:07 | He's Distant From Me Now | Steven |
| 5 | 2:09 | Elitists' Dance | Elitists |
| 6 | 0:32 | Oh My, What A Beautiful City | Children |
| 7 | 1:35 | This Is The Vision We're Forbidden | Maria |
| 8 | 2:38 | Children Of Metropolis | Maria |
| 9 | 2:41 | 50,000 Pounds Of Power | Workers, Steven |
| | | One More Morning | Workers, Steven |
| 10 | 6:57 | It's Only Love | Steven, Maria |
| | | Bring On The Night | Steven, Maria |
| 11 | 4:21 | Pressure Chant | Workers |
| | | Day After Day | Workers |
| 12 | 1:41 | When Maria Comes | Workers |
| 13 | 3:36 | You Are The Light | Maria, Workers |
| 14 | 1:28 | The Girl Is A Witch | Jeremiah |
| 15 | 2:21 | It's Only Love (Reprise) | Maria |
| 16 | 2:34 | The Sun | George |
| 17 | 2:28 | Almost Done | Warner |
| 18 | 3:03 | I Don't Need Help From You | Warner, Jeremiah |
| | | There's a Girl Down Below | Warner, Jeremiah |
| 19 | 2:47 | Futura | Warner, Jeremiah |
| | | End of Act One | Freeman, Warner, Workers |
| CD 2 - 61:15 | | 1 | 3:20 | Nothing Really Matters | Elitists |
| 2 | 0:26 | I've Seen A Nightmare | Steven, Jeremiah |
| 3 | 1:52 | This Is Life | Steven, Jeremiah, Elitists |
| 4 | 1:11 | Look At This Girl Who Stands Before You | Freeman |
| 5 | 2:49 | Futura's Dance | Futura, Elitists |
| 6 | 1:00 | Where Do You Think She's Gone, Your Precious Maria? | Jeremiah, Lulu, Elitists |
| 7 | 2:03 | If That Was Love | Steven |
| 8 | 4:15 | Listen To Me | George, Steven |
| 9 | 2:18 | Learning Song | Futura, Children |
| 10 | 1:20 | Old Friends | Warner |
| 11 | 1:47 | When Maria Wakes | Workers |
| 12 | 5:42 | Futura's Promise | Futura, Workers |
| | | Maria's Insane | Futura, Workers |
| 13 | 1:48 | Perfect Face | Warner |
| 14 | 5:09 | Haven't You Finished With Me? | Maria, Warner |
| 15 | 2:33 | Let's Watch The World Go To The Devil | Futura, Workers |
| 16 | 4:10 | One Of Those Nights | Maria |
| 17 | 2:20 | Requiem | Company |
| 18 | 4:10 | Metropolis | Freeman |
| 19 | 3:57 | Finale | Steven, Maria, Children, Company |
| 20 | 6:01 | It's Only Love | Steven, Maria |
| | | Bring On The Night | Steven, Maria |
| 21 | 3:02 | One Of Those Nights | Maria |
The Cast
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| | John Freeman | Brian Blessed | | | Maria | Judy Kuhn | | | Futura | Judy Kuhn | | | Steven | Graham Bickley | | | Warner | Jonathan Adams | | | Jeremiah | Paul Keown | | | George | Stifyn Parri | | | Jade | Lindsey Danvers | | | Groat | Colin Fay | | | Lake | Megan Kelly | | | Marco | Robert Fardell | | | Lulu | Lucy Dixon | | | Worker 1 | Kevin Power | | | Beso | Gael Johnson | | | Workers And Elitists | Buz Butler | | | | Stephen J. Colley | | | | Geoffrey Dallamore | | | | Mark Fredrick | | | | Liz Izen | | | | Martyn Knight | | | | Bo Light | | | | Joseph Lloyd Collatin | | | | Mhairi Nelson | | | | Teresa Revill | | | | Scott St Martyn | | | | Simon Shelton | | | | Charles Shirvell | | | | Julie Ann Ward | | | | Simon Warwick | | | Swings | Jason Barker | | | | Caroline Jameson | | | | Christian Solari | | | Standby for Brian Blessed | Tom Eastwood | | | Standby for Graham Bickley | Robert Fardell | | | Standby for Paul Keown | Simon Warwick | | | Standby for Stifyn Parri | Martyn Knight | | | Standby for Lindsey Danvers | Teresa Revill | | | Standby for Colin Fay | Tom Eastwood | | | Standby for Judy Kuhn | Liz Izen | | | Children Of Metropolis | Oswald Bailey | | | | Amanda Cannon | | | | David Cooper | | | | Clare Humphrey | | | | Lucy Indrisie | | | | Ian McGregor | | | | Jean Paul Pfluger | | | | Elizabeth Pearce | | | | James Tovell | | | | Emmaline Wood |
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