Music CD - Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni: Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast)

	Music CD: Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast) Artist: Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni List Price: $13.98 Our Price: $8.89 Your Save: $ 5.09 ( 36% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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Tracks: 1. Aquarius - Ronald Dyson 2. Donna - Gerome Ragni 3. Hashish - Melba Moore 4. Sodomy - Steve Curry 5. Colored Spade - Lamont Washington 6. Manchester England - James Rado 7. I'm Black - Steve Curry 8. Ain't Got No - Melba Moore 9. I Believe In Love - Melba Moore 10. Ain't Got No (Reprise) - Melba Moore 11. Air - Melba Moore 12. Initials - Melba Moore 13. I Got Life - James Rado 14. Going Down - Gerome Ragni 15. Hair - James Rado 16. My Conviction - Jonathan Kramer 17. Easy To Be Hard - Lynn Kellogg 18. Don't Put It Down - Steve Curry 19. Frank Mills - Shelley Plimpton 20. Be-In - Melba Moore 21. Where Do I Go? - James Rado 22. Electric Blues - Paul Jabara 23. Manchester England (Reprise) - James Rado 24. Black Boys - Diane Keaton 25. White Boys - Melba Moore 26. Walking In Space - Melba Moore 27. Abie Baby - Ronald Dyson 28. Three-Five-Zero-Zero - Melba Moore 29. What A Piece Of Work Is Man - Ronald Dyson 30. Good Morning Starshine - Melba Moore 31. The Bed - Melba Moore 32. The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) - Melba Moore
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0078635115024 Format: Cast Recording Label: RCA Victor Broadway Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: RCA Victor Broadway Release Date: 1990-10-25 Studio: RCA Victor Broadway
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Hair Comment: The Quality exceeded my expectations. It brought back my original memories of the production of Hair I saw in 1968 in Los Angeles Customer Rating: Summary: hair Comment: I received my order right away and was very pleased. It was packaged well and arrived safely. Michael Woodard Customer Rating: Summary: Where It All Began Comment: For those of us who grew up in the 1960's and 70's, the musical "Hair" was the baseline for all things revolutionary and radical. Although the tunes seem tame by today's standards, their ground-breaking tone is what has made today's edgy music possible. For the first time, we heard about every sexual practice possible, interracial conflict and romance, and the attempts we all make to reconcile love with the daily cruelties of life, and the trashing of all authority. So if you want to experience "vintage" music at it's best, in a Broadway context, check this album out. Also, has several tunes that didn't make it to the first soundtrack album. Peace dudes! Customer Rating: Summary: Somewhat dated but still great music Comment: I used to listen to the album when I was a teenager, it was great listening to the songs again and singing at the top of my lungs. I was surprised at the new songs that hadn't been on the album. I had also forgotten how many times the "N" word was used. Customer Rating: Summary: Powerful, Joyful, Important Piece of Theatre Comment: Despite the hostile and simple-minded review from the Amazon editor Dawn Eden, HAIR is a genuine masterpiece of musical theatre, a show that changed everything, including the lives of everyone who works on it and many who see it. As someone who has directed the show twice and written a book about it ("Let the Sun Shine In: The Genius of HAIR"), I can testify to the fact that it's NOT just a silly show full of nice pop tunes. It is a powerful piece of dramatic theatre that tackles head-on the most difficult issues of the 60s -- which unfortunately remain the most difficult issues of the new millennium. Though it may appear messy and haphazard to some, HAIR is a carefully wrought, intelligent, emotional experience unlike any other. No other show can move an audience quite like this -- I'll never forget seeing our audiences sobbing every night at the end of the show as the cast begged them to "let the sun shine in." We need this show now more than ever, and its deep resonance is even more profound today than it has been at any time since the 60s. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: "America's First Tribal Love-Rock Musical," went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Although all these sentiments are expressed on this album which, like the show, has not dated well, the quality of the music makes it forgiveable. The songs weren't really rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do; stick in the craw. In fact, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (The Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (The Cowsills), and "Good Morning Starshine" (Oliver). --Dawn Eden