Alfred Uhry, Robert Waldman - The Robber Bridegroom (1976 Original Broadway Cast)
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Artist: Alfred Uhry, Robert WaldmanEdition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1999-04-27
Music Label: Original Cast Record
Soundtracks:
- Once Upon the Natchez - Barry Bostwick
- Suddenly The Day Looks Sunny ... Two Heads
- Steal With Style
- Rosamund's Dream
- The Pricklepear Bloom
- Nothin' Up
- Deeper In The Woods
- Riches
- Little Piece of Sugar Cane
- Love Stolen
- Poor Tied Up Darlin'
- Mean As A Snake
- Goodbye Salome
- Sleepy Man
- Where Oh Where Is My Baby Darlin'? ... Pass Her Along ... Wedding Cerem
- Company's Comin' [bonus track] [*]
- That's The Way The People Blend [bonus track] [*]
- Gallop To Your Treasure Thy Wife [bonus track] [*]
- Grab Your Mate And Skedaddle All [bonus track] [*]
- You Got You a Suckling Pig [bonus track] [*]
- Poor Little Baby Darlin' [bonus track] [*]
Music reviews of The Robber Bridegroom (1976 Original Broadway Cast)
Music Review: Authentic & Spirited
Rating: 3 Stars
Replacing my collection of Broadway LPs is a daunting, and expensive task. I've had to be selective, of course, and have usually used my inner juke box as a guide. If there are songs that I just can't get out of my head, I usually buy the CD. "Goodbye Salome" (fun and infectious) and "Sleepy Man" (a gorgeous ballad) are two such songs. But they're just a sampling of this super strong, melodious, unjustly forgotten Broadway score. Another reviewer called it "redneck" music, and perhaps it is to some degree, but that's completely in keeping with the subject matter. For me there's more musical complexity to this than just Flatt & Scruggs hillbilly fiddle scratching. Robert Waldman has composed a real score, one with terrific variety, some haunting melodies -- and the lyrics (by Tony, Pulitzer and Academy Award winner, Alfred Uhry) are simple, yet clever and elegant. The cast is uniformly great, with Barbara Lang's vivid Salome a standout.
My one issue (hence the three stars) is with the audio transfer, which is abysmal. The recording sounds as if it were made in the bottom of a barrel (particularly on an iPod), which has seriously hampered my enjoyment of it. But no-one else has complained about this, so maybe it's just my copy. Hopefully there will be a remastered version out soon; you might want to wait and see.
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