Title: High-energy Rocky disc captures the feel of the show
Product review: The new Rocky Horror CD does something rare in show recordings...it actually keeps much of the high energy from the live show. Broadway's revival sparkles with color and high octane vocals, which the disc preserves in fine form. Tom Hewitt's Frank-N-Furter stands out as a different, yet equally entralling take on the character, and he gives amusing new inflections to familiar lines. Even Dick Cavett as the narrator is given a few moments on the recording, with his wonderfully droll exposition. The band is allowed to perform much like a rock album instead of being ineffectively buried at the back of the mix, and they use the opportunity to drive everything forward. Tempos are sharp and fun, the new orchestrations rich, and the whole album oozes forth with a good time.
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