Title: Are you kidding?????
Review: Just because this cd is the London cast, you cannot assume it's the essential recording. Ohhh, far from it! Surprisingly, many cast members appear on both this and the complete symphonic recording (Michael Ball, Colm Wilkinson, Alun Armstrong, Philip Quast) yet this one is verging on terrible. Forget analysing every track, just take the shortcut to Valjean's and Javert's confrontation - rather than conveying any sort of tension, the two of them sound like they're sitting back having a relxaed few! Do yourself a favour, go for the full symphonic, or the 10th anniversary live editions, or both!
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