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Title: Excellent -- much better than the stage play
Review: Four and a half stars. The singers absolutely shine. The production is superb -- really, they should have done so much more on the original. It actually sounds like ROCK music where appropriate, instead of show music with a few rock trappings, and show music where appropriate. Also, the vocal parts are brought out better and much easier to hear. I have new respect. And it's not a "Seasons of Love"-fest. I was so afraid they were going to beat what is probably the best song to death in the movie. Thank God they had some restraint.One problem: autotune on some voices, which was really obvious, even when I was watching the movie. They did this on the original cast album, but I was hoping they wouldn't do it here. Oh well. That hardly spoils what is otherwise a fantastic recording. If you like the original, pick this up.
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