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  • Artist: Original Broadway Cast
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1996
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • UPC: 600445000322
  • Item Number: 44500032
  • Release date: 08/27/1996
  • 1. Tune Up #1
  • 2. Voice Mail #1
  • 3. Tune Up #2
  • 4. Rent
  • 5. You Okay Honey?
  • 6. Tune Up #3
  • 7. One Song Glory
  • 8. Light My Candle
  • 9. Voice Mail #2
  • 10. Today 4 U
  • 11. You'll See
  • 12. Tango: Maureen
  • 13. Life Support
  • 14. Out Tonight
  • 15. Another Day
  • 16. Will I?
  • 17. On The Street
  • 18. Santa Fe
  • 19. I'll Cover You
  • 20. We're Okay
  • 21. Christmas Bells
  • 22. Over The Moon
  • 23. La Vie Boheme
  • 24. I Should Tell You
  • 25. La Vie Boheme B
  • 1. Seasons Of Love
  • 2. Happy New Year
  • 3. Voice Mail #3
  • 4. Happy New Year B
  • 5. Take Me Or Leave Me
  • 6. Seasons Of Love B
  • 7. Without You
  • 8. Voice Mail #4
  • 9. Contact
  • 10. I'll Cover You-Reprise
  • 11. Halloween
  • 12. Goodbye Love
  • 13. What You Own
  • 14. Voice Mail #5
  • 15. Finale
  • 16. Your Eyes
  • 17. Finale B
  • 18. Seasons Of Love
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Rent [Original Broadway Cast Recording] by Original Broadway Cast on CD


An optimistic modernization of Puccini's opera La boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent was revered by the theater community as the revitalizing hope for the Great White Way. While the musical itself is highly acclaimed and lauded, having acquired numerous Tonys and Obies, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this Dreamworks recording lacks much of what makes the live performances so endearing. The music, an eclectic jumble of pop ballads, gospel, dance, and anthems, holds up well through repeated listens. The lyrics, however, when placed under close scrutiny, rely far too much on cliches, and they have a noticeable sense of incompletion. This could stem from the fact that Jonathan Larson died tragically the evening before the first off-Broadway performance. Mostly, though, what is noticeably missing is the spark of energy provided by the interaction between an exuberant cast and an adoring audience. Still, many of the songs are infectious, and the musical as a whole is very uplifting and hopeful. Particularly noticeable moments in the soundtrack are the songs "Take Me or Leave Me," a powerful duet between the two lesbian lovers (one of the many '90s updates) and "One Song Glory," a solo rock ballad sung by Adam Pascal as the lead character Roger, most likely the strongest song on its own taken out of the context of the play. Rent is also the musical that contains the song "Seasons of Love," which is quickly becoming a standard. ~ Sarah Erlewine, Rovi
  • Artist: Original Broadway Cast
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1996
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • UPC: 600445000322
  • Item Number: 44500032
  • Release date: 08/27/1996
  • Label: Umgd/Verve
  • Genre: Stage & Screen, Classical
  • Style: Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Show/Musical, Contemporary
  • Album Time: 126:16

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