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| Sales Rank: | 147480 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $7.84 |
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| Release Date: | 2005-06-21 |
| Label: | Ghostlight |
| UPC: | 791558198423 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Ghostlight |
| ASIN: | B0009NCPLK |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Bright Lights, Big City by Ghostlight
- Bright Lights, Big City (Tad, Jamie, Coke Girl, Chorus)
- Back in the City (Tad, Jamie, Chorus)
- Sunday Morning 6 A.M. (Jamie, Mary O'Brien McCann, Amanda, Statue ...)
- Coma Baby (Coma Baby, Mom, Chuck Bean, Chorus)
- Fact and Fiction (Secretary, Clara, Jamie, Chorus)
- I Hate the French (Jamie, Secretary)
- Brother (Michael, Amanda, Jamie)
- Odeon (Jamie, Elaine, Theresa, Tad, Pot Girl, Chorus)
- Happy Birthday Darling (Mom)
- Missing (Mary O'Brien McCann, Coma Baby, Jamie)
- To Model (Amanda, Jamie)
- So Many Little Things (Jamie)
- Back in the City, Pt. 2 (Tad)
- Kindness (Vicky)
- Perfect Feeling (Jamie, Vicky, Chorus)
- Bright Lights, Big City, Pt. 2 (Jamie)
- You Couldn't Handle It Jamie (Clara, Jamie)
- My Son (Clara, Jamie)
- Wednesday (Blues Man, Jamie)
- Camera Wall (Chuck Bean, Amanda, Tad, Jamie, Girls)
- Heart and Soul (Micheal, Vicky, Mother)
- Brother, Pt. 2 (Michael, Jamie)
- Mummies at the Met (Mom, Coma Baby, Mary O'Brien McCann, Jamie, Chorus)
- Are You Still Holding My Hand? (Mom)
- Brother, Pt. 3 (Michael, Jamie)
- Monstrous Events (Tad)
- Stay in My Life (Amanda, Jamie, Vicky, Chorus)
- Wordfall (Jamie, Company)
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Amazon.com
This recording will be a revelation to those who were unlucky enough to catch the staging of Paul Scott Goodman's musical adaptation of Jay McInerney's iconic debut novel in 1999. The show turned the book's drug-fueled, nihilistic portrait of 1980s Manhattan into embarrassing mush. But apparently some thought Bright Lights, Big City was a diamond in the rough, because a studio recording has appeared six years after the production closed. And guess what? The show was worth recording. Goodman's pop-rock score is more varied and flavorful than it first sounded, proving there's something to be said for nipping and tucking. Surprisingly, the ballads and intimate numbers work a lot better than the more uptempo pieces, which still come across as a bit forced. And speaking of revelations--Eden Espinosa, playing three parts, shows a lot more range here than she does in Brooklyn and Christine Ebersole brings punchy, roaring flair to Jamie's boss Clara‹she should do more pop material like this. Kudos also to the wonderful Sherie Rene Scott, who shines in her ballad, "Kindness." Twenty years after the book came out, these lights are shining bright indeed. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Customer Reviews
One of the best musical scores I've heard in a long time - Reviewed on 2008-07-01
Not only does this recording feature an all-star Broadway cast - Patrick Wilson (The Full Monty, Oklahoma), Jesse L. Martin (Rent), Eden Espinosa (Wicked, Brooklyn, Rent), Sherie Renee Scott (Aida, Rent, The Last Five Years), just to name a few - but it preserves one of the best musical theatre scores in recent years. A contemporary rock score sung by some of Broadway's finest, BRIGHT LIGHTS offers a look at sex and drugs in 1984 without getting sappy or dated. This recording is a must for any fan of RENT, BARE, SPRING AWAKENING, or other rock-flavored musical.
Definitely Fun To Listen To, But Haven't We Heard This Before? - Reviewed on 2007-01-03
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
The one tragedy that will always plague "Bright Lights, Big City" from now until eternity is that it was written after "RENT;" because of this, it can and will only play second fiddle in the history books to that other, better known rock-musical from the 90s. However, if one ignores the pretty obvious typecasting ("City" Tad = "RENT" Collins, anyone?) and other technical aspects of the show, the music by itself is a gem in the recent rock-musical canon. The amazing thing that struck me about this show is that it kept the tone and the feel for each song distinct and unique while never seriously deviating from the rock/pop genre, an uncommon accomplishment even "RENT" cannot boast.
As noted by other reviewers, the cast leaves absolutely nothing to be desired as far as talent goes, even though some of the actors and actresses were given fairly weak material to work with. However, despite the weakness of the individual songs and characters (of which better breakdowns and descriptions than I could write are found elsewhere) the show as a whole is fairly strong and tight. A very good recording that shouldn't be missed by rock-musical aficionados.
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Book Subjects
- Cast Recordings
- Musicals
- Original Cast Recordings
- Pop
- Show Tunes
- Showtunes / B'way
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