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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Aquarius - Ronald Dyson And Company | |||
| 2. Donna - Gerome Ragni And Company | |||
| 3. Hashish - Company | |||
| 4. Sodomy - Steve Curry And Company | |||
| 5. Colored Spade - Lamont Washington And Company | |||
| 6. Manchester England - James Rado And Company | |||
| 7. I'm Black - Steve Curry | |||
| 8. I Believe In Love - Melba Moore And Company | |||
| 9. I Believe In Love - Melba Moore And Company | |||
| 10. Ain't Got No (Reprise) - Company | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Ain't Got No - Company | |||
| 2. I Got Life - Walker Daniels | |||
| 3. Air - Jonelle Allen | |||
| 4. Going Down - Gerome Ragni And Company | |||
| 5. Hair - Company | |||
| 6. Dead End - Jill O'Hara And Company | |||
| 7. Frank Mills - Shelley Plimpton | |||
| 8. Hare Krishna - Company | |||
| 9. Where Do I Go? - Walker Daniels And Company | |||
| 10. Electric Blues - Paul Jabara | |||
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"America's First Tribal Love-Rock Musical," went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Although all these sentiments are expressed on this album which, like the show, has not dated well, the quality of the music makes it forgiveable. The songs weren't really rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do; stick in the craw. In fact, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (The Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (The Cowsills), and "Good Morning Starshine" (Oliver). --Dawn Eden
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The rock musical that changed Broadway forever! This has always been a big seller, and this 2-CD set is a big improvement: the original cast album (a 1968 Grammy winner) plus a second disc featuring the CD debut of the entire 1967 off-Broadway cast recording, with three unissued tracks!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By "distimia55"
Format:Audio CD
Well, it's very difficult for me to say a word about it.
I was in 1979 the director of the Original Spanish Cast of HAIR in a pre-democratic era. For me Hair was the first "new" musical. The history of musicals are after and before Hair very different, the concept of what a musical must be, more than this, what theatre must be radically changed.
The music is really wonderfull with songs who was flags of a generation and a hundred versions of it (do you remenber Oliver's Good morning starshine?)
What more can I say? Go hurry, buy it and trausure it like a diamond,for many reasons (not only musicals) it's one of the five best ever.
I select this version because I dislike the Original soundtrack of the film a lot (Well, I hate the film too),and the Original London Cast don't have Rado and Ragni singing in it.
I have all of them , but if you must choose only one, this is the one to spend the money.
Don't you believe me? Well,explain me the success of RENT if HAIR never.......
I was in 1979 the director of the Original Spanish Cast of HAIR in a pre-democratic era. For me Hair was the first "new" musical. The history of musicals are after and before Hair very different, the concept of what a musical must be, more than this, what theatre must be radically changed.
The music is really wonderfull with songs who was flags of a generation and a hundred versions of it (do you remenber Oliver's Good morning starshine?)
What more can I say? Go hurry, buy it and trausure it like a diamond,for many reasons (not only musicals) it's one of the five best ever.
I select this version because I dislike the Original soundtrack of the film a lot (Well, I hate the film too),and the Original London Cast don't have Rado and Ragni singing in it.
I have all of them , but if you must choose only one, this is the one to spend the money.
Don't you believe me? Well,explain me the success of RENT if HAIR never.......
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Just My Opinion
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
To me the second disc was a waste. The off-Broadway version was rather lame and the interviews were not interesting.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've seen this play a total of six times over 35 years. And, though the message of free love has certainly taken its toll, the louder message strong and clear is that it's about love and not war. Who can say that isn't still true today? And bellbottoms are back! The music is thoughtful, celebratory, in-your-face (today's politically correct would never dare to sing some of the songs here! but - hey! there's a point to be made and it's made loud and clear!), poignant, and heart-wrenching. When I first heard the CD I thought I was listening to a different production - the only audio I had ever heard outside of the live plays was my old scratchy LP played a gazillion times. I had no idea there were so many sound layers! Listen to this CD. Hear it with your heart, and with your humor, and with your spirit. As I write this review, I look up to see the flyer on my wall from the last production of Hair that I attended. I think of the '60s, I think of 9/11/01, I think of Iraq - the flyer has hearts, peace signs and daisies and says: "Come to the Be-In! 3:00pm, City Hall, NY, NY - Make love, not war!"
That's the beauty of Hair.
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You get way more than the original vinyl. More tracks from the Broadway show, and you get the off-Broadway version as well. Read more
Published 17 months ago by dappernot
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chickahominy!
I say that Hair is the best. And. That. I love it. It's really changing my life.
Published on Mar 5 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Of The Best Musicals Ever!
I first heard of the musical Hair when I tried out for a part in my catholic, all girl highschool's production of it. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2003 by aralissia
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rejoice
Listening to "Hair" is so exhilarating and upbeat. Even tho it might have been a reaction to a lot of negativism that was going on at the end of the '60s, it reverted to the... Read more
Published on Mar 30 2002 by Jinkyu
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful music, appalling sound quality
I love this musical, and decided that the best way to enjoy it on CD was to get the original cast recording. Read more
Published on Nov 30 2001 by Bradford Daniels
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite complete?
Although this was as great as I remember it when I was a student, I only seem to have 30 tracks on my CD and not 32 as someone else mentioned. Read more
Published on Nov 5 2001 by PATRICIA COVE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Time Machine
Listening to this CD puts me back to 1969 when I saw "Hair" two times in Los Angeles. That's saying alot because I'm not a big fan of musicals. Read more
Published on Sep 27 2001 by Michael T Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
Though Hair was before my time (I'm 26) I love every note of it. Coming from a generation that has seen the effects of rampant drug use and sex without responsibility, namely... Read more
Published on Jun 19 2001 by Richard A. Ketterer
2.0 out of 5 stars
My humble opinion
I see a lot of five-star ratings for this musical, and I just don't see this musical as being at that level. I was a teenager when the show first came out. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2001 by Mark Borchers
5.0 out of 5 stars
HAIR
Hair is one of the most popular shows of the sixties. It has been performed all around the world in different countries where it has been adored by millions. Read more
Published on April 13 2001
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