- Audio CD (April 10 2012)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Drg
- ASIN: B007HM338K
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #47,978 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Falling trousers, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous on-stage band are just some of what awaits at the funniest comedy/musical to cross the pond in decades. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Nicholas Hytner, and 15 "skiffle" songs by Grant Olding performed by The Craze, this side-splitting show with all the great London actors arrives at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on April 15, 2012 straight from a sold-out run in London's West End.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent music, and lots of fun!
Jun 17 2012
By Aanel Victoria
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This is the ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING, straight from the National Theatre in London. Trust me, the original is always best!
It's a lively, engaging, rousing, inventive musical mix. The styles are clever and fresh and toe-tapping good. The lyrics and themes of the songs are clever double-entendres that reflect (but do not exactly mirror) themes of the show, which makes for fun, universally themed music that's a blast to listen to.
It's hard to describe the styles. Skiffle has the raw energy and invention of, say, the early Beatles in Berlin, before they made it big. The sound is addicting, and energetic. And although skiffle is known for being the music of the street, the extreme skill and polished professionalism of these fine musicians clearly shines through. So it's the best of both worlds: like the raw energy of a street performance, but with amazing tunes, clever lyrics, and the very best musicians.
It's a lively, engaging, rousing, inventive musical mix. The styles are clever and fresh and toe-tapping good. The lyrics and themes of the songs are clever double-entendres that reflect (but do not exactly mirror) themes of the show, which makes for fun, universally themed music that's a blast to listen to.
It's hard to describe the styles. Skiffle has the raw energy and invention of, say, the early Beatles in Berlin, before they made it big. The sound is addicting, and energetic. And although skiffle is known for being the music of the street, the extreme skill and polished professionalism of these fine musicians clearly shines through. So it's the best of both worlds: like the raw energy of a street performance, but with amazing tunes, clever lyrics, and the very best musicians.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and zany soundtrack
Sep 6 2012
By John Strong
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I recently saw this show in NYC with the original London cast. Brilliant. One of the funniest shows I've ever seen. And the music just adds to the comic mania of it all!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Funny but I would recommend seeing play first.
Feb 21 2013
By Matthew
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I bought this soundtrack prior to seeing the play... it was on accident, I thought it was the actual play. I ended up keeping the soundtrack and listening to it again after seeing it live. Now it helps be relive this hilarious night...HIGHLY recommended, but only if you have seen the play.
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