This is a new recording of the hit musical with a new cast.This is not the original cast.This is a karaoke album. The first fourteen tracks have a cast singing the songs. The next fourteen tracks are just the background mu... more »sic tracks which you can sing with. All songs are in the original show key, and show tempo.« less
This is a new recording of the hit musical with a new cast.This is not the original cast.This is a karaoke album. The first fourteen tracks have a cast singing the songs. The next fourteen tracks are just the background music tracks which you can sing with. All songs are in the original show key, and show tempo.
"The orchestration of this karaoke recording is awful. All the songs are recorded at a much faster pace than the standard for the original score; so fast that there is no way you can sing legato (connected sound of the voice) or do a ritardando (taking your time to express emotion).Broadway producers should sue this cheap company for this lack of respect against Broadway's high standards. I was not expecting the London Symphony Orchestra or the Boston Pops, but this is ridiculous. The music here sounds like children's music sung by clowns in a circus.The performers that sing the vocal demos sound like they are making fun of the music. The orchestration was all done with cheap keyboards. Do not waste your money in this junk."
A Big Thumbs Up!!!!!!
09/23/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Hoo Ha!
So glad I found this karaoke version of La Mancha! My regular pianist was unavailable so I picked up this version (alas, paid a lot more for it than I would have on Amazon) to see if I could practice with it - this being my first experience with karaoke. What a help it was when learning the role for an audition! AND, I got the job! And I credit this to this recording, to the dismay of my accompanist. Not only did this recording give me a feel for the show - the cast sings beautifully with such emotion and intensity, the goosebumps come - the tempos in the accompaniment were just right to help me express my own interpretation. This company should be applauded for putting this album out. A winner! Get this album, by all means. You will be amazed and quite happy with your purchase. A big thumbs up!!!!"
Consistent with Broadway Show
Victoria | Cleveland, OH | 12/02/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I appreciated the live instruments and thought that this album was above average for karaoke. The vocalists were quite good. The fast tempo was challenging, but consistent with the Broadway orchestrations, -- very enjoyable.
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Big disappointment
M. C. Wolf | Pittsburgh, PA United States | 03/20/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I was extremely disappointed in this rip-off karoke CD. The tempi are too fast, the singers are not very good, and the instrumentation sounds badly electronic. I plan to listen to any other Broadway show karaoke CD before buying - I wouldn't have bought this one if I had!"
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
