Welcome To The Theatre...

Product Description
From Houston, Texas comes the symphonic Progressive rock quartet PANGAEA with their new sensational album "Welcome To The Theatre". Well-crafted songs, complete with versatile arrangements, meter changes, memorable melodies, and intriguing harmonic qualities are the foundation of the band. Their debut album "The Rites Of Passage" received enthusiastic reviews such as: "...Masterful guitar work" and "...Absolutely brilliant !". This record is a musical masterpiece that will appeal to many people also beyond the Progressive community. Produced by the famous multi-talented Robert BERRY.

Welcome To The Theatre...,Pangaea

Average customer rating: Applause for Applause! Lauren Bacall ! Love it Welcome CD edition of the original Broadway cast album lauren

Applause (Original 1970 Broadway Cast) Lee Adams Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Coco (1970 Original Broadway Cast) Promises, Promises (1968 Original Broadway Cast) Seesaw (1973 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00004ZDV0 Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Backstage Babble
3. Think How It's Gonna Be
4. But Alive
5. The Best Night of My Life
6. Who's That Girl?
7. Applause
8. Hurry Back
9. Fasten Your Seat Belts
10. Welcome to the Theatre
11. Good Friends
12. She's No Longer a Gypsy
13. One of a King
14. One Hallowe'en
15. Something Greater
16. Finale
17. Applause -- Charles Strouse (vocal and piano) (bonus track)
18. The Loneliest Man in Town -- Charles Strouse (vocal and piano) - bonus track
19. Smashing N.Y. Times -- Charles Strouse (vocal and piano) - bonus track
20. God Bless -- Charles Strouse (vocal and piano) - bonus track

Customer Reviews:

Applause for Applause!.......2006-07-13

I recomend this cd to all theater fans. Even the ones who love a great, toe tapping score. The song they sing in titled Applause can be seen in the Bonus Performances on the DVD titled Broadways Lost Treasueres. That is how I first heard of Applause. It was very entertaining!

Lauren Bacall !.......2005-07-09

Based on the classic movie "All About Eve", Lauren Bacall won a Tony for her performance in this great musical.

Best tracks include:

But Alive
Applause [Bonnie Franklin of "One Day At A Time" fame!]
Something Greater

Not all the songs are great, but totally worth the buy!

Love it.......2004-04-01

Love the CD ( I have had the vinyl recording ever since it came out), but wish it could be released on Video or DVD(does anyone out there know if this will ever happen?). I saw the television production with Lauren Bacall and Larry Hagman back in the early 1970's and saw an amateur production of it here in Melbourne as well and having always loved the whole concept of the movie, I feel that it transferred well to the stage.

Welcome CD edition of the original Broadway cast album.......2004-01-17

First... a request to people reviewing stage cast albums, Several reviews refer to these recordings as "soundtracks."

WRONG!!!!

"Soundtrack" recordings are records/cds transfered from from movies ONLY.

Live theatre does not use pre-recorded "soundtracks" - the casts perform live on stage and these "original cast recordings" are made in recording studios and designed for home listening.
PLEASE.... maintain your credibility by using the correct term!

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Finally, after years of negotiation Decca Broadway is making the 1970 Tony winning musical APPLAUSE avaialble on Cd. Was it worth the wait? Well, yes and no. APPLAUSE is one of those late 60's musicals adapted from a hit play/novel/movie and offering lots of glitz and energy to cover up the deficiencies of the show itself.

Star Lauren Bacall provided the "star" quality though she has no real singing voice but as an actress she rises above it bringing the character to vivid life. Len Cariou sings well as Bacall's boyfriend but has very little to do.

Bacall gets the key gems and with two major exceptions any of the numbers in which she does not appear can be ignored. The first exception is the lively title song - a tribute to the power of applause. It has almost nothing to do with the plot but still stopped the show nightly. The other,is a dramatic soliloque for Penny Fuller in the (virtually) non-singing role of Eve: "One Hallowe'en." This is Eve's big moment to really show her true colours and Fuller makes the most of it. Missing from the recording - becasue it is a dialogue scene - is the following moments when Eve recieves humiliating comeuppance.

The original Lp release was done by ABC records and had an annoying "boxy" sound quality that has not been corrected on the cd. The very short selection has been filled out with demo recordings by composer Charles Strouse and a couple of the cut songs sound quite interesting. Packaging is up to Decca Broadway's usual high standards.

lauren.......2003-12-04

i have a copy of this recording on LP, and have enjoyed it for approx 25 yrs. couldn't wait for the cd. bought it the first time i saw it.
i am wondering if anyone has seen the tv production of APPLAUSE starring LAUREN broadcast circa 1974 on tv? and is there any possibility of obtaining a copy on anything? the production was FANTISTIC, to say the least!!!

Average customer rating:

Welcome to the Theatre Pangaea Manufacturer: Musea Records France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004VRDH Release Date: 2001-01-01

Average customer rating: Excellent Prog-Rock pagaea rocks

Welcome To The Theatre... ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000648BL Release Date: 2002-03-19

Tracks:

1. Autumn Moonsoon
2. Crimson (I. Part One - Overture, Prelude, Allegro & Chorale/II. Part Two - The Deep Blue)
3. Dark Room
4. Ride It Easy
5. The White Shaman
6. The Fall Of Rome
7. Altar Of The Dragon
8. The Hobo, The Dog And The Moon
9. Cry For You
10. Fanfare For One World
11. The Nightmare

Album Description

From Houston, Texas comes the symphonic Progressive rock quartet PANGAEA with their new sensational album "Welcome To The Theatre". Well-crafted songs, complete with versatile arrangements, meter changes, memorable melodies, and intriguing harmonic qualities are the foundation of the band. Their debut album "The Rites Of Passage" received enthusiastic reviews such as: "...Masterful guitar work" and "...Absolutely brilliant !". This record is a musical masterpiece that will appeal to many people also beyond the Progressive community. Produced by the famous multi-talented Robert BERRY.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Prog-Rock.......2004-03-21

After hearing the band's first CD, THE RITE OF PASSAGE, I can say these guys are one of the premier groups in their genre. WTTT takes off where the debut started. These guys can play and write better than most anyone out there. "Dark Room" and "The Fall of Rome" could have been a radio 'hits' had radio not gone the way of lifeless, money-driven, drivel. "White Shaman" reminds of something Peter Gabriel might have done with its percussion-based orchestration. The final track "The Nightmare" is one of the most 'progressive' pieces a rock band has ever recorded. I highly recommend this album as well as their debut, THE RITE OF PASSAGE to any fans of progressive music.

pagaea rocks.......2002-09-30

very intersting music, I enjoyed this cd the group has a unique sound, snakeman

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Welcome to the Theatre Pangaea Manufacturer: Angul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024B2Y Release Date: 1998-06-08

Tracks:

1. Autumn Monsoon
2. Crimson (Pt.I. Overture; Pt.II. The Deep Blue)
3. Dark Room
4. Ride It Easy
5. The White Shaman
6. The Fall Of Rome
7. Altar Of The Dragon
8. The Hobo, The Dog, and The Moon
9. Cry For You
10. Fanfare For One World
11. The Nightmare

Album Description

Pangaea's, "Welcome To The Theatre...", is a strong symphonic-progressive rock album. Influenced by such artists as Asia, Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes and ELP, Pangaea use their musical roots to create a modern sound of the older progressive music, keeping a commercial edge. The band maintains their powerful musical atmosphere throughout all of their music from their debut album "The Rite Of Passage", to "Welcome To The Theatre...", to their upcoming cd "A Time and A Place".

Average customer rating: Excellent Discovery!

Welcome To The Theatre Pangaea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00002SWV6 Release Date: 1998-05-01

Tracks:

1. Autumn Monsoon
2. Crimson
3. Dark Room
4. Ride It Easy
5. The White Shaman
6. The Fall Of Rome
7. Altar Of The Dragon
8. The Hobo, The Dog And The Moon
9. Cry For You
10. Fanfare For The One World
11. The Nightmare

Album Description

From the United States comes the symphonic-progressive rock quartet Pangaea.Well-crafted songs, complete with versatile arrangements, meter changes, memorable melodies, and intriguing harmonic qualities are the foundation of the band.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Discovery!.......2001-01-12

This is the second album by Pangaea. A great follow up to their 1996 "The Rite Of Passage" CD. A wide variety of styles and moods explode from the album. Pangaea are definitely talented in performance and songwriting. Excellent guitar solos, tight, and unpredictable drumming, lush keyboards, and great vocals. Songs such as "Dark Room", "The Fall Of Rome", and "The White Shaman" are incredible and deserve worldwide exposure. Pangaea has been compared to Asia, Yes, Pink Floyd, and even Dream Theater. While these influences can be heard, Pangaea definitley has a unique sound all their own. I urge fans of these bands and other progressive rock groups to pick up a copy of both this and "The Rite Of Passage".

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