Broadway the Hard Way [Original recording remastered]

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Mostly premiere recordings peppered with political commentary. This was the first of a few collections from the epic 1988 tour, and the CD is nearly twice as long as the original album version. Track highlights: "Promiscuous," 'Elvis Has Just Left The Building" and "Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk" -- plus a "Republican medley" including "Dickie's Such an Asshole" and "When the Lie's So Big," plus a few jabs at one Democrat (Jesse Jackson on "Rhymin' Man") for good measure. Guest appearance by Sting on a live version of the Police B-side "Murder By Numbers" (In response to PMRC allegations that this song was written by Satan, Sting is heard to note that "I wrote the fuckin' song!") This earned FZ's 7th and final Grammy nomination (for Best Musical Cast Album).

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Broadway the Hard Way [Original recording remastered]

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For completists only
good, but imperfect - message album
FZ Journal #33
Great band, but some of the humor is dated
The Hard Way indeed

Broadway the Hard Way
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Elvis Has Just Left The Building
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For completists only.......2007-01-04

I have to respectfully disagree with all the reviewers praising this album. Of the 3 albums documenting FZ's 1988 tour (along with "Make a Jazz Noise Here" and "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life") this is the worst. In fact, I would put it at the bottom end of Frank's entire catalogue.

There are a number of reasons why this album is largely unsatisfying. First off is the sound. Frank was always on the cutting edge of musical technology, which means that this and other 80s albums make extensive use of synthesizers and other electronic gadgets from the decade. Oddly enough, this makes the album sound much more dated than his work from the 60s and 70s. The synthetic sound just doesn't carry the same kind of power as analog instruments, and the music sounds rather passionless as a result.

Second is the humor. This is Zappa by way of Dr. Demento (in fact, I know that "Elvis Has Just Left The Building" among other songs from this album were staples on the Doc's novelty radio show). Zappa's musicianship and brilliant compositional skills take a back seat to his self-indulgent humor, which isn't even among his best humor anyway. It's not that I disagree with his politics, but I prefer the Zappa that foregrounds music, not jokey lyrics. Remember in 200 Motels when the band complained about having to play "Zappa's comedy music"? Well, this helps you understand them a little better.

The music itself is poor in some spots. "Any Kind of Pain" is truly a low-point in Frank's songwriting, a barely tolerable soft-rock "parody" that sounds too much like authentic soft rock! There are some good tracks, however, such as "Stolen Moments" and an excellent solo on "Outside Now." "Murder By Numbers" featuring Sting is also good fun. But overall, they don't do enough to save this album. The only reason that I own it is because I'm a hardcore Zappaphile and completist. 3 stars is, honestly, a generous appraisal; this would be max 2 stars if it was any other artist but Zappa. Only those who must own all of Zappa's works, or those who are self-professed fans of, ugh, "novelty" music should pick this one up.

good, but imperfect - message album.......2005-12-17

On one hand, listening to this album in 2005 it makes me sad to think that so many of the issues, if not the personalities mentioned, are still topical today! Oh, Frank! Where are you, now that we need you more than ever! Getting off track a bit, listen to the "Central Scrutinizer" intro on "Joe's Garage" - the bit about enforcing the laws that haven't been passed yet, and about "cruel and inhuman punishments are being described in tiny paragraphs so as not to conflict with the constitution". Frank's dystopian vision is now reality!

This album has his most direct social commentary, and he names names. This has the effect of dating the material. Also honestly the song quality itself is a bit weak. These are all message songs. Stripped of their message they don't really stand up to Zappa's better stuff.

I do like the inclusion of "Murder by Numbers" - very topical and humorous (and a good song). Also, this WAS the album that introduced me to "Stolen Moments" way back then.

By the way, I remember when I saw Zappa on the '88 tour, the encore was a meddley of Beatles songs with new Swaggart-related lyrics - "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" became "Floozie and a Whore With Herpes" - absolutely hilarious! I don't think he ever released that (a great omission). If you ever find that, pick it up!

FZ Journal #33.......2005-06-28

Zappa's taste for juxtaposition might be satisfied by my recent interest in this album. Although recent study has pushed my listening towards the earlier studio recordings in his career, I have had an interest in re-listening to this (mostly) live album from 1988. The majority of his rock-styled work from this period was recorded live, and in some ways it is the ultimate realization of his vision in that format.

The 1988 band was his most virtuosic and exhaustively rehearsed. Rumor has it that by the time they hit the stage, they were well-versed in over 160 songs. This band was able to take the jarring changes in style and tempo that epitomized Zappa's studio work and render them in a live setting, as well as react to Zappa's instinctual whim flawlessly. In the end, the live performances of this group rivaled the best studio productions of any of Zappa's previous bands. This is one of the few recordings containing material that can be attributed to that line up as "original". The later Best Band and Make A Jazz Noise Here albums concentrated on re-arrangements of classic Zappa and cover material with relatively little "new" material.

Broadway the Hard Way generally gets its lyric and conceptual inspiration from the political and cultural climate of the late `80's. Some examples of the subject matter are televangelism, supermodels, homosexuality, rap music, Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson, tabloids, blue-collar workers, and prostitution. Again, Zappa's ability to take snapshots of American life (sometimes with red-eye intact) is disturbingly direct. However, one gets the feeling that Zappa is tempering his message a little to increase its accessibility.

To accentuate this message, Broadway the Hard Way is bursting at the seams with musical quotes for the dedicated listener. To cite all of the bursts of melodic material on the album could be an exhaustive endeavor. Themes from Dragnet, Devo, the Beatles, Star Trek, Michael Jackson (again), Frank Zappa ("Dickie's Such an A**h*le"), and a wide range of traditional American patriotic music all pops out at Zappa's request with mind-boggling precision. As an example, trying to cite all of the quotes on "Rhymin' Man" may well result in a scramble for the "pause" and "rewind" button.

Of personal interest, I have been curious about the evolution of Zappa's guitar playing after using xenochronus guitar solos in the studio in the years leading up to his formation of the 1988 band. If you consider his work on Hot Rats as a benchmark, the changes in his soloing style show this self-influence. His soloing on Broadway seems both harmonically and rhythmically freer than his `70's work. Especially on "Outside Now" he only seems to take a passing interest in the already loose harmonic environment. However, unlike his xenochronus studio solos, he proves that he is actually interacting with the rhythm section by popping into a more interactive "live" mode periodically. His ability to switch between the two mindsets is effective and impressive. "Hot Plate Heaven" is also a very impressive example of the influence on xenochrony on his live arrangements and his soloing within that arrangement.

Great band, but some of the humor is dated.......2005-01-11

What a great band Zappa assembled for his final tour in 1988. These guys are amazing musicians all around and able to play anything Zappa could throw their way. This was the first of 3 live albums from that tour: "Broadway The Hard Way", "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life", and "Make a Jazz Noise Here". Each of the three live albums cover a different aspect of Zappa's music for that final tour. Broadway The Hard Way is the most overtly political and satirical of the three and is comprised largely of new material while MAJNH is almost entirely instrumental and TBBYNHIYL is dedicated to older, less political material.

Broadway The Hard Way takes some excellent swipes against Bush (the first of course), Ronnie Raygun and Jesse Jackson. Of course Michael Jackson gets roasted too in the funny Why Don't You Like Me? Not to mention Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart: those idiots make such perfect targets for ridicule it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Sting makes a good cameo in the song Murder By Numbers which also has a nice guitar solo from Frank.

I have to say I'm more of a fan of Franks instrumental compositions and guitar playing than I am of his lyrics and political commentary and of the three albums Broadway is the weakest, not by much though. There just isn't enough guitar or compositional might (there are some smoking solos though) to give Broadway the Hardway five stars. The political humor/satire is pretty funny, but dated. It relates to the politics of the time: 1988 and if you don't remember what was happening then (does anyone remember Henry Cisneros?) or aren't American you might not get a lot of it.

Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent album. The satire/humor even though dated, is spot on and the playing/arrangements are great: excellent horn playing and drums, not to mention everything else. I'd definitely get Make a Jazz Noise Here and The Best Band etc. also if you really want to hear how good these guys were.

The Hard Way indeed.......2004-04-19

There are a lot of new songs on this disc that had not been recorded by Zappa prior to (and naturally not after) his world-tour in 1988 (his last). This is the first out of three albums ["Broadway the Hard Way", "The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life", and "Make a Jazz Noise Here"] to be released with material only from the (4+ month long) 1988 tour. It generally features the least amount of guitar-solos of the three, but consists musically of everything from country to jazz. There's even a rap number, which musically (considering it's the late 80's) is pretty up to date.
Incidentally, some numbers from this tour can also be found on "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore" volumes 4 and 6.
There are no overdubs on this album, but a lot of the songs are cut together, part by part, from different shows. "Why Don't You Like Me?", for instance, is cut together (at seven points) from four different shows, and the 9+ minute "Jesus Thinks you're A Jerk" is cut together (at 22 points), from 12 different shows. At times the cutting is very noticeable (and hurts the rhythm section), but for the most part it works. There are only six songs that are performed uncut from beginning to end. One of them is Sting's "Murder by Numbers", performed by the man himself - yes, during a concert in Chicago on March 3rd, Sting joined Zappa and his band on stage, and sang this number. What is amazing about this band is that they knew 190+ songs of which Zappa could call off any at any point. During the tour the band performed 116 songs in front of an audience - here are 17. A warning, though: You may have heard "Why don't you like me?" and "What Kind of Girl?" before without knowing it; they're renamed (because of new lyrics) versions of "Tell Me You Love Me" and "What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?"
Five years ago, when this albums was new to me--and I didn't know anything about the recording-details--I'd have given it 5/5 stars. Now, after an endless amount of careful listening I can't say I'd feel comfortable giving it more than 3.5 or 4 ...hard to decide, because it IS a great band!

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Awesome debut
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Adam Pascal: Model Prisioner
Best ever!!

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Although he's described playing the role of Roger as a mere "stepping stone," Adam Pascal made it to the cover of Newsweek thanks to his part in the Rent phenomenon--and the dramatic edge he brought to his doomed character. While he's continued his work in musical theater with the blockbuster Elton John/Tim Rice show Aida, Pascal returns to his roots as a rock singer on Model Prisoner. His debut solo CD--with backing from Saturday Night Live alumni band members--comes out on Internet-based Sh-K-Boom Records, a label interested in bridging the musical theater-pop music gap for a hip young audience. In fact, Pascal's pre-Rent years were spent fronting a band called Mute; the singer's brand of raw energy makes it clear he's spent a lot of time admiring the likes of Axl Rose and Queensryche. No doubt that the rough passion of his delivery goes some way toward compensating for the repeatedly formulaic quality of his tunes (Pascal wrote 10 of the album's 12 songs)--which can range from leftover hair-metal choruses to dirty-blues-framed laments. But what always comes through is the unmistakable intensity of Pascal's voice, and its ability to shift and shade the moods being expressed. Pascal may be at a crossroads, but he's determined not to be held prisoner by the patterns his fame has cut out so far. --Thomas May

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After years spent in rock bands, Adam Pascal made his off-Broadway debut as Roger in "Rent," going on to win Obie and Theater World Awards plus Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for his performance. He is currently starring on Broadway in Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida." "Model Prisoner," his debut solo CD of original compositions, is a deeply personal album that is the culmination of years of work as a musician and as a writer. The album brings together Adam's roots in rock music with his passionate performance style. Songs: Liken a Razor, Just Here to the Left of You, Every Time Around, Model Prisoner, Which Way to Nowhere, Time It Takes to Fall, Ordinary Boy, Cellophane Sun, The One That Got Away, Precious Little Meltdown, Rhyme and Reason, Undiscovered.

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I love this cd!!!.......2006-11-18

I only got this cd today. But man, it is GREAT. I love his voice so much!! "precious little meltdown", "model prisoner" and "just here to the left of you" are my favs. But I am sure it will change.

Awesome debut.......2005-02-15

As an Adam Pascal fan, I was anxious to hear this, yet nervous that it would be less than perfect... and I was wrong - I really like this cd. The songs are "singable" - Liken A Razor and Rhyme and Reason are my favorites. For a free preview of him playing an accoustic version of it, go to (...)

Good CD!.......2004-08-24

Very good! I only had the privilege of listening to a few songs, but I love them all! Unfortunately, when I tried to buy it at Borders, they said it wasn't available from anybody. Not even the distributor. So I couldn't get it. But anyway, after hearing Rent and Aida, I really thought of this as a refreshing alternative to my...obsession, if you will, with Broadway stuff.

Adam Pascal: Model Prisioner.......2004-03-26

As a avid fan of RENT, I had bought the RENT OBC about 5 years ago and basically havent stopped listening to it since. RENT was the best and most orginal show B'Way had seen in decades. And upon listening to this CD I heard this golden voice of raw power and soul. It was Adam Pascal. And as he has been equally brilliant in everything he's done since(Aida, Cabaret).
So when he came out with this CD about 2 years ago, I bought it. I must say, I loved it instantly. Adam has a very distinctive voice. Filled with power, emotion and soul. His voice is ear-shattering....But in a really good way. And on this wonderful music journey he hits shades of 80's hair band rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Country and infuses it with fresh modern rock for just a very strong CD.

Best ever!!.......2004-01-25

After i saw Rent on broadway,(i loved it) so i bought the Rent orignial cast recording.Adams voice made me become so addicted. Long before i saw Rent i saw Aida. I friend had given me the aida sountrack but i had never bothered to listen to it. I decided since i loved adams voice so much so i bought his album.
I love everysong. My faviorite is ordinary boy and precious little meltdown wow can he hit some notes!!!Anyone would like this!!!

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Two old favourites on one Cd.......2004-02-03

ROBERTA - While not Jerome Kern's finest score (SHOW BOAT wins that title hands down), ROBERTA does contain many of his trademark lovely melodies and at least two standards: SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES and YESTERDAYS. There are many more gems too including "Lovely To Look At" (written for the 1935 film version); "You're Devastating" and "The Touch of Your Hand."
The show has a weak book whiich has made it unrevivable but the songs have survived.

Decca's album dating from 1944 was the first complete recording of the score and sounds very much like a cast album from a 1940s revival. Alfred Drake and Kitty Carlisle are the leads with Paula Laurence there to handle the comedy numbers. Sound is quite good for such an old recording, and the CD booklet features a reproduction of the cover from the old 78 set.

THE VAGABOND KING - Rudolf Friml's 1925 operetta is not his finest (ROSE MARIE is) but it too conatins a good share of strong melodies: "Only a Rose"; "Love Me Tonight" and especially "Song of the Vagabonds."

Decca's 1951 recording covers these (and three others, plus and Overture and Finale) in a robust recording lead by Alfred Drake. Sound is high Fidelity mono (since by the time this album was made Tape had replaced acetate discs)and the reissue is welcome since there is no other version of VAGBOND KING available on Cd!

A classic score back on CD!.......2003-01-20

Musical theatre fans should be greatful to Decca Broadway for bringing the classic Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach score back on CD, now that the Columbia studio recording is out of print. Alfred Drake (fresh from his success from the landmark "Oklahoma!"), Paula Laurence, and Kitty Carlisle are in excellent voice and the score contains two classics "Smoke Get In Your Eyes" and "Lovely to Look At", originally for the 1935 film version. You'll also appreciate the witty lyrics of "Don't Ask Me Not to Sing", "Let's Begin", "Yesterdays", and "Alphi Beta Phi", which is not listed on the track list, but is at the end of the overture. Oh, did I mention the eight tracks of "The Vagabond King" with Drake and Metropolitan Opera great Mimi Benzell? A must-have for Broadway and operetta fans!

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Japanese reissue of 1988 album, packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. Ryko. 2002.

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Japanese version featuring a limited LP style slipcase cover.

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Wow! Beautiful... Very Beautiful!

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Wow! Beautiful... Very Beautiful!.......2005-01-28

I listen to this music and I imagine I am at a fancy cocktail party. The conversation is filling the room with dull roar. This CD comes on. One by one the voices fall silent. Each person is listening. To the beauty. To the silence. To the shades they are hearing.

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