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| So which is it? |
| Tommy |
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13% |
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| Jesus Christ Superstar |
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13% |
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| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway |
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0% |
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| The Wall |
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21% |
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| Quadrophenia |
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17% |
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| Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat |
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0% |
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| Hair |
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0% |
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| Grease |
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8% |
[ 2 ] |
| Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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26% |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:19 am Post subject: Vote for the Best Rock Opera |
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| If it were solely on music I'd go with Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but since Opera implies a visual as well as an auditory experience it's got to be The Wall. |
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Badmojo
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| Quadrophenia is better than Tommy which is better than everything else on this list. The Wall is way overrated. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Can you see the real me? Can you? Can you?!
I was thinking about the narrative, the animation, the symbolism, the bombast, you can call it being overrated, but I think every opera needs a touch of bombast, and The Wall has it in spades.
Still, being the former owner of 2 Lambrettas I can definitely see your point. |
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AdamH
Joined: 27 Aug 2004
Location: Bachman Turner Overdrive...Let's Rock!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: |
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I voted Tommy, but it could just as easily have been the only other choice, Quadrophenia.
Where's the option for Lifehouse? (Yes, I know) |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| I voted The Wall. It is so mind blowing! But I would also put both Tommy and JC Superstar as close second. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| AdamH wrote: |
I voted Tommy, but it could just as easily have been the only other choice, Quadrophenia.
Where's the option for Lifehouse? (Yes, I know) |
Actually, I thought I had included an option which said "Other (N.B.- Les Mis, The Wiz, and Cats are NOT rock operas)" but I guess it got left off in editing |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I haven't seen the Opera of Quadrophenia but the album and movie are so much better than anything else on the list that it get's my vote. |
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Zenpickle
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Location: Anyang -- Bisan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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And what constitutes a "rock opera?" Does it have to have guitar rock or just modern style music that is not traditional Broadway or classical opera? And is there a distinction between "rock opera" and "rock musical?" I personally would consider "Grease" and "Rocky Horror Show" rock musicals, not operas. What about "Rent" and "Godspell?"
Anyway, turn off nerd mode.
I still keep going back to JC Superstar for the music itself. "Rent" has gotten old. And I have found going to RHPS a little dull in my late years. |
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Freezer Burn
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Freezer Burn wrote: |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
I was just about to type the same thing. |
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deessell
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| Rocky Horror Show.....men in lingerie gets me going everytime!! |
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keithinkorea
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| Quadrophenia is cool. But the best one has to be '200 motels' by the late great Frank Zappa. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:59 am Post subject: |
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| Zenpickle wrote: |
And what constitutes a "rock opera?" Does it have to have guitar rock or just modern style music that is not traditional Broadway or classical opera? And is there a distinction between "rock opera" and "rock musical?" I personally would consider "Grease" and "Rocky Horror Show" rock musicals, not operas. What about "Rent" and "Godspell?"
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Yeah it's a bit of a stickler and as Eamo has pointed out there isn't much 'Opera' in Quadrophenia. What makes it rock? 4/4 time, electric guitars? What makes it 'Opera'? A connecting arrative, certainly- but must the narrative always be sung?
I was thinking of the Wikipedia entry when I made the thread, and (just like the 'other' category for the poll for Hedgewick etc.) I thought I had included it but it must have gotten left off in editing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_opera |
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sarahsarah
Joined: 05 Aug 2004
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Oooh yeah! Quadrophenia! Rockers and the mods! Good stuff.
Jesus Christ Superstar is definitely my 2nd choice though and funnily enough I'm not at all religious. It's just good music. |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Love the lamb lies down on broadway but why do you consider it a rock opera. Its only got one character doing the singing. I would consider it a concept album over anything else.
maybe that could be a new poll, best concept album of all time. |
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