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| |  | Gay & Lesbian | Home » » » Hedwig and the Angry Inch | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The musical Rent is said to have revived the rock musical in the 1990s, but it's Hedwig and the Angry Inch that could revive the genre's movie fortunes in the new millennium. Adapted and directed from Stephen Trask's music and lyrics by John Cameron Mitchell, who also reprises the lead role of Hedwig, the flamboyantly unlucky victim of a botched sex-change operation, this is as good as a rock musical gets. The soundtrack follows the cast album pretty faithfully, except that the whole thing somehow feels turbocharged. Fast numbers like "Angry Inch" (with fab backup vocals by Miriam Shor) and "Exquisite Corpse" rock harder; ballads like "The Long Grift" and "Midnight Radio" are more poignant. The original off-Broadway cast recording was good, but now everything feels sharper, better defined. Even Hedwig's backing band, the Angry Inch, is beefed up by exHüsker Dü Bob Mould on guitar, while Girls Against Boys contribute to "Freaks," a track that would be right at home on an old David Bowie album. Even your punk pals will approve when they catch you listening to this musical. --Elisabeth Vincentelli | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| July 10, 2001 | | Studio:
| Hybrid Recordings | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 89 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Tear Me Down | | 2. | Origin Of Love | | 3. | Angry Inch | | 4. | Wicked Little Town (Tommy Gnosis Version) | | 5. | Wig In A Box | | 6. | The Long Grift | | 7. | Hedwig's Lament | | 8. | Exquisite Corpse | | 9. | Midnight Radio | | 10. | Nailed | | 11. | Sugar Daddy | | 12. | Freaks (With Girls Against Boys) | | 13. | In Your Arms Tonight | | 14. | Wicked Little Town (Hedwig Version) | |
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 LISTEN AND YERN!!!Dec 31, 2008
I have both of the Hedwig CDS. The one from the movie and the live stage version. I loved the movie and I love the music. This is great music mixed with great camp!! You will fall in love with Hedwig!!
Billy <3
great but see the live showFeb 24, 2008
This is a fantastic album. However, nothing beats seeing the show live. If you can do it, go see the show - it is a much more intense experience than watching the movie or listening to the music alone.
Fun SoundtrackJan 12, 2008
If you liked the movie, you can't go wrong with this soundtrack. Fun music that is a mix of Queen and the Darkness...with a "show tunes" feel of course.
hedwigOct 30, 2007
great cd just make shore u like that kind of stuff u bye it. i love the movie and the cd.
Sharper than the OCR, but just as emotionally chargedAug 23, 2007
The comparision between this and the Original Cast Recording is the same as between a regular bands' studio and live album, which is basically what the musical was always trying to capture the essence of anyway.
The only slightly down point is that, even if you've never seen the live show or even film, you can tell that the two added tracks "Nailed' and "Freaks", while sure to thrill anyone actually looking to be angry, are simply not up to the caliber of the other original twelve.
However, whether you skip them or not you're in for a ride of definite, unadulterated and completely brillant ROCK.
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