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Jesus Christ Superstar - A Rock Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice / Ring Audio CD / RCD 1125
UPC 5998118711251
Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with much of the plot centered on Judas, who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus is steering his disciples. Contemporary attitudes, sensibilities and slang pervade the rock opera's lyrics, and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly contain many intentional anachronisms.
Initially unable to get backing for a stage production, the composers released it as a concept album, the success of which led to the show's Broadway on-stage debut in 1971. By 1980, the musical had grossed more than $237 million worldwide. Running for over eight years in London between 1972 and 1980, it held the record for longest-running West End musical before it was overtaken by Cats in 1989.
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Tracklist:
1. Overture
2. What's The Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying
3. Everything's Alright
4. This Jesus Must Die
5. Hosanna
6. Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem
7. Pilate’s Dream
8. Everything's Alright
9. I Don’t Know How To Love Him
10. The Last Supper
11. Getshemane (I Only Want To Say)
12. The Arrest
13. Peter’s-Denial
14. Pilate And Christ
15. King Herod's Song
16. Judas’ Death
17. Trial Before Pilate
18. Superstar
19. Crucifixion
20. John Nineteen: Forty-One
