Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

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"America's First Tribal Love-Rock Musical," went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Although all these sentiments are expressed on this album which, like the show, has not dated well, the quality of the music makes it forgiveable. The songs weren't really rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do; stick in the craw. In fact, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (The Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (The Cowsills), and "Good Morning Starshine" (Oliver). --Dawn Eden

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Great Soundtrack

Hair the musical - orignal cast

Volume pathetically low

nostalgia

Can't beat the original

Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
Galt MacDermot , James Rado , and Gerome Ragni
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Aquarius - Ronald Dyson
Donna - Gerome Ragni
Hashish - Melba Moore
Sodomy - Steve Curry
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Ain't Got No - Melba Moore
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I Got Life - James Rado
Going Down - Gerome Ragni
Hair - James Rado
My Conviction - Jonathan Kramer
Easy To Be Hard - Lynn Kellogg
Don't Put It Down - Steve Curry
Frank Mills - Shelley Plimpton
Be-In - Melba Moore
Where Do I Go? - James Rado
Electric Blues - Paul Jabara
Manchester England (Reprise) - James Rado
Black Boys - Diane Keaton
White Boys - Melba Moore
Walking In Space - Melba Moore
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"America's First Tribal Love-Rock Musical," went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Although all these sentiments are expressed on this album which, like the show, has not dated well, the quality of the music makes it forgiveable. The songs weren't really rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do; stick in the craw. In fact, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (The Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (The Cowsills), and "Good Morning Starshine" (Oliver). --Dawn Eden

Customer Reviews:

Great Soundtrack.......2007-07-03

While I will admit that I don't think that Hair will stand up as long as the Soundtrack to 'Rent' will, I do think that this is an amazing and brilliant collections of songs of a specific time that has little if no meaning for somebody like me who was born in the 1970s.

Hair the musical - orignal cast.......2007-06-27

Ah those were the days, marching on Washington, geting gassed, and gettig really fed up with it all And Hair recalls those time perfectly. The music and the philosophy fit perfectly. The cast is talented, the music is edgy and the lisening experience is not only very enjoyable but thought provking in light of today's unpopular war. Listen and love and learn. Peace

Volume pathetically low.......2007-06-19

I had to rip the tracks to my HDD, then raise the volume and burn it back to a CDR. Poor quality for a commercial CD!

nostalgia.......2007-04-15

This is a fun CD of the original broadway production of HAIR. The only thing I didn't like were the extra songs they've included. Oddly enough, I felt that they distracted from the original coherence of the piece. But, anyway, it is a very enjoyable CD

Can't beat the original.......2007-01-25

I was really glad to find this. We already have the cd from the movie but this is 100 times better.

Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical

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Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical
Vienna Cast
Manufacturer: BMG
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000MVJRHE

Product Description

Vienna Cast (Sung In English) Music by Galt MacDermot Book and Lyrics: Gerome Gagni and James Rado 26 track total. Includes a Bonus Track of "Aquarius" (Director's Cut)

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