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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Seasons Of Love | |||
| 2. Rent | |||
| 3. You'll See | |||
| 4. One Song Glory | |||
| 5. Light My Candle | |||
| 6. Today 4 U | |||
| 7. Tango: Maureen | |||
| 8. Life Support | |||
| 9. Out Tonight | |||
| 10. Another Day | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. La Vie Boheme | |||
| 2. I Should Tell You | |||
| 3. La Vie Boheme B | |||
| 4. Seasons Of Love B | |||
| 5. Take Me Or Leave Me | |||
| 6. Without You | |||
| 7. I'll Cover You (Reprise) | |||
| 8. Halloween | |||
| 9. Goodbye Love | |||
| 10. What You Own | |||
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The two newcomers to the show add something to the mix as well. Tracie Thoms as Joanne Jefferson ("Tango: Maureen") brings a power in the high range that we did not hear before, and I found Rosario Dawson as Mimi Marquez ("Light My Candle") to be a lot better than I expected. One of the vocal highpoints of this soundtrack in during "Goodbye Love" when Thoms and Dawson blend their voices and power through the lines, "I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had, someone to live for, unafraid to say I love you." I would also swear that their set up makes Adam Pascal as Roger Davis respond in kind. There is a complaint to be made that the soundtrack has a studio recording of "Over the Moon" by Idina Menzel as Maureen Johnson, versus the live track she recorded during the film. But then that was always the one song that would suffer from being performed in a studio.
As long as I am being heretical I will admit that I really like the way "Finale B" is played straight for the emotional impact of Mimi's revival instead of the mock deus ex machina that we find in the cast album. Again, I realize that those who have seen the musical can hold the exact opposite position and I fully appreciate that seeing the show live results in an entirely different calculus for rendering judgments. Finally, while all honor and glory deservedly goes to composer & lyricist Jonathan Larson, Columbus gets props for brining in producer Rob Cavallo on this album. Probably best known for his work with Green Day on "Dookie," "Insomina," and "American Idiot," Cavallo takes full advantage of being able to do whatever he wants with instruments to really punch up the music. If you want you can try and decide whether the music has improved as much as the singing or the other way around, but I will leave that to others and will just starting at the beginning and listen to the soundtrack one or two or three more times (before dinner).
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