"Jesus Christ Superstar" (1970) PART TWO (Drummer Reacts)

[@L33Reacts]

LINK to Part One: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKbLpWWlnJeJpdk&ab_channel=L33Reacts

[@netuno60]

The best version of this great musical work ever. I remember buying this double LP in 1971 and listening it with my friends from the start to finish in one audition. That was one of the 5 best musical experiences I have in my 71 years old life.

[@lisarainbow9703]

This was my favorite album as a teen--- sounded amazing with headphones on..

[@mattleppard1970]

Me too, and I wasn’t even religious 😊

[@lisarainbow9703]

@mattleppard1964 I'm no longer religious, but I still love the music from this opera...

[@anthonyblakely399]

This album was No. 1 album in 1970. Excellent music!!!

[@paulehney4581]

I'm glad you're doing the rest of this! This really demonstrates the mood of the time.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Absolutely love the movie still to this day. It was the first movie I ever went to unsupervised and with a friend, in grade school. We found the back way there to the movie theater. I was so blown away I just stayed through the end of it and watched it again. And then I got in big trouble because I was like an hour and a half late for dinner, laugh But I absolutely love this album as well. I've owned the vinyl for a long long time, and it's been so enjoyable between these two parts so far to really sink into it and engage with it. It's so good.

[@johnnyfrederick01]

Nice memory. Back when movies ran all day and you could stay in the theater

[@kweile4339]

I heard this before the movie. I am biased of coarse but this is better. Thanks Lee for this and your thought provoking comments.

[@dawntucker5052]

Can't wait for you to hear Ian's "Garden" ❤😊 wonderful discussion in the recap as always 😊❤❤

[@brist75]

You have to go back and listen to “What’s the buzz?/ strange thing mystifying. Too good to miss out!

[@HT-io1eg]

The horns, drums, guitars, piano, it all sounds so full and brilliant

[@L33Reacts]

It really does. A full audio experience…

[@Cheryworld]

I liked the sound track more, but this is great

[@shiannesmith6877]

I love how catchy this album has been! Every song is just infectious as all hell. 😊

[@relativetimeworx8459]

Interested to see your reaction when you get to Gethsemene. For my money, the pinnacle performance of Ian Gillan's career.

[@maggieshevelew1693]

Ian Gillan’s performance of “Gethsemane” is in my top 5 favorite vocal performances of all time. Absolutely incredible. No one, including Ted Neeley, has ever topped it.

[@paulyjbluey6408]

Best recorded vocal performance in history!

[@pommie5093]

I have heard this album countless times and I still get chills when I hear Gethsemane (I only want to say) sung by the legend Ian Gillan, my favorite rock singer of all time.

[@NVprods]

This double album was recorded before the play hit Broadway. It was a huge hit. The performances on this album set the standard for all the shows. Ian Gillan's performance as Jesus cannot be topped in my opinion, though Ted Neely did a great job in the film, and in later years he toured all over the world playing Jesus. Looking forward to your reaction to Gillan's version of Gethsemene. It's amazing.

[@tomratcliff3755]

@nvprods actually the album was released to raise the money for the stage production.

[@NVprods]

@@tomratcliff3755 Thanks for that info. Didn't know that.

[@ninoorjon]

Simon Zealotes is sung by John Gustafson. He was a singer and bassist. He has many connections with Gillan. When Gillan and Glover (vocalist and bassist) left Episode 6, John replaced them both and was in the band until the breakup, and then on the ruins of the band, together with Mick Underwood (he once played with Ritchie Blackmore in The Outlaws and recommended Gillan to DP, and then was a drummer in Gillan's band) created a very underrated group Quatermass, 75-77 he was a bassist in the Ian Gillan Band, in addition, he appeared on the track of Roger Glover's album The Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper's Feast "Watch Out for the Bat" as a vocalist.

[@delorangeade]

Ian Gillan has some interesting stories about John Gustafson in his autobiography.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

This is great

[@nanlewis]

It's amazing how this was written and performed so long ago and yet still sounds so awesome today!

[@ROUGHSEES]

Haven't heard this in god knows how long... I remembered every word. Wow.

[@eval1114]

Nothing can top the movie's soundtrack for me, but this is beautiful too. I love these JCS reactions, thank you!!! ❤ Your daughter is really cute btw 😊

[@johnnyfrederick01]

The trumpets of Simon Zealotes just thrill me with shivers and the songs after are so moving. Love the electric guitar and piano “You’ll get the power and the glory For ever and ever and ever…."

[@lucinda6244]

This is commenting on parts 1 & 2, as I just discovered them today. I first heard Jesus Christ Superstar when I was 14. The concept album had not been out long and portions of it were played during a service of the Baptist church i went to in Hightstown New Jersey. My sister, 2 years older than me, bought the brown album set and we listened to it over and over and over. And soon knew it start to finish. Having moved to New Jersey 3 years prior from Louisiana we would go back to Louisiana every year and had a family tradition of singing on road trips (along with my elder 2 sisters who were away at college by 1970). So my mother, who hadn't cared much for JCS as she heard it played endlessly, had the dubious joy of hearing it sung almost in its entirety during road trips, by her more enthusiastic than talented daughters. We moved on to other things. But before my mother could even begin to enjoy this, my eldest sister came home for the summer and discovered it. She would put speakers in the upstairs window and blast it while gardening outside. Heaven on their minds is on my playlist. Murry Head was my favorite voice on the album. When I was a young parent I decided, for various reasons to join a Methodist church. It had a great Sunday evening class where we studied, among other things, the early Christian church. I love history and was already familiar with the role of the Catholic church in European history, and then the reformation, religious wars and so on. I became interested in the early church before Constantine I, made it the church of Rome and forced conformity. There is a lot of information about the different early Christian sects, their differing opinions, on such things as the nature of Jesus, whether the god of the Old Testament and the New Testament were the same. The now accepted doctrines of the Christian church were those that won out, while the losers became heresies. It is all very interesting but not faith inspiring, at least not for me. I'm really enjoying these reactions and look forward to the rest!

[@L33Reacts]

Religion is absolutely fascinating to me. I grew up in the church and know the old and New Testament front to back. I’ve studied ancient religions and modern ones that are still operating. It’s a bloody affair… all over different interpretations of the same thing. Different words for the divine have caused so much damage. It’s crazy what humans will do to things for power and money. Sorry for rambling, your comment just inspired me to ramble lol . Thank you for watching !

[@lucinda6244]

@L33Reacts I enjoyed your rambling. I don’t have anything like your knowledge of the Bible, but when I was a member of the Methodist church for a while, I took the series of disciple classes which involved extensive Bible reading and prepared study guide material. I found the Bible reading to be mostly interesting (except the prophets who were to me deadly dull) but I had issues with the prepared study material. At the same time, I was going to the associate pastor's evening "Bible study" I put it in quotes because we did not go there an read portions of the Bible and discuss. We read "The Five Gospels" by Robert W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover and the Jesus Seminar, which included the gospels of the New Testament. On my own, I read the first book of Jaroslav Pelikan's "The Christian Tradition: A History of the Developement of Doctrine" series. The first book being "The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100 -600)". This was very interesting but not a fast read. It took work on my part. I even took notes, so that could take a break and read a Terry Pratchett book, and come back, after a quick look through my notes, pick up where I had left off. I tend to go off in different directions on what history I am currently interested in. Since I've been reading lately about the Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, Silk Road, it would be a good time to read the 2nd book of Jaroslav Pelikan's series, which is "The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700)" I look forward to your continuing reactions of JCS and they encourage me to dive back into Christian church history again.

[@alericksonof1967]

Gillan a vocal timeline 1969 Deep Purple - Hallelujah 1970 Deep Purple - Child in Time 1970 JSC - Gethsemane 1971 Deep Purple - Fools 1972 Deep Purple - Shdn a Blind Man Cries 1973 Deep Purple - Place in Line

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

Webber and Rice are geniuses. Such a great undertaking. Thanks ,Lee for reactions and clarifications. Blessings all. Peace.

[@realbser1956]

Continued wonderfulness from this album. Thanks Lee

[@HT-io1eg]

Such awesomeness, musically brilliant tunes. Scathing lyrics. Superlative artists singing, listen to the vocal performances!! Just wonderful

[@zedxxx9]

And in many cases these were like the vocal performances of their lives. You go looking for other songs of their solo career and they never sound as utterly brilliant as they do on these recordings. It was a very special meant-to-be kind of a project that brought something fantastic out of everyone involved (or so it seems).

[@marthagavey9321]

❤❤ OMG I have the movie on VCR 😂and the album! Such powerful messages! Who wouldn't love labourers in hard hats!!🙄 Such incredible 🎶 and acting!! 👍💕👌

[@TheWerequat]

John Marshall has a great drumming pedigree. Soft Machine, Nucleus, working with Jack Bruce, among a few. I saw Superstar with Dennis DeYoung from Styx playing Pilate.

[@Coquinagirl]

I only know the songs they played on the radio when it first came out. This is so great.

[@corawheeler9355]

I 'liked' it ... sol invictus ; )

[@ShiverHinge]

Goosebumps!

[@spazimdam]

"To conquer death you only have to die..." I remember seeing this live in the early 70s at the Masonic Temple in Davenport, Iowa. It was a musical play on stage. It was pretty cool. I bought the vinyl and the sheet music, played it quite a bit for a while. I like this original best. Thanks for reacting to this Lee!

[@mucksmith3569]

I grew up in a strict Irish Catholic household with 8 siblings. My mother decreed this blasphemy and we weren’t allowed to listen to it. All except my oldest brother who had “the calling” and was committed to becoming an Irish Christian Brother. So I would sneak to his closed bedroom door and listen with my ear pressed against it. When caught a beating came but it was worth it. I’ve always loved forbidden things. You want me to read your book? Ban it and it’s in my library. Anyway he dropped out of the brothers and was disowned. He became a cardiologist and was renowned. I asked my mother if it was a miracle and she told me to shut up but she smiled. Love that you react to everything.

[@scotstevens5263]

Saw this on the big screen back in 9th grade, brought a girlfriend, don’t think she cared for the musical side of it. Oh well, I thought the whole movie was done well as the play. Thanks for playing.

[@mattleppard1970]

I think Hosanna is sooo good and dramatic and clever - I’m glad you found it. It’s all so outstanding ❤❤ 40+ years since I first heard this

[@ChuckDrennen]

So glad you’re doing the original cast recording. And I was right Ian did this before joining Deep Purple. Can’t wait for you to hear Ian sing Gethsemane.

[@doplinger1]

I don’t remember, but I think I heard this before I saw the movie (I was 12). While this is great, I think I enjoy the movie soundtrack better. I would listen to either without hesitation.

[@zedxxx9]

The purple light on your Ozy poster looks so cool!

[@lakephillip]

I was 14 when this came out, in 1970. The original album came in a box, the kind of box that generally was reserved for Opera recordings. Weber & Rice wanted the work to be taken seriously so they initially released the LP's in an "Opera Box". Our family is Jewish. Everyone in my family was fascinated by this work and was listened many, many times, because of secular take on the Passion of Christ. This album got played almost as much as The Beatles White Album

[@fraserhowe6058]

I bought this album when it first came out in October 1970. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice wrote and composed it as a concept for a rock opera. When it was first staged, a year later, the director and cast had to develop how it would be performed. The film came later.

[@douganderson4030]

There are a couple things that were in the movie (and more than likely in this live performance)...There is another verse in "Hosanna" in which the crowd asks "Hey JC JC won't you die for me?" This album, as I recall, also does not include the song "Couldn't We Start Again, Please".

[@delorangeade]

Ian Gillan is so good here, I wish he'd done more of this dramatic type of singing. The Cherkazoo album is worth checking out if you want to hear him outside his usual context.

[@DavidRold-pt3ng]

Lee thank you again for doing this, it's so cool, I love this album, so good. I definitely like album so much better than the movie. The music & the vocals, especially Ian & Murray Head. The album definitely gives the perspective of each individual in the story. Loved it since I was a kid & seen it live many times including twice with Ted Neeley & Carl Anderson. I work a lot Lee so it might take me a day or two to get to videos, but love what your doing, keep up the good work.

[@smffeb58]

I don’t know, I was really drunk at the time’ ….. most music junkies know that line in the background as Money slips into Us And Them on Dark Side Of The Moon. --- that was uttered by Henry McCullough who, at the time was playing with Paul McCartney and Wings, as they were recording at Abbey Road studios at the same time. When you were reading over the credits for Superstar, it’s the same Henry McCullough--- that’s you bit of musical trivia of the comments section …. Great reaction

[@EverendeverGroup]

The album is better than the movie because it has Ian Gillan as Jesus. Thanks for playing this.

[@mikemiller3069]

Are you going to review "Godspell", too? They came out, roughly around the same time but offered a different view. It might make an interesting comparison.

[@zedxxx9]

You second guessed yourself again. Pontius Pilate and Mary Magdaline in the movie were acted and performed by the same brilliant singers as were on this original concept recording. All of the other main parts were different.

[@nanlewis]

This is the original album that xame first. Then they put it on Broadway. The movie was last.

[@alericksonof1967]

And next comes Gillan’s with The Temple,, fasten your seatbelt

[@damonhines8187]

This album was my introduction to Ian Gillan, I think. So many great voices; was not such a fan of Ted Neeley's scrawny, speed-freak looking Jesus in the movie. But Caiaphas, Judas(Murray Head), Mary Magdalene(Yvonne Elliman), Simon Zealots, Pilate; enjoyed Herod by Joshua Mostel(son of comic legend Zero Mostel - 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum', the original 'The Producers')in the movie, but you're meant to laugh. It lightens the otherwise heavy tone. Um, imo. ✌🏼😊🎶🔥🍁🔥✨️🕊

[@meldonbrindley7093]

You should go back to What's the Buzz just for Ian Gillian.

[@paulyjbluey6408]

Big debate over what it a better version. I won’t enter into it. I prefer this version by miles but accept the movie version is amazing nonetheless

[@brianwacker9111]

I listened to this for years before hearing the soundtrack, and have always preferred it. After hearing Ian, Ted always sounded weak to me.

[@HT-io1eg]

Ted was a bit thin sounding. Ian is fantastic

[@andysielaff2252]

cute the way way pretend to cae

[@silvertube52]

JCSS had a few good songs, but some of the story telling got rather boring, like these songs on this part of the album/opera./musical.

[@EricSmaug]

THE MOVIE WOULD BE BETTER!!!!

[@dawntucker5052]

He already did the whole thing earlier this year 😅

[@HT-io1eg]

And I do love the movie too. No ian Gillan, but the visuals are spot on. So 70s

[@floorticket]

Nah. The original concept recording is better.