Just bought this remastered set today, absolute class - and the packaging is great too - alot of the original paintings, and some concept pieces too all done really well.....
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
War Of The Worlds - Musical Version
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There's a 6CD set out there (for about £50) that features lots of early versions of the songs so you can how they developed.
Lots of outtakes and segments of recording sessions with Burton and the rest of the cast. It's quite funny, actually, to hear Burton's outtakes: "Noone would have believed in the last years of the *cough* *cough* is there any chance of a cup of coffee or something?".gif)
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Registered 9 years agoPhattso wrote:
hmmmm didnt know about that one - i remember my older brother having it on tape years and years ago - i could only ever remember the 2 songs from it - the first one and forever autumn...but always loved it
There's a 6CD set out there (for about £50) that features lots of early versions of the songs so you can how they developed.
Lots of outtakes and segments of recording sessions with Burton and the rest of the cast. It's quite funny, actually, to hear Burton's outtakes: "Noone would have believed in the last years of the *cough* *cough* is there any chance of a cup of coffee or something?"
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It really didn't, it just gave me a fresh perspective on an album I've been listening to for the last twenty odd years.
maybe the illusion would be spoiled by having out takes on it....but still sounds pretty cool.
There's also a CD of remixes that Jeff Wayne has done on many of the songs in the intervening years. Some are a bit dance oriented, and very vocoder heavy, but again - a new take on an old favourite.
I first saw it here and subsequently downloaded it through Napster (yes, I'm one of those sick puppies who rents music
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Nexus_6 3,530 posts
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Ha, my mate bought it recently on vinyl with the book for 5 quid from a charity shop in Glasgow
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Ha, so does he want to sell it?Clart wrote:
Ha, my mate bought it recently on vinyl with the book for 5 quid from a charity shop in Glasgow
Has anyone got a copy of this on vinyl that they want to sell?? -
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nope, sorry but you could try hereNexus 6 wrote:
Ha, so does he want to sell it?Clart wrote:
Ha, my mate bought it recently on vinyl with the book for 5 quid from a charity shop in Glasgow
Has anyone got a copy of this on vinyl that they want to sell??
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palmoff 502 posts
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Registered 8 years agoMy dad's got the old Vinyl one, not for sale unfortunatley. But i remember him playing it when i was about 8 and i was playing the speccy 48k+.
It scared the bejesus out of me, it's only been in the last few years that i can listen to it it without being freaked out. I'm 25 now.
It's awesome, been playing it on radio 2.
"The chances of anything coming to eearth are million to one.... but still they come.. DA DA DA dededo dededo dededo." -
palmoff 502 posts
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Registered 8 years agoCan anyone remember the remix in the early nineties? Got to number 2 i think?
About the same time as that "what's the meaning... what's the meaning of life?" song
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absolutezero 7,957 posts
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Registered 9 years agoIm going to see War of the World tonight.
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Registered 7 years agoI love this CD.
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Registered 10 years agoabsolutezero wrote:
I'm off at the end of the month to go and see it. Looking forward to it.
Im going to see War of the World tonight.
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AmericanTransvestite 189 posts
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Registered 6 years agoThis album is all but unknown it seems here in Canada (and I assume the US) but every Brit I talk to online knows of it. It's one of my favourite albums ever because, well, I can't find flaws with it. It is damn near perfect. So glad I got it for Christmas last year. -
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absolutezero 7,957 posts
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Registered 9 years agoIt was awesome.
Apart from the guy that replaced Russel Watson, who was a bit shit. Still the Parson segment is IMO the weakest part anyway.
Still 3D Burton head (on a screen this time and looking kinda better for it) and scale Tripod shooting smoke and sparking all over the place more than made up for it.
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AmericanTransvestite 189 posts
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Registered 6 years agoScimarad wrote:
That ending summarizes why I think Spielburg is an over sentimental hack. He knows the nice little technical bits of how to make a film but when it comes to actual stories he hits the audience over the heads by giving us happy endings even when they are not appriopiate.
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Registered 2 years agoNew Generation CD delayed until November.
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Megapocalypse 4,527 posts
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Registered 9 years agoWhat's that? -
mal 20,707 posts
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Registered 11 years agoSeems to be a new stage show with revamped music and associated CD. Meh?Cubby didn't know how to turn off sigs!
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Folant 652 posts
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Registered 2 years agoEve of the War premiered on Radio 2 earlier. It's on the Radio iPlayer.
(Graham Norton slot(10am), 1hour50 mark.)
For anyone interested.
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TechnoHippy 14,300 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThe stage show is pretty good, I went a few years ago. This still remains one of my favourite albums. -
Dogme 599 posts
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Registered 5 years agopalmoff wrote:
I'm glad someone else said this
My dad's got the old Vinyl one, not for sale unfortunatley.
It scared the bejesus out of me, it's only been in the last few years that i can listen to it it without being freaked out. My dad also had the album on vinyl when it originally came out and he played it a lot, sometimes deliberately to scare me as well 
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M83J01P97 5,811 posts
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Registered 6 years agoWait... what? They have redone the album? Or the stage show? If they have changed the music even a little then that's utter blasphemy. -
Folant 652 posts
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New album out soon. New Generation tour starts end of Nov.
http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/tickets/default.aspx#Tour2012
Got my tickets for the 15th sitting in the drawer. \o/
Can listen to some Forever Autumn too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/episode/b01mw0sv/Ken_Bruce_Gary_Barlow_and_Jeff_Wayne_join_Ken_for_the_first_play_of_Forever_Autumn -
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Registered 2 years agoMuch as I like Liam Neeson as an actor, and having heard a clip on YouTube, he doesn't really match up to Richard Burton as the narrator.
Still, what the heck - the original still exists.
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I think that's something that a lot of people are gonna hold against The New Generation. "He doesn't really match up to Richard Burton." - "Gary Barlow doesn't have a patch on Jusin Hayward." Etc
I don't think that's entirely fair. Yes, comparisons are gonna be made. Wayne knows this, Nesson knows this, Barlow knows, Clare knows, Donovan knows, everyone knows. But the whole idea of this is in its title. It's a New Generation. A new version. -
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