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Unintentionally Humorous

Slava | 06/23/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"The singers are tolerable but not first rate. Sometimes they perform their roles with some feeling, but this is usually in the style of the original cast. The original cast album serves as the basis of this album. The singers are just dubbed over the original, while playing to a kareoke style track. The instrumentation does not match the original, synthetic instruments are used, and piano is very prominent. You can frequently hear the original cast member singing underneath the new singer. For example in 'Springtime' when the orchestra is added back in after the Judy Garland segment you can hear Bart singing his lines. Also the singers botch a few lines: "What did Delaware say to his troops as he crossed the Delaware." This album is purely for comical value or for completists. Thank goodness its at a bargin price."

Again, a great budget release (key word: BUDGET)!

Info32545 | California | 02/23/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I actually thought this was a very good budget release: this CD is an entertaining re-record of the popular hits...sure, the cast is unknown, but I enjoyed this CD, especially at the super-cheap price: worth checking out if you are a big fan of "The Producers"!"