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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0602517516724 Format: Import, Live Label: Geffen Records Manufacturer: Geffen Records MPN: 001031802 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Geffen Records Release Date: December 04, 2007 Studio: Geffen Records Editorial Review: Album Description: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - RUFUS DOES JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL - CD ALONG WITH A 36-PIECE ORCHESTRA RE-CREATES JUDY GARLAND'S CELEBRATED 1961 CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT SONG-FOR-SONG On June 14, 2006, Rufus Wainwright took to the stage to recreate "the Greatest Show of All Time ever staged in honor of the Greatest Show of All Time"--Judy Garland's legendary 1961 concert at Carnegie Hall; song-for-song, in its original venue. Garland fanatics feared a fiasco, but the show was a triumph. His sophisticated act of homage to his hero was both a loving tribute and an arch commentary on the original, featuring classics like "Over The Rainbow," "Come Rain Or Come Shine" and "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart." Backed by a 36-piece orchestra and arranged by the Broadway famed Stephen Oremus (Wicked, Avenue Q), Rufus's vocal talent soars over those classic melodies on this 2-disc set. Also Available: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - RUFUS! RUFUS! RUFUS! DOES JUDY! JUDY! JUDY! LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM -DVD Average Rating:
 Rating:  - !OMG! ughR.W. does not even have a decent voice because it is sooo nasal. The only positive momentum that this atrocity should generate is to stir the interest up for the legendary Garland and help give Jim Bailey a career boost as he is the only one that can come close to recreating her magic. You could not pay someone to listen to this without getting sick or tired or bored at a minimum. Rating: - Emulation or Immitation, in this case, Produced Disaster! I grew up loving and listening to JudyG at Carnagie Hall! I heard about Rufus's tribute to her, and couldn't wait to hear his sound. All I can say is, this isnt a tribute, its a disappointment! Its more a tribute to a less than mediocre artist, who used a real artists name, to make himself famous! Rating: - Who Needs Him?He may have talent, but who in his/her right mind would pay good money to buy a cd of him impersonating Judy when we have dozens of wonderful recordings of Judy spanning twenty-five years? Rufus' attempt appears rather ghoulish to me. Judy had a great sense of humor, but I believe she wouldn't be too pleased with this effort to milk the public. If you wish to learn who Judy was, buy her Carnegie Hall album, not his. Tony Rating:  - 3.5 Stars... Ambitious recreation and loving tributeRecreating the 1961 Judy Garland Carnegie Hall show in its entirety 45 years later at that very same venue was a stroke of brilliance on Rufus' part. His at times over the top style of music (as displayed on the Wants One and Wants Two albums) lends itself particularly well for this kind of project. "Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall" (26 tracks; 114 min.) is lush and stylistic in every way, and really does transport you back to the heydays of the American big band music. The highlights ... Read More Rating: - Very expensive night of karaokeI am certain that there were a few people in the audience of this show who thought, "I could get up on stage and do what he's doing if I had a full orchestra behind me." Guess what? They were probably right. Poor Rufus. His voice is very limited. It lacks power, strength, and is quite thin. It's not an attractive voice. As much as he strains (and strain he does), he simply can't sing this collection of standards with the expressiveness they are entitled to. He lacks the emotional depth (his between ... Read More |
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