Re: Jesus vs. Tommy

[kdm9@cornell.edu]

Also notice the similarities between Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera 
theme and Pink Floyd's "Echoes".  Roger Waters seems to acknowledge this 
on his solo "Amused to Death" album with his lyrics "listening to Lloyd 
Webber's crap"

Keith

On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Kipp, David G. wrote:

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> I was in a store this weekend and heard a couple of tracks from the rock
> opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". I know it's an Andrew L. Webber/Tim Rice
> piece, but I can't help but hear subtle similarities to Pete's rock
> operas. (Maybe it's because I've heard Tommy and Quad a million times).
> For example, the blueprint for the albums seem very similar with
> recurring musical chords. Quad, Tommy and JC all have a final anthem to
> bring the concept to a close. Anyway, I wonder which one was written
> first (Tommy or JC) and did one influence the other? I am not a follower
> of Andrew Webber but I always thought Jesus Christ Superstar was great.
> (I learned more about Christ from that album then I did from 12 years of
> catholic schools.) I always wondered how cool would it be seeing Roger
> perform that role? I think the lead singer from Deep Purple played
> Christ for the play 20 years ago.
> 
> Just a thought,
> Dave K. 
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