#hadestown live recording

[love-little-lotte]

no “our lady of the underground”, “flowers”, and “doubt comes in” in the west end hadestown live recording…… I AM SEETHING

[sillyjellyfishenthusiast]

I really wasn't going to include the west end version of Hadestown in my dramatic analysis/criticism/comparative essay or whatever the fuck this autism project is, but now I couldn't imagine excluding it? I really need to start making more informed decisions

[arosebyan0thername]

If there are a million Reeve Carney as Orpheus fans in the world, I am one of them. If there are only two Reeve Carney as Orpheus fans in the world, I am one of them (Eva Noblezada is the other). If there are no Reeve Carney as Orpheus fans in the world, Eva Noblezada and I are dead 😔

[notbroadwaybound]

I'm sure it has been said a million times already (it's a sad tale, but we post it anyways) but heartbroken the new live London recording of Hadestown cuts so much, especially from act two.

[achinghcarts]

Corkeus & Eurydice killing it @ West End Live !

[s-cordelia-mae]

There’s something to be said about listening to the full Hadestown album on repeat

Something about themes,something about motifs, something about knowing how how it ends and still begin to sing it again like it might turn out this time

[disastergenius]

I love sung through shows and the shift into a new song is one of my favorite things. I tried to pick the ones that actually transitioned into each other (ie didn't have a definitive button at the end or dialogue), apologies if I missed any.

[halfratsalready]

Was listening to one of the best soundtracks of all time (Hadestown Original Cast Recording, not OBC idk how much the song changed for Broadway) and realized that Wait For Me is so insanely perfect for Jack after the events of Dance with the Swan?

He would obviously be the Orpheus in this situation (no clue who would be the Hermes, though). Just look at these lyrics

“She called your name before she left, but I guess you weren’t listening.”

Gee, why does that sound familiar? Oh, right!

That’s such a perfect parallel!

Do I think it’s funny that Jack’s name is literally in the song? Yes. Yes, I do.

I picture this as what Eternyx (or wherever they’re headed on that boat) becomes when Night Swan has the Just Dancers under her control, and navigating it would be insanely dangerous for anyone, but especially for Jack.

And of course, the chorus of the song. This is pretty self-explanatory, I think. I imagine Jack would have had a similar thought when he saw what happened to his friends.

[trevination]

if there’s a trevi appearance on live today lemme know

[themperor-rae]

Everyone is losing their shit over this version let me (a performer and musician) tell you why it's so powerful.

This analysis starts with the Original Broadway Cast Recording

This version is beautiful and it's the one we all know. But the London cast seems to hit so much harder.

Why?

Well it's a simple difference of: the original recording was recorded in a studio and polished, likely with many takes to get it perfect. And the London Cast version was recorded live from a performance.

No matter what it is watch/listening to a raw live performance of a song will be more powerful.

A live performer thrives with an audience, being alone or only beside cast mates in a recording studio, one can still sing beautifully. But being in front of an audience changes the way one performs.

TLDR:

The Irish Orpheus' "Wait for Me" hits so much harder bc it's a recording of him performing in front of a live audience.

[ovenproofowl]

WEST END SOUNDTRACK IS HEEEERE

[hergrandplan]

Hadestown was beautiful and gorgeous and everything i had dreamed off and Tiago was on for Orpheus and my GOD if he wasn't the best Orpheus like.... big smiles, big gestures, naive which makes the breaking even worse to witness, and just overall adorable. After Hades and Persephone's dance he was like swinging his arms around and then when Eurydice says "you finished your song" he put his arms up and I DID!!! And he was so smiley and happy and aaaaaa

BUT there were a lot of understudies on and only 3 workers instead of 5 and I desperately want to know what happened to half this cast lol

[aimfor-theheart]

whenever i feel uninspired w writing i return to listening to really dramatic, sweeping musicals to move me

[singerorpheus]

15 songs on the album, 5 of 18 songs from act ii 😭 say it isnt true 😭

[rhysdoesstuff]

The way Orpheus sings "see how he labors beneath that load" in Epic Ill in the live recording of Hadestown is everything to me.

[ive-fallen]

What has become of the heart of that man

Now that the man is king

What has become of the heart of that man

Now that he has everything?

The more he has

The more he holds

The greater the weight of the world on his shoulders

See how he labors beneath that load