you'll escape in the final reel

[gwynnega]

As a kid, I was very fond of Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell (the movie versions). Being Jewish, I found them weirdly fascinating. (I think I also had a comic book about Jesus at roughly the same time.)

Then a few years back I got into the original cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, partly because Murray Head (brother of Tony) sang the part of Judas--partly because I discovered it was a pretty nifty hard rock album.

Recently I learned my friend John Ramirez was putting together a one-time performance of the Jesus Christ Superstar songs at the Satellite (the nightclub formerly known as Spaceland, which is about five minutes from my apartment by car--I used to spend a lot of time there, but hadn't been there in years). Last night I went to the performance, and saw a lot of old friends, and danced. And wow, they did a great job with the music. (I wish the YouTube clips had better sound and picture quality.) Petra Haden (daughter of Charlie) = probably the best Mary Magdalene ever.

"Heaven On Their Minds" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[cheesygirl.livejournal.com]

My sister loved this album when it came out in the 70s (she was a teen) so it always reminds me of her and my childhood. I ended up loving it too. Heaven on Their Minds is one of the best songs, along with Gesthemane.

[gwynnega]

It (and Godspell) reminds me of my childhood as well!