prog metal Sweeney in DC

[luvtheEmcee]

I'm sorry, but I f*cking loved it. Yeah, there were imperfections in performances and direction, but I thought the prog metal arrangements sounded amazing, and I had a blast. I even left covered in blood.

The video clip that was briefly released was not at all indicative of how perfectly the arrangements, by and large, fit the score. There were some moments that were better than others and some that maybe could have used a little more tinkering, and Greenfinch was probably one of the more difficult fits. It's a shame that people chose not to see it based on that clip.

Actually, I'm not sorry. I just loved it. It was weird and new and different but not too far out in left field. It works, and it's just the kind of thing I love to see people do.

[mfaye9]

I saw its closing show Sunday. Overall, it was an interesting concept that just didn't really work for me. Some songs (Ballad, Epiphany) worked really well and benefited from the rock style while for other songs (Greenfinch, Worst Pies) it seemed as though they were throwing in guitars and drums just because they could. Also, there was only really one performance in it, in Anthony, that had any semblance of something a professional actor would put on. Everyone else seemed to be metal singers who happened to show up for SWEENEY auditions, which actually happens to be the case for most of them. I feel that with some lighter orchestral changes on some of the songs and some better actors, this could work. It just didn't happen this time around.