RENT soundtrack Review---not mine personally

[bwayfan3]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 5:29pm

http://www.austin360.com/xl/content/music/xl/2005/11/cdreviews_11-03-05.html

I don't know what newspaper/magazine the Austin-American statesman is, but here it is all the same.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 5:39pm

Interesting. Have there been any other official reviews? I would have thought at least Billboard would have covered it.

[zzannahk]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:22pm

Ouch, "Only newcomer Rosario Dawson, inheriting the role of Mimi from Daphne Rubin-Vega, fails to meet the material. Dawson's limited range prohibits her from tapping into either Mimi's raw sexuality or naïve vulnerability. The role remains in Rubin-Vega's sturdy possession"

Updated On: 11/1/05 at 11:22 PM

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:32pm

ya know i never realized theres 42 songs in the stage version, although i'm sure they're counting some things questionably (la vie boheme a and b are not 2 different song etc.)

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 11:38pm

technically....yeah, they are. It's a totally different track listing. Not a bad review though! I dissagree about Rosario, however.

[Kass983]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:24am

I agree with him about Rosario, but her vocals will be fine in a movie theatre. Just hope the newbies to come give the OBC a listen as well.

[DramaDork925]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:52am

I completely disagree about Rosario... I thought Daphne Ruben-Vega always sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard so I love Rosario's versions of Mimi's songs.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:55am

I think so too, Drama Dork. Daphne's voice isn't too bad for me to listen to, I just prefer Rosario. She has a fuller sounding voice, I guess.

[timote316]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 10:15am

I didn't like Daphne's voice initially. Then I heard Karmine, and then Rosario on the soundtrack. Now, I can't stand Daphne's voice. I whole-heartedly disagree with the review. I find her vocals a highlight.

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 10:28am

Let me echo the positive comments about Rosario. Although I still love Daphne, I have high expectations for Rosario's Mimi and these expectations were only heightened by her vocals on the soundtrack.