Just bought the original studio recording of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” My parents had this on vinyl (and still do), and I listened to it all the time as a kid. They remastered it in 2012 (not my parents, some other people), and I’m loving it.
I’ve seen the first movie version of this, as well as Rik Mayall’s great performance of “King Herod’s Song” in the 2000 version:
But I’m all about the album. I’ve listened it so many times, it feels like the only “correct” version. Also, it’s a really good record. Lots of great performances, especially Murray Head as Judas and Ian Gillan as Jesus, on hiatus from his day job as lead singer of Deep Purple. Word on the street is that Gillan recorded all his vocals in three hours.
Here’s Ian singing lead on “Smoke on the Water.” I don’t know about you crazy kids today, but back in the day this was a super popular riff to learn. I got the whole viola and cello sections in my high school orchestra to learn this. Yeah, I’m a nerd.
EARNOIZE 