| | |  | Fishing, Boating and Water Sports | Home » » » Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast) | | | | | | | Description: | | Decca Broadway presents the cast recording for the acclaimed new Broadway production, SPRING AWAKENING. Written by pop music composer Duncan Sheik and playwright/lyricist Steven Sater, the musical explores emotional earthquakes in the lives of teenagers.
SPRING AWAKENING is based on Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 drama, which was scandalous in its day for addressing sex violence and suicide. The story, dialogue and costumes suggest the 19th Century, and are perfectly wedded to a beautiful alternative pop music score by Grammy® nominated singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik. The creative team also includes Tony® Award Winning director Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones. | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| December 12, 2006 | | Studio:
| Decca Broadway | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Explicit Lyrics, Cast Recording | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 140 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Mamma Who Bore Me | | 2. | Mamma Who Bore Me (Reprise) | | 3. | All That's Known | | 4. | The B*tch of Living | | 5. | My Junk | | 6. | Touch Me | | 7. | The Word of Your Body | | 8. | The Dark I Know Well | | 9. | And Then There Were None | | 10. | The Mirror-Blue Night | | 11. | I Believe | | 12. | Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind | | 13. | The Guilty Ones | | 14. | Left Behind | | 15. | Totally F*ucked | | 16. | The Word of Your Body (Reprise) | | 17. | Whispering | | 18. | Those You've Known | | 19. | The Song of Purple Summer | |
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 So excellent!Nov 18, 2009
The songs on this CD are so great. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and it's sexy too. The songs are so poignant and they also rock. Totally genius!
The show was truly great and almost life changing. I just can't get enough of this CD!
Great, addictive, poignant, everything it should be.Aug 26, 2009
I have unfortunately not seen the show, but I've been addicted to the soundtrack for a while now. I recently rediscovered it after forgetting about it for a while (like ya do) and it's even more clear to me know how great the songwriting and storytelling in this musical really are. The music fully captures the emotion of the show, and it shines through in the soundtrack even if you haven't seen it live. Songs like and "Touch Me" and "The Guilty Ones" leave you floored, and great tracks like "The Bitch of Living" and "My Junk" are fun and upbeat while still able to express all the confusion and hormone-induced craziness that the characters are going through.
This is awesome stuff. Taking into account its modernity and subject, it completely deserves comparison to the greats. No question.
Teen Angst at it's finestJul 06, 2009
Who can't love this show! Duncan Sheik and Stephen Slater are in total Zen! Worth every penny!
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 Trying to be something it's notJun 29, 2009
I have read some of the other people's reviews and have seen some of them say that Spring Awakening is terrible unless you are 25 and under. Well I fall under that age gap and I still thought it was horrible. It is so far from RENT, it's not even funny. RENT was truly ground breaking and had such a beatiful and moving musical score to it. I don't know what exactly is going on with Spring Awakening. I just saw it in Philadelphia this past sat. and couldn't wait to leave the theater. I can believe this show sold out in Philly within days. For me I found the show to be incredibly boring, and it was almost as if Duncan Sheik though the same thing, so he added a ton of profanity and sexuality to try and give this musical something. I know that this musical is about teenagers finding their sexuality and all of that, but this was really done in a poor manner. Seeing a musical is my favorite thing to do and I have seen a ton of them. Some of course are better than others, but I have enjoyed every one that I have ever seen in some aspect or another, but not Spring Awakening. I can't relate to lyrics that consist of "blah blah blah blah"...
 Home with a GhostJun 17, 2009
I have been curious about this music for awhile. Without having seen the stage show, I have come to enjoy the music from the bubbly "Mama Who Bore Me" to the disturbing rocker "The B**ch of Living." "Touch Me" sounds like it shined in the show. "The Mirror Blue Night" haunts with a lovely melody, "I went home with a ghost who got left in the cold who knocks at my peace with no keys to my soul." "I Believe" is a lovely anthem, "There is love in heaven." The strings on "Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind" are lovely as the melody builds, "I've done my time looking back on it all & it blows my mind." My favorite track is the pop rock "Totally F'd" with its great tension and profanity. The closer "The Song of Purple Summer" floats gracefully and then billows to a lovely conclusion. "Spring Awakening" is a worthy soundtrack. Enjoy!
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