So, I finally finished DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL I bought it two years ago and just never got around to it. Such is life I guess....
Great and easy read. Highly recommend it. Shortly after reading it I listened to Jimmy's cd and it adds a nice finishing touch to it.
Would love to see the production of it. That would be something he should release or put on Mville Tv.
4 out of 5 fins up !
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Re: Don't Stop The Carnival
I enjoyed the book and the album. It's still a mystery to me why people don't like the album. It has one great song (Island Fever) on it and a few really good songs (Kinja/Norman Paperman, Time To Go Home, A Thousand Steps To Nowhere, Up On The Hill). So it's essentially a soundtrack to the play but it's still pretty damn good.
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Re: Don't Stop The Carnival
Read it back in the '70s, I should read it again, I probably don't remember much.
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I think that the music he wrote for the musical is some of his best work. He clearly had an amazing understanding of the characters and for me he really brought them to life.
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Re: Don't Stop The Carnival
It's interesting in one way that he stuck to a musical theme, as musicals generally have a similar melody throughout songs, as Green Flash is a great example of (and why it wasn't recorded and included on the album makes zero sense since it's so short).
An article about the album.
https://dctheatrescene.com/2013/04/10/j ... -carnival/
An article about the album.
https://dctheatrescene.com/2013/04/10/j ... -carnival/
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