The Story of Jesus Christ Superstar

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    00:00 Intro
    00:46 Title Card
    00:53 A Radical Story
    02:11 Judas
    03:51 Mary Magdalene
    04:36 Jesus
    05:20 Story Action
    06:47 Recontextualizing Music
    07:51 Damned for All Time/Blood Money
    08:29 The Last Supper
    09:34 March toward Crucifixion
    11:28 Superstar
    12:23 Reception and Legacy

КОМЕНТАРІ • 727

  • @quinn5109
    @quinn5109 4 роки тому +681

    My mom said that Jesus Christ Superstar was the Hamilton of the 70s.

    • @masarusenpai1952
      @masarusenpai1952 3 роки тому +28

      Pretty much

    • @VillageDigby
      @VillageDigby 3 роки тому +10

      Can’t argue with that

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 3 роки тому +34

      Good analogy. It garnered a lot of publicity due to it's 'controversial' rock n roll take on such a 'sacred' subject, plus it was (is) great. Didn't quite reach the phenomenal multimedia frenzy that Alex is still enjoying, though, for obvious reasons. The brown double album can stand alone, c'mon.

    • @harrykelly7566
      @harrykelly7566 3 роки тому +5

      She was right.

    • @szuhuailee
      @szuhuailee 3 роки тому

      my all favorite musical

  • @ZOB4
    @ZOB4 5 років тому +291

    Judas’ reprise of I Don’t Know How To Love Him is the greatest use of reprise in all of music history. So much meaning and depth there, comparable to the greatest opera composers of history, if not better.

    • @seangrexa4707
      @seangrexa4707 2 роки тому +5

      Agreed, and another tip of the hat to Townshend for inspiration I should think.

    • @iratakeuchi3031
      @iratakeuchi3031 2 роки тому +1

      💯💯💯

    • @FoxInferno13
      @FoxInferno13 3 місяці тому +1

      I was a pre-teen hearing Jesus Christ Superstar for the first time in 2006, right around Easter time because my Mama had a wicked sense of humor. My family was pretty non-religious but FUCK did this blow my mind apart. Hearing Judas sing I Don't Know How to Love Him brought tears to my eyes then and it still gets me today

  • @KellinMC12
    @KellinMC12 5 років тому +176

    “Gethsemane” is such a good fucking song. One of my favorites of musical theatre. The “God, thy will is hard/But you hold every card” section gives me chills every time.

    • @theSpiritofTamzin
      @theSpiritofTamzin Рік тому +1

      Same!!...

    • @aguyinadress5361
      @aguyinadress5361 2 місяці тому

      I have the same thing for the "See How I Die" part

    • @JOGALALA
      @JOGALALA 12 днів тому

      Same, it is one of most magnificent songs ever written in music history

  • @delin62
    @delin62 Рік тому +39

    I had the pleasure of being in 2 productions of JCSS. In the first one, I played Judas. In the second, 22 years later, I played Pilate. Both roles offered a level of emotion, through music, that I had never experienced before on stage. These are sweet memories for me.

    • @BC-ui9yt
      @BC-ui9yt Рік тому +3

      Pilate is my dream role. That being said, Judas is a great part. Sadly, I don't know that I have the musical chops. And vocally, Caiaphas is more my range.

    • @murdoph
      @murdoph Місяць тому

      The two best roles in the play. Judas would be my go to, but it's out of my range now so Pilate is the next best

  • @Xplayer007
    @Xplayer007 5 років тому +548

    Small correction: 4:33 was one of Judas' lines not Jesus'

    • @Patch2112
      @Patch2112 5 років тому +22

      I also noticed that lol

    • @DTPoe
      @DTPoe 5 років тому +30

      Just came to see if anyone else had noticed.

    • @nerds4knowledge
      @nerds4knowledge 5 років тому +15

      Glad I was not alone there...

    • @yebkamin
      @yebkamin 5 років тому +19

      Immediately went down here to correct that but i see others noticed it too

    • @frankholland3025
      @frankholland3025 5 років тому +9

      caught this too

  • @TheAnthraxBiology
    @TheAnthraxBiology 5 років тому +227

    FINALLY someone has given this the credit it deserves. Not into musicals but I love this one. People always forget it was an album first and so it's brushed off in the canon of rock music. I genuinely think it's one of the greatest rock operas I've ever heard.

    • @kingkongz88
      @kingkongz88 5 років тому +6

      Exactly. I usually can't stand all the musicals that my family point me to because "musical" does not seem to apply, for me. I loved this album to death & played it like I did any album I loved. Often. Not pnly were the voices amazing but some incredible driving, evolving rock sequences

    • @johnjeremycielo7989
      @johnjeremycielo7989 4 роки тому +1

      Oh didn't know that was the case. Always thought it was a broadway musical first then made into a movie. Thanks for the new info.

    • @seangrexa4707
      @seangrexa4707 2 роки тому +1

      Not that there are many rock operas out there (JCSS, Tommy, Quadrophenia all equally brilliant IMO). Godspell pales in comparison. Never even watched Rocky Horror or Little Shop of Horrors for that matter. Grease had its moments for what it was, maybe Rock and Roll High School also comes to mind? Anything else?

    • @fullmetalfreedom
      @fullmetalfreedom Рік тому +2

      Seriously. Finally someone did. This is a great tribute video and I'm saving this video forever. Great job to the the Creator

    • @bryankacz6431
      @bryankacz6431 Рік тому

      @@seangrexa4707 HAIR?

  • @ZOB4
    @ZOB4 5 років тому +292

    No mention of the odd meters throughout surprises me - not only was the subject matter, point of view, and instrumentation revolutionary, the extensive use of five and seven based meters was equally remarkable.

    • @TheColourofawesome
      @TheColourofawesome 5 років тому +26

      To be fair it's such a dense musical that it's hard to go beyond a surface level summary of the musical. This was a pretty damn ambitious video and he could probably do an hour length video on it.

    • @HarrrySpider
      @HarrrySpider 3 роки тому +5

      Agreed... This was a big part of why I love this music.

  • @Daplin1
    @Daplin1 5 років тому +366

    Sidenote. What's the buzz at 1.25 x speed is Mario invincibility theme.

    • @otar_kublashvili
      @otar_kublashvili 5 років тому +12

      wow, u right man

    • @SmithMrCorona
      @SmithMrCorona 5 років тому +53

      Jesus and Mario - two of the most influential fictional characters today, both with recognizable facial hair, both sharing the same music.
      Coincidence?

    • @morgant5680
      @morgant5680 5 років тому +13

      @@SmithMrCorona I think NOT

    • @dannyostby2925
      @dannyostby2925 5 років тому +1

      Daplin1 I found this amusing. Thank you

    • @simonholmqvist8017
      @simonholmqvist8017 5 років тому +5

      @@SmithMrCorona Well, Jesus DID exist, but however he did the things that are written in the bible, that's another question.

  • @TomTobin67
    @TomTobin67 5 років тому +59

    What JSSS did for Christianity was to make the religion more enticing to the youth of the day. Because of JCSS, more young people were discovering the bible and church in a way that wasn't being seen by the youth beforehand. This soundtrack/play/movie has helped spread the gospel more than Billy Graham could ever have. I remember my dad forbade me to see it which made it so attractive to me. Its a theme that has and will continue to stand the test of time,even to non believers.

    • @detectiveassassin7937
      @detectiveassassin7937 Рік тому +1

      As a non-believer who grew up in a non-Christian state, I can confirm that is true as I just can't stop listening to this show.

  • @jstrandquist
    @jstrandquist 5 років тому +20

    It's easy for a lot of us who are "cradle Christians" to take Jesus for granted, I think, because we're so familiar with the general story of His life that it fails to shock us. JCS is hardly an orthodox take, but at it's best it forces you to think about how utterly bewildering Jesus was to those around Him, whether you take Him as liar, lunatic, or Lord (to echo CS Lewis). Not to mention you get some pretty sweet rock music. Thanks for making this video, and Happy Good Friday/Easter!

  • @Patch2112
    @Patch2112 5 років тому +97

    The pope at the time even said that he approved of the musical, as I recall reading.

    • @daviddemar8749
      @daviddemar8749 5 років тому +16

      Actually I believe that he didn't approve of the musical but thought that I dont know how to love him was a beautiful song and listened to it often.

    • @nymaksco1835
      @nymaksco1835 4 роки тому +11

      I went to a very conservative Catholic Elementary School and they took us to see the musical in New York City and it was approved by the Pope.

    • @Krullmatic
      @Krullmatic 2 роки тому

      That's because the pope is Evil!

    • @armorer94
      @armorer94 2 роки тому

      @@Krullmatic you're either a troll or an idiot. Neither alternative is particularly appealing.

  • @robotic-race
    @robotic-race Рік тому +4

    4:32 that line is sung by Judas, since it's the feet and hair line is directed at Jesus

  • @TheStobb50
    @TheStobb50 5 років тому +170

    Lloyd Webber’s home state of Kansas? Kensington England

    • @frankholland3025
      @frankholland3025 5 років тому +20

      Yeah, neither Webb nor Rice were American

    • @brucemckay6615
      @brucemckay6615 5 років тому +9

      Has the maker never heard either of Rice or Lloyd Webber speak??

    • @ronburgundy244
      @ronburgundy244 5 років тому +6

      He lived in Kansas at the time.

    • @taborraymond4395
      @taborraymond4395 5 років тому +3

      Yeah. This is fake news. I shut the video down after I heard that.

    • @Ikemc47
      @Ikemc47 5 років тому +5

      The original song was called “Kansas Morning” but you’re correct, he’s English.

  • @philiphart1135
    @philiphart1135 5 років тому +26

    I've always felt a genius of Jesus Christ Superstar lay in the identification of the audience with Judas by virtue of our modernity. Judas reappears as one of us, a post enlightenment person who finds Jesus' mission and death inscrutable. So, after all, it is we who have betrayed Jesus by our inability to believe in him.

  • @samgroarke4482
    @samgroarke4482 5 років тому +209

    I love the film version, Carl Anderson and Ted Neeley have such good voices

    • @jessepinkeye2339
      @jessepinkeye2339 5 років тому +14

      Carl Anderson is very awesome at portraying Judas. Ted is more of a Theatrical version of Ian

    • @samgroarke4482
      @samgroarke4482 5 років тому +1

      @@jessepinkeye2339 yeah

    • @gerboosh
      @gerboosh 5 років тому +5

      I prefer Carl over Murray but I think Ian was a better kinda raw and passionate Jesus than the very tired Ted interpretation

    • @laragio
      @laragio 5 років тому +8

      Neeley was good, Ian Gillan was chilling, especially "Gethsemane".

    • @maya-tm1th
      @maya-tm1th 5 років тому +10

      Carl Anderson blows it out of the park!! seriously i never understood how people could NOT love the film version.

  • @TheHManShow
    @TheHManShow 4 роки тому +17

    Jesus Christ superstar was is and will always be my favorite musical of all time! Lloyd Webber and Rice persisted getting it done no matter what people said about it and wanted to tell a great story in a new way

  • @lisaheisey6168
    @lisaheisey6168 5 років тому +62

    I first heard Jesus Christ Superstar, when I was 6 years old. As a teenager, I used to play the entire album almost every day. I still have a deep love for it.

    • @seanmccready9564
      @seanmccready9564 2 роки тому +4

      Ha, I learned how to read around 3-4 hears old while reading the included lyrics with the original album.

    • @michaelchester5618
      @michaelchester5618 2 роки тому +1

      Me too, but i was11..

    • @michaelchester5618
      @michaelchester5618 2 роки тому +2

      And love it more and more the closer i get to the day we meet in heaven.

    • @e.l.hunter5620
      @e.l.hunter5620 Рік тому +2

      @@michaelchester5618 I relive it with the haunting melodies during Holy Week, just before Easter. The story is real for me and Rice and Webber's research well done!

    • @sherryhannah9262
      @sherryhannah9262 Рік тому +1

      Lisa Heisey I hope you will reply to this I love ❤️ Jesus Christ Superstar my Aunt Bee turned me on to it she had the original album on cassette l….I’d like to get the original album on vinyl on the original Decca label I have the film on VHS and DVD and the film soundtrack album on cassette

  • @jopestv1063
    @jopestv1063 5 років тому +12

    In the mid 90s I played guitar in the orchestra pit for 'Superstar' for a local theater group. Quite challenging, especially 'Pilate's Song.' But did have a lot of fun. The last performance the stage hands decked out the table for the Last Supper with empty McDonald boxes and a rubber chicken.

  • @BillyBob2112.
    @BillyBob2112. 5 років тому +82

    Deep Purple’s In Rock is from 1970, and when comparing when this and JCS were originally released, Webber might have heard Ian Gillan from the live Concerto for Group and Orchestra album from Deep Purple, but not from In Rock. Also, the first lyrics you show in Everything’s Alright as being sung by Jesus are actually sung by Judas.

    • @SuperBobcat68
      @SuperBobcat68 5 років тому +21

      And it's Ian Gillan, not Ian Gillian, as the narrator pronounces it

    • @MetalJesus157
      @MetalJesus157 3 роки тому

      Ian Gillan doesn't sing on the album Deep Purple. Concerto was his debut.

    • @gwangi64
      @gwangi64 3 роки тому +7

      Deep Purple performed Child in Time at the Concerto for Group and Orchestra concert in 1969, before the release of In Rock, so maybe Rice and Lloyd Webber became aware of his vocal capabilities then.

    • @ponytrekker8996
      @ponytrekker8996 2 роки тому

      Child in time was written and recorded in 1969.

    • @daintybrighton
      @daintybrighton Рік тому +1

      Still getting over ALW being from Kansas.

  • @garyjungmann
    @garyjungmann 5 років тому +55

    He had originally written the song [I Don't Know How To Love HIm] about *his home State of Kansas*.
    Say what?
    Tim Rice rewrote the lyrics to their failed '67 song, "Kansas Morning." Which was about as "Home Statey" as The Beatles "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"
    They don't come any more English than Lloyd Webber.
    No more smoking ganja when making these videos, dude.

    • @TheJFS123
      @TheJFS123 2 роки тому +3

      My thoughts exactly

    • @marywatkins6798
      @marywatkins6798 2 роки тому +1

      That "home state of Kansas" comment jumped out at me as well. Wrong!!!!

  • @rowanmcgovern1343
    @rowanmcgovern1343 5 років тому +131

    A polyphonic video on my favourite musical? Yes please!

    • @gerboosh
      @gerboosh 5 років тому +2

      Exactly what went through my head

  • @ebihn14
    @ebihn14 5 років тому +10

    Im one of the few that likes the early 2000s version the best. The guy who played judas just had the best way of interjecting the emotions into his voice

    • @FidesAla
      @FidesAla 3 роки тому +1

      The 2000 film?

  • @AvailableUsernameTed
    @AvailableUsernameTed 5 років тому +80

    My favourite bit from Herod's Song ..
    So if you are the Christ
    Yes the great Jesus Christ
    Prove to me that you're no fool
    Walk across my swimming pool

    • @Rojk
      @Rojk 5 років тому +1

      Pipe2DevNull with the voice from the movie. He sounds so slisky

    • @michaelbaughman8910
      @michaelbaughman8910 5 років тому +1

      I once played Herod on Superstar a long tome ago

    • @lukebradford
      @lukebradford 5 років тому +3

      I absolutely LOVED Alice Cooper's version of Herod. I think he did it perfectly.

    • @nymaksco1835
      @nymaksco1835 4 роки тому

      @@michaelbaughman8910 in the early 70s we were taken from a long island Catholic Elementary School into New York City to see the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The Herod character was fat he reminds me now of Harvey Weinstein

    • @tremekadavis449
      @tremekadavis449 4 роки тому

      We all know She on TV. In Baton Rouge La
      But They is getting ready to fake my return you know me by the the hidden messages in the famous art work hidden messages my medical records true show the rest

  • @brenthenshaw3585
    @brenthenshaw3585 5 років тому +121

    A few corrections: You attributed lyrics sung by Judas in Everything's Alright to Jesus. Ian Gillan's name is pronounced wrong throughout as "Gillian." Gethsemane is spelled and pronounced wrong. A lyric from Heaven on Their Minds (No talk of God then, we called you a man) adds a small g and an s to the word God. The melody of I Don't Know How to Love Him is from a Webber/Rice song called Kansas Morning, but Webber is from England, not Kansas.

    • @70snostalgia
      @70snostalgia 3 роки тому +6

      Do you seperate your peas and carrots, Brent?

    • @_misnoma_
      @_misnoma_ 3 роки тому +12

      @@70snostalgia Are you calling him pedantic? LOL. The video saying "Lloyd Webber's home state of Kansas" is as wrong as can be! And "Gethsemane" pronounced and oncreen as "Gesthamane"? The video is riddled with errors!

    • @tom-ht3ju
      @tom-ht3ju 3 роки тому +1

      @@_misnoma_ I know, but come on, give the dude some credit, he made a really good vid.

    • @gotham61
      @gotham61 2 роки тому +1

      Some people are critics and some people are doers. Instead of nitpicking this guy's video, why don't you make your own better mistake free video on the same topic?

    • @mintybadgerproductions
      @mintybadgerproductions 2 роки тому +3

      @@gotham61 That's a non-argument. First off you can be a critic and a doer. Secondly, just because you haven't done something yourself doesn't mean you can't criticise. Thirdly there is nothing wrong with constructive criticism. If the purpose of the video is to inform yet some of the information is wrong, it should be pointed out, that's not a nit pick.

  • @Urm0mz
    @Urm0mz 2 роки тому +7

    Every Easter we watch this. 30 year tradition 🙌🏾

  • @JasGould-sh3fh
    @JasGould-sh3fh Рік тому +5

    One of the greatest rock musicals ever written. Gethsemane is a truly epic vocal tour de force.

  • @ryansmith8
    @ryansmith8 5 років тому +34

    This and Evita are Webber & Rice's great masterpieces.
    Hell, do one of these videos on Evita.
    Do videos on musicals in general once in awhile. How about a video about Mel Brooks use of humour to reduce Hitler to a figure of ridicule in The Producers?

  • @professormemeyy3567
    @professormemeyy3567 Рік тому +3

    Though there are slight errors in this video (Jesus’s solo is Gethsemane rather than “Gesthamane”, Ian’s last name is Gillan not Gillian, and Judas was the singer of the “woman your fine ointments” line), this is a really insightful look into my favorite musical of all time, and despite the above mentioned mistakes is really well researched and puts into words everything great about this story

    • @schrire39
      @schrire39 10 місяців тому +1

      You left out the most prominent error: He keeps on referring to “Webber” The family surname is Lloyd Webber. Lloyd is not a middle name.

  • @Del-Canada
    @Del-Canada 2 роки тому +5

    I saw the performance starring Ted Neeley here in Halifax back in 95. Was one of the most amazing live shows I have ever seen even to this date.

  • @littleangel4780
    @littleangel4780 3 роки тому +10

    Amazing. I love the 2012 Arena tour with Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot myself....most underrated musical of our times...

  • @howser1961
    @howser1961 5 років тому +12

    Point of interest: all "chaotic" numbers (the Temple, the Lepers, What's that buzz etc.are in odd-time, 5 or 7) - and it's "Gethsemane" (pronounced "Get sem ah neh" :-) Keep up the good work

  • @StacksMaxwell
    @StacksMaxwell 5 років тому +10

    Absolutely loved this. Thank you so much for posting. Although I love the studio version, it is the movie soundtrack with Carl Anderson and Ted Neeley that I identify with most. They were the definitive Judas and Jesus for me.

  • @do-nothingbear9474
    @do-nothingbear9474 4 роки тому +36

    Ngl, the movie version being my standard makes this really weird to listen to

    • @HarrrySpider
      @HarrrySpider 3 роки тому +4

      Agreed. The movie version is burned into my brain so much, other versions just seem like strange, lesser covers. Still, it’s interesting to review the deep purple album, and other versions with other players. I respect every attempt to cover this amazing music… But the movie version lives in the mitochondria of my brain forever…

    • @JMdJ2001
      @JMdJ2001 3 роки тому +2

      Same

    • @instafollowerswtf2596
      @instafollowerswtf2596 2 роки тому +1

      I saw the original cast in London before I saw the movie and was equally surprised and, honestly, a bit disappointed about the singers in the film.

  • @philgallagher1
    @philgallagher1 Рік тому +4

    I saw the original London cast version in the '70s. It was incredible. I must have been 10 or 11 years old and now at almost 60 I still remember it as a highlight of my youth. I revisit it every couple of years and I still find things I haven't noticed before.
    By the way, Ian GILLAN has no second 'I' in his surname! As a "proper" Rock Star he fits this role perfectly. Sadly he was too busy being the best rock singer of his generation in one of the best bands to ever grace a stage (Deep Purple) to tour JCSS, but I would love to have seen that!

  • @BillyBob2112.
    @BillyBob2112. 5 років тому +31

    Already love this. JCS is my favorite musical.

  • @skyllalafey
    @skyllalafey 5 років тому +9

    I love the sneer in the tone of Alice Cooper's take on Herod's Song; it's the one track that I prefer the newer televised version to the original recording or the 70s movie.

  • @michaelcullen5308
    @michaelcullen5308 5 років тому +42

    Some errors in this very well-put-together video, but let those who have never made a mistake cast the first stone... :)

  • @terryfriend16
    @terryfriend16 5 років тому +20

    Those years were experimental; that's what we had, and did some progressive thinking. We had nothing but creativity.

  • @christianwatts2874
    @christianwatts2874 5 років тому +78

    4:39 Thats Judas Buddy, He's the one obsessed with the poor. Jesus says in response to that "Surely you're not saying we have the resources
    To save the poor from their lot?"

    • @cincilitigator5108
      @cincilitigator5108 5 років тому +6

      Jesus said you will have the poor wife you always but I am here only for a short while in defense of the woman who poured out the nard. It was Judas who griped that it could have been sold with the proceeds given to the poor with the side comment being added that he was a thief and wanted the money for himself. That last part is a later insertion by a commentator bent on demonizing Judas at a later time in my opinion. Jesus on the other hand appears to take Judas’ concern at face value but explains the matter of prioritizing his situation for better or worse.

    • @ezakustam
      @ezakustam 5 років тому +1

      I hope you're only referring to Jesus Christ Superstar here.
      ------------------------------------------------------------
      Luke 6:20 King James Version (KJV)
      20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
      ------------------------------------------------------------
      Luke 6:20 New International Version (NIV)
      20 Looking at his disciples, he said:
      “Blessed are you who are poor,
      for yours is the kingdom of God.
      -----------------------------------------------------------
      Luke 6:20 New English Translation (NET Bible)
      20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
      “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
      ------------------------------------------------------------
      Luke 6:20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
      Blessings and Woes
      20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
      “Blessed are you who are poor,
      for yours is the kingdom of God.
      ------------------------------------------------------------
      Luke 6:20 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
      The Beatitudes
      20 Then looking up at his disciples, he said:
      Blessed are you who are poor,
      because the kingdom of God is yours.
      ------------------------------------------------------------
      www.biblegateway.com/

    • @mbgrafix
      @mbgrafix 5 років тому +2

      @@cincilitigator5108
      Where is your evidence that this was not written by the gospel writer?
      Also, the Bible says in more places than just one that Judas was a thief. Read the Bible and see for yourself.
      This was not an edit by a commentator.

    • @cincilitigator5108
      @cincilitigator5108 5 років тому +2

      Mike Bennett it is self evident for any critical reader or perhaps it is the spirit that I am following as Jesus would have it. Being fraught with errors,bigotry and contradictions there is no license required to reasonably interpret the “New Testament”. Just read it with consciousness instead of religious stricture and you will easily see what I mean.

    • @mbgrafix
      @mbgrafix 5 років тому

      @@cincilitigator5108
      I read your comment 3 or 4 times, and I say this with sincerity, not as a criticism...I am not sure just what it is you are trying to communicate. Can you clarify?

  • @carlsaganlives6086
    @carlsaganlives6086 3 роки тому +9

    I don't consider myself religious' at all, but when this record came out I played it constantly, it just knocked me out. Great way to tell the story without all trappings of mainstream interpretations of the bible, and I found it very interesting, when generally I sort of tune out any sort of preaching. I also wrote a report on it starting with the Broadway premiere in high school such was my admiration for this groundbreaking classic. Haven't heard it in years, then came across it here. Say hi to everybody, OK? 🐟

  • @GNARical
    @GNARical Місяць тому

    I am new to the world of working in theater, but recently had the pleasure of working on this show. I knew nothing about the tone of this show, or what to expect. It changed my idea of what musical theater can be. A very powerful experience and all the performers, costumes, sets, lighting and imagery were so stylistic and breathtaking.
    I highly recommend seeing it in its current form

  • @hannah-pw6qs
    @hannah-pw6qs 5 років тому +20

    who knew we would get this genre on polyphonic. v exciting

  • @Britbabe53
    @Britbabe53 Рік тому +2

    This was the quintessential album of my generation in the 70's. We acted it out on the beach... it was our anthem. Loved it... the first one and the second blue one.

  • @fumedrummer
    @fumedrummer 3 роки тому

    Fantastic job on this! I'm glad you pointed out the reusing of the different themes in the show. This was paced just right and spot-on each of the points you made.

  • @deannilvalli6579
    @deannilvalli6579 5 років тому +1

    Another excellent piece. The narration sums the topic up nicely, with some interesting background facts, and the visuals and editing are absolutely perfect. You know it's perfect when you don't even notice how smoothly and effortlessly it all passes before your eyes. You don't even realise it is all a film put together by someone intentionally.

  • @jeffmarquis4612
    @jeffmarquis4612 5 років тому +30

    I'd love to see an episode on Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds

    • @ethanyoder9953
      @ethanyoder9953 5 років тому +3

      That would be amazing.

    • @SamuelKristopher
      @SamuelKristopher 5 років тому +1

      Do it

    • @curiositydrawsme9180
      @curiositydrawsme9180 5 років тому +1

      @Jeff Marquis
      I agree. I was listening to the twangy guitar in Poor Jerusalem (6:14) and was thinking, “Gosh, that sounds like Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds,” just as I read this comment.

  • @bryankacz6431
    @bryankacz6431 Рік тому +2

    THANKS FOR BRINGING, TO THE "LIGHT", THE CREATION OF THE ORIGINAL "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR!!! NOT MANY AT ALL, HAVE KNOWN THIS, PROBABLY TO THIS DAY>>> THE "MUSIC" BROUGHT 'LIFE' TO THIS HEAVENLY ALW CREATION (I am 62 & and a Gal & I from school, Joann Watkins Would, & Could Sing EVERY SONG - no Fail- to it's Entirety, Perfectly! I Thank the Lord for That memory, and of His (Jesus), that in those Lyrics & Tunes, after that album, I Looked Deeper into His Life! ...'Sorry @ (4:33) it was JUDAS, not JESUS Singing..

  • @ARogolino1
    @ARogolino1 5 років тому +5

    Every time I go thrift shopping or record shopping, I see this record. I always glance and say nah but now that I have seen this video I feel like I should buy a copy.

    • @cdjhyoung
      @cdjhyoung 3 роки тому +3

      You will not be disappointed. It really is a gift of a musical. I'm of the age I was a late teen when it came out. Bought a copy, was gifted two other copies. Wore two of them out.

  • @meeeka
    @meeeka 5 років тому +3

    My fav is “Everything’s Alright.”
    We grew up singing songs from this show at Mass in convent school.

  • @nicolechampeau8432
    @nicolechampeau8432 5 років тому

    Just wanted to say that I just discovered your channel, and I love it! Thank you for all the great educational content. I love art and pop culture history, but I don't know very much about music, and I've learned a lot from your videos.

  • @sirtontonolous2283
    @sirtontonolous2283 5 років тому

    I was literally just relistening to the album, then you post this. You never cease to be on time, Poly!

  • @gconor84
    @gconor84 5 років тому +1

    I have been involved in two different productions of JCS, every time you feel a different interpretation of the songs by those playing the characters (each was double cast). Great video, keep up the great work 👍🏻✌🏻

  • @candelacandela41
    @candelacandela41 5 років тому

    Polyphonic always makes me have a different perspective on thing i enjoy, or makes me discover new things that i couldnt even bother about. So thankful for this channel.

  • @user-yi1fr9sx5z
    @user-yi1fr9sx5z 5 років тому +4

    10:15As a man from Serbia,
    The text on the disk says:
    Radio-Television ,,Belgrade"
    (Belgrade is capital of Serbia)

  • @JordanVanRyn
    @JordanVanRyn 2 роки тому +1

    Jesus Christ Superstar is my mom’s favorite musical and my all time favorite as well. It’s even in my top 10 favorite musicals list. The whole history lesson behind it was really awesome. Thank you for giving it the appreciation it deserves with this video!

  • @patoruso4482
    @patoruso4482 5 років тому +18

    Dude finally I love Jesus Christ Superstar

  • @ThatOneGuy7550
    @ThatOneGuy7550 5 років тому +2

    I have a friend who really loves musicals, I'mma send this to him. Thanks for making this!!!

  • @emaniacgames8391
    @emaniacgames8391 5 років тому +7

    My favorite album ever!!!

  • @jacktowers7533
    @jacktowers7533 5 років тому +10

    How fitting this has been Released in Australia on Good Friday 😂

  • @Mastro_
    @Mastro_ 5 років тому

    Excellent video as always.

  • @briancherry8088
    @briancherry8088 5 років тому

    nicely done. It's been a favorite of mine since I discovered it in my parents record collection 30 years ago. The new televised version was really well done too.

  • @johnroeckervengali
    @johnroeckervengali 5 років тому +3

    I am not sure who to praise for this channel but it is is brilliant. I am wishing that there will be a podcast. Seriously thank you for a brilliant review on not only this musical but Bowie's Think White Duke. Please never stop. I'm sure you can make a Blink 182 album interesting. Well maybe not but be awesome to see.

  • @caseybhargraves3696
    @caseybhargraves3696 4 роки тому

    Fantastic explanation!!! Thank you!!!

  • @xanadude5973
    @xanadude5973 5 років тому +10

    I would say that Hair is the most important piece of theatre to introduce rock into the musical art form; Jesus Christ Superstar only helped that. Hair was way more controversial and cutting edge as a musical piece. I do prefer Jesus Christ Superstar, but Hair was way more important.

    • @cdjhyoung
      @cdjhyoung 3 роки тому +5

      I suspect you are not from the south or mid-west. Superstar was the ground breaking work around here, both for the subject matter and the quality and tone of the music. Hair raised some eye brows, and attracted some attention, but it wasn't THAT ground breaking.

  • @willjordan1560
    @willjordan1560 5 років тому +2

    This was such an incredible video. Thanks so much for this, because JCS is simply amazing

  • @musicalintentions
    @musicalintentions 2 роки тому +1

    Fascinating!
    I’ve been studying Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” and several sources cite “Superstar” as an influence. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @wesleymorton7878
    @wesleymorton7878 5 років тому +2

    Fantastic video! JCS is so meaningful to me, hard to put into words. Absolutely brilliant piece of inspired art, thank you to Weber and Rice. Thanks to u for this video essay.

  • @shilohauraable
    @shilohauraable 2 місяці тому

    Jeff Fenholt was the original Jesus on Broadway and was awesome. He later actually became a Christian evangelist. The original show was so low budget that they had limited microphones & they were corded. So they hid the cords in vines and ropes etc and arranged the choreography so the soloist could share the microphones. The great Ben Vareen originally played Judas & Yvonne Elliman played Mary in both the Broadway & movie productions. 😊

  • @alottanoyes
    @alottanoyes 5 років тому

    Epic review, yo! Thanks!

  • @rosesandsongs21
    @rosesandsongs21 5 років тому +1

    Oh dear, I had forgotten about this, I used to listen to the LP's when I was about... when they came out! Brilliant analysis, thanks a million.

  • @ZGaMeR2k3
    @ZGaMeR2k3 5 років тому +6

    I've got the original record. And yes, it's my favorite masterpiece. Great vid, I was hoping you'd cover this album sometime. :)

  • @notmagicok7612
    @notmagicok7612 5 років тому

    yess thank you! my favourite musical!

  • @satansunderboob2143
    @satansunderboob2143 5 років тому +1

    This is one of my most favorite musicals as a thespian and an amazing rock opera for my rock side of me. It’s an amazing story, and my drama teacher shows it in her humanities class every year.

  • @aaanycolour
    @aaanycolour Рік тому +1

    When I think this channel can’t get better, I find this gem on Jesus Christ Superstar. Thank you Polyphonic

  • @constanzaed
    @constanzaed 3 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @superconfort
    @superconfort 5 років тому

    Awesome video. It's one of my themes of my life. There's no time I hear Judas that it doesn't kick my senses

  • @LordDragon1965
    @LordDragon1965 5 років тому +15

    And of course, Maunday Thursday is the ONLY day this could be released.

  • @jaywalker4821
    @jaywalker4821 5 років тому

    Great video! Would love to see a video on The Phantom Of The Opera soon

  • @daviddemar8749
    @daviddemar8749 5 років тому

    Bravo ! Great job ! I got the album as a 10 year old as a Chanukah gift in 1970 from a Christian family who were neighbors of my family in the apartment building that both families lived in. I still have the album and I've loved it ever since I received it. It was a wonderful gift.😊

  • @desperadolighfoot8534
    @desperadolighfoot8534 4 роки тому

    Everyone is a critic, but you've done the job and the work. Appreciate your effort and the result of each one of your videos. Thanks.

  • @AstronomyDomine
    @AstronomyDomine 5 років тому +22

    Wtf im christian now

  • @Zeldarw104
    @Zeldarw104 5 років тому

    Excellent video. 👍💯

  • @MARKLUBINSKY
    @MARKLUBINSKY 5 років тому

    Great job buddy!

  • @robburgess4556
    @robburgess4556 5 років тому +45

    Webber wrote "I Don't Know How To Love Him" about his home state of Kansas? Dude, lay off the drugs 😂

    • @blaineishere3851
      @blaineishere3851 5 років тому +4

      Rob Burgess
      The music. Not the lyrics.

    • @robburgess4556
      @robburgess4556 5 років тому +12

      @@blaineishere3851 Andrew Lloyd Webber is from the UK, where does the Kansas bit come from?
      And yes, I know who wrote the music and who wrote the words.

    • @blaineishere3851
      @blaineishere3851 5 років тому +7

      Rob Burgess ah my bad. It’s where he lived at the time. “Home state” was a weird way of putting it.

    • @robburgess4556
      @robburgess4556 5 років тому +3

      @@blaineishere3851 Hence my surprise and confusion. Btw, do you have a reference for him living there? I googled him +Kansas and got nothing except School Of Rock pages. Since he & Tim were still unknown at the time I'd be surprised if he was living in the US - least of all Kansas! 😃

    • @blaineishere3851
      @blaineishere3851 5 років тому +1

      Rob Burgess I’m a Kansan myself and I’m pretty sure I’ve heard people mention that he lived around here at one point. I’ll look around and see if I can find anything!

  • @noahitman985
    @noahitman985 3 роки тому +1

    I’m so happy you mentioned SF Sorrow! The Pretty Things are so important and among history’s most overlooked figures in rock

  • @avagilll7639
    @avagilll7639 2 роки тому

    omg this video was so well done, really helped me to better understand the meaning behind jcss

  • @moonkeele
    @moonkeele 5 років тому +7

    Did you say Tim Rice's home state was Kansas? Er... no. He was born in Buckingahmshire, England.

  • @diannebdee
    @diannebdee 2 роки тому +5

    You should have used the ultimate version of the soundtrack. That would be the 1973 film version directed by Norman Jewison. The back and forth battle between Jesus and Judas in Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson is far, far superior to any other version past and present. That soundtrack also includes Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen (Pilate) Bob Bingham (Ciaphas), Kurt Yahjian (Annas), Josh Mostel (Herod), and Larry T. Marshall (Simon). The chemistry and vocal dexterity of both Neeley and Anderson during "The Last Supper" is the showstopper. Then how Anderson as Judas in the titular piece "Superstar" and the derision he throws at Christ questioning whether his death was all worth it, shows the excellence of Tim Rice's lyrics. An excellence Rice would later parlay into both "Evita" and "Chess".

  • @finlaynixon2531
    @finlaynixon2531 2 роки тому

    Absolute masterpiece

  • @dlbstl
    @dlbstl 5 років тому +1

    I love love this musical! I had the original album but somebody threw it away. I used to walk around the house singing it to myself even years later. It really inspired me to spend a lot of time studying religion. Thank you for giving it such a loving review!

  • @cedk144
    @cedk144 5 років тому +11

    TIME Magazine December 1969 had a small story on the Entertainment page about two young British composers (ALW & TR) working on a rock opera about Jesus entitled SUPERSTAR, and how they asked John Lennon to star.
    Lennon's condition- Yoko Ono as Mary Magdalene .
    Yeah.

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 3 роки тому

      Didn't John say at one point Yoko was a superstar and more popular than Jesus Christ?

    • @TooCooFoYou
      @TooCooFoYou 3 роки тому +1

      Gomer Gomez
      Nah, he said that he and the Beatles were popular than Jesus.

  • @ggabe2865
    @ggabe2865 5 років тому +6

    Crazy coincidence, I was just bingeing videos on the Gethsemony high note. Side note, can you analyze Billy Joel? The Stranger album perhaps?

  • @wlliamson53
    @wlliamson53 5 років тому +9

    Rip Barry Denman, the original Pilate

  • @neoneyes3913
    @neoneyes3913 5 років тому

    My favorite musical!

  • @sheilahill6466
    @sheilahill6466 5 місяців тому

    I love this musical forever and have watched it about 50 times. I was 7 when I first saw the movie and it had such a big impact for me. Thank you for making this movie.

  • @samuelschonenberger
    @samuelschonenberger 4 роки тому

    We listen to this every good friday

  • @jessepinkeye2339
    @jessepinkeye2339 5 років тому

    I dont know how to love him is indeed Yvonnes shining moment. It alwayd gives me chills and goosebumps

  • @nolaffinmatter
    @nolaffinmatter 5 років тому +10

    I suppose you had to use the original album version, but Carl Anderson’s Judas from the movie is even more amazing.

  • @caseybhargraves6208
    @caseybhargraves6208 4 роки тому

    My favorite!!

  • @cognitivedissonance8406
    @cognitivedissonance8406 5 років тому +31

    We need a more permanent solution to our problem

    • @YogGroove
      @YogGroove 5 років тому +1

      What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth?

    • @nochannelmusician769
      @nochannelmusician769 5 років тому

      What problem?

    • @martinisbutik
      @martinisbutik 5 років тому +1

      How do we deal with a carpenter king? What do we do with a man who is bigger than John was when John did his baptism thing?

    • @mbgrafix
      @mbgrafix 5 років тому

      The account of this meeting can be found in chapter 11 of John's gospel. In response to Jesus bringing Lazarus back to life, the Pharisees plot Christ's murder.

    • @YogGroove
      @YogGroove 5 років тому +4

      Fools! You have no PERCEPTION. The Stakes we are Gambling are Frightingly High. We must crush him completely.