Freight - Starlight Express - London 2024

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  • Опубликовано: 27 окт 2024

Комментарии • 62

  • @chriscox5619
    @chriscox5619 4 месяца назад +19

    I really like this - especially the addition of new trucks and Hydra’s melody is so catchy. Can’t wait to see it in a week!

    • @genreproductions2706
      @genreproductions2706 4 месяца назад +1

      Finally! A genuine positive comment on this video!

    • @ivanthevaluable2559
      @ivanthevaluable2559 3 месяца назад +2

      @@genreproductions2706 Have you noticed how the drumbeat in the main melody resembles the "ka-CHUNG ka-CHUNG" that freight trains make as they go down the track? The song was in an episode of Thomas and the Railtours and that is when I first noticed it.

  • @onemanfran
    @onemanfran 3 месяца назад +17

    I'd really advice people to not listen to any videos from the Troubador. Here's why. They all sound terrible and nothing like the experience in the theatre. I listened to loads before I went and it made me so nervous, I thought "it sounds so bad, they can't sing'. In the theatre it sounds AMAZING. I don't know what it is about the phone recordings but they do something very very weird to the audio. Honestly, the show was incredible and I've been a huge fan for 30 years.

    • @genreproductions2706
      @genreproductions2706 3 месяца назад +2

      Do you have your hands on a full recording of the Troubadour show? Or were you referring to the ones uploaded on this channel only?

    • @iamelectric8525
      @iamelectric8525  3 месяца назад +5

      Yeah, bootlegs wont do this production justice as there are speakers all around the the theatre and its 3D tracked meaning where ever the actor is it will be dominate at that specific point.

    • @Internet_Jobber62
      @Internet_Jobber62 3 месяца назад

      Still waiting for a valid reason

  • @chazza4783
    @chazza4783 Месяц назад +2

    I saw this yesterday. It was amazing. I had a smile on my face the entire time. Yeah, there's new characters and they've changed some of the songs, but I still loved it. This recording does not do it justice.

  • @MINRoadkill
    @MINRoadkill 4 месяца назад +9

    I think the awkward pauses and strange lyrics when they introduce themselves is purposeful to show that the character are a bit dim-witted (freight has always been about muscle and not brains)

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад +2

      It's prolly a bootleg recorded at an early rehearsal with a very small audience (given the fact it sounds like the audience reaction is generated by about a whopping 1O people...

  • @axolotlgamer615
    @axolotlgamer615 2 месяца назад +3

    When i went yesterday this was absolutely amazing, Yes there was an incident where part of the set broke but what im so happy about is they were prepared and it was so so so fun being there Definitely go again, 10/10

    • @itslilly1662
      @itslilly1662 2 месяца назад

      I was at the same performance, everyone was phenomenal and they handled the breakage really well :)

    • @axolotlgamer615
      @axolotlgamer615 2 месяца назад

      @@itslilly1662 Yeah, Absolutely wonderfully sorted.

    • @pikachulover2564
      @pikachulover2564 2 месяца назад

      Wait how’d it break?

    • @kiranash472
      @kiranash472 2 месяца назад

      @@pikachulover2564from what I heard (from someone there) a bit of the LED strip lighting lifted up

  • @EHH246
    @EHH246 4 месяца назад +10

    "I'm Porter. I carry coal." Coal. Porter. Cole Porter. Cute.

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад

      @@EHH246 yeah until u realize, that, in a show about trains, people that actually enjoy some of hobby or captivation by them, will be the incredibly aggravated that they were possibly expecting a character named Porter (the British term for Brakeman ,which is the crew member in charge of the caboose) to be a caboose!
      And yet another brilliant kick in the balls to your veteran fans by cancelling their favorite characters to install the latest cheapo option. 🤷🤦

    • @cariad.w8468
      @cariad.w8468 2 месяца назад

      @@danteorfei4815 ... cancelling?

    • @BOW4THECAMERA
      @BOW4THECAMERA 2 месяца назад +1

      @@danteorfei4815 yk this show is MEANT to change with each production to keep it fresh and relevant for the current times right? real veteran fans would acknowledge that and embrace the new changes

  • @josephingram8159
    @josephingram8159 4 месяца назад +7

    Have you got “Whistle For Me”? Please. Would love to hear it.

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад

      Yet another example of the highly probable duds when trying to "rebuild the wheel!"
      The original version of the song was a poppy piece of perfection that even people that don't normally like pop heavy things could get caught humming the melody of!
      I kinda understand why it then was rebooted back to more of its proto STEx form in the representation of the piece as "engine of love" (as that was the demo piece that kinda acted as a catalyst or spark that would eventually start/ignite the firebox that would become StEx).
      But it absolutely perplexes me that those two different iterations were never actually merged together, to actually act as a non sappy, but rather upbeat duet between Rusty & Pearl and backed by the other coaches!
      Instead it was retooled to be another additional slow paced, wishy-washy display of her conflict between her desire for someone that can offer substance vs the desire of the vanity associated with being or partner with 'said' someone... 🙄🤢
      LAME!
      But then again I'm the schmuck that would prolly be chasing around Joule or Volta!
      (I'm sorry miss, did you say Animal car?... Does that mean animal like the kind where Purring, Scratching, Biting &/or Hissing are typical??? Dunno that sounds kinda scary! 😬😲 -> 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤫)
      😉😆
      Digressing... It really boggles my mind that the thought of combining the three different versions never seemed to cross anyone's minds (of the most likely, incredibly well paid production leaders of all the damn productions over the decades!
      "Hey we got some new song and character ideas! How can we use them to replace older favorites and alienate the veteran fans for not realizing the magic of combining the highlights of the past with the new ideas for the present/future!

    • @genreproductions2706
      @genreproductions2706 4 месяца назад

      But does anyone here have a bootleg?

    • @onemanfran
      @onemanfran 3 месяца назад

      ​@@genreproductions2706 Even if they did, it would sound terrible. All the phone videos on youtube are awful. They've extended the run to June 2025 so I wouldn't be surprised if they do a cast recording.

  • @faith4disney
    @faith4disney 4 месяца назад +9

    What's with the awkward pauses during the introductions? 😂

    • @faith4disney
      @faith4disney 4 месяца назад +10

      Also, "slick" and "quick" is not the way I would introduce a lady 😭😭

  • @AChannelInTheLifeOfBen
    @AChannelInTheLifeOfBen Месяц назад +1

    3:05 my favourite addition to the show

  • @G4D5D3N
    @G4D5D3N Месяц назад

    brilliant voices and video!

  • @luw2076
    @luw2076 4 месяца назад

    Can anyone decipher what they say on the last intro bit that ends with “until you get your act together”, I’ve listened to it so many times and I can’t work it out😂 😅

    • @KTCoope
      @KTCoope 3 месяца назад +2

      Saw this at the weekend and they're saying "So don't tell us No More Oil, that's so unkind, I'm refined and we'd love to remind you we power the world, whatever the weather, until you get your act together"

  • @genreproductions2706
    @genreproductions2706 3 месяца назад

    I wouldn’t listen to what Slick says about Hydra if I were you.

  • @CBcaboose
    @CBcaboose 4 месяца назад +8

    This has ruined my favourite song from starlight, this was my dream show to be in and if this is what it’s going to keep sounding like I don’t know what to do

    • @ZacBrzuchalski
      @ZacBrzuchalski 4 месяца назад +6

      Agreed. The whole show is a train wreck. Why change the characters (names and genders) and who in the hell is Hydra?...... I want the Rocky's, Flat Top, Dustin, and C.B/ Caboose!

    • @genreproductions2706
      @genreproductions2706 4 месяца назад

      @@ZacBrzuchalskiI’ll tell you who Hydra is. A hydrogen truck. What’s hydrogen? It’s steam but it’s eco-friendly.

    • @Simulacra719
      @Simulacra719 4 месяца назад

      @@genreproductions2706um, not quite. Steam is water, so it’s not just hydrogen. It would’ve made more sense if the character was called HydraCell as in hydrogen fuel cell.

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад

      I think they messed up a great opportunity to do something that would have both provided some long overdue fan service to folks who loved the show since day 1, but also provided a bit of modern contextualization and mixed things up a little BUT staying incredibly faithful to the very original plot synopsis!
      Quite ironically, my idea was actually entirely based on the character names that were revealed back in March.
      But essentially my revised prediction was that we would get 5 freight cars in this production that were essentially the same as the original 1984 six (but their plot roles would be slightly juxtaposed which would provide an unexpected surprise for veteran fans during act 2)!
      Essentially the freight would be
      Rocky the Boxcar - all 3 consolidated
      Hydra hydrogen car - hybrid FT/Dustin
      Slick Oil Tanker - hybrid FT/CB
      Lumber Log Car - Dustin in Act 1
      Porter Caboose - hybrid Rocky/CB
      Basically there would be one Rocky who would still announce there's a lot like me & Porter would inquire "where's that damn #2 & damn #3?"
      Hydra would have a new intro completely, but essentially be the new modern "weirdo" car that the others were intimidated by.
      Slick Oil would be the snotty tank car. Like Flattop. Kinda rude and very pro-diesel
      Lumber would be the gentle giant with a head full of logs and the unbalanced car that will help Mamma win, but overexert her because of his unbalanced heavy load
      Porter would be a cranky old Caboose wishing he was still of more use. Porter is actually the British Term for a Brakeman (the crew member assigned to a caboose).
      *** Also contrary to popular conception, cabooses are still often used in North America on Maintenance Trains & branchline service since a Brakeman is responsible to be the eyes for an engineer when a train is moving in reverse...
      Veteran fans would expect bitterness will be Porter s motivation to cause a giant wreck and ruin the race for all parties involved.
      However, the tumultuous tanker turns out to be the foil in this version.
      Porter then would be the one to lecture Rusty, Rocky, Lumber & Hydra about how everything is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
      He essentially is kind of dick to them, but he's old school and expressing a hard ass tough love approach.
      Explaining that he was a big deal back in the day. Kids were just as excited about the caboose as the locos. He had one of the most important jobs
      He supplied all the brakes
      He had what it takes
      But then he went from hero to zero
      Coz now he's not in the right place at the right time
      He essentially becomes like the old man in Rocky the hard ass trainer and of course we see Rocky the Boxcar very much inspired and assisting in the song.
      It also brings modern relevance to the show. Tank cars wreak havoc when they derail. Cabooses are used mostly for branchline service. However, we get essentially the same plot delivered from different roles!

  • @ianpurnell4752
    @ianpurnell4752 4 месяца назад +11

    It really does sound like an amateur production, the timing is awful and the new lyrics are embarrassing.

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад +2

      It's also a bootleg and I'm guessing it got sneakily recorded at a rehearsal, opposed to being recorded at an actual performance.
      I'm not terribly excited about what I've or seen (costumes are extremely disappointing IMHO) from this "revival" so far, but its technically still a work in progress at this point.
      Pink Floyd began performing DSotM live well over a year before they even began to record what upon release would become one of the best albums of all time!
      There was some really cool stuff they were doing back in January 1972 when they first started (&it was stuff that didn't make the final cut), but if you listen to the early performances of "Time," they were pretty awful and far from the killer track it would become (it began to find its feet around April 1972, still 11 months prior to the release of finalized version)!
      Nothing is set in stone and the fact that there is essentially very little publicly released details about the tracklisting, the roster of characters, even PR media, should be a sign that a LOT can change.
      I mean, who knows? There might even be some giant online petition that would get some nobody person who might have seen the original show as a five year old to get some sort of production consultant gig that could point out all the stuff that disconnected professionals tend to overlook!
      Just look at the difference between that "star wars" sequel trilogy Lucasfilms put Kathleen Kennedy in charge of, vs what two nobodies of big time/big money movie production (but were admitted nerd like childhood fans) achieved with the Mandalorian!
      Sometimes going back to.the roots is far more strategic than going to whatever is considered hot, hip, in Vogue, etc.

  • @outlawssweetheart
    @outlawssweetheart 4 месяца назад +16

    They lost me once they started introducing these unnecessary new characters. 😒

    • @Yoooopupsiyya
      @Yoooopupsiyya 4 месяца назад

      UNNECESSARY?? bro did NOT get the plot 💀💀🙏🙏

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад +1

      I think they messed up a great opportunity to do something that would have both provided some long overdue fan service to folks who loved the show since day 1, but also provided a bit of modern contextualization and mixed things up a little BUT staying incredibly faithful to the very original plot synopsis!
      Quite ironically, my idea was actually entirely based on the character names that were revealed back in March.
      But essentially my revised prediction was that we would get 5 freight cars in this production that were essentially the same as the original 1984 six (but their plot roles would be slightly juxtaposed which would provide an unexpected surprise for veteran fans during act 2)!
      Essentially the freight would be
      Rocky the Boxcar - all 3 consolidated
      Hydra hydrogen car - hybrid FT/Dustin
      Slick Oil Tanker - hybrid FT/CB
      Lumber Log Car - Dustin in Act 1
      Porter Caboose - hybrid Rocky/CB
      Basically there would be one Rocky who would still announce there's a lot like me & Porter would inquire "where's that damn #2 & damn #3?"
      Hydra would have a new intro completely, but essentially be the new modern "weirdo" car that the others were intimidated by.
      Slick Oil would be the snotty tank car. Like Flattop. Kinda rude and very pro-diesel
      Lumber would be the gentle giant with a head full of logs and the unbalanced car that will help Mamma win, but overexert her because of his unbalanced heavy load
      Porter would be a cranky old Caboose wishing he was still of more use.
      Veteran fans would expect bitterness will be Porter s motivation to cause a giant wreck and ruin the race for all parties involved.
      However, the tumultuous tanker turns out to be the foil in this version.
      Porter then would be the one to lecture Rusty, Rocky, Lumber & Hydra about how everything is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
      He essentially is kind of dick to them, but he's old school and expressing a hard ass tough love approach.
      Explaining that he was a big deal back in the day. Kids were just as excited about the caboose as the locos. He had one of the most important jobs
      He supplied all the brakes
      He had what it takes
      But then he went from hero to zero
      Coz now he's not in the right place at the right time
      He essentially becomes like the old man in Rocky the hard ass trainer and of course we see Rocky the Boxcar very much inspired and assisting in the song.
      It also brings modern relevance to the show. Tank cars wreak havoc when they derail. Cabooses are used mostly for branchline service. However, we get essentially the same plot delivered from different roles!

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 3 месяца назад

      @@outlawssweetheart I kinda get it, but I think they should have just reconceptualized the original characters, especially now that the cat is outta bag with what characters are what type of train cars (that quite bafflingly look like colorful ghostbusters rather anything remotely symbolic of said train cars).
      Flattop could have simply become a lumber flat car. Dustin could have just become the less prominent coal hopper. Obviously, a hydrogen car has to be new character. Slick as a tank car is an interesting twist, PROVIDED that Control's freight train set (like almost every single one sold even in 2024) includes a nostalgic Caboose and proverbial boxcar!
      It then becomes a cool plot device, setting up an unexpected twist for fans familiar with the show.
      It kinda becomes like a "whodunnit!," a la Clue... We see all our familiar characters, but which one is going to carry out which actions this time around?
      Flat top should have just become a

    • @Nightmare_c0s
      @Nightmare_c0s 2 месяца назад

      This is a non replica production. That’s why so many things are changed

  • @marcosohl1
    @marcosohl1 4 месяца назад +7

    I am from Germany, Bochum, and I am shocked. What's that? Starlight Express? No. Definitly not. Andrew L. Webber killed the Starlight Express in a theatre...live and in front of everybody. Shame on you, Mr. Webber!
    I'm seriously so incredibly sorry that after so many years of waiting for a comeback, you're seeing such an absolutely bad and embarrassing production in London. England doesn't deserve that. Germany feels for you.
    🥀🪦🔚 🎼🚂🎶

    • @Sean-ff9rh
      @Sean-ff9rh 4 месяца назад +3

      I agree. I was going to go to London from Australia to see it but it looks and sounds dreadful. I will boycott this and come straight to bochum

    • @Sean-ff9rh
      @Sean-ff9rh 4 месяца назад +3

      I hope that you will never have to change your production like this and that it stays there for many more years to come. At least everyone there can sing and skate properly. I personally didn't really like the 30th anniversary changes but it is far superior to this production in Every way

    • @danteorfei4815
      @danteorfei4815 4 месяца назад +2

      Hopefully Bochum will start adding some shows in English. I'm actually kinda surprised they didn't add an English show or two to weekly showtimes when the London production closed. It would definitely sell tickets. Not to mention, many who appear in the Bochum production have been in other (English language) productions.
      I would think it would just increase the marketability of the show

    • @CBcaboose
      @CBcaboose 4 месяца назад +3

      This one seems soulless I agree, if it goes to Bochum I’ll be devastated

    • @sarahgoulding4579
      @sarahgoulding4579 3 месяца назад

      ​@@danteorfei4815 I emailed Bochum earlier this week to ask if they are planning to do any shows in English. They haven't replied yet 😢.

  • @EilishGleeson
    @EilishGleeson 4 месяца назад +5

    This sounds really amateur to me they seem to have no passion for what there singing

    • @bronypony3091
      @bronypony3091 4 месяца назад +1

      It's probably because it's from previews.

  • @Simulacra719
    @Simulacra719 4 месяца назад +5

    Oh goodness, this is diabolical 😖 Can’t believe they had the nerve to charge such extortionate ticket prices for this! 😮 WTAF?! And why are they suddenly singing in either posh theatre school kid or sarf London accents rather than American accents?! Granted Dustin and Flat Top were always funny Brits, but the rest weren’t! And Control is so flat and too quiet. It’s supposed to be a kid getting excited and enthused about the game they’ve made up, hence why they usually had an adult performer do the voice as they’re more experienced performers. I’m dumbstruck every time I see/hear more from this new production as I can’t believe how bad it is! 😮

    • @mothb5416
      @mothb5416 4 месяца назад +8

      you’re mad that…. british people are british? this is a show in london what did you expect

    • @Simulacra719
      @Simulacra719 4 месяца назад

      @@mothb5416 because most of the characters weren’t and it sounds weird, that’s why.

    • @mothb5416
      @mothb5416 4 месяца назад +4

      @@Simulacra719 excluding the nationals poppa dinah and gb they don’t even have canon nationalities so your point is moot tbh. they’re literally trains it doesn’t matter

    • @mothb5416
      @mothb5416 4 месяца назад +3

      @@Simulacra719 plus a majority of the characters are new so using the old show as a point of reference isn’t the point you think it is

    • @Simulacra719
      @Simulacra719 4 месяца назад +1

      @@mothb5416 I really couldn’t give a crap what you think mate. Jog on. And why are you taking it so personally anyway? Are you connected to the production in some way?