The LP entered the Billboard 200 at number seven and opened atop the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, scoring a gold plaque in May of the same year.īy the end of October 2002, Tank issued One Man, his sophomore album, which had the title track as the focus single. Released on March 20, 2001, Force of Nature, Tank’s debut album and first release on Blackground Records, spun off the cult classic “Maybe I Deserve” and “Slowly,” a moderate radio single. The R&B general’s first three previously released albums have been added to streaming services. I rate it 8/10 for its excellent music, good staging and for what seems like a faithful film-ization of the original.It’s a great day for Tank fans. all of the other supporting roles, including Yvonne Elliman, are done well. For me, Carl Anderson, as Judas, is the standout, but Ted Neeley does bring an angelic quality to the title character. I'm not sure that the movie enhances the great musical in other words, now that I've seen the movie, I regularly listen to the cd of the musical, and enjoy both about equally. For me, then, this is a cleverly written and very well-performed musical, that mixes irreverence, time juxtapositions and genuine emotions of sadness and wistfulness. Also, being Jewish and never really studying the life and crucifixion of Jesus, I don't have any strong or pre-conceived spiritual ties to the story. So, then, I can only rate it as a singular movie experience, not comparing it with the Broadway or London stagings. Also, I've never seen it as a live stage show, be it on Broadway, in London or down the street at the local high school. Unfortunately, while I was acquainted with many of the songs before, I had never really seen it in its entirety before, and I'm not sure why. Although I have been aware of this musical, seemingly forever, I just very recently saw the whole movie on dvd.
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