Audio CD review:
Joseph LoDuca, Paul Lynch, Philip Sgriccia, Oley Sassone, Robert Ginty, Michael Hurst, Karen Dior, John Laing (II), Janet Greek, Chris Graves - Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite: A Musical Odyssey - Original Television Soundtrack

Joseph LoDuca, Paul Lynch, Philip Sgriccia, Oley Sassone, Robert Ginty, Michael Hurst, Karen Dior, John Laing (II), Janet Greek, Chris Graves - Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite: A Musical Odyssey - Original Television Soundtrack

Band: Joseph LoDuca, Paul Lynch, Philip Sgriccia, Oley Sassone, Robert Ginty, Michael Hurst, Karen Dior, John Laing (II), Janet Greek, Chris Graves Title: Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite: A Musical Odyssey - Original Television Soundtrack Rating: Release Date: 24 March, 1998 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Sweat Hut/Slapped Out Of It/Xena's In Town 2: Horrible Drag/On The Edge/Song Of The Fool 3: What's Still Unwritten...(Song Of Illusia)/Little Ditties/Into The Chandra/Joxer The Mighty... 4: War And Peace/Gab Is Stabbed 5: Melt Into Me/Let Go 6: Dead?/Hearts Are Hurting (Part 1) 7: The Deliverer 8: Hate Is the Star(Son Of The Torment)/Hearts Are Hurting (Part 2) 9: The Way Out/The Love Of Your Love/Passing Through

Customer Reviews Amazing I've only seen parts of the series and the only DVD I own so far is the 10th Anniversary collection, which I recently received as a gift. I'm a bit different than most reviewers in that I'm not a hardcore Xena fan. Because I haven't seen a significant number of episodes, Bitter Suite took me totally by surprise. I hadn't known they'd done musicals! At first I sort of rebelled against the idea, and the first part of the show didn't really appeal to me. But as it went on I adjusted my expectations and it drew me in further and further. In the end, the lyrics, music, and especially Lucy's singing really blew me away. So much so that I watched the episode a second time within a few days of first viewing it, which is something I've never done before. I still have a hard time believing that this quality of a rock opera style musical was done for a one hour television show, and not even an A-string, big budget show. Much of the music is haunting and full of emotional impact. The final songs can bring tears to my eyes, and I haven't even seen the shows leading up to this one to be able to feel the full effect. I couldn't seem to get the music out of my head, so I finally had to buy the soundtrack CD. Not something I would have ever previously envisioned myself doing as a more casual Xena fan. So that should hopefully attest to this amazing piece of television musical work. The only drawback is that I wish all the songs were split out individually, but I understand why it was done this way. Definitely not bitter " Kevin Smith's baritone voice is wickedly beautiful and sexy. Any doubt of Lucy Lawless's ability to sing will be wiped away after listening to her heartfelt plea for forgiveness in "Love of Your Love. Though the listening pleasure is short (only 9 songs) the fact that these songs came from this genre was incredible. I have to say though, the instrumentals on this CD was not as provocative and in depth as the other orchestration from Mr. LoDuca. Well, if you liked the episode... The tracks are more like parts of the episode between commercial breaks than broken out by individual song. While not quite the entire episode ripped to an audio file, it almost feels like it is. That's why I didn't give it 4 stars. This sounds great so if you've seen the episode and want the music on CD, buy it. If you haven't and are thinking you are buying a song collection, this is more of a concept album that tells a story, being that it is the majority of the sound from the episode. Anyway, I think this was miles better than the Buffy musical, and it was done first. I am the master of geography. . You can see a complete list of all Joseph LoDuca, Paul Lynch, Philip Sgriccia, Oley Sassone, Robert Ginty, Michael Hurst, Karen Dior, John Laing (II), Janet Greek, Chris Graves discography, or go back to the Joseph LoDuca, Paul Lynch, Philip Sgriccia, Oley Sassone, Robert Ginty, Michael Hurst, Karen Dior, John Laing (II), Janet Greek, Chris Graves tabs