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Boy George

Taboo (2003 Original Broadway Cast)

Taboo (2003 Original Broadway Cast) Tracks
1. Freak / Ode to Attention Seekers
2. Stranger in This World
3. Safe in the City
4. Dress to Kill
5. Genocide Peroxide
6. I'll Have You All
7. Sexual Confusion
8. Pretty Lies
9. Guttersnipe
10. Love Is A Question Mark
11. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
12. Church of the Poison Mind / Karma Chameleon
13. Everything Taboo
14. Talk Amongst Yourselves
15. The Fame Game
16. I See Through You
17. Ich Bin Kunst
18. Petrified
19. Out Of Fashion
20. Il Adore
21. Come on in From the Outside
Boy George - Taboo (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Taboo (2003 Original Broadway Cast) Review
If you were in New York when Taboo was in previews, you would have thought that all the show's drama took place backstage instead of on it--reports of clashes between producer Rosie O'Donnell, director Mark Renshaw and various members of the cast (including author-actor Boy George) appeared almost daily. But guess what: The show turned out to be a lot better than its reputation, and based on its two cast albums, the Broadway version even improved on the London one. The book was spruced up by playwright Charles Busch and Boy George tweaked his score, adding for instance the opening number "Freaks/Ode to Attention Seekers." This welcome recording confirms that Taboo is an underestimated show. Pop and theatrical at the same time, it even delivers show-stopping power ballads (Liz McCartney's "Talk Amongst Yourselves," Cary Shields's "I See Through You") that could have a second life on cabaret stage or even American Idol. --Elisabeth Vincentelli


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Great Pop CD !
5
Despite this being a theatrical score, "Taboo" doubles as a terrific pop cd, filled with many great melodies & messages. Best tracks include:

Stranger In This World
Everything Taboo [great dance song!]
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Out Of Fashion [the voices blend beautifully together]
Il Adore [gut-wrenching song]

It's really too bad the show didn't hang around a bit longer ... maybe it was just ill-timed. I also wish the U.S. version had contained "Touched By The Hand Of Cool", but it was dropped for some reason.

Thanks Rosie for introducing this music to us!
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-06-18
Roque A. The Chameleon from Miami, Florida
5
This friend of mine is so obsess with his two chameleons, that he insisted that I hear this CD specially the songs Karma Chameleon, and Sexual Confusion. He tells me that every time he hears these songs, he can't control the urge to have sex with his two chameleons that he keeps in his house. I don't understand why he has this uncontrollable desire to experiment with these reptiles, knowing that he will have to pay for the consequences at the end if one of them becomes pregnant! I have encouraged him to leave those lizards alone. He has confessed that they keep his imagination very well alive, and the more intimate he gets with them, the more they arouse his colors! I have suggested that he should get professional help from a reptileogist who can give him some advice. He claims that this CD is the one to blame for his unusual perversion, and furthermore he adds that this CD is a must for all who are willing to expand their field in the erotic pleasures of life. After all Boy George with his karma chameleon is sexually confused too!
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-08-09
Everything Taboo
5
When I was in New York last December I passed the theater where Taboo was playing and I was like, I really don't want to see this. So instead I saw Little shop of Horrors. Boy and I kicking myself now. What a GREAT score. It has some of the most moving music I have ever heard. "Talk Amongst Yourselves" is so beautiful and I love Liz McCartney ever since Dance of the Vampires. "Love Is A Question Mark" and "Stranger In This World." Another great song is "I'll Have You All." So funny so true so... well never mind. Even for those of you that do not like musicals this show doesn't have your typical Broadway sound. You MUST buy this CD. I said so.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2004-09-21

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