Rock Of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Recording

I recently received a copy of the Rock Of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Recording CD from One2One Network to review, I was really excited (you'll know why) and popped it into my CD player as soon as I opened the mail.

I totally loved all the songs on the CD! Well, to be honest, I was most excited to hear Don't Stop Believin', because the original song by Journey just happens to be one of my all-time favorites!
I can tell you that I was not disappointed by the CD at all, but the cast recording version is way, way different from the original, so it wasn't exactly what I expected to hear. If you've ever heard the "Glee" cast version of the song, this is sort of similar to that, they have a bunch of different voices (people) singing the songs.
Still, I like all the songs on this CD almost as much as I like the original versions. They're good, but not as good, and the originals are even better!

All the songs have some cheering and maybe some words that weren't a part of the lyrics in them, but this might be a good thing - it helps to recreate that whole "theater experience" and it just makes you feel as if you were really seeing/hearing the Broadway musical.

Here's some more cool information: Rock of Ages is the new Broadway musical starring American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis. Set in 1987 in a legendary Sunset Strip rock club, a small-town girl meets a big-city dreamer and they fall in love to the greatest metal songs of the 80's. The musical is an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and more.

Sounds interesting, huh? You can listen to all the songs in the Rock Of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Recording CD on Amazon, or purchase the whole CD right now for just $10.99. I'd say it's a great price for 23 songs! They also have a Making of Soundtrack video on Youtube, so check that out.

Tracklisting
Just Like Paradise / Nothin' But A Good Time
Sister Christian
We Built This City / Too Much Time On My Hands
I Wanna Rock
We're Not Gonna Take It
Heaven/More Than Words / To Be With You
Waiting For A Girl Like You
Wanted Dead Or Alive
I Want To Know What Love Is
Cum On Feel The Noize / We're Not Gonna Take It (Reprise)
Harden My Heart / Shadows Of The Night
Here I Go Again
The Final Countdown
Any Way You Want It / I Wanna Rock (Reprise)
High Enough
I Hate Myself For Loving You / Heat Of The Moment
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Can't Fight This Feeling
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Oh Sherrie
The Search Is Over
Don't Stop Believin' - my personal favorite!

**I have to thank One2One Network again for sending me the CD to review!**

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Lockerz. Does that name sound familiar to you? Well, I've sure seen and heard a LOT about it all over the web recently. If you don't know what it is yet, it's a brand new website that offers you points (AKA "pointz", or "PTZ") for doing the simplest things, like logging in everyday, playing games, and inviting your friends to join. They also have a ton of cool gifts which you can redeem your points for. For example, an Apple Macbook is 1000 PTZ, a Wii is only 250 PTZ, and you can get a bag from Marc by Marc Jacobs for as low as 350 PTZ.

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