Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Liked the cast recording much better!

Well, as much as I hate to supply the only negative review, I liked the Cast recording so much better that I could do without the movie soundtrack. Now I LOVED the movie and I love all the music. But this recording sounds really sketchy to me, almost more like a rehearsal than the real thing. The first time I heard it I was literally shocked. I could hardly believe this was the newest version of the soundtrack. Maybe I'm crazy, but I played the Original cast recording for my brother the day after he bought this one, to see what he thought, and he said he'd have taken the movie soundtrack back if it hadn't been a gift. I swear, I've listened to the whole thing twice and I can't stand it. I tried, believe me I really want to like it, but I cant! My advice is buy the Original Cast recording, or at least buy both and see what you think. But if you only buy this CD you're missing out on alot of the energy and attitude that made this such a powerful production.