Customer Reviews

Gypsy (Accompaniment/Karaoke)

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This CD kicks (...) to put it simply. If you don't have a wiz at the keyboard, or have a low budget to put on this show, look how cheap the option of background music is. The only downfall of this CD is that all incidental music is dropped, as well as the fantastic (and much needed) Baby June and Her Newsboys, which a piano player was hired for (the rate was cheaper for just one musical segment. If you are doing Gypsy, this is a terrific option. It's been a while, but I seem to recall "Let Me Entertain You" not being in it's entirety on here as well. Other than that, surefire magic! We used this CD, and out show was a huge success.

I'm coming from a musician's perspective, so fair warning.

With that in mind: This thing sounds absolutely awful. Obviously fake instruments, outdated synths, simplisitic arrangements. Still, if you want karaoke versions of the songs from the show, it gets the job done. We actually ended up finding the songs on other discs because I couldn't stand the way they sounded on this disc.

I found the arrangements either outstanding or tacky. If you have a karaoke player, this CDG is an excellent way to learn the lyrics to the songs. Personally, I would have paid more for better arrangements.