RE: London Rocks! (2014 to Present)
Overall, I am surprised by many of the negative reactions. I didn't like the show too much last year. It was too inconsistent. This year, it's as if they literally went through the show and fixed everything we complained about in last years version.
Many of the things that we complained about are gone entirely. The queen is gone, so are the puppets, and they removed the unnecessary story and dialogue. Another major change (which I'm surprised nobody brought up) is the removal of the constant references to LSD and other narcotics that were in the show. They even went as far as to depict the Octopuses Garden scene as an imaginary, light humor song. Personally, the Octopuses Garden segment is the only thing I dislike about the show this year.
This year, rather than trying to create an elaborate storyline, they went with the idea of going on a "magical mystery tour" through music. This is a reference to the Beatles song by the same title. In fact, the songs actually tied together in the end with the main theme of the show, which was "all you need is love". All of this was put together by one simple preshow. (However, I think the preshow can use some improvements to say the least.)
When you have a musical show that is limited to 30 minutes, you cannot have interruptions like last year's show. Between every scene they had animations that no one laughed at. In fact many people thought they were offensive. It's a good thing that they decided to move straight to the next song.
I enjoyed the music very much. They were even able to fit and songs that didn't make it previously. I especially appreciated not having to deal with useless interruptions between every scene. Finally, although I love all of the new projections, the music is what makes the show for me. The fact that they keep the show and music flowing without going off-track makes it much smoother.
Edit: I apologize for the length of this review. Like I said, I plan to write a better review this weekend. This will just have to do for now. Any thoughts?
Here are all of the photos on Flickr.
Overall, I am surprised by many of the negative reactions. I didn't like the show too much last year. It was too inconsistent. This year, it's as if they literally went through the show and fixed everything we complained about in last years version.
Many of the things that we complained about are gone entirely. The queen is gone, so are the puppets, and they removed the unnecessary story and dialogue. Another major change (which I'm surprised nobody brought up) is the removal of the constant references to LSD and other narcotics that were in the show. They even went as far as to depict the Octopuses Garden scene as an imaginary, light humor song. Personally, the Octopuses Garden segment is the only thing I dislike about the show this year.
This year, rather than trying to create an elaborate storyline, they went with the idea of going on a "magical mystery tour" through music. This is a reference to the Beatles song by the same title. In fact, the songs actually tied together in the end with the main theme of the show, which was "all you need is love". All of this was put together by one simple preshow. (However, I think the preshow can use some improvements to say the least.)
When you have a musical show that is limited to 30 minutes, you cannot have interruptions like last year's show. Between every scene they had animations that no one laughed at. In fact many people thought they were offensive. It's a good thing that they decided to move straight to the next song.
I enjoyed the music very much. They were even able to fit and songs that didn't make it previously. I especially appreciated not having to deal with useless interruptions between every scene. Finally, although I love all of the new projections, the music is what makes the show for me. The fact that they keep the show and music flowing without going off-track makes it much smoother.
Edit: I apologize for the length of this review. Like I said, I plan to write a better review this weekend. This will just have to do for now. Any thoughts?
Here are all of the photos on Flickr.
