I'm not sure if I'd like these songs as much if I hadn't seen Dr. Horrible so many times, but as it is, I love them. It's a bit disturbing to be in the laundromat with your daughter, and you both suddenly start singing (quietly), "Laundry day, see you there, under things tumbling. . . ."
Several of these songs get stuck in my head at odd moments: My Freeze Ray, A Man's Gotta Do, Everyone's a Hero ... and it drives my kids crazy, especially since I can't sing worth a lick. My Freeze Ray is on of the best unrequited love songs ever.
Like most of the other reviewers are mentioning, make sure you watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog first! The music is amazing. The singing is amazing. Neil Patrick Harris should seriously make his own album! He is an amazing singer! Nathan Fillion's singing is hilariously full of cheesy-ness, it's great! Felicia Day's singing is on par with her character's personality. The songs are hilarious and yet serious at the same time. It's one of my favorite soundtracks of all time!
A musical for people who don't like musicals. The lyrics are excellent, and the music fairly good. I would say that this holds little allure for those who have not seen it, as there is nothing but the songs here. The songs are completely out of context for anyone who has not see the show.
Don't get me wrong. I like Dr. Horrible as much as anyone, but I find that listening instead of watching doesn't give me the same gusto. Maybe this album would have scored better with me if it would have added some kind of extras like extended tracks. Still, I downloaded the whole thing because I wanted to support this kind of spontaneous artistic expression. Who knows, maybe will get more Dr. Horrible in the future?
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