Album DescriptionWhile on a family New Year's vacation, shy brainiac Gabriella meets high-school basketball star Troy. During a karaoke contest at the teen party, they discover their love for singing... and an interest in each other. But will they be able to break out of their "expected" cliques and discover new interests and talents within themselves? Find out... in High School Musical! Starring Ashley Tisdale from Disney Channel's original TV series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Zac Efron from the WB's Summerland. Soundtrack features all-new music performed by the cast of the movie plus a bonus track by one of today's hottest teen R&B music groups, B5! CD also includes two instrumental tracks for karaoke fun!
REVIEW
Long Live the TRUE Musicals High School Musical. Even before the movie came out, I had a feeling I was not going to like this. Let me say first that I am an avid fan of musicals. I absolutely love Wicked, Rent, Hairspray, Mama Mia, Les Miserables. I practically live on Broadway music. Musicals is meant to mean something, to teach something, to tell a story, or at least make you laugh. High School Musical possess none of these attributes. This is a story that reflects American youth today; shallow, one-dimensional, material. High School Musical is the story of a bunch of popular, beautiful, andperfect rich kids and their selfish problems that we are suppossed to care about and sing to. Sorry, but I don't think so. This movie is promoting the fact that in order to be happy and achieve anything in the world, you must be gorgeous and talented. That is not a message that should be sent to young children. And the what-you-can-barely-call music is utterly terrible. There is nothing whatsoever good about any of it. The lyrics are akward and don't flow at all, the melodies are mediocre at the most and are easily forgotten, and the singers themselves sound so fake you can hardly stand to listen to the music. High School Musical deserves none of the hype it is receiving. It is so sad that the true musicals in our lifetime are being ignored and forgotten because of this genuinely horrible musical.
