Thats judas the whole way. He doesn't want to start any beef with his friend Jesus. He is just letting him know things are getting crazy. Judas is telling Jesus to chill before they all get killed.
3:40 oH Edit: I LOVE the way Josh sings this song. He may not have a rock and roll voice, but his voice does have a wonderfully gritty/soul feel to it that I can't help but adore.
Saw this live, and while I still think the show itself has moments of sheer WTF ridiculousness, never has my mind been blown by a production! And Josh Young stole the show. He was a force of nature and deserved his Tony nomination. He is only second to Ben Vereen who was like a fireworks and brimstone preacher in the orignal production; Here, Josh's version of Judas was the unrequited love interest of Jesus, which spoke bigger volumes in the lore of Jesus Christ. Powerful, powerful, powerful.
It took several viewings of the nuance in Josh Young's interpretation for me to appreciate it, but now I'm convinced that is an extremely talented vocalist and diligent actor doing great work. If you really read the text and listen to the lyrics you'll see Judas is railing against Jesus' followers for letting their emotions rule over reason. For anyone saying Josh Young's Judas sings without enough feeling or emotion, consider that this is a choice which fits very well in line with Judas' arc for the last week of Jesus' life. Up until this point he has watched things get out of hand, in his opinion, and now where we come in at the top of JCS he has almost "checked-out" of the emotional connection and tries so hard to appeal to the logic he feels will keep them alive. I know its a new or unfamiliar interpretation for many viewers, but I think he nails it as the beginning of a show-long arc. not just about rock vocal riffs in one song.
@@franc5148 He definitely falls into chest quite a bit here. Especially during "No one alarm". That is PURE chest. He mixes too he gets just about every register here especially in the whole show but I don't really understand why you're trying to correct here. There was a great use of chest voice in this song.
@@The7nUp don’t get me wrong I love Carl so much and honestly tend to prefer more soulful vocals but 1. Just because he sings differently doesn’t mean it needs work LOL not everyone is supposed to sound the same and josh has a beautiful and powerful voice as well. 2. This show was being done 7-8 times a week LIVE ON BROADWAY, you can’t really think actors playing Judas/Jesus/marry are going to do every vocal option up possible when they have to perform every single day over and over again songs that are extremely difficult
Love his voice and he actually followed the music sheet that I have. No need for the high riffs and screeching notes. This is perfect for my eyes. And his diction is so good.
I saw this on Broadway in 2012 and I loved this revival so much. Josh Young was a different but fantastic Judas and totally made the production special. I wish they'd recorded a soundtrack.
Josh was amazing in this show! I saw it three times in California before it moved to Broadway. In person his voice just moves to the CENTER of you. That's why he deserved his Tony nomination for this Broadway debut!!
I love Josh's version of Judas!! Ever the skeptic, ever rational, ever level-headed, he scorns the emotional fervor that surrounds Jesus until he himself gets worked up once he realizes the depth of what he's done. Amazing job!! Plus Josh's voice is Gorgeous
Josh Young, you literally send shivers down my spine...[.Your parents must be bursting with pride] You're one VERY gifted man, and I really enjoy your work......
Anybody here not biased towards the ‘73 version, who likes all of them? Sigh. At times I feel like the only person who actually likes all initerations (that how you spell it) of Jesus Christ superstar........can’t we all just applaud that this guy actually did the show whilst he was battling bronchitis? Yeah.
As someone who has seen no other version of this song...I love this dude's voice and, having recently left the Pentecostal church, I love the portrayal of Judas.
Was fortunate to enjoy JCS live in Stratford. Josh blew the earth off its axis in this production. His voice is melodic and powerful throughout, despite the demands of this role. There is no unrequited love: only the choice to worship lucre or Christ.
i absolutely love tim minchin doing this, but i have to say, this is fantastic!! And they're really different, so I don't even feel the need to compare them!!
I really wish I had seen this. but no one in my family really likes this musical. I wish I had seen Paul Nolan & Josh Young. Josh's voice is fantastic! I really like how he sounds I wish they filmed this version too :/
Giannis Targontsidis no he is a baritone. Besides the tone of his voice, his vocal breaks are of a typical baritones. You can here them more clearly in other recordings of this song with better audio quality. This isn’t hate, he doesn’t an amazing job with the role
mira, barítono no es, pero la técnica que tiene le hizo lucir muchisimo mejor la canción que a un tenor común, así que, a decir sus gringadas a otra parte señor.
Salvador Vega you don’t understand male voices. He is a baritone. His breaks are that of a baritone. His upper notes G4-D5 are all placed very strategically because of his natural baritone voice.
@@owenmyers7 amigo, no, el es tenor, que su color de voz no te confunda, hay distintos tipos de baritonos: baritono ligero, baritono dramatico, baritono y luego siguen los bajos y bajos profundos. el color que el tiene ni si quiera suena al de un baritono ligero, suena al de un tenor común, el que tenga una colocación distinta para sus agudos no significa que sea baritono.
The interesting subtext in this production is that Judas loved and worshipped Jesus so much he wanted to be him - watch the mirroring of actions and imagining Mary Madeline is touching him.
this version is wonderful! i prefer the same actor singing it a few years later (more concert-y, less musical-ly) he's really able to let loose vocally without being obnoxiously rock-y if i had a single micro-criticism to give, i'd want to hear him sing "jesus"(0:40) as powerfully as he sings "say" (1:04) [I mean the words, not song titles or anything else] I hear space in the song for him to hit us with a wall of sound
My mind is clearer now. At last all too well I can see where we all soon will be. If you strip away The myth from the man, You will see where we all soon will be. Jesus! You've started to believe The things they say of you. You really do believe This talk of God is true. And all the good you've done Will soon get swept away. You've begun to matter more Than the things you say. Listen Jesus I don't like what I see. All I ask is that you listen to me. And remember, I've been your right hand man all along. You have set them all on fire. They think they've found the new Messiah. And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong. I remember when this whole thing began. No talk of God then, we called you a man. And believe me, my admiration for you hasn't died. But every word you say today Gets twisted 'round some other way. And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied. Nazareth, your famous son should have stayed a great unknown Like his father carving wood He'd have made good. Tables, chairs, and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best. He'd have caused nobody harm; no one alarm. Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race? Don't you see we must keep in our place? We are occupied; have you forgotten how put down we are? I am frightened by the crowd. For we are getting much too loud. And they'll crush us if we go too far. If we go too far.... Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give. Please remember that I want us to live. But it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour. All your followers are blind. Too much heaven on their minds. It was beautiful, but now it's sour. Yes it's all gone sour.
The camaraderie between Judas and Mary in this is really confusing to me. I can't imagine that it's very convincing in Strange Thing Mystifying like ten minutes later when he goes about how Jesus shouldn't be wasting his time with her.
He says he doesn't object to her profession! Lol. I think it's more portrayed as a jab thrown at Mary due to jealousy in this production. He's trying to discredit her in Jesus' eyes more than anything. Their relationship is really toyed around with in this production, and I'd argue you see moments where each of the three of them shows attraction to one another, even Judas and Mary towards each other. I think the point of it all is that Judas' feelings were extremely twisted up, which gives ample opportunity for Judas to make such a terrible choice, even if he didn't think it would lead to Jesus' death.
This man has a very good voice, no doubt. However, there are points in this song, many IMO, where he should sound desperate, but he does not. Then again, I've spent many years listening to Murray Head with the studio rendition, so I'm biased away from the stage performances. I am going to see the show this year when it comes to the Straz in Tampa, though.
If you havent found any already (which you might have seeing as your comment is from year ago) there is one recording and I think you can find it on yt if you search for jcs 2012 and filter off anything shorter than 20 mins
Great Job, I had a go at this role myself recently Dusseldorf... it's a really cool rockout role and a great song to sing and altho' it's a lungful right at the beginning of the show, it's every actor's dream role. You can see my effort (such as it is) if you enter my name on youtube. :)
I think he did a good job but I feel like there needs to be alot more energy in the last half of the tune. Kinda like how Carl Anderson does it or even Ben Vereen. Have any of you seen Adam Lambert do it? Theres a video on youtube and its pretty incredible.
The cast from the 70's film version ruined it for me to like any other singers doing these numbers! I have watched every vid of JCS songs on the web from different stage shows and have never felt the feelings I get from watching Ted Neeley as Jesus Carl Anderson as Judas Iscariot Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate or any of the others, Larry Marshall as Simon is another personal fav of mine.
Really good vocal performance. The only problem is that Josh isn’t a rock singing tenor. I’m assuming he’s a baritone which can work for Jesus but Judas is a tenor role
I actually made a special trip up to NYC to see this production before it closed, and that is something I regret to this day. Josh Young, while clearly a talented, classically trained vocalist, was not cut out to sing rock. Full stop. Watching him stumble through one of my all-time favorite songs live was a painful experience. Years later, that experience is no better. My only consolation is that this revival didn't last and that Josh Young didn't go on to win an award for butchering something I love.
sapienveneficus well, there are those that can switch between genres easily.....maybe they should’ve casted him as Pilate or....what was the name of the part that norm Lewis played? Not all classically trained vocalists sound too legit for roles on broadway, Anthony warlow is a good example of someone who can do both legit and rock (check out Jekyll and Hyde 1994 cast recording if you know what I mean). Maybe he should’ve been Judas instead (what, Judas can’t be older? Please).....
This song doesn't work unless you have a "rock n roll" voice. You can pull off Phantom with a "theater" voice but JCS NEEDS that grit in the vocals, like Little Richard. And yes... he is an amazing vocalist, without question, but this music is very specific and requires a rock feel.
It's a ROCK opera - you're not supposed to cast singers who sings almost all words with round tones. Of course a trained singer will use that technique during their performance - but this guy is doing it far too much for the part he is playing. I prefer the likes of Carl Anderson and Brandon Victor Dixon singing this.
Personally, I thought this was boring. JCSS by definition is a rock opera. I heard zero rock in this at all. He does have a great voice, but not Judas to me. Maybe Marius ?
He actually played Marius a few years before this and is one of the best ever in that role in my opinion. For his Judas, I get why people don't like him, even though I think he's great.
Agree Sparta2310-- empty...and why is Judas singing to Mary Magdaelene, when his words should be directed to Jesus? go listen to the 1970 album...now THAT is singing with feeling.
Sorry but this song depends on the two lines that go way up and loud--"have you forgotten how put down we are?" and "it's sad to to see our chances [are] weakening with every hour". A fail. They should have gotten someone who could have handled the part.
I get missing the option up. But I actually kind of like the decision to option down, it makes it so the song builds up more to the climax. Also, it's not a matter of Josh Young not being able to sing the notes, he has a solo album called Still Dreaming of Paradise where he sings this song in the original format. And if you listen to him sing the end, or literally anything from this show, it's clear he can sing a B flat.
this could've been filmed at a wednesday matinee for all you know. just because he didn't do the option in this performance, doesn't mean he never did it.
He sang it the way it is written in the score. Now, if you have an objection that he didn't copy or mimic the way another singer sang it, then that's another issue.
In the guy’s defense, this was probably earlier on in the run or he did not find his footing yet, he did admit surprise that he was cast as Judas in Jesus Christ superstar in this interview: www.google.com/amp/s/articles.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/07/josh_young_amazing_grace_broadway.amp.
I mean, I don't really see that as a bad thing. I think people glorify obvious emotions too much in acting, and it comes at the detriment of acting itself. Most of human interaction is nuanced, you can get a lot from smaller queues without needing someone to act super emotional. To me, Josh sounds less hysterical (like other renditions) and sounds more like he's withholding fear. Carl Anderson sounds a bit more genuinely panicked and somewhat distraught though. Josh has more of a "Goddamn it all of my friends are delusional and I need to take this into my own hands" quality whereas Carls is more of a "Oh my god all of my friends are gonna die". Like, Josh registers as impending but preventable doom where as Carl registers as immediate doom, if that makes any sense.
nobody will ever be better than Carl Anderson and Ted Neeley. this guy didn't sing the right notes at all. I could have done it better. I hate how they are making this musical so modern now. it isnt the same.
Blake Moses Well technically, he did sing all the right notes. This is the closest rendition I've heard to what's actually written. He ad libbed a lot less than Carl Anderson, Murray Head, etc.
Yeah, I guess that is why you are a famous, regular cast member of this musical and he is a nobody. When you are a worlwide recognized singer, then you can judge. In the meantime, get a life.
I mean, I don't think that's the case. He was hitting the same notes, but Carl Anderson sounds like a tenor to me, and Josh Young sounds like a baritone. I did notice that Josh riffed less, but he managed to keep up with the most agile passage within the song, So I'm assuming that's an artistic move more than a talent limit.
This production was a travesty. Sadly I saw it in person. While Paul Nolan's voice is incredible, this Josh guy simply can not sing. His placement is all over the map and he can't riff at all. Totally disrespectful to the God of the role of Judas, Mr. Carl Anderson.
I felt the exact opposite. Josh was amazing and carried Paul's very mediocre Jesus. Seems critics agreed with me as Josh got a Tony nom and Paul did not.
I love the way Judas seems kinda of a softy but afraid
Thats judas the whole way. He doesn't want to start any beef with his friend Jesus. He is just letting him know things are getting crazy. Judas is telling Jesus to chill before they all get killed.
@@brendansweeney9719 Exactly.
3:40 oH
Edit: I LOVE the way Josh sings this song. He may not have a rock and roll voice, but his voice does have a wonderfully gritty/soul feel to it that I can't help but adore.
Saw this live, and while I still think the show itself has moments of sheer WTF ridiculousness, never has my mind been blown by a production! And Josh Young stole the show. He was a force of nature and deserved his Tony nomination. He is only second to Ben Vereen who was like a fireworks and brimstone preacher in the orignal production; Here, Josh's version of Judas was the unrequited love interest of Jesus, which spoke bigger volumes in the lore of Jesus Christ. Powerful, powerful, powerful.
It took several viewings of the nuance in Josh Young's interpretation for me to appreciate it, but now I'm convinced that is an extremely talented vocalist and diligent actor doing great work. If you really read the text and listen to the lyrics you'll see Judas is railing against Jesus' followers for letting their emotions rule over reason. For anyone saying Josh Young's Judas sings without enough feeling or emotion, consider that this is a choice which fits very well in line with Judas' arc for the last week of Jesus' life. Up until this point he has watched things get out of hand, in his opinion, and now where we come in at the top of JCS he has almost "checked-out" of the emotional connection and tries so hard to appeal to the logic he feels will keep them alive. I know its a new or unfamiliar interpretation for many viewers, but I think he nails it as the beginning of a show-long arc. not just about rock vocal riffs in one song.
Lars Jorgensen you’re right! He’s a very logic-oriented person and josh young portrays that excellently.
Same
Judas understood before so many others, this is the performance that shows that. Josh Young is exceptional and rightfully deserved the Tony Nom👏🏻
WE STAN CHEST VOICE
Yaaaaaas!!!
it is actually mixed voice, but yeah
we stan Josh Young
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@@franc5148 He definitely falls into chest quite a bit here. Especially during "No one alarm". That is PURE chest. He mixes too he gets just about every register here especially in the whole show but I don't really understand why you're trying to correct here. There was a great use of chest voice in this song.
*mixed voice
I ADORE this rendition. Josh Young is an amazing vocalist, but I really miss the high riff on "how put down we are".
Eyanna Gruver omg I was wondering the same exact thing
He just does not have Carl's soul in him. good voice but neeeds looooootsa work!
@@The7nUp don’t get me wrong I love Carl so much and honestly tend to prefer more soulful vocals but 1. Just because he sings differently doesn’t mean it needs work LOL not everyone is supposed to sound the same and josh has a beautiful and powerful voice as well. 2. This show was being done 7-8 times a week LIVE ON BROADWAY, you can’t really think actors playing Judas/Jesus/marry are going to do every vocal option up possible when they have to perform every single day over and over again songs that are extremely difficult
Josh has a solo album called Still Dreaming of Paradise where he sings Heaven on their Minds and does the option up!
I actually like how he chose not to sing the riff, it makes him different from others, unique in a good way lol
Love his voice and he actually followed the music sheet that I have. No need for the high riffs and screeching notes. This is perfect for my eyes. And his diction is so good.
I saw this on Broadway in 2012 and I loved this revival so much. Josh Young was a different but fantastic Judas and totally made the production special. I wish they'd recorded a soundtrack.
Abigail D Totally!
Josh was amazing in this show! I saw it three times in California before it moved to Broadway. In person his voice just moves to the CENTER of you. That's why he deserved his Tony nomination for this Broadway debut!!
Saw this 8 times and Josh Young is perfection.
I am sooo jealous of you. I love his voice. His style is more my preference than the screaming rock style.
I love Josh's version of Judas!! Ever the skeptic, ever rational, ever level-headed, he scorns the emotional fervor that surrounds Jesus until he himself gets worked up once he realizes the depth of what he's done. Amazing job!! Plus Josh's voice is Gorgeous
I'd like to hear him sing Javert
Gnilrats oh my gosh same
He played Marius when he was younger!
Forget Javert. he needs to be Beast in a Beauty and the Beast revival.
Funnily enough, Jerome Pradon, who played Judas in the 2000 film adaptation, played Javert in 2002!
Josh Young, you literally send shivers down my spine...[.Your parents must be bursting with pride] You're one VERY gifted man, and I really enjoy your work......
Saw this version on Broadway and loved every minute of it! Beautiful version and wonderful music.
Anybody here not biased towards the ‘73 version, who likes all of them? Sigh. At times I feel like the only person who actually likes all initerations (that how you spell it) of Jesus Christ superstar........can’t we all just applaud that this guy actually did the show whilst he was battling bronchitis? Yeah.
Wow! Talk about a powerful singing voice! He's pretty magnificent!
As someone who has seen no other version of this song...I love this dude's voice and, having recently left the Pentecostal church, I love the portrayal of Judas.
I had the pleasure of seeing Josh preform here in Stratford, he did an amazing job! The whole production was very well done! :D
SOMEbody was trained in opera...
Beautiful Opera
Josh Young is the best Judas, in my mind. What a voice that man has!
I saw this cast and got a picture with judas!!!!!!!!! They were absolutely amazing!!!!!!!
Was fortunate to enjoy JCS live in Stratford. Josh blew the earth off its axis in this production. His voice is melodic and powerful throughout, despite the demands of this role.
There is no unrequited love: only the choice to worship lucre or Christ.
i absolutely love tim minchin doing this, but i have to say, this is fantastic!! And they're really different, so I don't even feel the need to compare them!!
The “if we go too far”s have me💕
I really wish I had seen this. but no one in my family really likes this musical. I wish I had seen Paul Nolan & Josh Young. Josh's voice is fantastic! I really like how he sounds I wish they filmed this version too :/
thanks for posting it. I LOVED this show. Too bad it closed.
Holy cow that mix is good
This dude is a baritone
No, he just sings in chest voice. Not all tenors sound like whiny little bitches.
Giannis Targontsidis no he is a baritone. Besides the tone of his voice, his vocal breaks are of a typical baritones. You can here them more clearly in other recordings of this song with better audio quality. This isn’t hate, he doesn’t an amazing job with the role
mira, barítono no es, pero la técnica que tiene le hizo lucir muchisimo mejor la canción que a un tenor común, así que, a decir sus gringadas a otra parte señor.
Salvador Vega you don’t understand male voices. He is a baritone. His breaks are that of a baritone. His upper notes G4-D5 are all placed very strategically because of his natural baritone voice.
@@owenmyers7 amigo, no, el es tenor, que su color de voz no te confunda, hay distintos tipos de baritonos: baritono ligero, baritono dramatico, baritono y luego siguen los bajos y bajos profundos. el color que el tiene ni si quiera suena al de un baritono ligero, suena al de un tenor común, el que tenga una colocación distinta para sus agudos no significa que sea baritono.
I love his 'right hand man' at 1:23 💕
This guy is great!!!
This is a really nice version!
I didn’t like his at first but it’s grown on me and I love this
1:04 to 1:13 says it all.
The interesting subtext in this production is that Judas loved and worshipped Jesus so much he wanted to be him - watch the mirroring of actions and imagining Mary Madeline is touching him.
this version is wonderful! i prefer the same actor singing it a few years later (more concert-y, less musical-ly) he's really able to let loose vocally without being obnoxiously rock-y
if i had a single micro-criticism to give, i'd want to hear him sing "jesus"(0:40) as powerfully as he sings "say" (1:04) [I mean the words, not song titles or anything else] I hear space in the song for him to hit us with a wall of sound
Carl Anderson, and Josh Young are my favs.
I saw josh young in Stratford. So amazing.
1:04 is the best version of this part I have ever heard.
his voice is so resonant here it’s just perfect
@@mewingmandaI know, right!
great job he's very talented
My mind is clearer now.
At last all too well
I can see where we all soon will be.
If you strip away The myth from the man,
You will see where we all soon will be. Jesus!
You've started to believe
The things they say of you.
You really do believe
This talk of God is true.
And all the good you've done
Will soon get swept away.
You've begun to matter more
Than the things you say.
Listen Jesus I don't like what I see.
All I ask is that you listen to me.
And remember, I've been your right hand man all along.
You have set them all on fire.
They think they've found the new Messiah.
And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong.
I remember when this whole thing began.
No talk of God then, we called you a man.
And believe me, my admiration for you hasn't died.
But every word you say today
Gets twisted 'round some other way.
And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied.
Nazareth, your famous son should have stayed a great unknown
Like his father carving wood He'd have made good.
Tables, chairs, and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best.
He'd have caused nobody harm; no one alarm.
Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race?
Don't you see we must keep in our place?
We are occupied; have you forgotten how put down we are?
I am frightened by the crowd.
For we are getting much too loud.
And they'll crush us if we go too far.
If we go too far....
Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give.
Please remember that I want us to live.
But it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour.
All your followers are blind.
Too much heaven on their minds.
It was beautiful, but now it's sour.
Yes it's all gone sour.
Carl Anderson is just the best, but after him Josh Young is the right guy to be!
So... lets... bring on the men
I. Love. Him.
The camaraderie between Judas and Mary in this is really confusing to me. I can't imagine that it's very convincing in Strange Thing Mystifying like ten minutes later when he goes about how Jesus shouldn't be wasting his time with her.
Maybe he always has seen it that way and is just bringing it up.
He says he doesn't object to her profession! Lol. I think it's more portrayed as a jab thrown at Mary due to jealousy in this production. He's trying to discredit her in Jesus' eyes more than anything.
Their relationship is really toyed around with in this production, and I'd argue you see moments where each of the three of them shows attraction to one another, even Judas and Mary towards each other. I think the point of it all is that Judas' feelings were extremely twisted up, which gives ample opportunity for Judas to make such a terrible choice, even if he didn't think it would lead to Jesus' death.
My man doing this eight times a week! give him a break
I couldn't agree with you more!! No question the 73 version is by far by far the best out there
i was waiting for that amazing opera belt in “ have you forgotten how far down we are” but he took it down the octave 😢
Excellent
I stan hitting a D5...twice
Just wow.
LMAO he looked right in the camera
I like this. Where's the "he won't listen to me" part? That's my fave part T-T
This man has a very good voice, no doubt. However, there are points in this song, many IMO, where he should sound desperate, but he does not.
Then again, I've spent many years listening to Murray Head with the studio rendition, so I'm biased away from the stage performances. I am going to see the show this year when it comes to the Straz in Tampa, though.
Watch Fred Johanson as Pilate, you'll change your mind! :-)
Hey is there a full version of this show with him somewhere?? Plz I need it lol
A little bit late, but here you go :) th-cam.com/video/8yg18onp7mA/w-d-xo.html
If you havent found any already (which you might have seeing as your comment is from year ago) there is one recording and I think you can find it on yt if you search for jcs 2012 and filter off anything shorter than 20 mins
This is beautiful (':
josh is the hottest judas
Awsome!
Great Job, I had a go at this role myself recently Dusseldorf... it's a really cool rockout role and a great song to sing and altho' it's a lungful right at the beginning of the show, it's every actor's dream role. You can see my effort (such as it is) if you enter my name on youtube. :)
wow
Ooh he gave me tingles
1:04 oh my GOD his voice is so resonant
Reminder that Josh young claims to be self taught. If that is true, I might as well give up since this man has more talent in a fingernail than I do.
THIS MAN HAS A WHOLE ASS BFA FROM SYRACUSE
I can also promise you that he does not claim that
Nope…I certainly never said that :)
greaaat
This is like Disney Judas
(not necessarily in a bad way)
Lol, yes 💗
Where is the feeling?
Great voice, but a bit too deep, he'd make a best Caiaphas, I wonder who sang that part..
He has a great voice but it doesn't have the rock sound that JCS has.
We stan baritones!!!!!!!!!
1:06!
is that sam pauly
I think he did a good job but I feel like there needs to be alot more energy in the last half of the tune. Kinda like how Carl Anderson does it or even Ben Vereen. Have any of you seen Adam Lambert do it? Theres a video on youtube and its pretty incredible.
At 0:27 I’m 90% sure he saw the camera😭💀
HAHAHHAHA OH MY GOD I JUST PEED
The cast from the 70's film version ruined it for me to like any other singers doing these numbers! I have watched every vid of JCS songs on the web from different stage shows and have never felt the feelings I get from watching Ted Neeley as Jesus
Carl Anderson as Judas Iscariot
Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene
Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate or any of the others, Larry Marshall as Simon is another personal fav of mine.
Really good vocal performance. The only problem is that Josh isn’t a rock singing tenor. I’m assuming he’s a baritone which can work for Jesus but Judas is a tenor role
He’s most likely a baritenor but I do agree that it was different. A good different though
this is first guy that is close to carl anderson asaif
Josh has a great awesome voice. But he doesn't give me the vibe of Judas.
I actually made a special trip up to NYC to see this production before it closed, and that is something I regret to this day. Josh Young, while clearly a talented, classically trained vocalist, was not cut out to sing rock. Full stop. Watching him stumble through one of my all-time favorite songs live was a painful experience. Years later, that experience is no better. My only consolation is that this revival didn't last and that Josh Young didn't go on to win an award for butchering something I love.
sapienveneficus well, there are those that can switch between genres easily.....maybe they should’ve casted him as Pilate or....what was the name of the part that norm Lewis played? Not all classically trained vocalists sound too legit for roles on broadway, Anthony warlow is a good example of someone who can do both legit and rock (check out Jekyll and Hyde 1994 cast recording if you know what I mean). Maybe he should’ve been Judas instead (what, Judas can’t be older? Please).....
He was absolutely awful. Regretted seeing it and I lived in NYC. Can't imagine making a trip for that.
Good rendition , good voice, but IDK, He didn't sell me Judas.
Judas is fantastic! .. I just really don't like this Jesus.
This song doesn't work unless you have a "rock n roll" voice. You can pull off Phantom with a "theater" voice but JCS NEEDS that grit in the vocals, like Little Richard. And yes... he is an amazing vocalist, without question, but this music is very specific and requires a rock feel.
It's a ROCK opera - you're not supposed to cast singers who sings almost all words with round tones. Of course a trained singer will use that technique during their performance - but this guy is doing it far too much for the part he is playing. I prefer the likes of Carl Anderson and Brandon Victor Dixon singing this.
Personally, I thought this was boring. JCSS by definition is a rock opera. I heard zero rock in this at all. He does have a great voice, but not Judas to me. Maybe Marius ?
He actually played Marius a few years before this and is one of the best ever in that role in my opinion. For his Judas, I get why people don't like him, even though I think he's great.
Agree Sparta2310-- empty...and why is Judas singing to Mary Magdaelene, when his words should be directed to Jesus? go listen to the 1970 album...now THAT is singing with feeling.
if anyone says the judas from jcs 2000 is any good they should be crucified he is just awful.
THANK YOU. no one can top the original '73, but good god the guy from 2000 was just embarrassing -__-
How dare you he isn't the best but not horrible
Well, can you please direct me to the best? i'm honestly curious.
Yes I can in 2015 there's another version coming and I play Jesus
The one with Brandon Boyd from Incubus playing Judas?....yeah, no. lol
Nope. Zubin Varla.
Sorry but this song depends on the two lines that go way up and loud--"have you forgotten how put down we are?" and "it's sad to to see our chances [are] weakening with every hour". A fail. They should have gotten someone who could have handled the part.
Omg, you weren’t kidding. This is broadway? How dare they?! Those are the best lines 😭
I get missing the option up. But I actually kind of like the decision to option down, it makes it so the song builds up more to the climax. Also, it's not a matter of Josh Young not being able to sing the notes, he has a solo album called Still Dreaming of Paradise where he sings this song in the original format. And if you listen to him sing the end, or literally anything from this show, it's clear he can sing a B flat.
this could've been filmed at a wednesday matinee for all you know. just because he didn't do the option in this performance, doesn't mean he never did it.
He sang it the way it is written in the score. Now, if you have an objection that he didn't copy or mimic the way another singer sang it, then that's another issue.
I didn't feel like I was watching Judas' character here or Jesus Christ Superstar at all tbh, weird casting choice
...Dafuq is this!?
I saw people that looked like Amateurs who put MORE emotion into this than this dude.
In the guy’s defense, this was probably earlier on in the run or he did not find his footing yet, he did admit surprise that he was cast as Judas in Jesus Christ superstar in this interview: www.google.com/amp/s/articles.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/07/josh_young_amazing_grace_broadway.amp.
I mean, I don't really see that as a bad thing. I think people glorify obvious emotions too much in acting, and it comes at the detriment of acting itself. Most of human interaction is nuanced, you can get a lot from smaller queues without needing someone to act super emotional.
To me, Josh sounds less hysterical (like other renditions) and sounds more like he's withholding fear. Carl Anderson sounds a bit more genuinely panicked and somewhat distraught though. Josh has more of a "Goddamn it all of my friends are delusional and I need to take this into my own hands" quality whereas Carls is more of a "Oh my god all of my friends are gonna die".
Like, Josh registers as impending but preventable doom where as Carl registers as immediate doom, if that makes any sense.
Guy in the movie is so much better.
great singer, pretty decent actor, bad judas.
Tim Minchin is second best. way better than josh by miles!!! you would agree if you watch him
He's a good singer, but he has no idea how to sing this song!
Josh Young is my least favorite Judas.
nobody will ever be better than Carl Anderson and Ted Neeley. this guy didn't sing the right notes at all. I could have done it better. I hate how they are making this musical so modern now. it isnt the same.
Blake Moses Carl Anderson and Ian Gillan
Blake Moses Well technically, he did sing all the right notes. This is the closest rendition I've heard to what's actually written. He ad libbed a lot less than Carl Anderson, Murray Head, etc.
Yeah, I guess that is why you are a famous, regular cast member of this musical and he is a nobody. When you are a worlwide recognized singer, then you can judge. In the meantime, get a life.
I mean, I don't think that's the case. He was hitting the same notes, but Carl Anderson sounds like a tenor to me, and Josh Young sounds like a baritone.
I did notice that Josh riffed less, but he managed to keep up with the most agile passage within the song, So I'm assuming that's an artistic move more than a talent limit.
This production was a travesty. Sadly I saw it in person. While Paul Nolan's voice is incredible, this Josh guy simply can not sing. His placement is all over the map and he can't riff at all. Totally disrespectful to the God of the role of Judas, Mr. Carl Anderson.
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I felt the exact opposite. Josh was amazing and carried Paul's very mediocre Jesus. Seems critics agreed with me as Josh got a Tony nom and Paul did not.
Wow