They all have their unique take on the song and I admire their pipes. Choosing one is too hard like picking your favorite child. Riff raff can sure sing while strung out on heroin (morphia) I must say.
OK. So after a little time, I really love Kristian Lavercombe (6:14). It was a little tough to tell because the audio was a bit off from the video but if those were his lips singing, and his face...well...facing(?) I was not only blown away by his performance but also the musical arrangement of this group. He had just the perfect amount of "disturbed" looking to make it memorable. Yet looking at Stuart Matthew Price, I was floored by his arm movements. So defining. One really had the arm movements and the voice, and the other really had the facial expressions and the voice...I really love them all though.
2:48 oh god... it's such a clean belt what the heck- 4:40 How do they do that??? God it's so good 5:58 How is this fair... I think the moral of the story is I love this song??? LIke a lot?????
Stuart Matthew Price is just such an amazing actor and singer - perhaps that‘s why he has been playing riff raff since the first int tour as first cast
Second to last one was the best loved how he rolled his R in River and his powerful voice how long he held the last not wow. Plus I love his facial expressions and I prefer the gothic Riff Raff then the rocker ones. But all of them have great voices. I think I rewatched the second to last one about 10 to 15 more times and no I’m not exaggerating at all couldn’t get enough of his voice and performance.
Danish, when you say the FIRST one, do you mean when the show first opened in Chelsea? I lived in the King's Rd at the time. I was there for a great many performances in the theatre, as I was 'keeping company' with Frank-n-furter at the time. That first Frank-n-furter was Larry Whitehurst, he was the best one, not just because I was biased, Larry had the deepest most powerful voice. He was also beautiful with his makeup on. Blonde wavy hair down to on his shoulders and around 6'5". Don't know how he got stockings to fit him though. And Richard O'Brien, the guy who wrote the show, was definitely the BEST Riff Raff ever! And what a lovely man he was! Quietish and unassuming off stage. Oh, those were some great memories!
this is matthew mckenna erasure no but for real though no one can compare to Stuart Matthew Price. The current european Riff, Christian Lunn, is also great, but really, Price is the one true Riff for me lol
das ist Fremdschämen! .. ich habe mich damals noch (mit 14) ins Kino (in München) geschummelt...! .. sogar meine Eltern mochten die Songs! ... ich habe auch immer noch die Soundtrack LP !!!!!! .. könnte ALLES mitgröhlen! .. war auch vor zwei Jahren wieder im Kino, dem selben, in dem Rocky Horror seit 40 Jahren rum läuft! .. aber DIESE Stimmen... die gehen gar ned .. das ist ............... Blasphemie ... das ist ........ nö!
The way Richard O'Brien sang it was the only version that was not trying to be beautiful, where as every other version was showing off their vocal chops and looking for that clap factor. Says a lot that all of the other versions also tried to make Riff Raff look cooler and less bald. I think all of them missed the character totally. Why hasn't anyone tried to make him uglier, stupider, or more menacing? I just see Frank N' Furter envy going on, where these performers want to do what the lead is supposed to take on; be a weird, sexy, cool diva with huge songs. Doesn't work. Much, much prefer the original.
Not seen the Stuart Matthe Price version before. It impressive vocally but he is massively over acting with big jerking movements to get extra attention and then he crashes the other performers parts by over extending his note. He seems to have his mic turned up much louder as well. Kind of disrespectful and narcissistic.
...and almost none of them seem able to to allow that riff-raff is a grotesque. Seemingly their ego(r) won't allow them to play the part as anything other than shades and flowing locks sexy.
Stuart Matthew Price is slaying that note. My fave Riff Raff
Yeah he really does
Yeah you're right.. stuart matthew price is the best riff raff in the world. I get goosebumps every time..
Yes I do agree he is a good riff raff, but I don’t like his costume that much, but everything else is great
Richard O'Brien for creating this wonderful show and then Stuwart Matthew Price for absolutely slaying as Riff Raff.
Damn yes
The amount of Stuart Mathew price is perfectly proportional
Stuart Matthew price is a god.
Daamn yes he is 😍
They all have their unique take on the song and I admire their pipes. Choosing one is too hard like picking your favorite child.
Riff raff can sure sing while strung out on heroin (morphia) I must say.
That‘s a good comparison - like you say, they‘re all unique in thier own way 👍
Proud to know Phil personally (5:00). Brilliant actor!
0:35 1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975 - Richard O'Brien
1:12 2. Rocky Horror Tribute Show, 2006 - Kraig Thornber
1:52 3. YPT's Production, 2007 - Chris Nolan
2:23 4. Museumquartier Wien, 2009 - Stuart Matthew Price
3:03 5. European Tour, 2009 - Stuart Matthew Price
3:45 6. 2010 - Tommi Denihan
4:16 7. European Tour, 2011/12 - Ross Aldred
4:58 8. Renaissa[n]ce Theatre, 2012 - Phil Paker
5:33 9. European Tour, 2015 - Stuart Matthew Price
6:14 10. 2015 - Kristian Lavercombe
6:48 11. Amstetten, 2019 - Flippo Strocchi
OK. So after a little time, I really love Kristian Lavercombe (6:14). It was a little tough to tell because the audio was a bit off from the video but if those were his lips singing, and his face...well...facing(?) I was not only blown away by his performance but also the musical arrangement of this group. He had just the perfect amount of "disturbed" looking to make it memorable. Yet looking at Stuart Matthew Price, I was floored by his arm movements. So defining. One really had the arm movements and the voice, and the other really had the facial expressions and the voice...I really love them all though.
Absolutely, also his energetic frantic movements are some of my favourite characterisations of Riff Raff for sure
The Rif at 5:00 is absolutely amazing! I got chills...
Some one knows his name?
@@Hibari29 his name is Phil Parker. It’s slightly misspelled in the opening bit.
I know because he’s me. 😉
@@philipparker6257 you sing beutfully ( Sorry my inglesh, im not American)
@@Hibari29 Thank you so much! That really means a lot. I'm humbled to be listed with such talented people!
@@philipparker6257 your tone is so pure, and then the rock rasp! - I’m jealous AF dude, incredible performance
2:48 oh god... it's such a clean belt what the heck-
4:40 How do they do that??? God it's so good
5:58 How is this fair...
I think the moral of the story is I love this song??? LIke a lot?????
Stuart Matthew Price is just such an amazing actor and singer - perhaps that‘s why he has been playing riff raff since the first int tour as first cast
Second to last one was the best loved how he rolled his R in River and his powerful voice how long he held the last not wow. Plus I love his facial expressions and I prefer the gothic Riff Raff then the rocker ones. But all of them have great voices. I think I rewatched the second to last one about 10 to 15 more times and no I’m not exaggerating at all couldn’t get enough of his voice and performance.
he is the person who has played riff raff the most in the world. I watched him live in the uk, he was great!!
Gothic yessssss! And slightly disturbed please! The backup vocals can really enhance.
Kristian Lavercombe. My favorite Riff Raff, and the reason I finally fell in love with the show.
Stuart Matthew Price is unmatchable.❤
6:14 Kristian Lavercombe is my absolute favourite Riff Raff
Same!
Obviously
@@HanboSlimoffical same
Nobody compares to Price for pure vocal quality.
How cool to see different interpretations of the same song.. 💯
The darkness must go down the river of nights dreaming
Flow morphia slow, let the sun and light come streaming
Into my life, into my life.
Thanks for including that intro. I never realized how beautiful the music is. That guitar that almost sounds like it’s cooing…
stuart matthew price has my enTIRE HEART UGHHH I LOVE HIM SM
THE FIRST ONE WILL ALL WAYS BE THE BEST . WE LOVE THE ORIGNAL
He is definitely extraordinary
Danish, when you say the FIRST one, do you mean when the show first opened in Chelsea? I lived in the King's Rd at the time. I was there for a great many performances in the theatre, as I was 'keeping company' with Frank-n-furter at the time. That first Frank-n-furter was Larry Whitehurst, he was the best one, not just because I was biased, Larry had the deepest most powerful voice.
He was also beautiful with his makeup on. Blonde wavy hair down to on his shoulders and around 6'5". Don't know how he got stockings to fit him though.
And Richard O'Brien, the guy who wrote the show, was definitely the BEST Riff Raff ever! And what a lovely man he was! Quietish and unassuming off stage. Oh, those were some great memories!
No matter what universe I will always love riff Raff
I worked with Ross Aldred at Borders in Bournemouth in around 2002. Can’t believe he’s in this video!!
SMP is my FAVORITE Riff Raff!!!!
4:18 woah 😳
The last one kind of sounded like David Bowie (NOW I NEED DAVID BOWIE AS RIFF RAFF)
Stuart Matthew Price 😍
Only missed Reeve Carney to this video be Full with almost every Riff Raff, still pretty good job putting all together
Raul Esparza too
@@CryptP I didn't know Raúl played riff raff
@@MrHades-vm2hm It was in the 2000 Broadway revival
Love that ! Thank you
Your welcome 🤗
they're all wonderful can't decide which one is my favor
5:00 was the best and the one after 5:36 and then 6:12..... ...
You‘re right - they are all damn great
THE OPT-UP 🥵🥵🥵
You forgot Sebastian Bach’s (former lead singer of Skid Row) version of it, he does a killer version of it and it may be the best one.
Stuart Matthew Price the best one!!!
4:25 best one
Love his voice as well, so much soul 😍
Stuart & Kristian are beast ❤️
Wow bravo
I am desperate for Henry Rollo’s version from the recent Australian tour😭
Richard O'Brien
Price 😍
Raul Esparza isn't on here but he was insane
Kristian Lavercombe all the way!
Is that Stuart Matthew Price at 4:49??? That was crazy!!
Nope; It‘s Ross Aldred 🤗
KRISTIAAAAAAN!!!!!
Jetzt fehlt nur noch Christian Lunn er ist auch klasse
this is matthew mckenna erasure
no but for real though no one can compare to Stuart Matthew Price. The current european Riff, Christian Lunn, is also great, but really, Price is the one true Riff for me lol
Who is the actor at 4:00 I love his costume
Tommi Denihan :)
Thks grazie gratis merci
Richard was the best
How about Raul Esparza?
Who was the last guy
His name is Filippo Strocchi, an itealin actor who‘s been playing in german countries for the last few years.
Where did the 3rd one come from?
Hey! It‘s from a high school performance /school production :)
❤️🖤❤️
KRISTIAN LAVERCOMBE
Agreed!!
Kristian Lavercombe is my favorite!!!
Is this a whole song ???? Or just a snippet ?
Just a snippet from "over at the Frankenstein place"
Stay true to the song sing it right stop going over bored it really kill the song
das ist Fremdschämen! .. ich habe mich damals noch (mit 14) ins Kino (in München) geschummelt...! .. sogar meine Eltern mochten die Songs! ... ich habe auch immer noch die Soundtrack LP !!!!!! .. könnte ALLES mitgröhlen! .. war auch vor zwei Jahren wieder im Kino, dem selben, in dem Rocky Horror seit 40 Jahren rum läuft! .. aber DIESE Stimmen... die gehen gar ned .. das ist ............... Blasphemie ... das ist ........ nö!
Das verstehe ich nun aber nicht ganz? Meinen Sie gesanglich oder die Produktion an sich?
04:49 autotune
@@ilovemusicals-compilations2756 that isnt Stuart Price there in that video
@@Leon-px9wt yes; it‘s Ross Aldred
we have this boring musical in our town. it is 2024.....sold out this shit!!!hahahah no wonder....great!
The way Richard O'Brien sang it was the only version that was not trying to be beautiful, where as every other version was showing off their vocal chops and looking for that clap factor. Says a lot that all of the other versions also tried to make Riff Raff look cooler and less bald. I think all of them missed the character totally. Why hasn't anyone tried to make him uglier, stupider, or more menacing? I just see Frank N' Furter envy going on, where these performers want to do what the lead is supposed to take on; be a weird, sexy, cool diva with huge songs. Doesn't work. Much, much prefer the original.
2:33 Hey...can everybody...you know...stfu? That's rude. And annoying. And timed wrongly.
??
@@ilovemusicals-compilations2756 The people cheering
@@taylorwiseman8078 oh yeah that‘s right.. But also it must be said that the show lives withe the audience tho
@@ilovemusicals-compilations2756 Yes, but preferably a respectful one
@@taylorwiseman8078 a respectful one? You know you're literally supposed correct actors in this show and tell them what do to right?
Not seen the Stuart Matthe Price version before. It impressive vocally but he is massively over acting with big jerking movements to get extra attention and then he crashes the other performers parts by over extending his note. He seems to have his mic turned up much louder as well. Kind of disrespectful and narcissistic.
...and almost none of them seem able to to allow that riff-raff is a grotesque. Seemingly their ego(r) won't allow them to play the part as anything other than shades and flowing locks sexy.
This has been arguably one of the dumbest comment threads I've had the misfortune of reading