Then again, the cast albums of most musicals leave quite a bit to the imagination, and the real treat of this disc is in enjoying Whedon's music and lyrics. There is definitely something lost in hearing the soundtrack but not seeing the episode, which featured many great sight gags (the 18-second selection "The Mustard" will be lost on those who didn't see that it was the climax to a big production number, led by a man who's just picked up his clothes from a dry cleaner). But even some Broadway buffs tuned in to the special episode to see how Whedon, the show's creator-cum-songwriter, would fare. For those folks, this recording doesn't need a review - let alone an explanation - for they all saw Once More, With Feeling when it aired last autumn. Different, but good.īuffy the Vampire Slayer has, to put it mildly, a cult following. Most importantly, don't let the knowledge that it's an episode of a show called Buffy the Vampire Slayer deter you. And don't let the fact that his musical Once More, With Feeling - now available from Rounder Records - is the original cast album to an episode of a television series fool you, either. Don't let Joss Whedon's self-deprecating liner notes fool you he knows how to write a musical.
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