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The second is 1974's glam-fabulous Starmaker, a TV rock-opera precursor to the Kinks' concept album Soap Opera, in which Davies's rock god decides to live as an accountant named Norman for research purposes.
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Ms. Taymor's particular gift for theatrical contrivance receives a boost from the actual Hawaiian island setting that breathes beneath layers of computer generated tinsel, brightly colored costumes and 70's rock-opera sound-track bombast.
The Best of the Fest Greater New York Staff 2010
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A goth-industrial rock-opera, yes -- but not a film/novel that takes its subject matter this seriously.
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The second is 1974's glam-fabulous Starmaker, a TV rock-opera precursor to the Kinks' concept album Soap Opera, in which Davies's rock god decides to live as an accountant named Norman for research purposes.
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The show is inspired by the band's hit rock-opera record of the same name and includes all the songs from that album.
Green Day's Great White Way Ellen Gamerman 2010
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The show is inspired by the band's hit rock-opera record of the same name and includes all the songs from that album.
Green Day's Great White Way Ellen Gamerman 2010
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The show is inspired by the band's hit rock-opera record of the same name and includes all the songs from that album.
Green Day's Great White Way Ellen Gamerman 2010
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So it should come as no stretch nor any real surprise that The Decemberists 'newest album, The Hazards of Love takes the form of that vaunted exercise in musical construction: the rock-opera.
Verena von Pfetten: HuffPost Review: The Decemberists -- The Hazards Of Love 2009
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If you are in the mood for a slasher-esque feature tied together with a rock-opera theme, look no further than Repo!
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On January 20, Lionsgate released their horror rock-opera Repo!
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