Jesus Christ Superstar – A Rock Opera Tracklist
Jesus Christ Superstar is the original concept rock opera album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. This album features the vocal talents of Ian Gillan, Murray Head, Yvonne Elliman, and more.
Unable to support for a full show, Webber and Rice released the music of Jesus Christ Superstar in this album, which found popularity and allowed for them to make a stage production a year later.
The album follows the story of the passion of Christ and seeks to interpret the fears, anger, anxiety and anguish of various characters from the gospels. It takes a heavy focus on the Apostle Judas. Musically, styles span from rock to ballads to gospel.
Interestingly, Jesus Christ Superstar is the second biblically based musical by the composer/writer duo, the first being Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.
