CD - 'Jesus Christ Superstar - A 21st Century Tribute to the Brown Album'

As the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra's first studio recording, this was the project that put so many musicians and singers together that Sal and Alan realized they had an opportunity to make some crazy, new, giant, rock band. Prior to this recording, the URO didn't exist.

The album itself was born out of the URO co-founders' mutual admiration of this classic, definitive rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that was first recorded in 1970 (the fabled 'Brown Album') with Ian Gillan from Deep Purple singing 'Jesus.'

Sal and Alan set out to record a new version of this 26 song challenge, with arrangements that sometimes stayed true to the original, and other times pulled from different areas of influence creating alternative takes on some of the songs.

It features Sal Clemente singing 'Judas,' Naoko Takamoto bringing new phrasing to the melodies of 'Mary,' and the incomparable Chris Cote slipping effortlessly into the shoes of Ian Gillan in the role of 'Jesus.'

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Musicians:

Alan Ware, Mike Levesque - Drums, Percussion

Ryan Tremblay - Percussion

Matthew Silbert, Bob Melanson - Bass Guitar

Tony Savarino, Andrew Kuhn, Brian Gagne - Guitar

Sal Clemente - Acoustic / Electric Guitar

Andrew Malone, Jules Kim - Piano / Organ / Synth

Gordon Hill, Angela Shyr - Violin, Viola

Additional Vocals:

Fatima Elmi, Cristina Freda, Maria Freda, Kristin Lavoie, Nicole Jorgenson, Andrew Malone, Elizabeth Rimar, John Sorvillo, Jennifer Truesdale, Ian Wehrle, Alan Ware, Maura Young, Maria Clemente