Jesus Christ Superstar

Soundtrack / Score · 1973 · 13 tracks · 43m

Jesus Christ Superstar

Andrew Lloyd Webber

A gritty, fuzz-drenched rock opera that trades theatrical polish for raw 1970s studio energy. High-stakes vocals meet heavy brass and psychedelic organ.

1973

A high-stakes collision of spiritual desperation and aggressive rock bravado.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 43m

01

Overture

4:23

02

Heaven On Their Minds

4:43

03

What's The Buzz

2:44

04

Everything's Alright

4:32

05

Hosanna

2:53

06

Everything's Alright (Reprise)

0:39

07

I Don't Know How To Love Him

3:39

08

Damned For All Time

3:02

09

The Last Supper

2:18

10

Argument

4:32

11

King Herod's Song

3:18

12

Superstar

4:25

13

John Nineteen: Forty One

2:44

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the ominous orchestral overture into the biting, funk-driven guitar riff of Heaven On Their Minds.

Ian Gillan's glass-shattering high notes during the climax of Gethsemane, pushing the limits of rock vocal technique.

The sudden shift to a jaunty, vaudevillian ragtime piano for King Herod's Song, creating a jarring tonal contrast.

Where This Album Departs

How does Jesus Christ Superstar sound next to the rest of Andrew Lloyd Webber's catalogue?

Intense+3.0σ

Intense saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →