Jesus Christ Superstar

Soundtrack / Score · 1970 · 19 tracks

Jesus Christ Superstar

Andrew Lloyd Webber

A gritty, guitar-heavy 1970 concept album. Ian Gillan's soaring screams and funky basslines turn a biblical narrative into a high-stakes psychedelic rock epic.

1970 · MCA Records

A high-tension collision of political cynicism and raw, screaming existential agony.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks

02

Heaven on Their Minds

4:23

03

What’s the Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying

4:13

05

This Jesus Must Die

3:36

06

Hosanna

2:07

07

Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem

4:49

08

Pilate’s Dream

1:28

09

The Temple

4:43

10

Everything’s Alright (reprise)

0:34

12

Damned for All Time / Blood Money

5:11

13

The Last Supper

7:10

14

Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)

5:33

15

The Arrest

3:24

16

Peter’s Denial

1:27

17

Pilate and Christ

2:46

18

King Herod’s Song (Try It and See)

3:02

19

Judas’ Death

4:17

20

Trial Before Pilate (Including the 39 Lashes)

5:13

22

Crucifixion

4:04

23

John Nineteen: Forty-One

2:10

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the funky, wah-wah guitar of 'Heaven on Their Minds' into the frantic vocal entry of Judas.

The visceral, sustained high-register scream from Ian Gillan at the climax of 'Gethsemane' that pushes the limits of human range.

The jarring, repetitive count of the 39 lashes during 'Trial Before Pilate' where the music mimics the physical impact.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

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

Intense+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into intense than the rest of the catalogue.

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