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Monteith as Finn and Morrison as Shue have turned in consistently high quality performances, as has Dianna Agron as Quinn. The vulnerability Agron displayed in this week's episode, following Finn's discovery that Quinn's baby was actually Puck's, was palpable and moved me. The whole show often moves me, though. If you want to know what a mystical experience feels like, consider how you feel when the hair stands up on the back of your neck as you watch Lea Michelle perform Don't Rain on My Parade. Holy God!

I already confessed that I'm obsessed with this show, so it should come as no surprise that I've watched the musical numbers 5 or 6 times. That's enough to notice that Lea Michelle must have cut her leg during the shooting of Don't Rain on My Parade. In most shots, she's fine. In another, she has a cut on her right leg. In another, she has a band-aide there.

Don't worry about me. OCD is a blessing when it comes to Glee.

Happened to notice this also but didn't think much of it till I saw this post confirming that I had seen it.

Some great stuff to close things out. I had a really crappy day leading up to this and by the time I finished watching the episode I felt fine. Hard to watch this show and not have it improve your mood.

The scene on the cell phone, listening in and reacting like a proud parent and the running through the hallways at the end were intense. Especially when he finds the empty office and it's like DAMN!, then you see her down the hallway and it was almost like the "you had me at hello" thing. Lots of emotion showing through.

I'm not sure how they will keep this show going for many seasons, but I hope that they do.

"Glee, The Music: Volume 2″ Is A Top 5 Best-Selling Album This Week

via press release:

GLEE'S MUSIC CONTINUES TO TOP CHARTS

GLEE, THE MUSIC: VOLUME 2 IS A TOP 5 BEST-SELLING ALBUM THIS WEEK

GLEE, THE MUSIC: VOLUME 1 CERTIFIED GOLD

(New York, NY: Columbia Records; December 11th, 2009) - The highly anticipated Glee fall finale has successfully won over viewers and critics across the board. This season, Glee achieved its largest ratings grab ever with over 8 million viewers, proved that it's official - people can't get enough of the music. Glee, The Music: Volume 2 sits high atop the iTunes, Amazon and Barnes & Noble digital charts this week. The album is presently number #1 at iTunes, #2 at Amazon, and #4 at Barnes & Noble.

With Glee, The Music: Volume 2 dominating the charts this week, Glee, The Music: Volume 1 has held its own as well, achieving Top 10 slots on iTunes (#7) and Amazon (#4) this week, which serves as a testament to the burgeoning popularity of the Glee franchise. Currently, the Glee cast has 4 singles in the Top 20 and 15 singles in the Top 200 at iTunes. Equally astounding, individual tracks from Glee have sold in excess of 3.4 million digital downloads since Glee debuted.

Glee, The Music: Volume 2 showcases even more of music's greatest pop songs reworked in signature Glee cast style (see below for full track listing).Entertainment Weekly sang the praises of Glee, The Music: Volume 2 in their A- review exclaiming the title of this joyful franchise could not be more apt.

This success comes on the heels of the debut soundtrack, Glee, The Music: Volume 1, which entered Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart at #4 when it was released on November 3. And only five weeks later, Glee, The Music: Volume 1 has been certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales/shipments in excess of 500,000 units.Glee: The Music, Volume 1 has also been certified Gold in Australia and Canada.

By my reckoning, Glee and American Idol will overlap significantly during April and May. Here's what I'd like to see:

An Idol contestant sings a number and Simon Cowell trots out his condescending, "It was OK, but it was so Broooaaadway." At this point, Lea Michelle steps out of the audience and smacks the living daylights out of him.

Looks like you have a way to INCREASE ratings for AI this year! FOX would like to hear from you!

I'd be ever so happy to help out. I'd go so far as to escort Ms. Michele to every single Idol broadcast, just to ensure that she would be there for Mr. Cowell's inevitable pronouncement.

I might actually watch AI for the first time ever if that were to happen.

Ditto!

http://www.studiodaily.com/filmandvi...Fox_11417.html

That was a really interesting read. Thanks.

Sound on Glee is excellent. Although I realize the challenges of a live show are quite different than an edited one, I wish American Idol had even half the audio production value that Glee does. Thinking back, I really can't recall a single instance where Glee audio called attention to itself in a negative way. The mains on Idol are usually so hot that they overpower the vocals in the center. Even the surrounds are too hot. Glee has really well balanced surround audio. That enveloping mix is one reason Glee is so good at pulling us in emotionally.

I have watched Lea Michele's Don't Rain on My Parade numerous times now and I am convinced that it may be one of the most brilliant performances I've ever seen on TV. It is perfect in every way. There's an interesting clip on YouTube that goes back and forth between Michele and Idina Menzel doing the song on the Kennedy Center Honors for Barbara Streisand several years ago. Lea blows Idina's doors off and by a wide margin. It's quite stunning.

For me, one of the most chilling moments was at the end of that number. She waits for the applause to die down a little and announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, New Directions." They cut to the audience for about 3 seconds. They sit down in their seats and the camera cuts back to the kids on stage. I've been in an audience like that a few times, and I know that feeling of just having witnessed something very special. Even as an audience member, there's a breathless rush of adrenaline in anticipation of what's coming next. I know I should stop gushing about how much I like this show, but I can't. The acting is first rate, the writing hilarious and the music intoxicating.

Do you have link for that YouTube video?

Nevermind. I found it.

While I was at it, I found the Barbara Streisand original. I hadn't heard it for a long time. I like the Lea Michele version better. When I play that song in my head in the future, it will always be Lea singing it.

I find I prefer the Glee version of most every song!! I find the original lacking in almost every case.
Gotta pick up those Glee cd's...

I don't think it's fair to compare the two. Lea's is pre-recorded in a studio and probably had multiple takes. Also after reading the comments on the youtube video it appears that Idina had a vocal cord injury during that performance.

That being said, I agree that when I watched it for the first time Lea's performance gave me chills.

Lea has been nominated for the Golden Globe for best actress (comedy/musical). I think she is nailing her role.

From The Live Feed:

Golden Globes nominations were announced Tuesday morning with Fox's first-year series "Glee" earning the most honors of any program, garnering four nods including best comedy series.

"Glee" led more seasoned favorites such as NBC's "30 Rock," AMC's "Mad Men," FX's "Damages" and Showtime's "Dexter," all of which earned three nominations each. In addition to best comedy series, "Glee" also received nominations for actors Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch.

Here are more Golden Globe noms:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 Rock (NBC)
Entourage (HBO)
Glee (FOX)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Lea Michele, Glee

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jane Adams, Hung
Rose Byrne, Damages
Jane Lynch, Glee
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love

So great to see Jane Lynch and Matt Morrison also nominated.

If by Emmy you mean Golden Globe. Emmy nominations aren't until next summer.

There was a post on one of the YouTube clips that Lea sang the takes of "Parade" live in front of that audience for the dramatic visuals and that the recorded track was then laid down over the video. Does anyone have any info on this. If it's accurate, I would have killed to be in that audience when she finally nailed the song to her own standard. I'd love to see her do the number live on a award show.

I tripped and fell over a Fun Fact earlier today. I went back and watched the famous Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode, Once More With Feeling, and discovered that the singer-dancer who so memorably played the Demon, Zach Woodlee, is also a choreographer. He has choreographed a bunch, maybe all, of Glee's production numbers, including those in the startlingly wonderful Sectionals episode. Members of the Joss Whedon stock company are everywhere! Woodlee is also one of Glee's producers.

wow that was the best hour of entertainment I've experienced this year. sure, the mad men season finale was good, but glee makes me giddy like a schoolgirl

Well you certainly aren't hearing Christmas music around my house or in my vehicle. What's playing then, you ask? Why GLEE of course! Ha ha! Seriously, these albums are addictive. Favorite tracks from Volume 2 are "Jump", "Don't Rain on My Parade", and "My Life Would Suck Without You".

Congrats to the actors and crew for their nominations! I hadn't heard until I read it here. I'm not sure Mr. Shue can win it, but Rachel and Sue ought to for sure!

There was something else I wanted to comment on...what was it...

Oh yah....I noticed over the season how the musical numbers were heavily story-related. By that, I mean we're watching a scene and suddenly they bust out into song. "Bust Your Windows", "Take a Bow", and "Keep Holding On" are a few of examples. But then as the season progressed, all the songs started being actual singing moments...rehearsals, auditions, and teaching moments. I miss the irrationally fun nature of the musical numbers that were story moments. But don't get me wrong, this show is amazingly fun and I love it!

The Glee Cast did a cover of "Last Christmas", but it's only available on iTunes.

American Idol is a live show that is mixed live from a concert.
Glee is a episodic show that is mixed from multitrack studio-recorded music.
The thing about American Idol is it is 2 shows. First it is a live show for the studio audience and judges and must have sound reinforcement speakers and then all the multitracks have leakage from all those speakers.
They are really two different animals to be fair.
It just goes to show you that with 5.1 there are no rules of mixing music.
A lot of experimenting was done in the late 1990s and early 2000s with SACD & DVD-Audio music 5.1 mixes. I must say though if you are able to pick up any DVD-Audio discs they will play on your DVD player as Dolby Digital 5.1 and it's pretty cool to hear a classic album in 5.1 remixed from the multitrack!
I have a feeling that people are going to love Glee music performances on Blu-ray in 5.1 lossless...And they probably will have a special feature that has all the performances accessible by song.

I realize the challenges of a live show are significantly different than those of a show where they have the time to do a proper studio recording and can spend several hours balancing the mix. And despite my recent posts, I'm an American Idol fan (so sue me). I was just lamenting the fact that I seldom watch Idol without making adjustments to my AVR just so I can hear the vocals. Idol is consistently bad. Glee is consistently good. The end result is that Glee's audio always complements the story and the mood they're trying to set, while Idol's audio problems create conflicts with the show's basic purpose.

Edit: Next time, if you quote me on a topic such as this, don't edit my post. My original point was fairly clear, I thought.

I believe he played a demon henchman. The lead demon, named Sweet, in OMWF was played by Broadway legend Hinton Battle.

You are absolutely right! Before I posted I looked at the cast page for the Buffy musical episode on IMDb but misread it. Now that you have reminded me that the head Demon's name was Sweet and was played by Hinton Battle, I can say I knew it all the time -- well, not really. Amazingly, I saw Battle in his Tony Award winning role in Sophisticated ladies on Broadway in 1981. Oh, well, they say memory is the first to go.

It's a shame that it wasn't done on the show or included on the Volume 2 CD. It is an outstanding track with the usual great lead vocal by Lea and wonderful backup vocals and harmonies by the cast.