He's not trained or perfect, but I think Crawford just sounds really blah (technical term).
Crawford's evil laugh alone makes it worth it. But no doubt it's largely a matter of my being so used to him that hearing someone else grates a bit. Still, I think Crawford sings better, puts more feeling into it, and is generally superior. But opinions differ, of course.
He is a better singer. But he's too smooth for the character, IMO. I like how rough and rocky Butler's voice is. Suits a barbaric character (which the Phantom is, despite his attempts to be a gentleman). To be fair, though, I suppose it is important that the film Phantom is very sexed up.
Also: Butler is hot and Crawford decidedly is not.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Just finished reading The Phantom of the Opera
- 16/08/2010 07:51:19 PM
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I love that book
- 16/08/2010 08:19:04 PM
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Hmmmm.
- 16/08/2010 10:05:46 PM
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it was a book first
- 16/08/2010 10:56:17 PM
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- 16/08/2010 10:56:17 PM
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You don't say.
- 16/08/2010 11:08:40 PM
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- 16/08/2010 11:08:40 PM
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i can repeat the same song for forever for days at a time
- 16/08/2010 11:10:42 PM
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Precisely.
- 16/08/2010 11:16:13 PM
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i presume you've seen that scene in the movie?
- 16/08/2010 11:27:03 PM
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I have, but I'm too used to the CD version of the music to like the movie that much.
- 16/08/2010 11:55:55 PM
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I much prefer Gerard Butler's voice.
- 17/08/2010 06:08:35 PM
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Great book.
- 17/08/2010 02:54:19 PM
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