Gethsemane (Steve Balsamo) - 'Musicals in Ahoy' Concert 2004 | Jesus Christ Superstar

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  • Steve Balsamo, who played Jesus at the Lyceum Theatre in 1996, performs 'Gethsemane' at the Musicals in Ahoy concert, Holland, in 2004.
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Komentáře • 161

  • @kusbeyinsiz
    @kusbeyinsiz Před 11 lety +1173

    did he cry? my god. that was so good.

  • @lucegoose789321
    @lucegoose789321 Před 11 lety +1033

    Oh my....................... I'm speechless! The emotion he put into that! This is the performance that made Andrew Lloyd webber cry and it made me cry too!

  • @lkofron
    @lkofron Před 11 lety +546

    For me, I think that this is Steve's best performance of Gethsemane I've seen.

  • @netman1019
    @netman1019 Před 11 lety +831

    04:37 - "Then...I was inspired. Now, I'm sad and tired." So committed to the message in the song and the character that he's moved to tears. Awesome performance.

  • @Wiggyfrog
    @Wiggyfrog Před 11 lety +341

    I love this so much, Steve must have steel lungs.. have any of you tried to sing this..... I did and nearly needed a paramedic. : /

  • @Tom6093
    @Tom6093 Před 11 lety +541

    I think Ted Neely would be very proud of this man. I haven't heard such spirit in this song since Ted.

  • @mindbender08
    @mindbender08 Před 11 lety +186

    most kindred eyes among the JCs i've ever seen... highly convincing with that look upon his eyes..

  • @Svi3sa
    @Svi3sa Před 11 lety +330

    Woah, those tears and expression....Phenomenal performance!

  • @graemereaper
    @graemereaper Před 11 lety +140

    I grew up with Ted's version, but this is simply stunning.

  • @peetypeet
    @peetypeet Před 11 lety +158

    I cannot breathe when I watch this, it affects me that much. What a voice!

  • @revelationgirlstuff
    @revelationgirlstuff Před 11 lety +229

    Steve was great! And I'm a Ted Neeley superstar fan, so that means a lot coming from me. His acting was superb. There were a couple places I was looking for Neeley's high notes, but I have to say, I was drawn in and he was believable. I'm impressed!

  • @susangreen6449
    @susangreen6449 Před 11 lety +65

    I have to get my fix of this every few months or so, brilliant performance

  • @agdhani
    @agdhani Před 12 lety +133

    The absolute best version of this song I've ever heard. My dream is to stage JCS someday...and I would dream of a voice like this to star.

  • @graemereaper
    @graemereaper Před 11 lety +53

    The 1996 CD version is all you'll get of Steve and Zubin Varla as Judas. Two great voices.

  • @MrDebast
    @MrDebast Před 11 lety +233

    Insane...simply astonishing.

  • @LegendaryMusicMakers
    @LegendaryMusicMakers Před 11 lety +50

    I think this is the best version I've heard!

  • @privatekbj
    @privatekbj Před 11 lety +36

    what a great artist!! BEST PERFORMANCE OF GETHSEMANE EVER SEEN !!!

  • @maxymillion23
    @maxymillion23 Před 11 lety +34

    OH WOW!!!! this performance is historical

  • @litmaiden
    @litmaiden Před 12 lety +39

    Although I am familiar with Jesus Christ Superstar, I had not known who Mr. Balsamo was until I was introduced to him through Eric Woolfson's musical "Poe". He was brilliant in that, and he is just as brilliant, if not more, in this performance of Gethsemane. Chills throughout, and he kept my attention fully. Great job, incredible performance!

  • @isakebs2
    @isakebs2 Před 11 lety +514

    Ted nails the 'why' part, whereas Steve just crushes the 'watch me die' part with a vengeance. God has a lot of questions to answer

  • @bono0298
    @bono0298 Před 11 lety +70

    i tried singing along, i died the 3 minute mark on that CRAZY high pitched bit :') incredible performance by mr balsamo :D

  • @rightsideofthewrong
    @rightsideofthewrong Před 11 lety +34

    by far the best version i have heard, incredible!

  • @KeldorDAntrell
    @KeldorDAntrell Před 11 lety +201

    Fantastic! I've never seen Steve before and having seen, heard, and adored Ted Neeley's performance...this is easily as good. Until I saw Ted Neeley I'd never heard anyone sing such strangled yet perfect high notes. I wouldn't have imagined that anyone else could do it - and here it is. I'm amazed. Superstar! Acting superlative too - see his tears! That's genuinely emotional singing.

  • @Heyerkat
    @Heyerkat Před 11 lety +316

    Unfortunately there isn't any rest of it! Gethsemane is all you will see of Steve Balsamo singing from JCS. When the show was filmed in 2000, they used his understudy Glen Carter instead! Such a bad, bad choice. I saw the full show live with Steve in it. It was perfection IMO. A classic performance and production, never been bettered before or since and it wasn't recorded. Shame on you RUG! What I wouldn't give to have a DVD of Steve Balsamo in the 1996/97 Lyceum Production.

  • @Anthoberries
    @Anthoberries Před 11 lety +1429

    I think the Neeley and Balsamo debaters should realise that they are two different voices for two different genres. The old JCS had a classic rock style, for which Neeley was perfect. He had the edgy, frail, broken voice, perfect for that music style. Balsamo is also good, and whilst his voice is purer, his voice would not have fit with the old JCS. JCS has changed into the now favoured 'show' style, for which Balsamo is entirely appropriate for. It's like comparing apples to oranges.

  • @monkeyjohn100
    @monkeyjohn100 Před 12 lety +31

    Hauntingly beautiful

  • @Gorilladogkid4
    @Gorilladogkid4 Před 11 lety +19

    Chills. So many chills

  • @ChipmunkeyRosie
    @ChipmunkeyRosie Před 12 lety +41

    Awesome!!!! Words cannot define my love for this performance!

  • @danielpinc3552
    @danielpinc3552 Před 11 lety +35

    Best performance ever!

  • @TheCarrieboo
    @TheCarrieboo Před 11 lety +33

    You can't judge steve unless you saw him perform in 1996 he is was and always will be the best passion vulnerability and soooo hot, the best voice take a look at his latest stuff and maybe you will get the measure of the man

  • @eugeneartamn
    @eugeneartamn Před 11 lety +75

    Нереально. Одно из лучших исполнений. Респект

  • @ajb1776
    @ajb1776 Před 12 lety +92

    One of the greatest performances of this epic song of self-lament. He ranks up there with Ian Gillan.

  • @dieg0maggot
    @dieg0maggot Před 11 lety +126

    2:58
    3:52
    5:30
    wow

  • @Lillian2167
    @Lillian2167 Před 11 lety +71

    Wow, this was an amazing performance! Just look how much feeling he puts into this and that voice! :D

  • @kewals2410
    @kewals2410 Před 11 lety +96

    Perfekcyjne wykonanie, zarówno pod względem warunków głosowych jak i talentu aktorskiego. Samotność... smutek... cierpienie...Brak oznaków irytacji, która jest wyczuwalna w innych wykonaniach. Najlepsze odtworzenie roli Chrystusa w rock-operze przez Steve'a Balsamo. Bardzo bym chciała zobaczyć i wysłuchać cały spektakl.

  • @kenny9048
    @kenny9048 Před 11 lety +23

    unbelievable! i was just about to say that! incredible! the feelings are there!!!!

  • @elaine45674
    @elaine45674 Před 11 lety +36

    This is just amazing, beautiful.

  • @jomay78
    @jomay78 Před 11 lety +30

    That was so beautiful and emotional. What talent!

  • @brongrouse873
    @brongrouse873 Před 11 lety +27

    Cryed through the hole thing so touching i love you steve

  • @lasatiuchvil
    @lasatiuchvil Před 11 lety +125

    Amazing. I nave to say I prefer a little more Ted Neeley's falsetto, it is more incisive and rocky, but I do LOVE Steve's chest voice, and that emotion... just WOW.

  • @cindchan
    @cindchan Před 11 lety +92

    I have goosebumps. Is that sweat, or is he actually crying? Either way, very moving! One of the best I've seen!

  • @MRSCOOKIE2010able
    @MRSCOOKIE2010able Před 11 lety +42

    Best performance EVER!!!! Neeley just sang it...He FELT it!!!!!Well done!!!!

  • @maxxel774
    @maxxel774 Před 11 lety +14

    Excellent , what a great voice !!!

  • @MrAshleeD
    @MrAshleeD Před 11 lety +29

    Can't wait to do this for a concert in November :) It's at moments like this I'm proud to be Welsh and to actually know and worked with this man's brother :D

  • @KimJongSung87
    @KimJongSung87 Před 11 lety +17

    담아갑니다!

  • @kewals2410
    @kewals2410 Před 11 lety +199

    Sorry for my english:
    Perfect performance, both in terms of vocal and acting. Loneliness ... fear ... suffering ... Zero irritation that is felt, not like Jesus, in other embodiments. The best and truest realization of Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Big round of applause!

  • @RavensSarora
    @RavensSarora Před 11 lety +16

    Holy moley. Amazing

  • @ryszardlebmor
    @ryszardlebmor Před 11 lety +8

    thank You for emotions!!!!

  • @Devon241000
    @Devon241000 Před 12 lety +20

    Wow! You are fantastic! Loved this!

  • @sharonpidduck2347
    @sharonpidduck2347 Před 11 lety +8

    I saw him in 1997 and also Ben at the O2 in 2012-loved them both but gotta say that the Arena Tour was spectacular-especially as I was near the stage-fab sound-Ben was brilliant-I have all DVDs of JC SS and Tim and Ben were superb. The weakest Mary has to be Mel C. Could have toured the country seeing the show again and again-awesome.

  • @DanielAmity
    @DanielAmity Před 11 lety +14

    Awesome performance vocally one of my favorites :)

  • @jamiebellingerphoto
    @jamiebellingerphoto Před 11 lety +10

    Just saw this tonight in Cardiff on the arena tour, and Ben Forster's performance of the song was utterly breath-taking. Amazing.

  • @NortherlyFool
    @NortherlyFool Před 11 lety +17

    This is amazing! Gives me such goosebumps!! >w

  • @JuanPiVlok
    @JuanPiVlok Před 11 lety +434

    best performance ever!

  • @Waggers789
    @Waggers789 Před 11 lety +10

    I saw Steve in JCS when I was 6, even tho I was young I can remember flashes of it.Tho the UK just had a Tour I would loove if it came back to the WE as a show

  • @emmgeeo
    @emmgeeo Před 11 lety +16

    The hairs on my neck kept standing on end for ages now I can't get it out of my head. Couldn't have put it better than you

  • @emmgeeo
    @emmgeeo Před 11 lety +30

    AMEN!!

  • @zdenkajurankova9132
    @zdenkajurankova9132 Před 11 lety +3

    amazing simply

  • @tverichanka5
    @tverichanka5 Před 11 lety +59

    Лучший исполнитель!Браво!

  • @nanagabedava1679
    @nanagabedava1679 Před 11 lety +8

    simply the best

  • @Zanzibar46
    @Zanzibar46 Před 12 lety +5

    Amazing

  • @Hierogrammatophilus
    @Hierogrammatophilus Před 11 lety +10

    Wow...! That's simply..., great...!
    Honestly speaking..., I think that, If the most popular collective imaginary buddy in all the whole wide world had so just..., so just a very little of enjoyable voice..., and he could sing well..., then..., and just then..., he could performing this very beautiful song with a such magistrality..., as eximiously perfect..., as the shown by this very..., very really talented Italian-American boy... Great...!

  • @Bintang221
    @Bintang221 Před 11 lety +5

    Amazing....

  • @idgeloganmusic
    @idgeloganmusic Před 11 lety +11

    outstanding...

  • @katherinezunigavergara7783
    @katherinezunigavergara7783 Před 12 lety +11

    lindo...con su voz majestuosa...!!

  • @charanguitoandino
    @charanguitoandino Před 11 lety +19

    Eso es intensidad, mis respetos...

  • @NortherlyFool
    @NortherlyFool Před 11 lety +7

    It's tears:')

  • @rawguitarguy
    @rawguitarguy Před 11 lety +52

    I love Ted's voice, saw him do it live, but this... wow... this was 99.5% as good. In some ways it was better, because he wasn't afraid to make it his own, but Neely just seemed made for this part.

  • @Lillian2167
    @Lillian2167 Před 11 lety +11

    Wow, that voice! :D

  • @kailkay
    @kailkay Před 11 lety +8

    I weep for you.

  • @dieuwertjerutten6436
    @dieuwertjerutten6436 Před 11 lety +4

    Wow wow wow wat mooi

  • @Gagtag1
    @Gagtag1 Před 12 lety +7

    Man im not religious at all, but I love the style of music here. The original was brilliant. This dudes freaken good too :D ... ah music..

  • @emmgeeo
    @emmgeeo Před 11 lety +34

    Actually both eyes had tears

  • @gungadin7369
    @gungadin7369 Před 11 lety +42

    Sorry...this guy is really good, but Ted's voice is freakin' amazing. Ted captures the 70's rock diva sound that's synonymous with JC superstar.

  • @abc321ish
    @abc321ish Před 12 lety +4

    WOW

  • @Heyerkat
    @Heyerkat Před 11 lety +7

    There isn't a rest of it. This is from a musical show where he sang only two songs. This and Immortal from Poe (well worth seeing too) The fantastic and fabulous and the Best ever JCS production that Steve Balsamo starred in was never recorded. BIG MISTAKE, HUGE!

  • @claudine69retoke
    @claudine69retoke Před 11 lety +4

    i totally agree with you

  • @SaintStasON
    @SaintStasON Před 11 lety +1

    Totally agree!

  • @Ivana_Stejskalova
    @Ivana_Stejskalova Před 12 lety +3

    Great ! Amazing !

  • @nenaalipiosalcedo4866
    @nenaalipiosalcedo4866 Před 11 lety +1

    I REMEMBER THIS MOVIE ......

  • @tisena1991
    @tisena1991 Před 11 lety +20

    tasteless? pssht look at that emotion! its the best one ive gethsemane i've heard so far. absolutely amazing!!!!! I'd love to hear a steve jesus and tim minchin judas lol :D

  • @MelomanaPeru
    @MelomanaPeru Před 11 lety +2

    Dos más el argentino Gerónimo Rauch y el austriaco Steve Seale! dos grandes voces reconocidas internacionalmente, escuchálos!

  • @insurrectio
    @insurrectio Před 11 lety +13

    I beg to differ. Seeing as how so many people do praise Neeley, maybe there's something to it? Steve Balsamo has one of the most beautiful and well trained voices I've ever heard, but his version just doesn't move me the way Neeley's does. Neeley combines frailty, honesty, and power in a way no one else does. At least that's how I feel.

  • @franciszekrobak3511
    @franciszekrobak3511 Před 11 lety +3

    It would be beautiful :)

  • @matteo87431
    @matteo87431 Před 12 lety +8

    é l'interpretazione più bella che abbia mai visto! Fenomeno!

  • @ReneeRoseHolland
    @ReneeRoseHolland Před 11 lety +5

    Ther absolute best. I wish his music was available more here in the states or he would "C'mon over here". I just don't think he's interested in the US.

  • @ClixxphotographyUk
    @ClixxphotographyUk Před 11 lety +132

    listen up all.. balsamo is the best jesus you will ever see in your lifetime...

  • @ChrisEchoes
    @ChrisEchoes Před 12 lety +28

    Ah, finally an undistorted version of this performance. Can we hope for Poe track as well from this concert?

  • @orakell7632
    @orakell7632 Před 11 lety +12

    only steve balsamo can sing this AND NO ONE ELSE!!!!!

  • @tigerlilysapphire
    @tigerlilysapphire Před 11 lety +6

    sorry but I never heard this song till today and I heard several versions mentioned in these comments since, this version is so much more superior than any others.

  • @garethdavies2010
    @garethdavies2010 Před 12 lety +7

    Now see this on CZcams: " Balsamo Deighton - I Don't Know Why "

  • @BBH101
    @BBH101 Před 11 lety +21

    This is very good. I still pick Ted Neeley as my favorite. This guy is amazing, however!

  • @NickofMusic
    @NickofMusic Před 11 lety +12

    and god gave steve his voice just for this role :D , no one does it as well!!

  • @emmgeeo
    @emmgeeo Před 11 lety +2

    Same here

  • @eugeniodelaparra2719
    @eugeniodelaparra2719 Před 11 lety +202

    its not how it was based, but how it sounds, I really prefer rock style but this one was excellent, what Ted did was kind of a powerfull head voice or mix voice, balsamo´s falsetto its way better, he change tones while doin it, not only a dry scream, and come on, youre saying balsamo didnt had that emotion, how often have you seen the original, its the same face all the time

  • @emmgeeo
    @emmgeeo Před 11 lety +1

    here here belissimo!!!!!

  • @Bitziucci
    @Bitziucci Před 12 lety +3

    2 people hit the dislike button...they probably misunderstood it for the download one

  • @lasatiuchvil
    @lasatiuchvil Před 11 lety +5

    *have

  • @WJKaplan
    @WJKaplan Před 11 lety +2

    WOW 3.00

  • @barbarasanders8607
    @barbarasanders8607 Před 11 lety +2

    Yes Glenn Carter was awesome his singing was a 10 best i ever seen