I'm surprised that people don't realise that John is actually a dramatic tenor. If you listen to his Jean Valjean you'd understand. John just has a remarkably good range. Brilliant low range and an extraordinary high range as well. If you listen to him sing Who Am I, his top B is flawless.
I really don't want to upset anyone but Gerard Butler actually has a better PHANTOM voice than JOJ. I mean I like JOJ but his voice is more bass than a baritone (a.k.a his voice is a bit too deep). I don't mean to upset anyone that prefers JOJ's voice.
Webber said he didn't want the usual operatic sounding voice for the phantom. He said it was a rock opera and for the movie he wanted an edgy voice and that is why he picked Butler. He did a wonderful job in the movie and had singing experience.
@robertbarrie96 i wish there was but unfortunatly the only English language Cast Albums that exist are the Original London cast (both in 2-CD and Highlights versions) and the Original Canadian cast Highlights CD. very rarily does a 2nd cast album from a production get made although i have sween a few. Scarlet Pimpeernel & one of the reVIVAls of "Grease" comes to mind
@greenqweens Mine too!!! He was so good i cried.... Its like he actually the Phantom and he is so into his acting that you actually believe his feelings and makes it so emotional :')
Honestly, in my opinion Crawford was a bad voice for the phantom. His voice is too weak; JOJ and Gerard Butler share one thing, and that's the fact their voices are powerful and give the phantom a feeling of dominance. Same with Rachel Barrel, her voice is a million times stronger than Sarah Brightman's.
I myself enjoyed Butler as the Phantom - he brought a darker quality to the role. However, you simply can't beat JOJ or Crawford or, loosely, Karimloo (whom I love, admittedly, but he's not my Phantom).
John Owen-Jones has a great voice! It goes from almost a whisper and a tiny falset to huge bombastic. Even more than Henk Poort did, who I always considered to have the best Phantom-voice ever.
Hello? Who the hell is Christine in this and I certainly do not like John Owen-Jones's voice one little bit. Where are you Michael??? Come back....... Get rid of the novices
@baabaagreensheep, Hi, Christine is Rachel Barrell, oh and by the way, although your free to your opinion on John Owen Jones' voice, I wouldn't go as far as saying hes a novice. Thats kinda harsh, just saying, not trying to start an arguement.
@darkphantom24873 Hi, on a second listening I think that maybe I was a bit harsh, but you know what it's like when it comes to musicals... we all have our favourites!
Where the hell was ANY of them! but honestly does JOJ or any other person want to be related to that movie. Most people would argu it was decent. Well most people haven't read phantom of manhattan and made the connection of the changes to that movie setting up for the sequal.
One thing he's trying to say is that GB and ER have differences between the real actors. It doesn't matter anyway, what's done is done, it's the past, bam. Now let's look at the future, the sequal, yes GB and ER maybe in the sequal but it depends how will the production will go out. It doesn't matter to us Phantom Phans that it won't be the end of the production world. If ALW made Phantom: Love Never Dies, he made it, it's too late right now. Got any place to buy Phantom of Manhatten?
I own the book it sucks balls. basicaly it is a rip off in some parts of susan kays phantom. but it takes some of the concepts that made that book great and turns it to shit. I still like my idea of kitty ninjas....
Have you seen ALW's Cats? My parents saw Cats the West End Version and POTO in 1987. They said that Cats was good but ALW was better at making Phantom than Cats. Although watching Cats on YouTube is sometimes harder to understand, most of it had a lot of opera like voices in it.
My first Theatre and Broadway production I ever saw was Phantom in 2003 with Hugh Panaro and It was the princess, although I forgot who the princess was, was it either Susan Owens or Beth Southard? Somebody help me!
@RebelFounderOdogoo ummmm the Leroux novel if that is what you are referring to was written and published in the early 1900's so Kays book is a cheat rip off just saying
@dethe8ter I was talking about how phantom of manhattan is basicaly a bad version of kays book witch is a spin off of the original novels ideas. You may not like kays book but trust me you would rather read that then manhattan.
@RebelFounderOdogoo I know I have read Phantom of Manhattan and most of Kay's and both in my opinion were bad to say the least. Sorry for the misunderstanding
Stupid Andrew Lloyd Webber wanted someone with a stupid "rock and roll" sensibility. Someone with an untrained, unusual voice. That idea is stupid. when I heard him say that, I thought, "The show is called Phantom of the Opera, not Phantom of the Rock Concert".
dont talk such nonsense. gerard butler was superb and so was emmy rossum. they are the onse they should try and bring to the stage. best 2 by far. every bit as good as ramin and i love ramin.
Seriously? Gerard butler's acting was wonderful, but he cannot sing the part. Dont you think that should be required in a musical? He was far from superb. Emmy was okay, but they lowered the songs for her because she couldn't sing the high notes.
@hazellwood Christine's partiture is not right for her voice (she is almost a mezzo). However in the movie, Emmy sing the songs in original key. Perhaps She can't sing THIS song live (but very few singers can sing the final cadenza live). However many players (Christines and Phantoms both) sing this song half tone low.
I admit, Gerard is very good, but could of been replaced with such a better singer. When I bought the movie, though, it was very good. And me and my friend were lying on the floor crying at the end of it. xx
@MweeperDan23 personally i wish it wouldve been Crawford, since he was the first, and MY first phantom i heard...(wish i was born earlier to see him on stage) but i wouldve settled for Gary, or Jones, or Karrie...ANYONE other than Butler
The Phantom has a very striking voice. Christine is a bit nasal at the start, but she seemed to get better as the song progressed. She has a young-sounding but strong voice which is good because Christine is both quite naive and quite sexual. The ending is great.
Sorry but Michael Crawford is indeed an impressive Phantom! JOJ and Warlow are talented to but I've seen all 3 guys as well as watching the better quality live videos and Michael set the standard that everybody, including JOJ and Warlow, borrow from. If MC wasn't impressive he wouldn't be called a living legend for the role or still own box office records for the show either. I like all 3 men in different roles and won't diss any of them but don't judge someone you haven't seen or heard.
The Australian cast is without a doubt the best, and you know why, because we have excellent leads (Anthony Warlow and Ana Marina) and honestly, they are brilliant.
I'm not saying that this is in anyway bad, but the best version of this musical that I have heard, and I have heard a lot of versions, is the current Australian one. I saw it twice in Melbourne and fell in love all over again.
the australian cast is indeed an excellent cast, but it is not without a doubt the best.
in my opinion i prefer the australian cast to the us cast, but not the u.k cast.
Ramin karimloo's voice is far more powerful than Anthony Warlow's, however, he still has a superb voice.
The best cast will always undoubtedly be the original london cast, no one can match Crawford's phantom - his voice and his acting will always, in my opinion, be the most emotional, the most touching, and the most powerful.
Yeah but JOJ or Anthony Warlow, they're both powerful singers. I'm not a crawford fan myself, he doesn't seem to have that raw power and bass that Warlow had. I haven't seen JOJ live but he sounds warlow like. I find it frustrating you can't buy the audio of either, I can only find crawford or michael ball.
Excellent! While John was singing the Phantom i watched it 3 times in Her Majesties Theater and i just loved his voice each time a bit more. No offence to Michael Crawford, he sure is a talented guy BUT being an impressive Phantom he clearly is not.
I've often said that John could sing the theme song from "Sesame Street" and it would be beautiful. He's kind of a kickass Phantom, and Valjean ... and probably everything else, no? =)
JOJ isn't bad but, in my opinion, Michael Crawford still does the best Phantom. I just think Michael has more sensuality, mystery and less vibrato while still keeping the power and smoothness. JOJ is okay though and I wanted to give him a fair chance. By the way I did see Michael in the actual show and live as well as watching a lot of JOJ videos.
AWESOME pics! Where did you get them? Rachel is very, very nasal. Hate her sound. Except on the crescendo at the end, she sounds terrible. And don't get me started on John Owen-Jones. I just discovered him today, and I could just go on and on and on about how . . . PHENOMENAL he sounds!!!
Just casually getting shivers down my spine. Anyone else?
Lotto15719 2 weeks ago
@Lotto15719 yes, and I love it!
StatRM 4 days ago
I'm surprised that people don't realise that John is actually a dramatic tenor. If you listen to his Jean Valjean you'd understand. John just has a remarkably good range. Brilliant low range and an extraordinary high range as well. If you listen to him sing Who Am I, his top B is flawless.
TheRachmaninofflover 3 weeks ago 2
i personally like the deeper tone in his voice. imo it just sounds more badass.
fashiongoddess76 4 weeks ago
I really don't want to upset anyone but Gerard Butler actually has a better PHANTOM voice than JOJ. I mean I like JOJ but his voice is more bass than a baritone (a.k.a his voice is a bit too deep). I don't mean to upset anyone that prefers JOJ's voice.
cathead772 1 month ago
Webber said he didn't want the usual operatic sounding voice for the phantom. He said it was a rock opera and for the movie he wanted an edgy voice and that is why he picked Butler. He did a wonderful job in the movie and had singing experience.
Trepessa 1 month ago 4
what a butchery :/ i mean phantom is awe-sum as always but ugh
22kingsora 1 month ago
Nice!
BooBop1987 1 month ago
I heard JOJ live.. first time phantom and it was awesome...
IDCodeNr1 2 months ago
@3:26 is she pregnant
dinahmanatee 2 months ago
love this vid, and JOJ's voice it really makes me swoon:)but rachel barrell isn't good enough for his voice
monkeylover61096 2 months ago
Forgot how much the Phantom turns me on. Is it just me?
dinahmanatee 2 months ago
I saw this on broadway and I LOVE IT...I'm in Tennessee and our ban was in the Macy's Parade
Darr3nDav1s 2 months ago
@robertbarrie96 i wish there was but unfortunatly the only English language Cast Albums that exist are the Original London cast (both in 2-CD and Highlights versions) and the Original Canadian cast Highlights CD. very rarily does a 2nd cast album from a production get made although i have sween a few. Scarlet Pimpeernel & one of the reVIVAls of "Grease" comes to mind
disneydanny2 2 months ago
omg, wie ka ma so öbis guet findä?!
myryjam 2 months ago
Christines voice is so bland :( but joj is AWEOME! He's my favorite phantom. :D
greenqweens 2 months ago
@greenqweens Mine too!!! He was so good i cried.... Its like he actually the Phantom and he is so into his acting that you actually believe his feelings and makes it so emotional :')
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guineapigloveranna 3 months ago
Honestly, in my opinion Crawford was a bad voice for the phantom. His voice is too weak; JOJ and Gerard Butler share one thing, and that's the fact their voices are powerful and give the phantom a feeling of dominance. Same with Rachel Barrel, her voice is a million times stronger than Sarah Brightman's.
Again, my opinion.
ledzeppelinGNR11 3 months ago
i want a mask like that !!!!!!!
ej1lopez 3 months ago
This is the voice Phantom was written for - rich, powerful! Love it!
davidjroth2002 4 months ago 4
@davidjroth2002 more like rich and insane
Pallikarva96 3 months ago
Phantom of The Opera is really fantastic!!!!!
919rachelooi 3 months ago
I myself enjoyed Butler as the Phantom - he brought a darker quality to the role. However, you simply can't beat JOJ or Crawford or, loosely, Karimloo (whom I love, admittedly, but he's not my Phantom).
WICKEDrocksHL26 5 months ago
@WICKEDrocksHL26
I liked Butler, a lot.
What he lacked in singing abilities, he more than made up for in his acting.
But I agree with you with all three of those guys, Ramin being my personal favorite.
gamesport88 4 months ago
He and Ramin Karimlau are my favourites , but Peter Karrie's final lair is just AWESOME !
liamblackere 5 months ago
dont tell that gerald butler should ve not been the phentom
rebeccav1231 6 months ago
@rebeccav1231
Gerard Butler shouldn't have been the phantom.
PanOvca 5 months ago
Can anyone tell me the name of this song?
sunkist1000 7 months ago
Rocorded by a rock
NorwegianSportsGuy 7 months ago
John Owen-Jones has a great voice! It goes from almost a whisper and a tiny falset to huge bombastic. Even more than Henk Poort did, who I always considered to have the best Phantom-voice ever.
07burgerqueen 9 months ago in playlist Phantom of the Opera 2
1:42 damn Christine is tiny.
Scar2401 10 months ago
i just love this creepiness of this song. 1:05 - 1:42 best part.
phils0880 10 months ago
I love Rachael barrel as Christine! she has such a pretty voice!
TheTitanic4 1 year ago
woah christine's part at the end just blew me away. all i can say is: wow!
Annoushka2000 1 year ago
OMG!! Can you send me some of these pics!?! :D
AngelofMusic902 1 year ago
God, I don't like her voice at all !!!
jobikr 1 year ago
@jobikr No doubt - but HE kicks ass :D
DelphanGruss 10 months ago
@DelphanGruss phantom is freaking sex on legs lol
he's awesome i can't wait to get back to Las Vegas and see the perfect performance again.
jobikr 10 months ago
Love those pictures!! <3<3<3
Cielosta 1 year ago
John Owen Jones is my favorite Valjean! Colm Wilkinson is my favorite Phantom...kinda ironic they've had critical acclaim in both roles.
00rabbit7 1 year ago
Hello? Who the hell is Christine in this and I certainly do not like John Owen-Jones's voice one little bit. Where are you Michael??? Come back....... Get rid of the novices
baabaagreensheep 1 year ago
@baabaagreensheep, Hi, Christine is Rachel Barrell, oh and by the way, although your free to your opinion on John Owen Jones' voice, I wouldn't go as far as saying hes a novice. Thats kinda harsh, just saying, not trying to start an arguement.
darkphantom24873 1 year ago
@darkphantom24873 Hi, on a second listening I think that maybe I was a bit harsh, but you know what it's like when it comes to musicals... we all have our favourites!
baabaagreensheep 1 year ago
I like it so much !!!
Erik rules!!!!
ThePhatomofTheOpera2 1 year ago
Luckly I got tickets to see London's Production of the Phantom in August. I hope Ramin and Gina are performing that day. I go August 21st.
xDanPhantomx 2 years ago
Es mag ja viele begnadete Sänger geben, aber das Phantom in Hamburg mit Peter Hofmann und Anna-Maria Kaufmann, das ist für mich unschlagbar.
VespaKlaus 2 years ago 3
Where was JOJ when he could've been casted in the 2004 Movie? He should've been the Phantom in the movie not Gerald Butler.
MweeperDan23 3 years ago 49
Where the hell was ANY of them! but honestly does JOJ or any other person want to be related to that movie. Most people would argu it was decent. Well most people haven't read phantom of manhattan and made the connection of the changes to that movie setting up for the sequal.
RebelFounderOdogoo 2 years ago 2
One thing he's trying to say is that GB and ER have differences between the real actors. It doesn't matter anyway, what's done is done, it's the past, bam. Now let's look at the future, the sequal, yes GB and ER maybe in the sequal but it depends how will the production will go out. It doesn't matter to us Phantom Phans that it won't be the end of the production world. If ALW made Phantom: Love Never Dies, he made it, it's too late right now. Got any place to buy Phantom of Manhatten?
xDanPhantomx 2 years ago
I own the book it sucks balls. basicaly it is a rip off in some parts of susan kays phantom. but it takes some of the concepts that made that book great and turns it to shit. I still like my idea of kitty ninjas....
RebelFounderOdogoo 2 years ago
Have you seen ALW's Cats? My parents saw Cats the West End Version and POTO in 1987. They said that Cats was good but ALW was better at making Phantom than Cats. Although watching Cats on YouTube is sometimes harder to understand, most of it had a lot of opera like voices in it.
My first Theatre and Broadway production I ever saw was Phantom in 2003 with Hugh Panaro and It was the princess, although I forgot who the princess was, was it either Susan Owens or Beth Southard? Somebody help me!
xDanPhantomx 2 years ago
@RebelFounderOdogoo ummmm the Leroux novel if that is what you are referring to was written and published in the early 1900's so Kays book is a cheat rip off just saying
dethe8ter 1 year ago
@dethe8ter I was talking about how phantom of manhattan is basicaly a bad version of kays book witch is a spin off of the original novels ideas. You may not like kays book but trust me you would rather read that then manhattan.
RebelFounderOdogoo 1 year ago
@RebelFounderOdogoo I know I have read Phantom of Manhattan and most of Kay's and both in my opinion were bad to say the least. Sorry for the misunderstanding
dethe8ter 1 year ago
Stupid Andrew Lloyd Webber wanted someone with a stupid "rock and roll" sensibility. Someone with an untrained, unusual voice. That idea is stupid. when I heard him say that, I thought, "The show is called Phantom of the Opera, not Phantom of the Rock Concert".
Nergaladdictchic 2 years ago
dont talk such nonsense. gerard butler was superb and so was emmy rossum. they are the onse they should try and bring to the stage. best 2 by far. every bit as good as ramin and i love ramin.
fredorulz1 2 years ago
Seriously? Gerard butler's acting was wonderful, but he cannot sing the part. Dont you think that should be required in a musical? He was far from superb. Emmy was okay, but they lowered the songs for her because she couldn't sing the high notes.
hazellwood 2 years ago
@hazellwood Christine's partiture is not right for her voice (she is almost a mezzo). However in the movie, Emmy sing the songs in original key. Perhaps She can't sing THIS song live (but very few singers can sing the final cadenza live). However many players (Christines and Phantoms both) sing this song half tone low.
LordoftheTrapdoors 1 year ago
@MweeperDan23 i think they were looking for people who had never been in the show to do the movie
Disneydanny 1 year ago
@MweeperDan23 Oh, you know, having a pretty face in a musical event is *SO* much more important...
OushGisher 10 months ago
@MweeperDan23
I admit, Gerard is very good, but could of been replaced with such a better singer. When I bought the movie, though, it was very good. And me and my friend were lying on the floor crying at the end of it. xx
ElleAppleGoodall 8 months ago 2
@MweeperDan23 Butler did a wonderful phantom in the movie don't dis Butler.
Li5021 7 months ago
@Li5021
But it could have been so much more better with someone has actually plated Phantom before and actually sings for job :P
MadeofValor 6 months ago
@MweeperDan23 personally i wish it wouldve been Crawford, since he was the first, and MY first phantom i heard...(wish i was born earlier to see him on stage) but i wouldve settled for Gary, or Jones, or Karrie...ANYONE other than Butler
Scar2401 5 months ago in playlist Phantom
@MweeperDan23 King Leonidas cannot sing :/ I literally cringed listening to the soundtrack of the 2004 movie.
maobolongaita 4 months ago
@MweeperDan23 The director wanted a more rough voice for the phantom for the movie.
jillloveschad 1 month ago 2
@MweeperDan23 Gerard* :') aw gerald is a cute name xD
JessicarrRawr 1 week ago
Holy God...the Phantom is refreshingly powerful in voice here.
CoolMapleStore 3 years ago 61
@CoolMapleStore Wow, this guy's voice is awesome!
Marylmac 3 months ago
@CoolMapleStore JOJ is awesomesauce!
WateverWatever04 2 weeks ago
@CoolMapleStore she is terrible
AdamEfimoff 6 days ago
The Phantom has a very striking voice. Christine is a bit nasal at the start, but she seemed to get better as the song progressed. She has a young-sounding but strong voice which is good because Christine is both quite naive and quite sexual. The ending is great.
SongofEve 3 years ago
i went to see this in Sacramento last Thursday and it was UNBELIEVABLE
lildevil517 3 years ago
Sorry but Michael Crawford is indeed an impressive Phantom! JOJ and Warlow are talented to but I've seen all 3 guys as well as watching the better quality live videos and Michael set the standard that everybody, including JOJ and Warlow, borrow from. If MC wasn't impressive he wouldn't be called a living legend for the role or still own box office records for the show either. I like all 3 men in different roles and won't diss any of them but don't judge someone you haven't seen or heard.
mcbarnumphan 3 years ago
JOJ is the best Phantom. That voice!
CrawfordInACrate 4 years ago 3
The Australian cast is without a doubt the best, and you know why, because we have excellent leads (Anthony Warlow and Ana Marina) and honestly, they are brilliant.
I'm not saying that this is in anyway bad, but the best version of this musical that I have heard, and I have heard a lot of versions, is the current Australian one. I saw it twice in Melbourne and fell in love all over again.
Check it out sometime.
wine243 4 years ago
the australian cast is indeed an excellent cast, but it is not without a doubt the best.
in my opinion i prefer the australian cast to the us cast, but not the u.k cast.
Ramin karimloo's voice is far more powerful than Anthony Warlow's, however, he still has a superb voice.
The best cast will always undoubtedly be the original london cast, no one can match Crawford's phantom - his voice and his acting will always, in my opinion, be the most emotional, the most touching, and the most powerful.
PhantomChard101 3 years ago
I'm not that big a fan of Crawford, actually -- JOJ is my favorite, although the German Phantom Uwe Kroeger is also pretty awesome
heddkalal 3 years ago
I actually like Gerard's version of this song the best
Sshelly34213 4 years ago
I love JOJ, but not as the Phantom. Personally, I like the movie approach to him. I really think more baritones should be cast in the part.
TJisRad 4 years ago
Yeah but JOJ or Anthony Warlow, they're both powerful singers. I'm not a crawford fan myself, he doesn't seem to have that raw power and bass that Warlow had. I haven't seen JOJ live but he sounds warlow like. I find it frustrating you can't buy the audio of either, I can only find crawford or michael ball.
pgmsixteen 4 years ago
Excellent! While John was singing the Phantom i watched it 3 times in Her Majesties Theater and i just loved his voice each time a bit more. No offence to Michael Crawford, he sure is a talented guy BUT being an impressive Phantom he clearly is not.
wellintosnape 4 years ago
I've often said that John could sing the theme song from "Sesame Street" and it would be beautiful. He's kind of a kickass Phantom, and Valjean ... and probably everything else, no? =)
sunrisesunset51 4 years ago 3
while I don't care for the rock orchestration, Rachel is on HELL of a EXCELLENT Christine!
Disneydanny 4 years ago
I think shes the best christine too. Shes my mostfavourite =D.
1234AKbar 4 years ago 2
JOJ isn't bad but, in my opinion, Michael Crawford still does the best Phantom. I just think Michael has more sensuality, mystery and less vibrato while still keeping the power and smoothness. JOJ is okay though and I wanted to give him a fair chance. By the way I did see Michael in the actual show and live as well as watching a lot of JOJ videos.
mcbarnumphan 4 years ago 2
i saw JOJ and Rachel when i saw POTO in London in December 2004... not that sure about Rachel, but JOJ was very good.
carly3592 4 years ago
Awesome - nice to hear a man who can sing this song strong instead of shying away from those higher register notes! Very refreshing!
songbird1991 4 years ago
very nice pic at 1:32!
1234AKbar 4 years ago
She sounds like an angel at the end.
marg719 4 years ago
yeah wher is noellel? I noticed her videos aren't on youtube anymore!
mattg177 4 years ago
WHERE DID NOELLEL GO?!?!!?!
Nerris121 4 years ago
somebody toll youtube about the videos if you go on to buffyphantoms video there is a comment saying that some one tolled
phantom664 4 years ago
amazing simply amazing its soooo hard to hear a guy to sing the phantom and i must say JOJ is by thus far the best!!!
POTO4ever 4 years ago 2
where did you get this version?
dirty06maggot 4 years ago
Yeah I agree with you JOJ is the best phantom!!! Better than Michael Crawford.
barnardoo98 4 years ago 5
She's alright but nothing compared to HIM!!! (She has a nice cadenza though and her voice blends nicely with his)
xxdreamydrifterxx 4 years ago
AWESOME pics! Where did you get them? Rachel is very, very nasal. Hate her sound. Except on the crescendo at the end, she sounds terrible. And don't get me started on John Owen-Jones. I just discovered him today, and I could just go on and on and on about how . . . PHENOMENAL he sounds!!!
FlowerGirl9016 4 years ago
This was JOJ's final performance
MattytheMusicMan 4 years ago
Were did you get the pictures? Great vid! :)
XXThePhantomxx 4 years ago
i agree think Rachel sounds a bit weird
lo0AngelOfDeath0ol 4 years ago
gr8 vid well made xxx
BeeWilla4 5 years ago