By Rebecca Wagner, Senior Reporter
It’s history remixed.
The Broadway musical “SIX” tells the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives through their eyes in the form of songs.
The original musical cast produced an original album in 2022 called “SIX: Live on Opening Night.” The musical itself premiered on Oct. 3, 2021, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City.
This album became a constant repeat for me when I first heard it.
The upbeat songs and the historical facts caught my attention and left me wanting more.
The album has 18 songs on it, and it takes one hour and two minutes to finish.
The album has many standout songs that one would not usually find in a typical musical, drawing a variety of fans to listen and enjoy.
My favorite song from the album is “Heart of Stone.”
The song “Heart of Stone” is about Jane Seymour, the only wife that King Henry VIII loved.
The performer who sings the song expresses enough emotion through the song that you can tell what she was feeling in the moment — feeling that she will not get the chance to watch her son grow up.
This song I could listen to on repeat for days.
“Ex-Wives” is the opening number, and it was another song that I felt lyrically was catchy, and the instrumentals were also upbeat.
A song I was not really a fan of from the album was “No Way,” which followed Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VII.
The reason I was not a fan of the song is because I feel like the song was too aggressive, with the beats in the song being very in-your-face, and the lyrics are fast.
“Haus of Holbein” was another song I do not like very much.
The song is very “techno,” and I am not a fan of that form of music. However, lyrically, the song is good.
The performers sing the song in a French accent to tell a story about body standards for woman during the 1500s.
One song that really stands out on the album in my opinion is “MegaSIX.”
This song is one of the last songs that they do at the shows, and it is a mashup of all the songs that the different wives sang.
If a person wanted to get a feel of the musical, “MegaSIX” would be a good song to start with because it introduces all the different aspects of the production.
One thing about this musical is that it is kind of like a concert, and the performers are interacting with the crowd.
I think personally I would rate this album a 9 out of 10 because I would rather listen to it than any other album.
The album has the upbeat music like you are listening to a pop singer, but it is also telling a historical story.
I am a huge fan of “Hamilton,” and the album “SIX” reminds me of “Hamilton” because of how the writer created the songs to be easy to follow, modern and catchy.
By listening to “SIX,” a person gets a story and good music all in one.
A person does not have to like history to like “SIX;” however, they will learn something regardless.
The album “SIX: Live on Opening Night” shows how the women married to Henry VIII might have felt, getting lost behind the scenes.
They are changing the story.