At first, this irritated me, but they are small and negligible, and they also add much more depth - Let go your inner fan boy and embrace the changes as they do work for the majority.

The touring cast includes Jason Donovan (who previously played the Artilleryman on tour) as Parson Nathaniel and West End theatre star Kerry Ellis as Beth. Burton originally signed on for five days of recording for a maximum of 12 hours for each, but he finished his parts in just one day, except for an additional three-hour session held several months after for what Wayne described as "some repair work". The album premiered at a launch party at the London Planetarium on 1 June 1978, and featured a playback accompanied by a laser show.This was performed by both Anna-Marie Wayne and Newton Faulkner as their respective characters at the beginning of Act II.

Neeson's breathtaking full-body 3D holographic appearance as George Herbert, The Journalist, seamlessly interacts with the live performers onstage, injecting exciting new ingredients into an already celebrated dynamic.The album had a positive review in Record Mirror, with reviewer Bev Briggs declaring it as "four sides of sheer excellence" and after reading the novel and feature film, the album is "the most easily stomachable of the lot. However, Wayne went on to read Wells's book "three or four times" and saw the 1953 film adaption, and decided it was the most suitable for a musical adaptation. Filmed at London's O2 Arena and innovatively combining music, technology and live performance, Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds: The New Generation features an all-star cast including Liam Neeson, Marti Pellow, Jason Donovan, Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson, Jettblack's Will Stapleton and Wicked's Kerry Ellis.