• star_wraith [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I've never seen Hamilton but I have seen Moana, and Miranda might be a lib but he's a pretty damn good songwriter, I'll give him that.

    • redthebaron [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      the main problem with hamilton as a musical is that he is a good songwriter but he is also the worse musician on the show doing the main character like daveed diggs and leslie odom for example are so much better than lin

      • ImSoOCD [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Oh 100%. There are some bootlegs with newer Hamilton’s that are way better. Leslie Odom is easily my favorite Burr though. And Daveed’s stuff in Clipping is 🤯

    • ImSoOCD [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      The songwriting is why I love Hamilton. There are so many Easter eggs alluding to hip hop classics or to other Broadway musicals. And the way they weave together ideas and make comparisons through different motifs recurring is gorgeous. The Room Where It Happens is my favorite song

      • redthebaron [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        the dueling commandments one is also a really funny reference to ten crack commandments from b.i.g