Favorite Hamilton songs? — Page 4

I really like Hamilton, but let's be honest: the score is really not much. Most of the actual music is just a singular motif repeated ad infinity (i.e. room where it happens) with good lyrics. The show's quality comes from the staging, which is the best musical staging I've seen in years

BakerWilliams said: "I really like Hamilton, but let's be honest: the score is really not much."

Updated On: 3/18/16 at 01:52 PM

No.

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BakerWilliams said: "I really like Hamilton, but let's be honest: the score is really not much. Most of the actual music is just a singular motif repeated ad infinity (i.e. room where it happens) with good lyrics. The show's quality comes from the staging, which is the best musical staging I've seen in years"



WTF are you talking about even

I'm not a music critic, so I'll quote somebody who is. Terry Teachout put it best as he often does

"Although roughly a third of “Hamilton” is sung rather than rapped, the show contains no tunes, only melodically inert riffs that exist solely to carry the text. I don’t know whether Mr. Miranda is unwilling to write tunes or incapable of doing so, but whatever the reason, the result is that the first act of “Hamilton” feels far too long."

Terry Teachout is not a music critic, so your point is moot. And his hypothesis that only a third of the show is sung is ridiculous.

^ Exactly. I'm always interested to hear from critics/haters of Hamilton and see where they find fault in the show, but if they identify THE SCORE as a fault, I...I can't. The score is categorically, utterly perfect and brilliant.

BakerWilliams said: "Although roughly a third of “Hamilton” is sung rather than rapped, the show contains no tunes, only melodically inert riffs that exist solely to carry the text. I don’t know whether Mr. Miranda is unwilling to write tunes or incapable of doing so, but whatever the reason, the result is that the first act of “Hamilton” feels far too long."



This. Perfectly said.

I find this absence of tunes really amateurish and it gets extremely boring after 2 songs. I do have to add that the exact same thing bothers me in modern music, rap and R&B artists (Nicki Minaj, Kanye West), speaking 5 words on 1 note and then ad a little riff on the 6th and that is supposed to be artistic or cute or interesting.

We must not forget that there is a certain group of people that doesn't know any better as this is probably what they grew up with, so this brainwashing makes it work for some people as they recognize the extremely simplistic style? I am always amazed about how incoherent and repetitive it is. Complete lack of tunes.


I find this way of literal storytelling too childish (what's your name man, my name is this, my name is that, everybody's gonna know your name, and then repeat the name 10 times, rapping). Nope, doesn't cut it for me.


But good if it does for others, it's all about your reference framework.

Updated On: 3/18/16 at 05:42 PM

Dave19 said: "This. Perfectly said. I find this absence of tunes really amateurish and it gets extremely boring after 2 songs. I do have to add that the exact same thing bothers me in modern music, rap and R&B artists (Nicki Minaj, Kanye West), speaking 5 words on 1 note and then ad a little riff on the 6th and that is supposed to be artistic or cute or interesting. "



You have never even listened to the recording so please stop espousing your BS on this and most other subjects.

Dave19 said: "I find this way of literal storytelling too childish (what's your name man, my name is this, my name is that, everybody's gonna know your name, and then repeat the name 10 times, rapping). Nope, doesn't cut it for me."

Please tell me when this happens at ant point in the show.

My favourites, in chronological show order:


3. "My Shot"
4. "The Story Of Tonight"
13. "Wait For It"
16. "Meet Me Inside"
19. "History Has Its Eyes On You"
20. "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)"

2. "Cabinet Battle #1"
7. "Cabinet Battle #2"
9. "One Last Time"
13. "Hurricane"
23. "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story"

Rapping is definitely a skill because I cannot do it.

Not to anywhere near the extent that Dave is talking about. There is a "what's your name man?" And the name is said once. That is the only time a name is said in that song. This just goes to show Dave's unfamiliarity with the work.