Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

This album has been added to 2 private lists and 3 public lists:

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  Favorite 50 Albums of the Quarter Century

  Stu

  (2015)

  ”How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a

  Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten

  spot in the Caribbean by providence,

  impoverished, in squalor,

  grow up to be a hero and a scholar?”

  Here's what I posted on Facebook after first listening to it in November 2015. I maintain that the cast album stands as classic on its own, without even needing to see the stage show.

  "Listened to the soundtrack to Hamilton from start to finish on our drive to Boston yesterday, all 2.5 hours of it. Believe the hype. Believe the superlatives. IT'S THAT GOOD...It's so dense, so ambitious, so audacious, but it WORKS. I've never liked rap, or even most hip-hop, but it all works. I was only able to follow a fraction of the story, the words, the references, etc. so it is definitely a work that requires repeated listenings to fully digest. I say 'listenings' because tickets to see the show will be unobtainable for years to come."

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  My top 50 Albums of all time.

  Gwydian

  ALEXANDER HAMILTON they are waiting in the wings for you! A monumental musical, arguably the best one ever made. An untold story, a whole untapped pit of inspiration which Lin-Manuel Miranda perfectly drew from to produce one of the most compelling and gripping pieces of music ever. Within one song you're invested and after an hour you're a fan as if you always have been, then by the time it's over you have to run it back just because you need to hear it again. Seeing it live was a blessing I am ever grateful for.

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  My Ultimate LP Collection

  Michelle Lindquist