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| Posted by: skier74 01:33 am EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Believable - writerkev 06:46 am EDT 06/27/20 | |
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| But anyone who believes the show offers nothing beyond the album would miss that jaw-dropping staging of “Satisfied” where tine rewinds and we see the meeting between Hamilton and Angelica from her perspective. One of the most thrilling scenes on Broadway in years, and you have to be in the room where it happens. Eh, so I do think Satisfied is one of the best numbers of the show, but if you listen to Helpless and Satisfied closely (which I did many times before seeing the show) on the OBC, you pretty much know what is happening. It's quite clear they're playing the same scene from different perspectives and they "rewind" at the end of one. Yes, it's genius. But I didn't need to SEE it to understand that. And of course Mandy Gonzalez (I think) couldn't really hold a candle to Renee. Now, Elphaba getting on a forklift? That's theatrical magic! (Kidding. Not really. Kind of. Maybe. ;) ) |
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| re: Believable | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:36 pm EDT 06/29/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Believable - skier74 01:33 am EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| ****Eh, so I do think Satisfied is one of the best numbers of the show, but if you listen to Helpless and Satisfied closely (which I did many times before seeing the show) on the OBC, you pretty much know what is happening. It's quite clear they're playing the same scene from different perspectives and they "rewind" at the end of one. Yes, it's genius. But I didn't need to SEE it to understand that. **** Following that argument, one one would ever need to see any show live if one has the album. Though a combination of close listening and reading the notes, one can usually "understand" most or all of what's going on in a show or a particular song, but that's not equivalent to appreciating it fully by seeing it performed live, with all that's added by the blocking, the choreography, the actors' facial expressions, etc. |
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| re: Believable | |
| Posted by: SCH 10:36 am EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Believable - skier74 01:33 am EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| I doubt anyone would disagree that it is clear what's happening in Helpless / Satisfied just from listening to the recording. I think that what several of us have pointed out is that the memorable, jaw-dropping staging of Satisfied is very much worth seeing and that it adds layers of enjoyment to the song, not that it is essential for understanding the context of the song. | |
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| re: Believable | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 05:34 pm EDT 06/29/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Believable - SCH 10:36 am EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| "I doubt anyone would disagree that it is clear what's happening in Helpless / Satisfied just from listening to the recording. I think that what several of us have pointed out is that the memorable, jaw-dropping staging of Satisfied is very much worth seeing and that it adds layers of enjoyment to the song, not that it is essential for understanding the context of the song." Yes, thank you. Straw man arguments are so annoying. |
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