The "enter me, he says in parentheses" line is also another subtle musical theater reference to stage directions. In a script, there will often be lines such as "Enter *insert character name* " when a character comes on stage, and those lines are often in italics or parentheses to denote that they are not spoken but merely directions. Here, Hamilton is speaking the "stage directions", which shows off his ego. But yeah, as another comment said, this show has so many references to musical theater in general, as well as to specific shows and hip hop songs/artists.
For real. It’s the ONLY album I’ve ever listened to on a loop on my walks and exercising etc. You can also catch so many other things that you miss the first few times around 😆 awesome
@@tomasroque3338 You assumed correct, then. Why would a kid be in a war? Why would a kid who's not a combatant be murdered by someone in the war? THAT is the better question.
You pointed out the double meaning of "shot", and that reminded me of something I find interesting that I learned. Apparently, ASL interpreters actually communicate that different meaning in their sign language when interpreting the song.
Stemming off that, ASL interpreters HAVE to be distinct in the meaning because it is a very literal language with basically no metaphors unless “borrowed” from another spoken/written language
As someone with a complex medical history, (91 surgeries, 4 nearly fatal health crises) "for the first time, I'm thinking past tomorrow" is a really impactful line that for some reason is only just now hitting me. "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory" is another line that I really relate to. The most recent of those 4 nearly fatal health crises was back in 2017, when I was 17, and I had to be put into a medically-induced coma that lasted 10 days, and I can't remember much about what happened right before the drugs kicked in, but I do know that I looked my mom in the face and said "This time, I'm going to die." Do I regret saying that to her? YES. Do I still believe I should've died? ABSOLUTELY. I had gone septic. I 100% should've died. When they brought me back out of the coma was when things got horrible. Going septic can fuck up your brain and make it do some unpleasant stuff. I hallucinated and since it was shortly after the Las Vegas sniper, I had a delusion that a sniper was aiming at my window. Thankfully, that's the most recent of my medical PTSD. I've been generally healthy since. (DAMN, I forgot how wordy I can get when discussing my medical trauma. I'm so used to only being wordy with things I'm passionate about.)
I'm so glad that you both are continuing these videos together - my favourite duo. Who knew that when Mortius took you through the Horse and the Infant that you two would become a beloved duo to so many people
My brain had to translate to first names. Aaron Burr. My brain called him Burr and I was like “who is this personal bestie of Casper and Mortius?” 😮😶🌫️
@@passerbytanuki2456I commented this before Thunder Saga, and now I'm gonna double down on it. They both only care about achieving their own goal, and everyone else is expendable.
Especially the Odysseus from The Odyssey, their hubris is the driving point in their own stories, and the driving point in their downfall. For Odysseus it’s the cyclops as we’ve already passed, and for Hamilton…. Well, Burr said it himself in song one 😭 I won’t say more because of spoilers, but we already know that much
I guess this is controversial, ody is a very witty yet patient guy. He's almost a complete opposite to hamy. Ody is a very methodical thinker who constantly makes use of things for the future and is very patient, he is literally never impulsive in the musical unless he's being influenced by an outside factor. Guys he's been in a war for a long ass time and out at sea for around 12 years or so without seeing his family and watching people around him die, people don't die cause he makes impulsive decisions that endanger his crew but instead die due to things outside his control REMINDER that the only reason cyclops didn't kill the whole crew is because he had the foresite to put lotus in the wine which btw would have also doomed his crew had he not gone to investigate and keep in mind the rash decision to reveal his name after he witness his crew and child hood best friend die... as for thunder saga HE HAD SPENT 12 YEARS AND LOST MORE THAN HALF HIS CREW TO GODS!!! Of course he would break, and even then people didn't die from his impulsive decisions (the deaths at the cave were a rational though immoral decision) but by their own by killing the cows which ody warned them not to. Hamy would have broken and saced his crew in like 2 months
@@MarcyStevonshy I think it's the second song, unless you're excluding the opening song. It's "fools who run their mouths off wind up dead." THAT is what got Alexander killed.
Love seeing people come blind to Hamilton at this point in time, and also non-American perspectives because I came in without an American perspective either. So I didn’t know the history at the time and it’s neat to see a similar perspective in that way. Hope you can keep it up!
WARNING: This is a spoiler for a lyric at the very end of the musical, so don't look at this comment if you haven't already seen it. I really like that the "woah, woah, woah" motif doesn't get its name until the very end, where Hamilton says "Laurens leads a soldiers' chorus on the other side". Up until that point, we've heard the motif a lot, with enough context to figure out the meaning, but it doesn't get the name "soldiers' chorus" until the very end. Just a neat detail :)
Lafayette's name and the slower calmer parts (like the "Hamilton, troops are waiting in the field for you"etc etc section) are pretty singable in my opinion.
After coming from the Epic reactions, I’m really looking forward to hearing Casper’s analyses of not only the vocals and storyline, but also the instrumentals. Accompaniment is a facet of music that I don’t give as much attention as I probably should. I’m usually laser-focused on the singers, so my mind is blown when he picks apart the instrumental and points out its’ implications for the characters and story as a whole. Hope you enjoy the rest of the musical!
There's a fun bit of referencing to Duel culture in this song, "Throwing away your shot" means that, instead of using your 1 bullet against your opponent, you (typically) just aim into the sky and fire - instead of using it to off your opponent.
The line "I'm only 19, but my mind is older, when the beef heats up, my warm heart turns colder" is from mobb deep shook ones and every 40 year old new Yorker knows that. Great homage in a brilliant work
After you've watched the show, it would be so cool if you checked out Howard Ho's analysis of the music and its motifs! It doesnt have to be a reaction video, but if you find yourself looking to geek out about the music and/or learn something after completion, his video essays are a must!
I did some quick and very rudimentary revision of the songs, and depending on how you count and separate them they introduce around 10 to 15 separate lyrical motifs in these first three songs alone
@@CFEntertains I say this as someone who knows very little about music theory, they're extremely easy to spot so don't worry too much, they add so much meaning and connect every part of the story extremely well
Being in a wheelchair is funny sometimes. You'd think it would make me think "I wish I could do that choreography." but nope. I've watched some of it and immediately thought "Oh, please, I could do that." 🤣 (I then have another part of my brain that is very much the Burr to that Hamilton-esque thought that immediately humbles me.)
It's amazing that a musical about the American Revolution is now being performed around the world, including in England. I would've loved it if Queen Elizabeth had attended a performance before her death. She was such a funny woman, I feel like she'd have asked to try on King George III's crown. I mean, she cut a cake with her knighting sword. 😂
i know! i got the chance to get tickets on their international tour here on asia (philippines) after being such a big fan for ages now. it was incredible!
i absolutely love the way you so quickly board into things and are so immediately attentive and passionate about them casper :] i hope you enjoy your hamilton journey, and im so happy we get to tag along for it
I really wish I were able to go and see this with the original cast when they toured, but man am I so excited to go and see it next month!! I forget how much the music slaps!
A few months late to this. But something that I didn’t see mentioned in comments is about the open high hat drumming discussed at 19:09 is also extremely symbolic. As someone who grew up visiting battle locations and watching live reenactments, that particular beat is permanently in my brain. It brings with it foreboding for the upcoming battle almost like the calm before the storm. Also the loss of youth and innocence because they were played by boys often too young to actually fight. So these boys would play the drums as a way to communicate commands to the soldiers. This puts the boys at the frontline of battle. So having that open high hat here shows Alexander’s naivety when it comes to the realities of war, even knowing what all he’s been through and seen in his life up to this point.
Alexander is arrogant, but how could he not be? He was so good with words that his community on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean raised money to send him on a ship to New York City to make a better life for himself.
6:04 actually they did have a kid on the war, the son of Achilles Neo was 12-13 when he enter the war and also killed many troyans and won the war ro avenge his father which was young too. Laki late 20s or early 30s
In my opinion, the show doesn't say the years enough. When I was first listening to the album and I heard "The battle of Yorktown, 1781." I was like "WAIT, WHAT?! When did that much time fly by?!" 🤣
It's always great to find new people falling in love with Hamilton, especially with a good musical analysis. Thanks, guys. Speaking of animatics @Szin does incredible animatics for the first act of Hamilton. There are some great ones from other artists, especially One Last Time, but the artist for that one escapes me at the moment.. By the way the "Enter me".. lyrics refers to the blocking directions on a script will write the enter and entrance directions in parenthesis, ie (Enter Horatio).,
Speaking of similarities between Hamilton and Epic. Hamilton also has their own Polities :) Lovebale charactesrs that keep the Main Character from self-distructing
The line "Only 19 but my mind is older" is an extract from "Shook Ones Part II" by Mobb Deep. I love listening to this track by this rapper, it's so relaxing; even though i don't understand the lyrics cause i'm French. Also, this line is in the first scene in the movie 8 Miles. When I watch this movie, 1 year ago, I was like WTF/ Whoah, I recognized this lyrics !!
I remember we went to philly on a class trip and we saw the founding fathers statues etc, but they have the one set of Aaron burr and Hamilton at the duel with guns drawn and Hamilton in his glasses and now it gives it whole new meaning because you just don’t care about history as much unless or until you feel like you know the players and what they went thru. And it’s a shame because as kids you reaaaally don’t care, but I’d give anything to be able to go back now and see all those things again. 🤧
I love love love watching you add new perspective (your thoughts on the instrumental composition) to a show that is so dear to my heart. I look forward to following you through this!
VoicePlay's cover of My Shot is like half the length of the original (fair), and they add more "musicality" to some of the rapped parts, singing some of the lines instead. As is typically the case, there is quite a lot of difference between the VoicePlay cover and the original 😄
I have no musical knowledge/education so it's fascinating to hear you discuss the different musical aspects. Half of the terms you use may as well be in a different language because I don't know music, but it's still interesting to learn.
I remember Lin tweeting how pleased he was with the line that uses the French and American pronunciations of “anarchy” 😆 It’s also so nice to see someone still unashamedly love Hamilton. It’s gotten cool lately to be blasé about it, but I still love it and think it’s (sorry about this) revolutionary 😅🥰 Also, that rising tension and buildup in the drums is Alex Lacamoire’s orchestrations. He’s worked a lot with Lin, but he also helped with the orchestrations on Wicked - and that building drum line is a Stephen Schwartz thing 🥰
I am so glad you are reacting to Hamilton!! I have been binge watching your channel and Mortius because i just love the way you two analyze content!! 💜
loving the start of this hamilton series!! I'm excited to see you keep going through these together is extremely entertaining. I've been having a tough time rn and your videos are taking my mind off this at least for a moment, it's like a vacation :)
'We're recording this in the beginning of June' And here we are, tomorrow, the thunder-Saga will be premiering, together with remastered troy- and cyclops-Saga.
It´s not so in front here but later on notice also the clothing of the characters. In the beginning all the main characters wear white coats (or a white dress) EXCEPT Aaron Burr and then when Hamilton is getting his brown coat on his way to New York HIS story really sets off. During the Musical they change coats depending on what they are doing and who they are and i can´t say more without spoiler i think
They're all generic people among a chorus of multitudes until their interactions with Hamilton (or Burr, in the case of Hamilton) bring their characters into full color. They only really become important to history when someone tells their story.
Fun historical fact, "Im only 19 but my mind is older" could actually be a factual statement. A family member, at a court hearing after thr death of Hamilton's mother, reported that Hamilton was 13. Based on the date of that hearing, he would have been born then in 1755. On every document and in every conversation, Hamilton said his birthday was in 1757. If he did actually lie, he likely did that to appear more mature then he actually was and potentially secure better and more opportunities like apprenticeships.
Kinda spoilers... x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 12:59 ...Mortius...Mortius...you think you're so funny...and yeah, you're right, that was a little sneaky funny Also, nice reference to my favorite song!
It feels so weird to hear him be called John, because there are a lot of Johns in American history, (John Adams comes to mind) so most people call him Laurens. It also feels weird to call Burr Aaron.
I feel like the one Hamilton fan that wasn't at all a musical kid. I have no musical talent, and the theater kids intimidated me, because they were the populars. 😂
Please don't apologize for likening one piece of art to another -- we all can learn a lot about the individual pieces by comparing and contrasting them, plus as viewers/listeners we all bring our own experiences with us when we're engaging with new things: it is only natural that you'd compare Hamilton to Epic (or whatever other frame of reference you choose to use!).
I think Epic kinda has to be very story-like because it's just the music, so the audience can't visually interpret what is happening, whereas this is a lot more music-focused since it has actual visual performance. Some of the stuff is harder to follow when just listening to the soundtrack, so I was elated when I learned it was going to be on Disney+.
I am happy that Casper finally watching Hamilton, but...butbutbut... You should have gone with the Animal Crossing adaptation made by GuitarKnight14 :D
@@CFEntertainsOh ho ho ho Casper you have no idea the lengths musical theatre fans would go to have their definitely illegal recordings of the show not taken down by UA-cam copyright. But yea there's an animal crossing version and it's great
Once this is finish if able, In the heights is the 1st Musical by Lin before Hamilton happened. So when able please react to In the Heights. Note/ Spoiler: The movie is shorthanded version of the Play but it still shows the what the main intro on what is thing going to be in.
I taught myself all the “basic” instruments in high school (including drums) and now I beatbox a ton in an acapella context, so I know my way around percussive elements 🫶
You can already find UNEDITED VERSIONS of a ton of Hamilton content here!
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The "enter me, he says in parentheses" line is also another subtle musical theater reference to stage directions. In a script, there will often be lines such as "Enter *insert character name* " when a character comes on stage, and those lines are often in italics or parentheses to denote that they are not spoken but merely directions. Here, Hamilton is speaking the "stage directions", which shows off his ego. But yeah, as another comment said, this show has so many references to musical theater in general, as well as to specific shows and hip hop songs/artists.
Enter, stage left, pursued by a bear.
"enter me....😏😏😏"
@@felixhenson9926Smosh reference?!
12:59 "he's only willing to wait for it"
Mortius. I see you Mortius. Oml akhsjaj
"Asshole! he's not gonna know what that means until the intermission!" is what I thought immediately
I immediately went to the comment section after i heard that
The great thing about Hamilton is that the more of the musical you listen to the better it gets, the awesomeness stacks
The slow realization of lyrics being relevant later,such a good hook and why tons of people fell in love with it
For real. It’s the ONLY album I’ve ever listened to on a loop on my walks and exercising etc. You can also catch so many other things that you miss the first few times around 😆 awesome
I think everyone who wasn't an expert on _The Odyssey_ thought "Little Ajax" was a kid. 🤣
No need to call me out...
@@nope6610 I'm no expert, myself. 😅
I thought the same thing until I saw a random tik Tok Abt it and I'm still not sure it's true
Why would a kid be in a war?? 😭😭
I assumed it was a nickname...
@@tomasroque3338 You assumed correct, then. Why would a kid be in a war? Why would a kid who's not a combatant be murdered by someone in the war? THAT is the better question.
"Act 2 isnt coming out anytime soon"
Act 2 coming out in a few days
And i am not home and can't watch it when it comes out nooo
we recorded this a month ago lmfao
5 more days!
*so scared its going to come out while im at a party*
@@GleamDrawz try to not be partying at midnight in your timezone on UA-cam or midnight EST on Spotify
You pointed out the double meaning of "shot", and that reminded me of something I find interesting that I learned. Apparently, ASL interpreters actually communicate that different meaning in their sign language when interpreting the song.
Stemming off that, ASL interpreters HAVE to be distinct in the meaning because it is a very literal language with basically no metaphors unless “borrowed” from another spoken/written language
@@incoherentdrawings Fascinating.
“Lin Last name” 💀💀
As someone with a complex medical history, (91 surgeries, 4 nearly fatal health crises) "for the first time, I'm thinking past tomorrow" is a really impactful line that for some reason is only just now hitting me. "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory" is another line that I really relate to. The most recent of those 4 nearly fatal health crises was back in 2017, when I was 17, and I had to be put into a medically-induced coma that lasted 10 days, and I can't remember much about what happened right before the drugs kicked in, but I do know that I looked my mom in the face and said "This time, I'm going to die." Do I regret saying that to her? YES. Do I still believe I should've died? ABSOLUTELY. I had gone septic. I 100% should've died. When they brought me back out of the coma was when things got horrible. Going septic can fuck up your brain and make it do some unpleasant stuff. I hallucinated and since it was shortly after the Las Vegas sniper, I had a delusion that a sniper was aiming at my window. Thankfully, that's the most recent of my medical PTSD. I've been generally healthy since.
(DAMN, I forgot how wordy I can get when discussing my medical trauma. I'm so used to only being wordy with things I'm passionate about.)
How are you now, btw?
@@jonathankennedy1963 Relatively healthy. Physically, at least. In this world, it's unfair to expect anyone to be mentally healthy.
@@disableddragonborn Just checking. Good to know.
@@jonathankennedy1963 LMAO 😂
"he's only willing to wait for it" Mortius.
I'm so glad that you both are continuing these videos together - my favourite duo. Who knew that when Mortius took you through the Horse and the Infant that you two would become a beloved duo to so many people
this is such a sweet comment omg
Can't wait for Casper to hear Aaron's song! He's gonna FREAK!
My brain had to translate to first names. Aaron Burr. My brain called him Burr and I was like “who is this personal bestie of Casper and Mortius?” 😮😶🌫️
@@Smk42217 lol, I wish I was friends with them. They seem really awesome and I wanna be their friend, lol
i have a feeling casper is gonna LOVE non-stop!!
That’s a definite fav of mine.
Oh GOOD. Casper noticed the thing I was hoping he'd notice.
Alexander _is_ the danger. He's reckless and full of trauma that makes him impulsive. He and Odysseus would get along well. 😅
Daaamn they totally would 😶
@@passerbytanuki2456I commented this before Thunder Saga, and now I'm gonna double down on it. They both only care about achieving their own goal, and everyone else is expendable.
Especially the Odysseus from The Odyssey, their hubris is the driving point in their own stories, and the driving point in their downfall. For Odysseus it’s the cyclops as we’ve already passed, and for Hamilton…. Well, Burr said it himself in song one 😭 I won’t say more because of spoilers, but we already know that much
I guess this is controversial, ody is a very witty yet patient guy. He's almost a complete opposite to hamy. Ody is a very methodical thinker who constantly makes use of things for the future and is very patient, he is literally never impulsive in the musical unless he's being influenced by an outside factor. Guys he's been in a war for a long ass time and out at sea for around 12 years or so without seeing his family and watching people around him die, people don't die cause he makes impulsive decisions that endanger his crew but instead die due to things outside his control REMINDER that the only reason cyclops didn't kill the whole crew is because he had the foresite to put lotus in the wine which btw would have also doomed his crew had he not gone to investigate and keep in mind the rash decision to reveal his name after he witness his crew and child hood best friend die... as for thunder saga HE HAD SPENT 12 YEARS AND LOST MORE THAN HALF HIS CREW TO GODS!!! Of course he would break, and even then people didn't die from his impulsive decisions (the deaths at the cave were a rational though immoral decision) but by their own by killing the cows which ody warned them not to. Hamy would have broken and saced his crew in like 2 months
@@MarcyStevonshy I think it's the second song, unless you're excluding the opening song. It's "fools who run their mouths off wind up dead." THAT is what got Alexander killed.
Love seeing people come blind to Hamilton at this point in time, and also non-American perspectives because I came in without an American perspective either. So I didn’t know the history at the time and it’s neat to see a similar perspective in that way. Hope you can keep it up!
WARNING: This is a spoiler for a lyric at the very end of the musical, so don't look at this comment if you haven't already seen it.
I really like that the "woah, woah, woah" motif doesn't get its name until the very end, where Hamilton says "Laurens leads a soldiers' chorus on the other side". Up until that point, we've heard the motif a lot, with enough context to figure out the meaning, but it doesn't get the name "soldiers' chorus" until the very end. Just a neat detail :)
Been obsessed with this musical for 8 years now and I’m still learning new things, holy smokes 😭 that’s genius
''These are very singable" Guns and ships has entered the chat
Lafayette's name and the slower calmer parts (like the "Hamilton, troops are waiting in the field for you"etc etc section) are pretty singable in my opinion.
After coming from the Epic reactions, I’m really looking forward to hearing Casper’s analyses of not only the vocals and storyline, but also the instrumentals. Accompaniment is a facet of music that I don’t give as much attention as I probably should. I’m usually laser-focused on the singers, so my mind is blown when he picks apart the instrumental and points out its’ implications for the characters and story as a whole. Hope you enjoy the rest of the musical!
I saw that little throw in of "He's the kind of person to wait for it"😂😂😂😂😂😂
Omg the little Minecraft drinking sound when Casper drinks from his bottle 😂
I’m willing to wait for the next Hamilton reaction
yea same man
wait for it -wait for it- WAIT
Im so so glad to see you getting introduced to one of my absolute favorite musicals ever! I cant wait to see your experience with it!
Hope you enjoy! :)
There's a fun bit of referencing to Duel culture in this song,
"Throwing away your shot" means that, instead of using your 1 bullet against your opponent, you (typically) just aim into the sky and fire - instead of using it to off your opponent.
The line "I'm only 19, but my mind is older, when the beef heats up, my warm heart turns colder" is from mobb deep shook ones and every 40 year old new Yorker knows that. Great homage in a brilliant work
RAIN COATS
splash zone
Wet Hades
23:04 "Farmer Refuted" was the first song that came to mind.
After you've watched the show, it would be so cool if you checked out Howard Ho's analysis of the music and its motifs! It doesnt have to be a reaction video, but if you find yourself looking to geek out about the music and/or learn something after completion, his video essays are a must!
I did some quick and very rudimentary revision of the songs, and depending on how you count and separate them they introduce around 10 to 15 separate lyrical motifs in these first three songs alone
Why do they do this to me it took me 4 sagas to find one danger motif in epic now I gotta find 15?!
@CFEntertains
Most of them are very easy to spot or get used a lot!
-Someone who still can't hear all the motifs in Epic
@@CFEntertains I say this as someone who knows very little about music theory, they're extremely easy to spot so don't worry too much, they add so much meaning and connect every part of the story extremely well
me: enjoying the music
Mortius: *wet mouth sounds*
Being in a wheelchair is funny sometimes. You'd think it would make me think "I wish I could do that choreography." but nope. I've watched some of it and immediately thought "Oh, please, I could do that." 🤣 (I then have another part of my brain that is very much the Burr to that Hamilton-esque thought that immediately humbles me.)
It's amazing that a musical about the American Revolution is now being performed around the world, including in England. I would've loved it if Queen Elizabeth had attended a performance before her death. She was such a funny woman, I feel like she'd have asked to try on King George III's crown. I mean, she cut a cake with her knighting sword. 😂
i know! i got the chance to get tickets on their international tour here on asia (philippines) after being such a big fan for ages now. it was incredible!
@@klosux I'm seething with envy. 😂
This song takes place in Fraunces Tavern, in New York, and it's still open today. George Washington used it as headquarters.
i absolutely love the way you so quickly board into things and are so immediately attentive and passionate about them casper :] i hope you enjoy your hamilton journey, and im so happy we get to tag along for it
I really wish I were able to go and see this with the original cast when they toured, but man am I so excited to go and see it next month!!
I forget how much the music slaps!
NOT THE RAIN COATS LMAO 😂
A few months late to this. But something that I didn’t see mentioned in comments is about the open high hat drumming discussed at 19:09 is also extremely symbolic. As someone who grew up visiting battle locations and watching live reenactments, that particular beat is permanently in my brain. It brings with it foreboding for the upcoming battle almost like the calm before the storm. Also the loss of youth and innocence because they were played by boys often too young to actually fight. So these boys would play the drums as a way to communicate commands to the soldiers. This puts the boys at the frontline of battle.
So having that open high hat here shows Alexander’s naivety when it comes to the realities of war, even knowing what all he’s been through and seen in his life up to this point.
Thank you for your reaction, I feel so proud of Lin Manuel, such a genius and yet just like you too adorable and funny.
Alexander is arrogant, but how could he not be? He was so good with words that his community on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean raised money to send him on a ship to New York City to make a better life for himself.
6:04 actually they did have a kid on the war, the son of Achilles Neo was 12-13 when he enter the war and also killed many troyans and won the war ro avenge his father which was young too. Laki late 20s or early 30s
In my opinion, the show doesn't say the years enough. When I was first listening to the album and I heard "The battle of Yorktown, 1781." I was like "WAIT, WHAT?! When did that much time fly by?!" 🤣
It's always great to find new people falling in love with Hamilton, especially with a good musical analysis. Thanks, guys. Speaking of animatics @Szin does incredible animatics for the first act of Hamilton. There are some great ones from other artists, especially One Last Time, but the artist for that one escapes me at the moment.. By the way the "Enter me".. lyrics refers to the blocking directions on a script will write the enter and entrance directions in parenthesis, ie (Enter Horatio).,
OMG THIS IS GONNA BE SO FUCKING GOOOOOOOD!!!!
This is one of my favorites numbers in the entire show! And my favorite performance of it is when LMM performed it on a British talkshow. 🤣
so excited for your reactions to A Winter's Ball, Helpless, and Satisfied !!
Speaking of similarities between Hamilton and Epic. Hamilton also has their own Polities :) Lovebale charactesrs that keep the Main Character from self-distructing
If you mean who/what I think you mean, how DARE YOU 😭☠️
NOOOOOO shut up
Burr is Hamilton's Eurylochus. When Alexander is getting ahead of himself and about to do something stupid, Burr steps in. 😆
@@jennamurdock8716 :)
Who is the person in question?
"I'm only 19 but my mind is older" is a throwback to Mobb Deep's Shook Ones pt 2. very oldschool hiphop history
Love the reactions!
The line "Only 19 but my mind is older" is an extract from "Shook Ones Part II" by Mobb Deep. I love listening to this track by this rapper, it's so relaxing; even though i don't understand the lyrics cause i'm French.
Also, this line is in the first scene in the movie 8 Miles. When I watch this movie, 1 year ago, I was like WTF/ Whoah, I recognized this lyrics !!
I remember we went to philly on a class trip and we saw the founding fathers statues etc, but they have the one set of Aaron burr and Hamilton at the duel with guns drawn and Hamilton in his glasses and now it gives it whole new meaning because you just don’t care about history as much unless or until you feel like you know the players and what they went thru.
And it’s a shame because as kids you reaaaally don’t care, but I’d give anything to be able to go back now and see all those things again. 🤧
I love love love watching you add new perspective (your thoughts on the instrumental composition) to a show that is so dear to my heart. I look forward to following you through this!
Will be keeping an eye out for ALL of these!
One of my FAVORITE SONGS in this musical!! So excited for the rest of it!!
VoicePlay's cover of My Shot is like half the length of the original (fair), and they add more "musicality" to some of the rapped parts, singing some of the lines instead. As is typically the case, there is quite a lot of difference between the VoicePlay cover and the original 😄
0:43 - Clipping Geoff's "I'm so old now" hits hard.
He and I are just a few days apart in age.
I'm so old now.....
Guy whose only ever seen ‘Epic: the Musical’ watching any other musical “getting a lot of Epic the musical vibes from this show 🤔” (/j)
"you have to be carefully taught" is a line from South Pacific
I have no musical knowledge/education so it's fascinating to hear you discuss the different musical aspects. Half of the terms you use may as well be in a different language because I don't know music, but it's still interesting to learn.
I’m enjoying these so much so far, love the things you’re pointing out in the production!
I remember Lin tweeting how pleased he was with the line that uses the French and American pronunciations of “anarchy” 😆
It’s also so nice to see someone still unashamedly love Hamilton. It’s gotten cool lately to be blasé about it, but I still love it and think it’s (sorry about this) revolutionary 😅🥰
Also, that rising tension and buildup in the drums is Alex Lacamoire’s orchestrations. He’s worked a lot with Lin, but he also helped with the orchestrations on Wicked - and that building drum line is a Stephen Schwartz thing 🥰
I am so glad you are reacting to Hamilton!! I have been binge watching your channel and Mortius because i just love the way you two analyze content!! 💜
loving the start of this hamilton series!! I'm excited to see you keep going through these together is extremely entertaining. I've been having a tough time rn and your videos are taking my mind off this at least for a moment, it's like a vacation :)
'We're recording this in the beginning of June' And here we are, tomorrow, the thunder-Saga will be premiering, together with remastered troy- and cyclops-Saga.
FUDGE YEAH!!!!
it's casper's channel you can say Fuck
@@besthokage7822 it’s the principal of the thing.
I'm so ready for this journey! ❤️
"Now that we're on my channel now i can say that so far it's *BZZZ*-ing awesome!"
Hmm...
Not Mortius giving Caper homework-
You can definitely tell Jorge was inspired by Hamilton when you listen to the rap part from Puppeteer
YESSS YESSS LETS GOOOOO!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Can't wait for Mortius to make amillion references to Hamilton songs
26:27 poor Casper is getting flashbacks 😭
It´s not so in front here but later on notice also the clothing of the characters. In the beginning all the main characters wear white coats (or a white dress) EXCEPT Aaron Burr and then when Hamilton is getting his brown coat on his way to New York HIS story really sets off.
During the Musical they change coats depending on what they are doing and who they are and i can´t say more without spoiler i think
They're all generic people among a chorus of multitudes until their interactions with Hamilton (or Burr, in the case of Hamilton) bring their characters into full color. They only really become important to history when someone tells their story.
Fun historical fact, "Im only 19 but my mind is older" could actually be a factual statement. A family member, at a court hearing after thr death of Hamilton's mother, reported that Hamilton was 13. Based on the date of that hearing, he would have been born then in 1755. On every document and in every conversation, Hamilton said his birthday was in 1757. If he did actually lie, he likely did that to appear more mature then he actually was and potentially secure better and more opportunities like apprenticeships.
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12:59 ...Mortius...Mortius...you think you're so funny...and yeah, you're right, that was a little sneaky funny
Also, nice reference to my favorite song!
Literally had the same reaction haha I was like okay M you think ur sooo sneaky 😂 these goofy lads love this all sm
"Shot" has triple meaning
a drink
an opportunity
a bullet
12:58 mortius you really had to slip that one in there huh
It feels so weird to hear him be called John, because there are a lot of Johns in American history, (John Adams comes to mind) so most people call him Laurens. It also feels weird to call Burr Aaron.
Oh I can already see it. He’s gonna fall in love with John Laurens isn’t he? XD
(Careful spoilers in the replies :) )
*Laurens
And I agree!
@@Missed_V thank you, names are hard :)
It's Polites all over again. The Laurens Interlude is gonna destroy him. 🤣
@@disableddragonborn can’t wait to see it lol
Not our boy!!!
Thx for the reaction
I feel like the one Hamilton fan that wasn't at all a musical kid. I have no musical talent, and the theater kids intimidated me, because they were the populars. 😂
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Please don't apologize for likening one piece of art to another -- we all can learn a lot about the individual pieces by comparing and contrasting them, plus as viewers/listeners we all bring our own experiences with us when we're engaging with new things: it is only natural that you'd compare Hamilton to Epic (or whatever other frame of reference you choose to use!).
He also wrote(?) or worked on 21 Chump Street which is also pretty good buts it’s really short compared to In the Heights and Hamilton
It would be cool If the watched the animatic movie of this when they finish the whole thing
of course half the vid would have family friendly warning
There is a secret character in the show.
"Not willing to take the risks"? Or is he just able to weigh the risk/reward factor of rushing to an opportunity or waiting for the right time?
💙💜
I think Epic kinda has to be very story-like because it's just the music, so the audience can't visually interpret what is happening, whereas this is a lot more music-focused since it has actual visual performance. Some of the stuff is harder to follow when just listening to the soundtrack, so I was elated when I learned it was going to be on Disney+.
i love how you are not willing to pronounce his last name every time you say his name lol
Mortius you sly dog with one of those lines about burr
(Enter me) IS STAGE SCRIPT HUMORRR
I am happy that Casper finally watching Hamilton, but...butbutbut... You should have gone with the Animal Crossing adaptation made by GuitarKnight14 :D
THERES AN ANIMAL CROSSING ADAPTATION????
@@CFEntertains Yes! and it is amazingly done!
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@@CFEntertainsOh ho ho ho Casper you have no idea the lengths musical theatre fans would go to have their definitely illegal recordings of the show not taken down by UA-cam copyright. But yea there's an animal crossing version and it's great
Are you gonna be reacting to hamilton animatics on the channel, or will it be a patreon exclusive?
Once this is finish if able, In the heights is the 1st Musical by Lin before Hamilton happened. So when able please react to In the Heights.
Note/ Spoiler: The movie is shorthanded version of the Play but it still shows the what the main intro on what is thing going to be in.
hey Casper, the Patreon link in the video description is not working :/ thanks for the pinned comment, though ^^
Ah I forgor to fix it after the name change - thanks for letting me know ♥️
Fastest yippee ever
Caspar were you ever a drummer? You seem to always notice percussive elements foremost and know about drumming technique
I taught myself all the “basic” instruments in high school (including drums) and now I beatbox a ton in an acapella context, so I know my way around percussive elements 🫶
Mortius just goes on and on won't stop yapping
YOOOOOO
Can someone explain that spoon mascot?
“Hes only willing to wait for it”
Really???
Hiya~
hi
@@CFEntertains IM SO SAD I COULDN'T BE AT THE PREMIER I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MY BROKEN ARMM 😭
@@crystalkatsukaoyah.. get well soon, random internet person 😊