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Crosby, Stills & Nash - Mine can't be the only one

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019

My beautifully packaged Hamilton CD set came today but the music burned into the CDs is not Hamilton. I rated it a 5 anyway because I don't want to hurt the product's reputation overall. Someone should probably look into this before another customer ends up with the same set.

UPDATE: I couldn't get in touch with a human so i had to send it back. I noticed also that the booklets are both Act 1. Presumably I should have had one for Act 1 and one for Act 2. ALSO - when they shipped my replacement, they did not ship to the place I had designated for the original to be shipped. They didn't even ship to the same person! They labeled it with my husband's name instead of mine even though, the account is mine and over the life of the account it's been me, me, me. They did not ship to my default address. I thought that was kind of sloppy.

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Nicole Hettenhausen

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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019

Let me just start with: I love 'Hamilton'! I ordered this CD expecting it to actually be 'Hamilton'. I was so excited when the package came! I opened it up, and it looked legit: everything was labeled 'Hamilton'. When I put the CD into the player, though, what I heard was not even close to 'Hamilton'; what played was some oldies band. I tried the second CD, and it was the same kind of music. Both CDs said 'Hamilton' on them, and I am so pissed that I didn't get what I ordered.

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Vasi

Amazing musical, but not "clean" (words listed)

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2016

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Fantastic as always, but not "clean" for kids (words listed but edited to be in compliance with Amazon's review policy)

Hamilton is an absolute masterpiece--educational, singable, rousing, inspiring. I won't go on and on about it because I assume that anyone looking to buy has heard clips of it before, but needless to say--it's absolutely worth it. I was excited to see a "clean" version coming out because my four-year-old loves to sing along with me, and it was becoming a bit of a pain to sing loudly over swear words and the part about having s** with horses.

The soundtrack comes in a double-cd case with one booklet for each cd (act). The case itself is a little flimsy and has already popped apart several times, but does pop back together. The booklets detail the cast and crew, full lyrics for each song, and inspirational elements, which were very interesting. Some were more obvious (Ten Duel Commandments taking inspiration from Ten Crack Commandments), but some were more subtle (Cabinet Battle 1 containing elements of The Message), and it was great to be able to sit down and listen and think about what Lin-Manuel Miranda was thinking when he composed his songs.

I removed a star because the album is not "clean" as advertised. I expect a clean album to contain the original material, but remove, at the least, swear words (the d, s, and f words). At the most, suggestive elements might be removed ("lock up your daughters and horses, of course it's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets"). I didn't expect this cd to necessarily go one way or another, but I was irritated to realize that it didn't bleep out a lot of the swearing. I would've expected the D word to be edited out.

I think the easiest way to make your decision is to know exactly what's left in. Now, I don't mind all of these words, I just would've liked avoiding screaming some of them out the car window with my kid--but I've included any word I think anyone MIGHT possibly object to, even if I don't, just so people know whether they need to avoid this or whether it doesn't bother them at all.

Here goes: bas****, wh***, d*** God (as an exclamation), "Come again", "Lock up your daughters and horses," interc***se, G and d, p*ss, h*ll (as a place), h*ll (as an exclamation), *ss, a cut-off f, wh*reson, Jes** Chr*** (as an exclamation), and pr*ck.

Bleeped out: s***, f***, mother****

Edited 7/23 to add words.

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mamacita

Not as clean as I'd like, but with proactive parenting, my kids are still getting educated through Hamilton

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

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I LOVE musical theatre, and Hamilton is one of the best musicals I've heard. Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius and my kids have memorized 1/2 the album (the first half).

I do wish this had been more thoroughly edited for my children (and myself, frankly). Everyone has sensitivities to various things, and harsh language is something I really don't want in my home, or engraved into my children's minds. Having said that, I've been able to educate my kids about what words mean, what makes a word vulgar and ask how certain songs and certain words make them feel, contrasting the subtle (and not so subtle) differences between them. There are some songs I haven't let them listen to at all (there's enough great music they don't miss it), and some songs (while educational) I limit the frequency. I'm able to pick the songs we listen to over and over again, like Non-Stop, Schuyler Sisters, 10 duel commandments, Meet Him Inside, Guns and Ships, Dear Theodosia...) So parents, get educated with the music and lyrics, read through them if you need to, so you can guide your children's education in regards to this musical. My kids know a lot more about this time period and these people (Hamilton, Washington, Aaron Burr, Angelica and Eliza Schuyler) than they would otherwise. Let me just say, I am a very active participant in the processing of this music with my children. And when I deem a song inappropriate, or turn down sections of the songs, I explain why. Communication about it all is the key. And this musical is well worth getting educated about!

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J. Kesselman

Marvelous show. Lousy Amazon delivery interface.

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020

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By the way, the "Explicit" version only has about three F-bombs in the whole show. That's only two more than a PG-13 movie rating allows. There's some subject matter that some folks won't consider suitable for kids, but I suspect that any kid who's young enough to be concerned about will completely miss the implications.

Given the problems that some folks had reported of receiving the wrong CDs in a Hamilton case, I decided to go for MP3 purchase.

I then discovered that Amazon's instructions for downloading my purchase were flat-out WRONG. I don't know whether that's incompetence or a deliberate attempt to make the user think they're locked into the Amazon ecosystem, but either way it's just plain rude.

The necessary incantation, as discovered by customer SterlingU, is:
From the main amazon.com site (NOT music.amazon.com), go to My Account > My Orders, and open the Digital Orders tab. All your MP3 purchases should be there, with a "Download music" button for each.

So: 5 for the album -- I'd go higher if I could. 2 for Amazon's customer service. (Low enough to make me reconsider whether I want to buy MP3's from Amazon ever again -- I think I'd rather just buy the CDs and rip 'em myself.)

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Serling

Good Music, Terrible Star

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2019

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I love the music for this show, but I'm going to give a blunt, honest review. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a great writer. He isn't a great singer. I wish the album had been recorded without him. He doesn't have a good singing voice and it really shows in comparison to the other wonderful voices in this album. It's a shame he gave himself the lead role in this when it probably should have gone to someone else...at least for the recording of this album.

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Grandma.B

which I like. Since I won't be able to afford to ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016

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This two-CD recording includes the words to the songs, which I like. Since I won't be able to afford to go to the show any time soon, I am happy to hear the audio portion at least. If I am fortunate enough to be able to see the show one day, I will enjoy it more knowing the words to the songs.

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Joe L

Preparation for Seeing the Performance

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2018

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While the content of this CD on a standalone basis may not be considered spectacular by many it is an excellent way to prepare for seeing the performance. By hearing and digesting the lyrics in advance it should allow for a better and easier way to sit back and enjoy the performance without need to concentrate on each word that is spoken.

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COD shopper

case arrived crushed, but play & score are brilliant

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021

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Strongly recommend reading the libretto included in 2-disc set) while listening. Then do it again. Great way to get a history lesson and I'm full of admiration for Miranda. Too bad the case arrived pretty crushed, but the discs are okay.

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Carl Higgins

LP Vinyl Set

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016

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Excellent quality. Music is great and the lyrics do a great job of honoring the history while summing it up in slick fashion. Worth noting that my first order was missing the second disc in the set of 4 but Amazon quickly sent a full replacement.

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Kathleen

Great music; mp3s in wrong order

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020

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We downloaded the mp3 version. It's the music it should be, but the way the songs are labeled, Disc 2 songs are all first, then Disc 1 songs. And that's the way they show on the mp3 player, too. It wasn't possible to edit the song titles on the computer in any way, or I would've fixed it. This seems like an easy thing to have gotten right; too bad they didn't.

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betterdays2

Great Show, Great Music

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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I listened to the music a little before seeing the show. It was good. After seeing the show, listening to the music now is great. I think that if I now see the show a second time after really getting to know the music, that too will make it even better.

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