So as I've said before, Rent is one of my guilty pleasures...the morals are rather...questionable. But there's a lot of thought and soul put into Rent, albeit somewhat misguided and imperfect. And it really makes me ponder exactly what life is about... Rent puts forth an impressive presentation of moral relativism that's just filled to the brim with heartfelt emotion and passion. But is simple emotion enough in the end? Is getting your own way the purpose to existence? Seems like a pretty shallo
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This musical is not recommended for children...but I really do like the music...and since I'm reviewing the vocal selections book, I probably should've talked about that instead...there's a lot of melody line in the accompaniment, which doesn't enthrall me. And since nobody I know likes Rent (and that's sort of a good thing), I can't accompany anyone with it...
Um...but when I feel like getting loud and crazy on the piano without having to improvise anything, Rent usually does the trick for me.
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