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Title: Aw Man! I wish it was the original!
Review: I have been a huge fan of the original cast of 1776 and have all the tracks memeorized.....ok I'm a geek. I bought the original cast recording a long time ago and played it non-stop. I did notice it had some flaws like echoes in the recording. I found the 1997 version and wondered how it sounded. I read people's reviews and thought wow this sounds like it would be a huge success! I do admit the songs sounded decent right up until "The Lees of Old Virginia" which is my favorite song in the musical. I loved the original (Ron Holgate)'s version and his character better. I heard this version and wanted to laugh. No offense, but the guy sounds like he has a clothes-pin clamped on his nose and he is on the toilet! I'm a public vocal performer myself so I know how tough it is, but come on, you're on Broadway now. He may have the advantage of better recording equipment, but he can't project with the same resonance at all! Ronald Holgate all the way!!!
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