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Godawful music
It's a relief I'm not the only one who noticed the Rent emperor isn't wearing any clothes. I was unlucky enough to be subjected to at least half a dozen ear splitting selections from Rent, sung by members of the San Francisco cast, about 5 years ago at an open mike bar. It had all the whiney, nasal whitebread charm of most contemporary Christian music, only with a stagy twist.
The reference to Up With People nails it. Rock had R&B as an inspiration. The music from Rent is so soulless it makes Amy Grant sound like Aretha Franklin.