As someone who's been told I have a beautiful speaking voice but really, really can't sing, I do strongly appreciate that Hadestown has two of the most powerful spoken-word numbers for a male voice ever, back-to-back (Hermes in "Wait for Me", Hades in "Why We Build the Wall")
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I do have a lot of thoughts and feelings about the archetypes in the show, and how ideally Hermes is as much a contrast to Hades as Persephone is, on a different axis As well as being this enemy of the Fates The voice of the loophole, the longshot, the million-to-one chance
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(Just as the Fates never speak and only sing, and when they sing they sing in this effortlessly mellifluous three-part harmony Hermes rarely sings as opposed to talk-singing or chanting, and his voice is ragged, imperfect, always with this sly ironic edge)
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I should clarify that I'm not saying that Andre De Shields doesn't get this or doesn't have any of this energy, like I think him introducing the show as Hermes in "Road to Hell" is perfect, it's the ideal version of that song
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