Word: abler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While it is unlikely the show would have been staged but for the curiosity value of its author, Ono does have talent. Abler at providing catchy musical hooks than at building ballads to emotional peaks, she has assembled (and partly recycled) a likable score free of her trademark screeching. Most of the lyrics clank, but a few are funny or touching. A compelling group stomp called I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window deftly captures the nihilistic self-loathing of many street kids. At such moments, New York Rock seems pertinent. Otherwise, despite a production...