Word: aestheticism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Neo-Soul is not an entirely new musical category. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, for example, has been creating experimental R. and B. for two decades. And remember Terence Trent D'Arby? No? Well, he was that guy...never mind. The point is, in the '90s, the face of...
With that minuscule but unavoidable flaw out of the way, Rancid begins unleashing the usual all-out aural assault with the album's first single, "Bloodclot." Several "hey-ho's" and "nah-nah's" later, with the melodies acting as some sort of immediately infectious drug and the muscle-bound...
As for the key aesthetic question, Is pro wrestling fun to watch? The answer is: Not really. It can evince the rude, flimflam energy of its carnival origins, but as a form of pulp culture, wrestling has far less imagination than a decent horror movie or comic book. If you...
As anyone who has ever seen a movie featuring a plumber already knows, Syd's attraction to Lucy will prove to have far more facets than mere aesthetic appreciation. Or in other words, aesthetic appreciation is still a big part of Syd's reaction to Lucy, but not just in...
The melodic and rhythmic vistas Armstrong opened up solved the mind-body problem as the world witnessed how the brain and the muscles could work in perfect coordination on the aesthetic spot. Apollo and Dionysus met in the sweating container of a genius from New Orleans whose sensitivity and passion...