Word: agee
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...This new-age rock band from Nebraska combines the soothing sounds of guitar and vibraphone with the intoxicating vocals of lead singer Ted Stevens. A group with a kind of Marcy Playground feel, Lullaby for the Working Class's spiritual music induces the listener into a sort of narcotic sleep, leaving you feeling as though you should be either meditating or jumping off of a building...
...acoustic folk-inspired pop ballads of the late '60s and early '70s, with only a slight instrumental and tonal twist betraying the band's Welsh origin. A few of the band's songs have a classical folk ballad for flavor, while others exploit dissonance or vaguely new-age rhythms to add variety to what otherwise could be a monotonously mellow album...
Believe it or not, that childhood TV classic can be pinpointed as the beginning of a cultural revolution. Ever since kids our age were mesmerized by the sheer coolness of those robotic lions flying through the air, a phenomenon that originated on the far side of the globe has steadily been invading our shores. Now, it's here in full force, and the current symbol of the fad is a bright-eyed child clutching a stuffed Pikachu doll...
...serves as a reminder, in this age of cynicism, that there is still an American dream. McCourt, at age 66 and after finding the strength to write from the voices of three African-American writers, ultimately achieves that dream with the publication of Angela's Ashes. But the undercurrents of anger and resentment that reverberate through the book show us the raw underbelly of that dream: the humiliation, the loneliness, the despair and the jealousy. McCourt's second novel does not exist as an extension of his first book, devoid of any meaning. Rather, it shows us that the American...
...traded questions with the voters: "How old are your children?" to a mother. "What age group do you teach?" to a high school instructor...