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Sparklehorse is often compared to past tour-mate Radiohead, and indeed their music shares with that of the British band a pervasive mood of alienation and apathy as well as layers of sheer melodic beauty. Moreover, Linkous fiddles with synthesizers onstage almost as much as Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead does. However, the group acknowledges significant folk and country elements. This blending of styles makes for a crop of inventive songs wrapped around haunted, absorbing melodies which set Sparklehorse aside...
...oddly melodious numbers. Linkous does not aim to please. Like most uncompromising music, his is not instantly accesible, and Sparklehorse songs gain much from the attentive listening that many at the Middle East did not attempt. During "Junebug," a hushed, plaintive encore, the dim roar at the back was almost as loud as Linkous's voice...
...lesser hands this entire scene would be foolish pomposity. With Falkner on stage, it's a near religious experience. Writing, playing and producing his solo albums almost single-handedly gives Falkner's work emotional cohesion and an overwhelming sense of sincerity. According to Falkner, "It was a childhood dream of mine. I never thought I could be a great guitar player. I thought, why not be great at everything in my own way. I honestly never tried to emulate anybody." This work ethic has also given Falkner a deep appreciation for the creative process of record making. The theme...
...London. Isn't he bored with Marion and the mortgage? Doesn't he ever want to sleep with anyone else? We see Chris trying to have fun at a party he is too old to be at, and we observe his envy for Toni's seemingly carefree ways. We almost have to pity the poor boy, trying vainly to be young and idealistic again, or at the very least, to have fun. We also have to be a little scared, because in all three time periods, Christian Bale is a completely convincing actor--this despair could very well visit...
...production of Mamet's masterpiece at the Loeb Ex does far more than simply present this world to those of us who live behind Harvard's ivy-covered gates. It carries us to that world and makes us live and breathe in it so that it's almost a disappointment at the end to discover that we're back in Cambridge, that the world that encompassed us for two hours was made of nothing more than words spoken by actors...