Word: anthemic
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...Akpan appeared unflappable throughout the performance, a rookie among pros, launching shots with abandon. Only a stirring rendition of the national anthem, he says now, and the presence of FIFA’s distinctive yellow “fair play” flags, reminded him of the grandiose nature of the event...
...easy," Leu says of starting a charity. "But it's a life rich in purpose." Energetic new retirees may be especially suited to the challenge. They have skills and contacts--and, perhaps in the back of their mind, they're still humming Alvin Lee's '70s anthem I'd Love to Change the World...
...revolving time machine. “Simone” makes you sit up and listen, if only because it’s more generic than the esoteric “Le Gusta el Fuego.” It is the closest this CD comes to a rock anthem, featuring Jack White’s hard riffs with the Cure’s harmonic guitar lines thrown on top, for good tap-your-feet measure. The song’s end is almost happy, as minor gives way to major, like a little burst of sun after the melancholic dinosaur storm...
...Welcome The Night” comes off as a strained attempt to create a new sound that doesn’t suit a band that once wore spiked bracelets and bleached-blond hair. Perhaps Roe should have followed his own advice from the band’s 1999 anthem, “Losing Streak,” when he belted out so innocently, “Don’t ever compromise what you believe...
...event opened with a performance by a color guard, the singing of the national anthem, and a moment of silence held for soldiers in the Middle East...