Word: balladeer
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...unsatisfied, making a second attempt at conquering the pop landscape two decades later. And with almost every song single-worthy, don’t expect them to disappear too quickly, especially considering the frail competition that fills the airwaves. On the album’s final track, an acoustic ballad with country influences markedly uncharacteristic of New Order, Sumner sings, “I’m going live till I die, I’m going to live to get high.” At first, it may sound corny from a 40-something, but the sentiment is heartfelt...
...Interesting” was Basement Jaxx at their worst, during the momentum-breaking ballad “Broken Dreams.” At their repeated best, they tore up the place song after song and had the delirious crowd cheering for more bass pressure. Needless to say, the enthusiasm-draining late start and opening act were all but forgotten...
...height of this abandonment came with the concert’s climax during their best known single, “Crazy Game of Poker.” OAR’s ballad about losing it all in a poker game echoes not with regret but rebirth. Accompanying the loss, explained lead singer Mark Roberge during an prelude to the song, is the realization that although you can lose your home and lose your money, “you can never lose your soul...
Friday night’s program also included clips of the show, which ranged in topic from Rev. James McCloskey’s commentary on waning spirituality, Andre Dubus’s near-death experience and Richard Thompson’s rendition of a folk ballad to Monica S. Lewinsky...
...album—Amos would never do anything as simple as presenting women as victims of male songwriters, or even as victorious over misogynist songwriters. Her take on 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” turns a slightly cutesy heartbreak ballad into a mechanist over-you diatribe worthy of Kraftwerk in its soulless accompaniment. She deadpans so flawlessly that there really is no doubt about her feelings towards the unfortunate subject of her song—let us hope he can peel himself off the pavement before anyone else comes...