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Francis segued into “Father Rose,” a very slow but beautiful ballad. Subtly, through a repetition of parts of the song and a powerful bass solo by Marty Ballou, he eased into the harder, faster songs from his upcoming record Untold, “Motion Slow” and “Shake the Pain.” The audience enjoyed the preview and the slower moments, as demonstrated by the lighter and lit-up cellphone that blazed above the crowd throughout the songs...
...this album, though their integrity remains undiminished. “Flesh Into Gear,” the first single, shows the refinement that time and the backing of a major studio have brought to CKY. While the darkness one expects is present, a poppy feel pervades the track. The ballad “Close Yet Far” is another departure for the fiercely independent band. For once, they forgo the vitriol and embrace a lighter sound and feel...
...Peppermint Twist" and "Mony Mony," cutely tweaked to "Money money!" The sextet "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" is the Crystals' "He's Sure the Boy I Love" (the saxophones primmer than Nino Tempo's on the Spector singles) with a twist of "Twist and Shout." Tracy's ballad "I Can Hear the Bells" summons the ghosts of white-girl singers and the ultimate white-girl tribute song, Neil Sedaka's "Calendar Girl"; instead of the months counted off, we hear "Round One... Round Two..." The bluesy "It Takes Two" borrows the chord pattern from "Sea of Love...
...multiplatinum pop artist at the height of his career to do a love-sick ballad album is a risk. For him to do it without any meddling from his record company is a minor miracle--and a tribute to Beck's business savvy. When he arrived on the scene with 1993's Loser, a lo-fi novelty hit from which most critics thought he would never recover, Beck was inundated with record offers trying to capitalize on his status as the Slacker Guy. "I could have gone with it," he says. "That could have been my shtick. But I wanted...
...encore of “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Jumping Jack Flash.” They premiered the new song “Don’t Stop” which was disappointing in comparison with the best song of the night, the ballad “Wild Horses...