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...better and for worse, her vocals have become the icing on his sugary vanilla layer cake of strings, guitars, keyboards and marching-band drum fills. His adornments make some of Lynne's performances, like a cover of John Lennon's Mother, feel dipped in lead; and others, like the ballad Wall in Your Heart, in certified gold...
...champion; in Innsbruck, Austria. The French skier died of injuries suffered when she collided with German national coach Markus Anwander during a downhill practice run (see Eulogy). DIED. GRIGORY CHUKHRAI, 80, celebrated Soviet-era filmmaker; in Moscow. A WW II veteran, his major films dealt with war, including Ballad of a Soldier, which won the 1960 Cannes award for best direction. DIED. THOMAS DURANT, 73, assistant director of Massachusetts General Hospital and medical advocate for refugees; in Boston...
...capella solo introduces “Speechless,” an incredibly sincere ballad composed and written by the King himself. Jackson’s voice is devoid of device and aching with heart-wrenching honesty and passion...
Another showcase for Jackson’s newfound raw sincerity is “You Are My Life,” a pleasant love ballad enjoyable in its simplicity. “Privacy” is a throwback to “Scream,” both in terms of his voice and the music. Jackson angrily lashes out at his perennial foes, the media, to the sound of cameras clicking busily away in the background. And, while he does not mention her by name, he pays tribute to the death of Princess Diana while simultaneously attacking the paparazzi...
...finest ballad of the album is “Don’t Walk Away.” It is emotionally moving—a perfect evocation of a breaking heart. One can identify with Jackson as he plaintively pleads with his love not to leave...