Word: ballads
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...During the 10 weeks Kerrey taught with Capps, Nebraska Senator Edward Zorinsky died, opening up a seat in the U.S. Senate. Kerrey switched back into politics and won the race. Celebrating on election night, he sang a searing Australian ballad of a soldier whose legs were blown off at Gallipoli: "Then a big Turkish shell knocked me ass over head/ And when I awoke in my hospital bed/ I saw what it had done/ And I wished I were dead./ Never knew there were worse things than dying...
...tune (just once), told her simply, "It's in G," and began to record, expecting DiFranco to improvise something on the spot. Says DiFranco: "I thought I could either start crying and run or try and hang on with the song." She did more than hang on--the resulting ballad, I Love U but I Don't Trust U Anymore, was one of the high points of Prince's last album...
...show begins promisingly enough with opening act Richard Lugo, a 15-year-old wannabe Michael Jackson from Miami. His performance is well done, from the very professional dancing down to the perfectly coordinated lip-synching. The ballad in Lugo’s 20-minute set is appropriately accessorized by a sweaty towel, which he flings into the audience shortly after a series of randomly directed pelvic thrusts...
...signature harmonica solos are rare and truncated and many of the songs sound like everyday pop, closer to poor copies of Barenaked Ladies or Dave Matthews than to vintage blues. The notable exception is “Pretty Angry (for J. Sheehan),” a superb blues piano ballad in memory of their deceased bassist. But most of the songs are clearly closer to the pop, and not the blues, side of the rock spectrum. Bridge is a decent album, but somewhat disappointing when contrasted with Blues Traveler’s previous efforts. Hopefully Blues Traveler will go back...
...gives it a futuristic sound. The long instrumental portion at the end of “I Wish” sounds like something from a concert and demonstrates the characteristic electric guitar sound for which the band is known. “Act Naturally” is a dramatic ballad that slows the pace of the album down, with softer, more relaxed drum and piano parts. Though the album is somewhat uniform regarding content and overall sound, the majority of the songs are catchy and, at times, insightful. In its most “basic” form, All About...