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...team started their “run-on” to the stage, hopping, somersaulting, and cheering into their opening formation, a dramatic diagonal line. Fists raised, the team punched the air, as a medley of Neyfakh’s favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber tunes streamed from the boombox to the right of the stage. While the rest of the team cartwheeled and posed in perfect synchrony, Green stuck her solo handstand with the help of teammates Dolan and Thompson. “Jesus Christ Superstar” transitioned dramatically into the grand ensemble number from Cats...
...music sounds pretty good. You can use a special pair of headphones with a microphone built in (sold separately), but it's best to use the VX9800 as a mini boombox. The clarity of the stereo speakers is much better than expected, perhaps a little tinny with not a lot of midrange, but plenty loud, with no distortion, even at peak volume...
...downside? Like a mix tape, the music isn't labeled when you record it to the MP3 player. The boombox has no way to identify CDs, and so it doesn't. Tracks, as they're recorded, are called things like "Disc2T13" (as in "disc 2, track 13"). You can see how that could get confusing after a while. Since you can only store about 2 hours of music on the player, I suppose you really just pick a few songs at a time, make your mix, get bored with it then spend time making another one. That's another thing...
...totally refreshing style, is a real rush. It’s a lot of fun to sing for people who aren’t familiar with a cappella — there are always one or two audience members who walk up to the stage looking for a boombox or a set of speakers, something [that might explain the rich band-quality sound created only with human voices...
...Mountain Goats’ latest album may come as a shock to longtime Goats listeners. Gone is the trademark boombox-taped lo-fi Mountain Goats sound and in its place is full-blown studio sound courtesy of well-respected producer Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian) and on well-respected label 4AD (Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Throwing Muses). While the sound on Tallahassee may be much more polished than any prior Mountain Goats release, all of their strengths are plainly apparent. Frontman and only permanent Goat John Darnielle bolsters his claim to the title of indie-rock’s poet laureate...