Word: boredly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unfortunately, Brown's new solo album, Forever, is unlikely to shift attention back to his music, mainly because it's simply a bore. Starting with the cliched title, Brown seems to see the record as an opportunity for image rehabilitation, not a chance to recapture some of his old musical magic. He devotes nearly half the 11 songs to crooning about home and family. Inspiring subjects to be sure, but Brown takes them beyond heartwarming into a realm only a spin doctor would love. She's All I Need is a heavy-handed affirmation of fidelity. The capper, though...
...watched coverage of the death of Diana with sadness, and although I am not religious, I wept watching the funeral of Mother Teresa. A billboard in Calcutta bore the apt legend: MOTHER, 1910-ETERNITY. I feel that Mother should have been accorded a special commemorative issue of her own, with her wonderful face on the cover. Both were great women, but Mother Teresa was truly a living saint. BONNY LUSTED Cape Town...
...feet. Hanley & Co. have already perfected the art of incorporating myriad tempos and styles--all deviating from the same rock standard, of course--into their musical output, but this album boasts few departures from the peppy pace set by "I Got Time." This is not to say GO! will bore or sound repetitive because within the charming, speed-laced tunes are some of the best variations Letters To Cleo have ever recorded...
...Huskies' early goals bore an eerie resemblance to a similar performance by the team during last year's contest. In that game, however, Harvard battled back, though eventually losing to UConn...
...Here's Where The Strings Come In bore the subtle marks of a potential breakdown. For a band that calls its publishing company All Songs Sound The Same Music, they displayed little awareness of how little difference down-tempo songs and complicated arrangements made to the record's sound. It wasn't bad (wasn't terrible, anyway) but people who bought the album, bought the hype and subsequently bought the back-catalogue noticed that Mac McCaughan's ragtag quarter sounded like a Superchunk cover band...