Word: braveness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Colombia, where 157 judges were victims of drug-related murders between 1982 and 1988, it is a brave justice who stands up to the cartels. But last week, in a surprising move, the country's Supreme Court voted to uphold most of President Virgilio Barco Varga's emergency measures against narcotics traffickers. Most important, the court approved the President's power to extradite criminals...
...confusion is shared by TV journalists, who are trying to locate their ethical bearings in this brave new world. At one extreme are the traditionalists, who insist that a staged scene of any kind is inappropriate on a news program, which depends for its credibility on presenting the truth and nothing but. On the other side are a new generation of TV news producers, under pressure from network bosses to come up with programs that will draw prime-time-size audiences. Re-enactments, the proponents argue, if carefully used and clearly labeled, can help impart information and expand the kinds...
...problem listeners might find with Brave and Crazy is that many of the songs sound alike, and virtually all have similar lyrics. Typical is "No Souvenirs," the first cut of the album that allows Etheridge's voice to range from melodic ballad to a bluesy rap: like most of the rest of the album, however, it follows a standard pattern of alternating a slow, mournful verse with a fast, angry refrain...
Other notable songs include "Brave and Crazy," which mixes a funky bass beat with rough, pleading vocals and "You Can Sleep While I Drive." a ballad not unlike Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car." In "Skin Deep." a savage song about superficial love. Etheridge proves that no one can sing "baby" quite like...
...Brave and Crazy is not the kind of album you will listen to at high volume or play at dance parties. The instruments sound thin, and the songs only run the gamut of A to F. In spite of all that, Etheridge's voice and passion make this album worth a listen...