Word: briefness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Indeed, the Jimi Hendrix on Band of Gypsys is definitely not the Hendrix that those most familiar with "Purple Haze" know and love. In his all too brief career (Hendrix was a solo act for the four years preceding his death in 1970, at age twenty-six), Hendrix assumed many guises. Perhaps the most serious and introspective version can be found on /Band of Gypsys. The band on this album features a rhythm section that consists of Hendrix's childhood pals, Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles at the drums and supplying many of the vocals. Although Miles...
Headlines are intended to give brief encapsulation of a story so that a reader can decide whether he or she wants to devote time to reading...
...marquee was enough to reel me in, the play attempts to court Harvardians constantly with references and inside jokes only we could possibly appreciate: jabs at the Div School, mentions of the crowd at The Border, a brief flash of Johnston Gate, a grad student crossing the stage buried under a pile of barely discernible blue books. Demons goes out of its way to make us feel savvy...
...album also features two very sucessful and quite different instrumental tunes. The first of these, "Factory Concerto (Remix)," by The Pietasters is a brief, but potent piece. With its heavy drums and trumpet, the song's rhythmic intensity builds extremely effectively, creating a fun and somewhat eerie mood. The second instumental, "Hi-Ball," by Skavoovie and the Epitones provides a marked contrast. Slower in pace, with piano, heavy bass and lots of horns, it shows the influence of lounge and jazz styles...
...four men murdered last week during the gruesome post-office robbery in New Jersey, the suffering was relatively brief. The same cannot be said for the close-knit town of Montclair, which immediately went into mourning and flew its flags at half-staff. For the lone survivor of the attack, who is recovering from three bullet wounds in the head, and for the families of the victims, the horror and grief have barely begun. Long after the funerals are over and the physical injuries have healed, those touched by such crimes are likely to face deep psychological traumas--recurring images...