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...latest album,10, conform somewhat humorously to this latter images, shamelessly contradicting the lively spirit of the music they introduce. The Scottish foursome look mad and bad, sporting black threads and dour expressions. But their songs are upbeat melodies, ranging from the catchy to the soothing, the brisk to the beautiful...
Nostalgia is big these days, and given the climate of revival, it should come as no surprise that an old-fashioned drug store in Harvard Square is doing brisk business catering to our collective yearning for authentic Americana. However, the attention that Billings and Stover has garnered, along with its regular customers, has made it more than a retro...
...behind a wall of vivid icons. The rest are content just to be among people who believe as they believe. Soon, they say, the Patriarch will appear with the Ark to pronounce his blessing. Calmly, serenely, the pilgrims wait. By noon, the Patriarch has come and gone in a brisk flourish of gilded robes. There is no Ark, and the blessing is delivered swiftly amid a crush of baton-swinging soldiers and security guards. But the pilgrims do not mind, says a kneeling man. "Here, even just waiting is holy...
...reveals just where the Sinatra comparison ends. Bringing a quartet and orchestra together for 10 wispy, Connick-penned ballads, To See You leaves Connick's modest voice drowning in a sea of strings and lugubrious arrangements. On past records, Connick's vocal limitations usually hid behind strong melodies or brisk rhythms. Here, though, his own billowy backgrounds draw attention to his earnest but colorless singing. Connick probably sees himself as a film star, jazz interpreter and vocalist. He's right--on two of those counts...
...characters and lagging plot, director Les Mayfield keeps the flubber and the film moving at a thunderous pace. It almost seems like a filmed amusement park ride at times, a roller coaster of frenetic special effects that must hurdle the obstacles of a lifeless plot. Yet the pace is brisk enough to make up for any of the slow stretches--there's always the glimpse of another gooey dance scene in the near future...