Word: chording
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lyrical opening of the second movement was plagued problems similar to those of the first movement, the pianist, Mihae Lee, heretofore invisible in following Chase, effectively initiated and propelled the exchange between violin and piano as the movement climaxes; this instance of rhythmic alternation, the piano asserting one chord and the violin rebutting with another...
...Like the miraculous veterinarian, GBV main guy Robert Pollard has a respect for the diverse beasts of the rock and roll jungle that lets him get them to do his bidding. Like Dr. Doolittle, Pollard can convince animals that would normally be at each other's throats--a two-chord, thumping stomp, say, and its natural enemy, a spiraling, self-involved vocal line--to team up and make nice. And, like Dr. Doolittle, GBV seems out of place in a world that includes compact discs, cable TV, Ministry and Steve Albini...
Graeme Downes embraced pop music 10 years ago while finishing a master's thesis on Mahler: Maybe that classical knowledge is where Downes gets his odd chord progressions and aerial, convoluted melodies, with ups and downs intricate enough to match those in even the moodiest soul. As their response to big, bad America (evidence: the stunningly ugly Wild West vulture on the cover), Way Out Where is more "rock," more straightforward than the last two Verlaines outings. On the one hand, as the inspiring title track and the pounding "Incarceration" show, incitement to rock has only helped Downes' songwriting...
...briefed on the plan in a crowded Holiday Inn suite in East Lansing, Michigan. Ronald Pollack, the executive director of Families U.S.A., a foundation that develops programs for the elderly, told Clinton that managed care was a secret weapon he could spring on Bush. Clinton could strike a populist chord by helping business lower costs, by providing Americans with cradle-to-grave coverage and by standing up to such special interests as doctors, drug companies and insurance firms. Best of all, the plan required no new taxes. Clinton loved it. As he heard the details, he punched the air with...
...called adult movies. Wasn't this supposed to be the Summer of Boys? Weren't the studios primed for pint-size blockbusters about 12-year-old emotional overachievers? Well, yes -- and the kids are at the movies too. Free Willy (a boy and his whale) has struck a heart chord; this inexpensive tearjerker will earn about $80 million. Rookie of the Year (a boy and his fastball) and Dennis the Menace (a boy and his grandparent surrogate) have won solid numbers, and Searching for Bobby Fischer (a boy and his pawn) may find fanciers. Enough kids are seeing...