Word: clamorous
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...perhaps the least disturbing of the few vocal snippets on the album. All the vocals are presumably provided by James himself, but they are all altered to such a degree that he sounds alternately like a little child, a demonic killer and an old man. After the unsettling clamor of the first track, James provides a respite with "Flim," a soft, lilting instrumental which still manages to sound menacing. Perhaps the most interesting track on the album is "Bucephalus Bouncing Ball," which can only be described as the sound of a crazed ball lost somewhere inside a monstrous machine...
When Wende Zomnir, creative director of the nail-polish company Urban Decay, advertised free manicures at last year's International Fashion Boutique Show in New York City, the lines stretched out the door. Part of the clamor was simply good buzz, with fashion reporters raving over Urban Decay's wild shades, like Asphalt (matte black), Mildew (organic green) and Plague (deep purple). But there was another reason for the long wait. "There were as many men as women" in line, says Zomnir...
...Whispering sweet words of "political pluralism," Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet Wednesday with representatives of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to sound out their feelings on the peace process. Dealing with the devil, shrieks the Israeli government. Public relations stunt, clamor Palestinian militants. Watch for the belabored Arafat to be stretched like a rubber band on this...
...current soul searching about divorce owes its existence to the hang-loose '70s. If mistakes have been made, who's to say that we can't learn from them without resorting to blunt reversals of policy and nasty ideological purges? Looked at from ground level, away from the clamor of dueling research studies and butting talking heads, the idea that divorce could prove a friend to marriage has the unlikely ring of truth...
Behind the clamor lies a fundamental mystery: To what extent is Tung free to make decisions without Beijing's interference? As Tung prepares to govern, analysts feverishly search for clues as to where his true loyalties...