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...Stills have yet to reach the level of musical and performance maturity that other bands in their sphere like Interpol command. Several times they went into feedback overdrive, not seeming to realize how much the jarring noise detracted from the underlying musical textures. Fletcher’s dry, overwrought vocals provided more annoyance than thoughtful tenor. Nonetheless, thrashing energy from drummer Dave Hamelin and bassist Oliver Crowe, combined with Fletcher’s art-boy charm (moments of social awkwardness aside) redeemed the performance, at least partially...
...Judging by the many demos of songs they’ve written for the next record, they’ve obviously matured since [Logic Will Break Your Heart],” said Berger. “There are fantastic melodies and a greater growth and command of the songwriting craft with a more arty and imaginative sound. I think lyrically they’re more provocative and imaginative and musically more daring...
...Titles alone do not convey or mean leadership,” Ridge said. “Chain of command gets you so far, commitment gets you further...
...different things, and I've run them well. And the skill, the test, is leadership. If you ask my men in the military and those who worked with me, there was no one who ever doubted. I've had major ships under my command in a tactical situation. I was able to call in air strikes, rockets, ships, troops, helicopters. I've exercised major responsibility, life and death. I've exercised responsibility as officer of the deck of a ship carrying nuclear weapons. I've exercised responsibility as a Lieutenant Governor, when the Governor was out of state...
...likely that a definitive and comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be based on the Geneva agreement, since it represents the maximum acceptable to the Israelis and the minimum tolerable to the Palestinians. The basic elements of the agreement already command majority support among both Israelis and Palestinians, as shown in a poll released on Nov. 24 and commissioned jointly by the James A. Baker III Institute at Rice University and the International Crisis Group...