Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...singer Louise Rhodes and multi-instrumentalist Andy Barlow--better known as Lamb--craft excellent trip-hoppy pop in an unmistakeably British style, like a less morose Portishead. That comparison, however, belies the nature of the duo's music. The soundscapes that Barlow creates behind Rhodes's voice refuse to gel into the standard trip-hop forms; bebop, drum 'n' bass and harsh techno beats all find their way into an eminently digestible mix. The band has undeniable indie cred: they've sampled Charlie Parker, scored a British hit with a song based on the work of classical composer Henryk Grecki...
Picking "the next Radiohead" may soon replace cricket as the British sport that no one else seems to understand. Muse, a trio of typically dour young lads, is the latest band unfortunate enough to be yoked with such lofty comparisons. After nearly sparking a religious revival among the British music press, Muse are hoping the success of Showbiz, their debut album, doesn't get held up in customs on the way to the States. But while Muse's mix of reedy vocals, simmering guitars and slinking keyboards burns with an intensity and focus that at least vaguely justifies the Radiohead...
...German business community. "Here are 1,600 German companies, scanning the horizon, looking for anything that might threaten their business and profits ? and when they see something, they make a move to head off that potential threat." All this paranoia seems unreasonable to most U.S. consumers, to whom comparison shopping - and the freebies that come with it, like frequent flier miles - are taken for granted. While the German businesses? aggressive stance has been upheld consistently by the country?s highest courts, some companies, like American Express, have taken their appeals to the European Commission. If the E.C. doesn't grant...
...words, "reform" is on the back burner, and while Democrats and Republicans argue over who?s to blame for its failure, both are looking toward long-term crisis management rather than any dramatic policy shift. No wonder the Russian masses clamored for a last glimpse of Raisa Gorbachev. By comparison with the standard of living in today?s Russia, the death throes of communism presided over by her husband may look like a gilded...
Book price comparison sites abound, but this is the first one designed especially for Harvard undergraduates, say its founders, Aviva A. Geiger '01, Johann M. Schleier-Smith '01 and Greg Y. Tseng...