Word: compliments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...strict revivalism and the cornier precincts of Dixieland, reinvesting it with swing and individuality and reminding us why this sensual, pleasurable music was once called "hot." What we have here, believe it or not, is 62 minutes of great make-out music. This is intended as a high compliment...
...wreckage of post-Kurt Cobain Nirvana, Foo Fighter's eponymous 1995 debut was muddled but promising, notes TIME's Christopher John Farley: "Unfortunately, on their sophomore CD, Foo Fighters never breaks out of the label 'promising,' which starts to sound more like a burden than a compliment the second time around." The songs on the new album dwell mainly on how relationships fall apart, a subject that?s been dealt with in pop songs ever since pop songs began, and Foo Fighters fails to contribute any new insights. On one song, 'Up in Arms,' David Grohl actually sings, 'I cannot...
...Usually the person or group who specializes in that area tries to think about who would best compliment the instructional balance," Thompson says...
...when. "This is the night of long knives," says a Republican House member. In the pages of the Weekly Standard, the G.O.P. tip sheet, Representative Pete King, a fed-up New York Republican, calls Gingrich "the most powerful liberal in American politics." He doesn't mean that as a compliment. Once loyal House members have spent the winter complaining that the leadership has no strategy, little vision and few principles anymore. Senior members, including some of Gingrich's princes, like Dick Armey and Bill Paxon, have been spotted eyeing the throne and measuring the crown...
Deborah Newhall's mystically beautiful costumes help feed the flames of love in "Carmen." The sharp, well-fitting uniforms of the Spanish officers and toreadors compliment the proud, dashing style of the male dancers, while the blazing, feathery gowns of Carmen, the village girls and the gypsies make it appear that the female stars are dancing on air itself. The simple backdrop changes colors according to the lighting, creating the perfect set for "Carmen"--one that lets the audience fully enjoy the desire igniting onstage...