Word: creedã
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When I hear a Nirvana song on the radio, I understand all over again why their music has such lasting appeal. When juxtaposed with Limp Bizkit’s overbearing machismo, Creed??s creepy blend of pop and religion, or John Mayer’s annoying, emo voice, Cobain’s gut-wrenching howl and skillfully dissonant guitar-playing are as refreshing as a brick in Sean Paul’s face. Today, 10 years after Cobain’s suicide, his music appeals to us for the same reasons it did in 1991, when...
...enslavement, subordination and segregation of blacks, the massacre of Indians and the exclusion of Asians; ethnicity (British and then Northern European) which led to the mutual exclusion after 1924 of southern and eastern Europeans; Anglo-Protestant culture including deep religiosity; and an ideology (the “American Creed??) articulated in the Declaration of Independence and other central documents. Happily in the past half-century, Americans have pretty much abandoned their racial and ethnic definitions of their national identity. American cultural identity, however, is now under challenge from a variety of sources, only one of which is Hispanic...
...drum line whose pace is so furious that it seems on the verge of falling out of step with the halting and heavy riff layered upon it. McComb shows off his ability to dynamically shift vocal tone, without stretching his overall range. His thick-throated melody is reminiscent of Creed??s Scott Stapp with a lot less Jesus and a lot more animosity, while his more aggressive growls and screams are akin to Pantera’s Phil Anselmo...
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