Word: crescendo
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...over. It’s still over. Duran Duran’s image was based on success; that they’re no longer successful renders any attempt to recapture the limelight virtually impossible. Other than the superbly catchy title track, which is in a state of perpetual crescendo, there isn’t a single track among the dozen on “Massacre” that successfully replicates their original, sublimely artificial recipe. Missing are the lush, synthetic atmosphere, driving beat, and soaring, layered vocals that earned the group their stripes. A listen to the lyrics reveals that...
...know that. In what feels like a breathless crescendo, he launches his health-care manifesto. He suggests eliminating Medicare and Medicaid and using those funds to provide health-insurance vouchers for all. In his model, the more precarious your health, the larger the voucher, which you could use to purchase plans from private insurance providers...
...Allegro in two parts,” was played to perfection. The famous opening theme was played in an array of keys and variations which allowed every part of the orchestra to truly shine. Short, delicate and softer sounds were abruptly transformed by crescendo into more drawn out, stronger, and more urgent sounds. This captivating pattern almost hinted at a battle between the instruments.The second movement, “Andante con moto,” was much more peaceful than the first. It featured less abrupt crescendos and an underlying staccato rhythm that acted as a steady pulse that allowed...
Instruments were traded freely between the string players, with Padma Newsome rocking out along with guitarist-brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner. This gave Berninger time to shuffle away to gulp some fluids to repair his growled-out throat. Each song climaxed after the lyrics, escalating until, in a crashing crescendo, a deafening richness was achieved at the end of every song...
...album, the tempo slows a bit. “Your Own Worst Enemy” sounds remarkably like late-’90s R.E.M., which isn’t surprising considering Springsteen and R.E.M. toured together in support of John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004. The crescendo of vocals and violins never reaches the emotional height it aspires to, and the song comes off as pleasant but jarringly un-Bosslike. “Girls In Their Summer Clothes” is another departure from the norm, an attempted fusion of Beach Boys pop and stadium rock that...