Word: downrightness
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...sizable wake of Odelay, electronic bleeps and samples became downright universal in pre-millennial pop music, from groove laden trip-hop to the latest Natalie Imbruglia pop confection. What could Beck do to follow up his inspired, trendsetting hodgepodge? Judging from his modest Mutations, he slacked off, mellowed out and indulged himself rather than delivering another jolt of noise for the twenty-first century. The album is awfully pleasant, even affecting, with the rich twang of slideguitars, the whine of a harmonica and theoccasional exotic instrument imported to shakethings up a little. Beck is nearly as playful asever...
...race and to pulverize Feingold with two months' worth of blistering attack ads. By the time Feingold aired his first response in September, paid for with hard money from his own campaign, the average Wisconsin voter had already seen 20 ads against him. Many are clever, but some are downright false. One blasts Feingold for supporting Clinton's $16 billion stimulus package in 1993, and another for funding Russian space-monkey experiments--programs that Feingold actually opposed...
...Even here at one of the most famousinstitutions of higher learning, I see the generalmisconception that we have already achievedperfect equality between women and men," she said."This view becomes dangerous and downright harmfulwhen it prevents women from truly gainingequality...
...Help-line also mentions that "20 percent of Americans are 'birders,' spending $14.4 billion a year on trips, equipment, magazines, etc." Damian Wisniewski '01 questions the data saying, "It sounds downright sketchy. I believe that it is Audubon propaganda and I would like to see some evidence to back up that statement." Rich Parr '01 agrees with Wisniewski's skepticism and wonders, "Does the 20 percent count people who 'birdwatch' with guns...
...songs from the new album were well suited for a live set, especially when coupled with the band's commanding, entertaining and downright hilarious stage performance. The band did not spend the entire concert plugging their new album, but instead shuffled in a variety of hits and almost-hits from their two previous major record releases, Deluxe and Friction, Baby. Griffin paid homage to his New Orleans roots with an emotional rendition of "King of New Orleans." But he was quick to remind the audience of his Boston connection, parking cars for a semester at Boston University, which...