Word: duetting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Alexis," one of the better tracks off the Storm Front album, and "Shameless," one of the worst--were similarly uninspired. Not that Joel didn't try. During the latter, he featured his guitar player in a long solo, while he himself sang much of the song in a dramatic duet with his vocalist. But the showmanship which had otherwise served to enhance the music could do nothing to salvage these lacksadaisical performances...
...Mariah has just spun past Mars. When she gets to Pluto, look for a duet with Michael Bolton...
...stars as James Taylor and Jackson Browne. Nonetheless, many songs on Black's first three albums seemed stiff and traditional; the intensity of his emotions was displayed only rarely. On No Time to Kill, collaborators help bring out the best in him. In A Bad Goodbye, he sings a duet with Wynonna Judd, who draws out an emotional edge in his ! voice. On Happiness Alone, Black and co-writer Jimmy Buffet turn the usual country formula inside out, creating a refreshing pop song with just an echo of country twang: "A man can't survive on happiness alone...
...trombones and contrabassoons add color; a full string orchestra emerges, along with a vocal choir. Finally, pop singer Tom Waits joins in, his raspy, passionate baritone contrasting with the old man's reedy tenor. Its long journey finished, the music slowly drifts away on the wings of this unlikely duet...
...outdoor setting had disadvantages as well. I was in fact surprised at how uncontrolled the environment seemed to be. In the first movement of the Mozart, a siren began to blare at a very inopportune time in the soloists' duet. In the second movement, the grinding of a large truck, headlights visible through the trees, disturbed the calm. In the last movement, a relatively low-flying plane blasted through the air overhead...