Word: earnestness
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THESE DAYS VINCE GILL For three�decades, Gill has been country's Gary Cooper--a heroically modest pro's pro, with a range that extends from earnest ballads to really earnest ballads. This four-disc set of 43 original tracks, all of which Gill wrote or co-wrote, is downright Garthian in its ambition--and it changes everything. Each disc covers different musical terrain--bluegrass, jazz, Southern rock, country--has well-cast guests (Bonnie Raitt shines) and reveals Gill as an astonishingly dexterous guitar player and singer. A few songs miss, but more than enough hit to make this collection...
...make sure the electronic tabulation matches the paper trail. Audits, says Kiffmeyer, "just build confidence." In Los Angeles County, officials aren't waiting for the election to start running their tests. They will soon conduct random audits of 5% of the devices used in early voting, which began in earnest last week...
...croons: "Don Dinero how I love you/Don Dinero you are the main guy." In the same vein is Oye Mujer, a pop song that takes on the idea of the over-sexualized woman. "Sex object, piece of meat with a Barbie complex," growls Echeverri in the chorus. It sounds earnest, but it isn't. Both songs are melodic and danceable. The experience is like having vitamins in your candy: it tastes good and it's good...
...knew about beatification and canonization--but when did animation become one of the stages en route to sainthood? Last week the Vatican released John Paul II: Friend of All Humanity, an earnest if weirdly drawn educational cartoon for children about the adored Pontiff. The Pope isn't the only one getting a pop-cultural makeover. Religious figures from various faiths are everywhere--on the big screen, prancing across the stage, even in comic books. Here's a look...
Some of the most dynamic, earnest, and thoughtful hardcore is being made right now—check out the Daniel Striped Tiger show at WHRB on Oct. 20 for proof. While the historic importance of 1980s hardcore to underground music is profound, the suggestion that the “Golden Days” are gone and that hardcore music will never be the same is characteristic of the punk rock orthodoxy’s attitude that is killing the scene today...