Word: effective
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...treat welfare recipients. Harshbarger calls Cellucci's stance "anti-child, anti-woman;" Cellucci accuses Harshbarger of being far too soft on welfare moms and far too liberal with state money. Since they offer very different agendas around this issue, the outcome of this election may have a direct effect on many of Massachusetts's 62,000 families who receive welfare benefits...
...album proves a mixture of signature start/stop riffs strung together by lengthy chord progressive choruses, often spelled by a soft interlude to add to dramatic effect. This album actually reveals the diversity of this typically "heavy" group. The 48-second "Lucky," which continues on the last track as "Lucky Time," gives a respite from the pumped up slam in the first half of the album, but this mellowing effect is countered by the unintelligible "500,000 Scovilles" which leads into one of the album's biggest successes, "What Can I Tell...
...single. It is unfortunate because Lucas tries to put a little to much gravel in his sliding voice. The result is a sound like Billie Joe from Green Day trying to sing a Wallflowers' song in a scratchy voice. The track gets better as soon as the chorus takes effect, but ultimately, "All The Kids Are Right" doesn't stand out like the rest of the album does. The song has the potential to be three-day hit, but eventually it will fade into overplay-rock obscurity...
This provision will take effect next fall forall four classes...
...fact, many of TMBG's most beloved songs were radically reworked from their album versions at the concert, to great effect. "Ana Ng," one of their earlier rave-ups, was slowed down to an elegiac pace. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" was almost unrecognizable on just a lone guitar with keyboards. "The Guitar" turned into a neo-hippie psychedelic experience, replete with feel-good arm-waving from the audience. "Particle Man" consisted of Linnell solo on the accordion. As an added bonus, this particular song's midsection included a hilarious interlude of "Kum-ba-ya," in a minor key, no less...