Word: evens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...number and variety of instruments Byrne employs to stretch these songs to their limits is staggering. In addition to the expected bass, keyboards, electric guitar and saxophone, instruments like the batteria, conga, campanita, guira, huataca, bongo, sencerro, coa, timbal, caixa, surdo, pandiero, mandolin and even two types of batas (iya and itotele) are used. Needless to say, it is clear that Byrne has spent time and research finding the right New World instruments to perfect Rei Momo's South American flavor. His use of Portuguese and Spanish lyrics in such cuts as "Make Believe Mambo" and "The call...
...animals are present in "his" dreams, they play an even larger part in the final song of Rei Momo as well. As Byrne gives credits to "frogs, birds and fly samples," so do these unusual "instruments" make up the haunting and harmonic background of "I Know Sometimes a Man is Wrong," in which Byrne sings that he will be incomplete "until you're next...
...even though the conclusion synthesizes the two styles incompletely, leaving the moviegoer wondering if something important was inadvertently left on the cutting room floor, Baker Boys still fits snugly into the escapist tradition of Tinseltown. The artistic commentary and other "Deep Inner Meanings" are introduced far too late to be developed well enough to tug at the viewer's mind...
...Require council members to meet with their constituents regularly. Most people don't even know who their representatives are. A simple monthly meeting with each house's reps can do wonders for student/council interaction...
...very pleased that Knight played the entire game," Getman said. "I was even more pleased that he played well...