Word: falsettos
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...Sparks, and “Fire in the Western World,” by the recently disbanded Portland band Dead Moon. On “Sherlock Holmes,” the synth flourishes of the original are replaced with a heavy guitar line while Collins showcases his impressive falsetto, transforming the glam rock tune into a darker affair. “Fire in the Western World” conveys less all-out hysteria than the original punk song, with the vocals pushed into the background and a slower tempo, but a military-style drumbeat maintains the song?...
...club.” At times, Dream rivals Kellz for bawdiness, but not for creativity or personality. “Let’s take a shower / Meet you right back here in half an hour,” The-Dream sings on “Falsetto.” It could almost pass for a Kelly non sequitur—after their group shower, why exactly does Dream need 30 minutes apart from his paramour?—but there’s no charisma behind it. “Fast Car” is unfortunately not a Tracy...
...with its delicate brass swells, outshines the original version. Standout track “Ágætis Byrjun” features the album’s sparsest instrumentation, allowing the listener to focus on the vocals. Never has Jonsi Birgisson’s otherworldly falsetto, both bright and haunting at the same time, rang through as clear as it does here.Companion disc “Hvarf” features three previously unreleased songs and two rerecorded pieces. Single “Hljómalind,” which has been known for the past seven years...
...Difícil” and “Tres,” near the end of the album, are the only songs that fall short of expectations. “Difícil” is a whiny ballad in which we hear Juanes’s falsetto for the first time, and hopefully the last. The song’s cheesy spoken monologue secures its place as the second worst song on the album—next to “Tres.” Too repetitive and too Latin American by anyone’s standards, it?...
...stars have burnished their luster. Tucker, the falsetto funnyman whose career was launched with sharp supporting roles in Money Talks and Friday, had made no non-Rush Hour films, none, in a decade. By some accounts Tucker is the world's highest paid actor, getting a reported $25 million for RH 3; yet he seems a star in seclusion from his own celebrity...