Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fresh and strong today as they must have 50 years ago, when they emerged from his shack of a studio on New York's Long Island. But how great is "great"? Meaning has drained out of the idea of greatness because today it is so inextricably confused with fame, and fame with celebrity, all on the dumb level of publicity--and Pollock is the most publicized and celebrated artist in American history...
...wrong: Foundation is far from aclassic. its tightest tracks are at best, cool; inother words, I can't see any of them alongside"Slow Down" and "Punks Jump up..." in the Hall ofHip-Hop Fame. If you think you can come up withsomething more glorious for your boo, since youg-o-d and all. . . Just don't hate when I give herthe album myself
...could a choir boy in the 17th century achieve fame and fortune? He could sing soprano--for life. Castration performed before the onset of puberty would produce a sound in a boy that blended the sweetness of a soprano with the bravado of a bass. Self-mutilation might have closed the door to one world, but it opened the door to another--entrance into the most elite singing coteries in Europe...
...boys were up for irreversible commitments. And luckily, they did not need to be. Some of Europe's most prestigious church choirs offered fame to the anatomically-intact. The Vienna Choir Boys, for instance, would train boys between the ages of 10 and 14 to sing with a sublime sweetness that was thought to rival the song of angels. Although we do not hear too much about the castrati today, boy choirs have retained their popularity. Last Friday, the Vienna Choir Boys, as witness to this popularity, came to Symphony Hall to celebrate their 500th anniversary...
Magazine covers portrayed her as the prototype of an "Angry White Female," critics attributed her success to an ability to "tap into the inner frustrations and rage of females," and music industry execs simply waited for her fifteen minutes of fame to tick away...