Word: frontman
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...songs; indeed, two of the Murphys’ most rousing offerings (“For Boston” and a strangely moving “Amazing Grace”) feature enigmatic bagpiper Spicy McHaggis. Even the audience comes through in the clutch, shouting lyrics word-for-word when charismatic frontman Al Barr’s voice drops out. Of course, nothing can truly replace being there, but Live on St. Patrick’s Day from Boston, MA provides a startlingly close approximation. All the green beer in Boston can’t make your St. Patrick?...
...already the Golden God. How can I step down that far?" ROBERT PLANT, former Led Zeppelin frontman, on whether he would accept a knighthood...
...gain 26%, but a fragile world economy may prevent such optimism this time around. B O T T O M L I N E S "Politics at a certain level is pop. You have to get your record on the radio for people to pay attention." ? Bono, U2 frontman, on his tour of Africa with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill "I've used the term breakthrough three times in my career. This is one of them." ? Larry Norton, doctor at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center, on Novartis' Gleevec "What are they going to attack next, the mute button...
...Movie (July 12): More self-destructive stunts and stupid pranks, filmed in documentary fashion, from the morons who left MTV’s airwaves too soon. Featuring the Vasectomy Olympics and tranquilized mountain lions, it’s nice to hear that “Jackass” frontman Johnny Knoxville hasn’t left stupidity behind...
...misses, marring the first set’s first half, were as mystifying as they were distressing. Garret’s quartet suffered from amateurish balance problems as Dave’s percussion drowned out Brown and bassist Vincente Archer. This lack of tonal center vaulted the frontman into a series of frenzied solos. One of Garrett’s new tunes, as yet untitled, started with a longing, mysterious texture and then built in intensity as layers of complexity mounted. Then Garrett took his solo and turned the piece into a chaotic, screaming mess that had absolutely nothing...