Word: gabrielic
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...first arrived at Harvard, I was in a state of alternative withdrawal. Having listened to Los Angeles' excellent KROQ for several years. I was dismayed to find that while WHRB would come in over my phone, WFNX just wouldn't come in on my radio. I needed my Peter Gabriel, my Pearl Jam, my R.E.M.! Flipping aimlessly through station after station, from WBUR's BBC coverage to Kiss 108's irritating dance mixes, I eventually found what I was looking for--on WBOS, the station that the Unofficial Guide characterizes as "Fleetwood Mac and the Doobies...
...truism that there are a million bad songs waiting to be written, but actually a few good ones too. This truism is fulfilled on singer Danny Peck's new self-titled releases. Full of original songs, Danny Peck begins his album by sounding like Michael Penn imitating Peter Gabriel, and ends up sounding like Jeffrey Gaines imitating Sting. If this seems like a nonsensical collection of eclectic styles, you're right. The main problem is that Peck cannot pull one distinctive strength out of all this diversity of attempts...
...grateful students take advantage of the bookstores' ample repertoire. "I love the kids' books. I have learnt so much German through them," Morey says. And, according to Gabriel Piedrahita '96, "They have the best Asterix and Obelix selection around...
...movie where he plays a fireman who moves to Jamaica, and the theme song, a reggae cop, went "There a fireman, jah and he didn't like his job, jah, so he went to Jamaica, jah." Sinead O'Connor sings the last one, which reminds me of a Peter Gabriel song. You know how Peter Gabriel songs were always used to great effect on Miami Vice? It's the same thing here: these good mood pieces also have integrity as actual songs...
Maybe. Desktop rock could be this year's GameBoy -- or next year's hula hoop. As Gabriel warns, "In the end it's only as good as the content." But the form is in its infant stage, and all babies look cute. The best thing is that right now, it's all promise, no threat. So keep your fingers crossed -- until you pick up that mouse. Interactive rock could be on a roll...