Word: geffen
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...last person to kiss Yitzhak Rabin came to Harvard two Sundays ago. The man who embraced the Israeli prime minister just minutes before his assassination is no politician and no general, but Israel’s foremost rockstar, Aviv Geffen. What’s strange, though, is that Geffen could just as easily have spoken at the Institute of Politics as performed at Paine Hall. This antiestablishment preacher of peace is as political as they come...
...concert however, it was clear that understanding the individual lyrics is quite different from realizing his songs’ meanings. Through his music and his emotional modulation, Geffen conveyed the fundamental sense of each song. Geffen’s songs have a spirit that transcends linguistic barriers; his recordings hint at this, but in person, this spirit emerges in full force...
...switched to acoustic guitar and a harder sound after a few songs. These were rock ballads with titles like “I Love You” and “Our Song.” He followed with a Dylan tune perfectly preserved in its translation into Hebrew. Geffen truly captures the aura of the ’60s folk-rocker...
...want real peace...I want respect. I want us to respect the Arabs and I want them to respect us.” The house replied with cheers of agreement. Either there was genuine support for peace and understanding in Israel among these fans or their love for Geffen and his music is so great that they would cheer no matter what he said. Probably both were important...
...only after long years of miserable day jobs and masterful schmoozing that they were picked up by David Geffen's DGC label and became internationally-recognized rock stars. Azerrad quotes former Sonic Youth drummer Bob Bert on the band's prowess at working the room: "You'd go to a party and Kim [Gordon, singer and bassist] would know who the Village Voice writer was in the corner of the room and she'd make sure she went over there." By 1991, that kind of fastidious networking had put Sonic Youth and Dinosaur, Jr. in the enviable position of being...