Word: griffin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...group has branched into new directions of synthetic sounds and vocal distortion while also continuing in the tradition of soft ballads and often teary-eyed lyrics. The result is an eclectic, although sometimes confused, mixture of past successes with fresh and promising new sounds complemented beautifully by Kevin Griffin's passionate vocals. Yet with all of the high merits of the new album, the live performance Thursday night at the Avalon still surpassed all expectations...
...especially when coupled with the band's commanding, entertaining and downright hilarious stage performance. The band did not spend the entire concert plugging their new album, but instead shuffled in a variety of hits and almost-hits from their two previous major record releases, Deluxe and Friction, Baby. Griffin paid homage to his New Orleans roots with an emotional rendition of "King of New Orleans." But he was quick to remind the audience of his Boston connection, parking cars for a semester at Boston University, which was his inspiration for "Normal Town," the single off the soundtrack of the summer...
...devote much stage time to more obscure songs, often glossing over crowd requests to play only the singles that received radio play. Two of the most powerful moments occurred when they deviated from the typhoon of pop hits. With just an acoustic guitar, mournful vocals and a single spotlight, Griffin silenced the crowd with a beautiful, delicate rendition of "Porcelain." Later, Griffin stopped the concert in order to playfully explain the lyrics of "Happy Day, MeMe", which was inspired by the joy he felt waking up to the still-sleeping face of a loved...
...refreshing part of the concert was what was left out: vicious self-promotion. The new album was only mentioned once, and Griffin briefly revealed that the next single would be "At the Star,s, which was then performed with a simple, yet effective string arrangement and piano accompaniment. The steam-up-the-car-windows ballad climaxed with the lamenting lyrics "I've finally found that/Everybody loves to love you when you're far away...
Princeton only win in league play was a 5-3 triumph over Cornell. Sophomore midfielder Kevin Griffin had two goals and an assist. Matt Behncke, sixth-leading scorer in the Ivies, and sophomore forward Matt Striebel each added another goal. The Tigers got out to a two-goal lead in the first 20 minutes, and traded goals with Cornell for the rest of the game. The five goals in the game matched Princeton's offensive output for the rest of the season in its entirety...