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...Fire Works are so solid and businesslike that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between them (at least for the uninitiated): The album is a barrage of dentist-drill distorted guitars marshalled by driving drums that border on militaristic. Yet Mercedes seldom stumble onto anything resembling a decent guitar hook, and attempt to make up for that fact with raucousness and occasional angular breaks. They are bolstered by a very solid, if not particularly imaginative rhythm section, who maintain the energy without which the album would be one long dirge...
...within the week / Hooray.” It is about as obscure (and profound) as “Hit me baby one more time.” “Eleven to Your Seven” is the closest Mercedes come to a genuine pop song with a decent hook, though the lyrics are not exactly upbeat: “I spent the last three months / In mental traction / Woeing all I could foresee.” In the end, Hey Mercedes are a bit like dining hall macaroni and cheese: filling, not unsatisfying, but you probably wouldn?...
...This Wednesday, Bush may pick his moment to wade in. Moderates in both parties have fashioned a compromise package that the White House may be warm to. But Congress isn't off the hook yet. Bush will assess the chances for passage in his weekly breakfast with top Congressional leaders Wednesday before making any bold moves. Says one senior aide: "He'll get a read and then determine what...
...extraneous in the art of beat-building. In dance music, song structure is irrelevant, for at its home on the floor, there is neither need nor desire for a beginning and end; it’s all mixed together. Without something to latch onto—a hook, a chorus, a person—-dance music simply exists, providing nothing other than its own pulse. Hordes of indignant listeners and curmudgeonly rock critics have rallied against the apparent coldness and artificiality of disco, as well as sonic offspring like house, techno, and breakbeat. Yet dance music has always...
While Iowa is less hip-hop flavored than the band’s self-titled debut, it still has a more rhythmic and groove-oriented hook than the works of current metal purists like Pantera or Nevermore. The album combines traditional metal structure with moments of hip-hop bounce, and stirs them with a healthy dose of death metal precision and hardcore aggression...