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Word: improvisationism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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To say that it is only the passage of time that rewires Lockgroove, however, would not do justice to their experimental nature. This calls for another explication of the band's name: when Lockgroove locks on a groove in live concert, it may well be a groove even they have...

Author: By Benjamin E. Lytal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Album Review: Listen Up, It's Lockgroove | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

3. They cant sing. Theyre professional lip-synchers! No live band, no improvisation. Just pure, 100 percent unconcentrated lip-synching straight out of the carton. No potential for mess-ups, no whines from the crowd that the live versions sound different, no need for talent!

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, A POP CULTURE COMPENDIUM | Title: Soman's In The [K]now | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

Saradjeff's early departure was something of a tragedy for the bell project. He left only partial plans for the bell's hanging, and he was the only man around with any comprehensive knowledge of their playing. The bells are tuned to an eastern scale, supposedly a mixture of Byzantine...

Author: By Jérôme L. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: clöserlook: Ringing the Bells of Death and Famine | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

Joseph did, however, make the crowd feel involved with his comments and his enthusiasm. His use of a radio antenna to produce sounds was also surprisingly clever. Regi's guitar brought Victor's desire for responsive improvisation to a lesser height of majesty, for Regi had technique without ear; at...

Author: By Nikki Usher, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swoonin' Wooten at the House of Blues | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

SC: I don't think the creative team behind the Austin Powers sequel had a script. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing--it just means that the movie needs to be awfully funny to counteract the lack of structure, story, meaning, logic, etc. And somehow, The Spy Who Shagged...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani and David Kornhaber, S | Title: I Know What You Saw This Summer | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

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