Word: listenability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Listen to members of the Harvard water polo team as they head into this weekend's Ivy League Championships, and you realize why the Crimson is so resilient...
...this brings us to Bill Clinton, the apostle of the King, the herald of His second coming, the high priest of His Kingdom on earth. For the past 12 months, he has been taking the message to the people, spreading the gospel according to Elvis to all who would listen...
...clarinet, percussion and piano (keys and strings). The piece begins with a ringing pulse of percussion played by the pianist and flutist and soft, lush bass clarinet. Such stylized, ritualistic moments are followed by dramatic rushes of flute, clarinet, piano strings and swirling, pounding percussion. It is wonderful to listen to and a pleasure to watch...
...Japan, by contrast, fans step forward and jump in. Whether performed in Japanese or in phonetic English, rap has become a point of generational challenge. "My parents say no more disco, but I must go to the disco," says Haruyo Kobayashi, 17. "When I listen to rap music I feel excited, and when I'm dancing, I feel free...
...beat that unites. "Even if you don't understand the lyrics, you feel the energy," says Ivan Salmaxov, 22, who organizes "rave parties" in Moscow, where rappers from as far away as Minsk and St. Petersburg can dance, check out homegrown talent like MC Pavlov and listen to such heated songs as Bad Balance's Children of Satan, about growing street violence. Says Bad Balance lead singer Chill Will: "People like rap because they can dance and listen to new information at the same time...