Word: loudnesses
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...though they were big, they weren't scary. You didn't need to be a tattooed 16-year-old with long, stringy hair living in central New Jersey to like them. These songs were loud but not threatening, performed by bands with names like Journey, not Megadeth. They were about finding love, mending relationships and, in Bon Jovi's words, keeping the faith. Most importantly, you'd see them on the charts and hear them on Top 40 radio. For a short time, this convergence of pop and metal was America's music...
...soared to No. 1; Chicago topped the charts with "Look Away" and Bon Jovi was back with assertive hits like "I'll Be There for You." Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses added some sin to the power ballad with the more violent "Sweet Child O' Mine" though keeping the music loud and clear. In 1989, Bad English, led by a former Journey member, gave us the masterful "When I See You Smile," and Roxette released the shallow yet potent "Listen to Your Heart...
Already, I return to muting myself both physically and vocally. This culture tries incessantly to teach us not to be too loud or too big. But at least for those few hours in the JCR, we were learning a different lesson...
When I come back the bar has morphed considerably--the kind of twenty-something banter I'm used to hearing fills the air, rising over the din of loud rock music. As I enter, a bouncer asks me to show some identification, and I flash my Harvard I.D. But he's not satisfied with that, so I fish out my New York State driver's license and hand it over to him, in the process exposing my expired, under-21 license. The guy notices the old I.D., and asks to have a peek at it as well. Finally, only after...
Describing her first experience in an actual ring, Joy said, "It was awesome--the lights--loud noises--everyone really rowdy. They love chick fights. The crowd went nuts...