Word: mellow
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...knew the Dunster reputation: "You know, Birkenstock-wearing, long hair, as much of a hippie house as you can expect to get at Harvard. It seemed pretty mellow. I thought it would be a good environment...
...with gun-toting street warriors. Although he denied it, Carter, like many hard-core dagga users, moved on to something more dangerous: smoking the "white pipe," a mixture of dagga and Mandrax, a banned tranquilizer containing methaqualone. It provides an intense, immediate kick and then allows the user to mellow out for an hour...
...signed to the House of Blues label, this boy and his band bring in the country element to Blues. With supreme guitar picking (a turquoise electrical one, no less), he whined and whimpered and returned to the loud heaviness of metal and would then continue into a more mellow sound. His repertoire was wide and varied. While well on the way to becoming a stalwart of the Blues scene, his future looks golden...
...front of a rubble heap, which for him was a monument to a heroic political struggle, not just the remnants of a high-rise public housing project. "These new houses are an improvement," he said, pointing to the neat brick homes surrounding the demolition site. His voice was mellow as he recounted his long battle with British authorities to get the dreary apartment blocks torn down and replaced by more livable bungalows...
...Boutique (my personal favorite Beasties record), was one of the first rap albums to feature crazily layered funk samples and undermixed vocals. Along with De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising, I think that this is one of the most influential rap records ever. Even if the "mellow rap" legacy is being threatened right now, the pure funk of Paul's Boutique is alive and well--in Dr. Dre's hands among others. The Beastie Boys' most recent offering, Check Your Head, features a mix of sampling and live performance, another new and powerful trend. And remember, this...