Word: melodye
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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For example, in one of the least flashy but most striking numbers of the show, tuned lengths of rubber tubing appear in the performers' hands. To throw pitch into the mix, each time a dancer lands from one of his prodigious leaps, the ungainly lengths of rubber tubing strikes a...
The CD's few high points occur in some of the instrumentals. "Jesse Jackson" features an interesting and somewhat exotic melody for the baritone saxophone. While the song is repetitive and the lyrics extraneous, this saxophone theme is somewhat expressive and thus worth hearing.
But it would also be inaccurate to call Floyd Lloyd's strength instrumentals. The album's three entirely instrumental tracks, all recorded with the group the Potato 5, are not successful. Instead of featuring interesting instrumental solos or themes, these songs provide a sort of base rhythm. Reminiscent of songs...
Now Manilow is not only writing the songs, he's helping to tell the stories as well. His new musical Harmony (with book and lyrics by his frequent collaborator Bruce Sussman), at California's La Jolla Playhouse, recounts the career of the Comedian Harmonists, a popular German singing group of...
In fairness to Counting Crows, however, the new version of "Mr. Jones" was immensely moving and served to reinforce what the band is all about. Keyboardist Charlie Gillingham provided a haunting melody on an accordion that complemented Duritz's new lyrics to the song, which included the introduction of words...