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...both cases, brawling little creatures bubble up from a little hole in the ground. T-stop? Anthill? They're the same thing. This week we're fascinated with annoying animals emerging out of nowhere. Take Ugly Kid Joe, for example. Five brain-dead members of an unknown California trash metal band suddenly find themselves splashed all over MTV. Or take Tony Gubba, our new British columnist obsessed with American popular culture and shitty sitcoms. "Tony" (not his real name) came to Harvard by way of Oxford (outta nowhere, for all practical purposes), borrowed an English game show host's moniker...
...language harsher than bishops today use to denounce contraception. The reformers were more lenient. Gradually Europe's great centers of commerce were established in predominantly Protestant Holland and England. Innovation followed upon fiscal innovation. Grain futures were traded in Amsterdam in the 16th century. Paper currency began to replace metal coins. The first check may have been written in London...
...Admits Bush only has "commitment" from Yeltsin on ICBM missiles. .Can you say coaching? He may have overcome stiffness on the campaign trail, but last night was worse than anything from 1988. Stock Phrases .Quoted Ross Perot. .Otherwise, he managed to make Quayle sound eloquent. Did they put a metal plate in his skull in Vietnam? ."Raise your taxes..."--18 times. "Truth" or "trust--15 times ."Experience"--Four times. Family--7 times (including 2 references to gang families} .The word "change"--12 times ."Trickle-down"-- five times ."Bill Clinton and I..."--10 times ."Y'all"--Only once ."Our people right...
...Goddamn Devil," Ugly Kid Joe cheerfully lives up to Bible-thumpers' expectations: "We'll make a deal, you'll grow your hair/ As Satan's child you'll start a band/ And spread the word across the land." Every parent's favorite metal god, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, even lends his signature screech to the backing vocals of this track...
Unfortunately, Ugly Kid Joe's originality of approach and at times refreshing honesty in their lyrics do not extend to their musicianship. You'll hear only the most derivative guitar solos and embarrassing metal posturing here...