Word: musicianship
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...always seemed to be standing on the other side of a milewide canyon is suddenly in your living room. Demme keeps things cozy the old-fashioned way with long close-ups, slow pans (using a Steadicam) and editing cuts that are as sure and steady as the music and musicianship. Some sequences create such an ambiance of immediacy that you may have to restrain yourself from breaking into applause. There's also great attention to detail. Demme ensures that no one misses Young's knowing glance to his wife Pegi, a backup singer here, during a rendition of the love...
...hole-in-the-wall clubs with lousy sound systems. Some will say that this “dirty” production is an integral part of the Oldham experience: it accurately represents the experience of watching a show in tiny, smoke-filled, honk-tonk. But when musicianship of this caliber is on display, clarity is preferable to authenticity. Authenticity isn’t something Oldham has to worry about any longer. “Summer” proves that his sound can hold up in the proving ground of country music: the southeast. Oldham can now truly...
...fellow academics with 1600s on their SATs as “exceptional” but not give athletes a chance to earn that title. Harvard is not an institution that focuses exclusively on academics; Harvard breeds an inordinate share of scholars and Nobel laureates, but it also promotes journalism, musicianship, politics, as well as athletics. The College admissions office should stick with the status quo and not alienate athletes as Lowell tried to alienate Jews back in 1920s. Athletes’ intensive work deserves to be appreciated and accepted in this community just as much as anyone else?...
...What I Say—JS Plays The Music of Ray Charles.” That studio effort features a nigh-unbeatable cast, but Scofield’s road ensemble proved itself a more-than-worthy replacement, combining unfailingly tight rhythms with inventive leads.In addition to their remarkable musicianship, all the performers exhibited wide smiles throughout the gig, which contributed to the happiness of the atmosphere. Benitez and Scofield in particular seemed thrilled to be playing such classic songs, and frequently traded wry glances after interesting riffs or interjections. Hass was a dynamic presence on the kit, managing simultaneously...
...There’s plenty of other chill-out music out there, and a lot of it has more elaborate symphonics, more accomplished musicianship, and lyrics in a language that’s comprehensible to me. So what is the Sigur Rós mystique? It became obvious to me at their show on the 15th. Their music is the sonic equivalent of going into the womb...