Word: numb
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...draws on folk and rock, and some of her songs are subtly propelled by tape loops. Her voice has an evanescent grace that will remind some of Beth Orton; her lyrics, in contrast, often have the confessional bluntness of Liz Phair. The best songs on this album--the sweetly numb title track, the jangling All I Want--are dreamlike but not soporific, confident yet not overpowering...
Some said they felt numb after giving their theses away...
Penn plays with rhymes, performing lyrical slight of hand to grab the listener and keep him interested. In "Lucky One," the lead single, Penn takes a tongue-in-cheek look at modern culture, singing that "I must be the lucky one/The luckiest in Luckydom/Who reached the moon/But wound up numb." These lyrics swim in a carpet of strong drums, guitars and a piano, creating an infectious song that will have you humming for days...
What also makes this week's report special is that Barlett and Steele don't dwell solely on politicians and their patrons. Many of us have become numb to the news of campaign-finance abuses, in part because they are usually seen as a Washington issue: of course money influences politics, but that's the government's problem, not mine. What Barlett and Steele set out to show is who gets hurt in the process, and that means you and your neighbors...
MEDIA WHIRLPOOL As if a Jacuzzi weren't relaxing enough, now you can numb your brain as well as your body. The new Affinity Whirlpool comes with a built-in 9-in. TV, a wall-mounted CD-and-stereo system, and a floating remote control that runs the water jets, TV and stereo. The whole system will set you back $7,900. We're still waiting for Jacuzzi www.jacuzzi.com to strike a deal with WebTV to let you surf the Net while...