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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rentals' first album, a minimally successful self-titled release, contained the primordial elements of electronically influenced guitar rock in the radio hits "Friends of P." and "Move On" that are fully realized here. Sharp's nonchalant vocals and silly lyrics are melodiously complemented by the omnipresent, wispy voice of Petra Hayden, creating an eerie, guitar-driven, foot-tapping rock surrealism. Despite losing Pat Wilson, the bald, dorky drummer from Weezer, Sharp has brilliantly succeeded by relying on sampling, electronic beats and the Moog to provide a unique rhythm section. Seven draws on a myriad genres, from the bluegrass track...

Author: By By CHRIS R. blazejewski, | Title: Album Review: Seven More Minutes by The Rentals | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...Rentals' first album, a minimally successful self-titled release, contained the primordial elements of electronically influenced guitar rock in the radio hits "Friends of P." and "Move On" that are fully realized here. Sharps' nonchalant vocals and silly lyrics are melodiously complemented by the omnipresent, wispy voice of Petra, Hayden, creating an eerie, guitar-driven, foot-tapping rock surrealism. Despite losing Pat Wilson, the bald, droky drummer from Weezer, Sharp has brilliantly succeeded by relying on sampling, electronic beats and the Moog to provide a unique rhythm section. Seven draws on a myriad genres, from the bluegrass track "She Says...

Author: By Chris Blazejewski, | Title: The Rentals Seven More Minutes Maverick | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...story "Tae-Bo Or Not Tae-bo," about the trendy new exercise routine Tae-Bo [FITNESS, March 15], stated that Petra Robinson is "a vice president at the American Fitness Association." Robinson is vice president of the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (A.F.A.A.), a different organization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 5, 1999 | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...speed that's very quick," says Linda Shelton, an editor at Shape magazine. "Too quick for most people to execute a safe kick or punch." The many repetitions, often without modifications, may risk overuse injuries to the shoulder and back. "This is a program for the fitness elite," says Petra Robinson, a vice president at the American Fitness Association. "It's too intense for beginners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tae-Bo or Not Tae-Bo? | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...sense of security as a tourist, of course, is compared to the reaction of Israelis whose children died fighting Jordan in three wars: They too feel safe in Petra and Jaresh, and flock to the novelty of a secure Arab metropolis in Amman. King Hussein is especially beloved here for his emotional speech at the death of his friend and colleague Yitzhak Rabin and, in an occasion less well known outside Israel, his visit to comfort the families of seven Israeli schoolchildren killed by a Jordanian soldier. King Hussein joined the families on the floor, as is the traditional Jewish...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Remembering King Hussein | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

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