Word: poignant
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Revelling is balanced by the more mellow and poignant lineup on Reckoning, whose songs are more melancholic and conducive to introspection. Acoustic guitar and the piano combines to create appropriate accompaniment. The highlight of the second album is a track titled “Imagine That,” during which the narrator describes how she can not control the overpowering emotions and conditions that she encounters. Not only are the metaphors clear and powerful, but the acoustic guitar merges with DiFranco’s voice to invoke a more painful and melancholy feeling. Another high point...
...great as his father, and not because he doesn’t want to be. God knows he’s been trying, but not with much luck. The poor guy. Imagine having to live up to a father like Scott! The quest for greatness is especially pronounced and poignant in Stephen’s case, and what we end up with is a long-winded and somewhat exaggerated look at the universal desire to be immortalized, to be remembered, to be known and loved by millions of people. As Boch noted, “On a campus where greatness...
...labeled “Running the Negro Out of Tulsa.” After the riot the black population declined by about one-third. Newspapers at the time are filled with reports of blacks walking along the railroad tracks headed out of town, never to return. The most poignant photograph of the riot shows the burned shell of the Dreamland Threatre, its marquee fallen. Such was the trajectory of Tulsa’s black community...
...better, beginning with an interesting faux-oriental motif, and continuing on to tread more familiar pop rhythms. True to its title, it succeeds in conveying expectation and pregnant longing. As the track plays on, Mirwais adds further layers of nuance, utilizing scratches and other effects (including a poignant background vocal cry of “I can’t wait”) to abstract, smashing success. Connoisseurs of fine music are encouraged to avoid the ordeal of “Junkie’s Prayer.” Dramatic instrumental music is present—unfortunately it is obscured...
...handful of homeless people attending the sleep-out said it was particularly poignant for them to be invited to an action just outside the gates of Harvard Yard...