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...approach and a more funk-driven sound. And while Of Montreal have always been theatrical and a bit all over the place, “Skeletal Lamping” is disjointed to the point where even the idea of dividing it into its 15 distinct tracks seems kind of pointless. Within almost every track there are at least two distinct movements, and Barnes unpacks a lot of music in those 15 songs. It’s definitely not sound vomit, but with the exception of several moments of brilliant clarity, most of the album is just a tad too hectic...
...11th year of his third (or is it his fourth?) creative peak, it’s pointless to talk about Bob Dylan outside of the context of the shadow he casts over the American musical landscape. The man is an institution, and, if he lives another 67 years, it goes without saying that critics will keep on leaning over one another to hear what new and indivisible truths he’s plucked from the ether and placed in his music. His last album, the vibrant and meditative “Modern Times,” cemented yet another victorious...
...adds that the regulations demanded little of developers. “You could basically slap down some terrazzo in front of your building and collect your 10-to-1 floor area bonus.”By the mid-70s, these new building practices had left a multitude of pointless, unattractive public spaces littered around the city. It was just at this time that a new underground culture was beginning to break out. Skateboarding had begun in California in the 1950s as people skated in unused swimming pools before spilling out onto skating ramps and the streets. However, the movie argues...
...much to ask the G-7, which normally reserves its energy for pointless but massively expensive annual summits in deluxe resorts like Heiligendamm, Germany, or Sea Island, Georgia, to take dramatic steps to address the financial crisis that is sweeping the world. But we should at least expect that the seven most powerful national economies would not make things worse at a moment of global need. Or should...
...Bush administration, but its fury is more bizarre than infectious. At one point Morello sings, “I pray that God himself will come and drown the President if the levees break again,” yet he spends much of the song filling space with pointless “la, la, las,” which leads to a rather confused message. Given the complete lack of melody offered by either Morello’s guitar or voice, the song drifts by without being anywhere near as passionate as it wants...