Word: popped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...power pop band Foo Fighters has a lot to live up to. The band's singer and chief songwriter, David Grohl, was the drummer for one of the most revered rock bands of the '90s, Nirvana. And although most of the songs on Foo Fighters' eponymous 1995 debut were about as distinctive as taxi cabs, the album did feature a few standout numbers, including the air guitar-worthy This Is a Call. Overall, it was promising...
...Shape (Roswell/ Capitol), Foo Fighters never breaks out of the label "promising," which starts to sound more like a burden than a compliment the second time around. The songs on the new album dwell mainly on how relationships fall apart, a subject that's been dealt with in pop songs ever since pop songs began, and Foo Fighters fails to contribute any new insights. On one song, Up in Arms, Grohl actually sings, "I cannot forget you, girl." It's hard to believe he can offer up a toothless lyric like that after the passionate wordplay of Nirvana lyrics like...
Earlier in the century, when sewage pipes were draining directly into the Charles, the river gained infamous national status for its brown color with a pop hit's refrain that claimed Boston residents "love that dirty water...
...routine run-saving catches in center were the backbone of his game just as defense was this team's constant; his team-leading 24 stolen bases came both from his own prodigious speed and Walsh's firm belief in the hit-and-run; his .390 average and unexpected pop at the plate (six HR and 36 RBI in 50 games) were Harvard's offense in a nutshell: you never knew where the big hits were going to come from...
...Anime Crash has landed," reads the banner outside an emporium of Asian pop culture that houses Jackie Chan movies, original animation cells, models and toys. "Anime," Japanese for "animation," opened June 8 on Mt. Auburn, near Tower Records...