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...Opera," but not "more than once" like the oh, so distinguished Elizabeth T. Bangs! I apologize for being a heathen. I blame it on my parents who never took me to the opera as a youngster, probably for the (justifiable) fear that I would jump off the balcony in pure and utter boredom...
...this context that Blomberg, given his position on the religious/political spectrum, makes a remarkably friendly assessment of the Jesus Seminar. "People like Crossan," he ventures, "see themselves, though we might disagree, as holding out one way of salvaging something of Christianity lest the whole thing deteriorate into pure unbelief...
...album's high point, however, draws from pure pop: a gospel rendition of Marvin Gaye's love song How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You). "'Cause you were better to me/ Than I was to myself/ For me there is you/ There ain't nobody else," Houston sings, as the chorus shadows her words with "I want to stop/ And thank you Jesus." On the song Houston's tart, high voice is strong and slightly rough, and the accompaniment is a warm wave of piano, organ and bass guitar. It's Motown with angels' wings, and gospel...
...Fargo" may be more impressive in what it succeeded in avoiding than what it accomplished. Roger Deakins' photography, for example, is so utterly pure that it is unnoticeable. The stark, cold tones of Deakin's pallete are perfect. The chill running up your spine throughout the film is a testement to his skill...
...went on to have a disappointing solo career." Sting has managed to stay relevant--and popular--by continuing to create gently innovative music that borrows from other sources so wisely and so well that the resulting sound is truly his own. "I'm interested in impure music," says Sting. "Pure rock, pure jazz or pure anything just doesn't interest me. This is the game I play." In that spirit, his new CD, Mercury Falling, draws on country, gospel and even Celtic music to create smooth, genre-blending, articulate pop. It's another bright entry in what has proved...