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...example, resembles Romance's "Dislocation," since he built it around a looping scale generated by a rhythm machine. The sparse textures which Foxx places on top of the scale only further accentuate the beat. But with lyrics like "male caucasian/Kennedy hairline" the whole thing degenerates into the realm of the pointless. "Lieutenient 030" remains exactly as it first appears: an excellent idea that's half finished...
...rhythm. "We sing because it is natural to do so... The spirit moves and the spirit sings--it is an informed spirit to be sure... We have been in the company of geniuses... Tonight we play the work of these musical geniuses for a man who in his own realm is a genius..." And then, for 45 minutes the great religious homages of the masters, "And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed," "And he shall purify," "I know thay my redeemer liveth on the earth," building to the Alleluia chorus, and the crowd of 600 on its feet...
...theater critic involves more art than artifice, and thus beggars any sort of laundry-list, classified-ad description. The experience of the critic is the very substance of drama--the interaction of the art with its audiences. As such, what he writes about will always remain in the crepuscular realm of the Moment. The reviewer's job, on the other hand, is relatively simple: he tells his readers whether they should go see a show...
...generally accepted but unwritten rule in scholarly circles that "scientific" films and other visual materials covering such topics as experiments conducted on human subjects in Nazi Germany, are not worthy of scientific attention and go too far beyond the realm of human decency to be presented in serious academic settings. Also, classroom presentation of explicit photographic materials on violence aginst women (and children) and other such pathological activities is considered an act of gross impropriety and is verboten in academic and other institutions of reasonable moral standards...
...kilter. No time machine can transport the audience to the 1943 spirit of Oklahoma! or the 1957 of West Side Story. Separate components (songs, dances, acting) can be marvelously exciting, but the core of the musical, what it is rather than what it does, recedes into an odd realm of detachment. The original galvanizing impact is dissipated...