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...surest sign that Peck has little to say is evident in his tendency to repeat boring phrases over and over again in his tunes. On the banal folk-rock tune "Any Way I Can," he actually sings the words "Any Way I Can" 15 times in a row. Peck then sings, "Yes I pay my dues/get drunk and sing the blues/have nothing left to lose." It is obvious that Peck has not fully paid his dues yet, nor has he really played the blues. If he truly has nothing left to lose, then all of his talent has disappeared with...

Author: By James B. Loeffler, | Title: Moxy by the peck | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

Slat 6 songs are strikingly simple: typically, there's one guitar hook, one notable response from the bass line, and a short song text whose point is a one-line chorus: then it's on to the next pop song, where they repeat the process. The paradox, if you want to call it that, is that their total simplicity of means ends up with such an emotional wallop: one tune and one line from this record can take over your whole day, if you're lucky. what remember of "Time Expired," for example, consists of the chorus--"Time expired, violation/It...

Author: By Steve L. Burt, | Title: The Latest Slant on Pop Culture A Riff Off | 2/24/1994 | See Source »

Brown, the heavy pre-season favorite, was defeated by Princeton, 73-57, last Friday night, only the Bears' third league defeat in the last two years. Brown is led by 6'5" center Martina Jerant, the returning Ivy Player of the Year, and she is the current favorite to repeat in that capacity...

Author: By Mayer Bick, | Title: W. Cagers on Road | 2/18/1994 | See Source »

Harvard fell to 15-4-2 overall, remaining in first place in ECAC play at 12-2-2. Boston College improved to 12-12-3, sticking to the Hockey East cellar at 4-10-3. And Harvard failed for the seventh time in trying to repeat as Beanpot champions. But the emotion of the moment would be lost given just these numbers...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Eagles Nip Crimson For Beanpot Title | 2/15/1994 | See Source »

...still intact would repeat what James Joyce once said to his publisher when they were arguing about a manuscript change: I appreciate that there are two sides to this issue. But I cannot be on both sides at the same time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Men Are They Really That Bad? | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

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