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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...silly lyrics are melodiously complemented by the omnipresent, wispy voice of Petra Hayden, creating an eerie, guitar-driven, foot-tapping rock surrealism. Despite losing Pat Wilson, the bald, dorky drummer from Weezer, Sharp has brilliantly succeeded by relying on sampling, electronic beats and the Moog to provide a unique rhythm section. Seven draws on a myriad genres, from the bluegrass track "She Says It's All Right" to the fast-paced pseudo-punk of "Insomnia." The radio single "Getting By" is a simple pop rock track does not provide the listener with an adequate sample of Sharp's surprising talent...

Author: By By CHRIS R. blazejewski, | Title: Album Review: Seven More Minutes by The Rentals | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...became clear that a tall man waving a baton would only have gotten in the way of this new student group. This is how string chamber music was always meant to be performed. Each player eerily synchronizes perfectly with the rest, with every head swaying in time to the rhythm. In the intimate playing atmosphere they create with the audience the joy of music is clearly evident in the musician's faces. Recently formed in the fall of 1998 from among Harvard's most elite string players, the Player's superb performance is not surprising. Matching the individual musicians' technical...

Author: By Janet Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard's Tricky Thirteen | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

Whether Hollander discovers the palace of truth and the place of the perfect language is doubtful: poetry better have a way to go before that happens. And even though Hollander won't make you cry or even sigh, he will awe you with carefully crafted rhythm, intricate rhymes and poems electrified by questions of truth and art. So, yes, I'm saving the pink pen for Plath and Shakespeare and can appreciate Hollander for what he is: a mature experimenter with lots of questions and a very big mind...

Author: By Erin E. Billings, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Literary Figurehead Writes Serious Poetry | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

That the tone and diction of Elegy have an almost prosaic feel is not an insult to (NOT READABLE) Thus, Jones' long lines and frequent enjambment aid his devotion to his text and to his images. Well-crafted, careful expressions then carry the rhythm and pulse of the pieces and allow the poems to remain true and real...

Author: By Sarah D. Redmond, | Title: Outgrowing the Dixie Cup | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...challenge, but if you have the time, patience and perseverance, you will be rewarded with a gift of rare and wondrous poetry. Reading Maxwell's work aloud, the pure sounds of his words feel liquid and honeyed; even without delving into the meaning of the poems, the rhythm and meter are gently soothing. There is a sense that buried deep within lines is a truer, more complex essence. Maxwell's phrases are illusive and wispy, swirling around the fleeting, teasing meaning of his verse. Readers must persist to glean understanding from these intricate and enigmatic lines...

Author: By Emily SUMMER Dill, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The British Invade (Again) | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

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