Word: rhythms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ideal for Shepard's theme of escape, which is particularly prominent in True West in the brothers' arguments about the keys to Austin's car, their only means of exit. Director Jed Weintrob traps the audience in the kitchen with the two brothers and has captured the herky-jerky rhythm of Shepard's dialogue...
Each time the Harvard crew teams take the water, they are challenged--physically and mentally. They must respond and find a rhythm. It may not work all the time, but when it does, it means victory...
...hair shaved severely around the sides, appears onstage. He grins demonically and defiantly surveys the crowd. Behind him a swarm of guitarists, horn players, a keyboardist and a drummer troop onto the stage. A drumbeat clears the air, and suddenly the band is cruising through the infectious opening rhythm of The Man in the Hat. The lead singer grabs the microphone and shrieks, "Heading for a meeting/ Across the frozen intersection/ On the night boulevard . . . The man in the hat of no particular fate/ He's neither strong nor weak . . . He's just a man, a man at the sunset...
...past, Soviet bands often shamelessly copied popular Western styles, but Sukachev set out to create a uniquely Soviet sound, something kids could dance to. Although a punk rocker at heart, Sukachev added a four-piece horn section to the driving rhythm-and-blues backup of lead guitarist Kirill Trusov and bass player Sergei Galanin. The result is a slick multi-generational hybrid, the Talking Heads meet Count Basie, the Andrews Sisters on acid...
...album, "Desert Lightning," gives a good show of the talents of both musicians. The piece is an upbeat mix of piano, acoustic guitar, bass, flute and percussion instruments. Its tones are high and non-jarring, and the piano and guitar, while usually mixing in or keeping the rhythm in the background, are strong...