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...includes work with Madonna and Seal—attempts to mix this hodgepodge of new sound into something resembling genius. Yet Price, coveted for his work in electronica remixing and producing, is only somewhat successful in this task. Certain songs on this album, such as “Joy Ride?? and “The World We Live In,” incorporate such a circus variety of sound that they become more overwhelming than enjoyable. Lyrically, “Day & Age” departs from the Killers’ traditionally straightforward lyrics. The songs reveal a darker...
...right. The North End is not an authentic Italian town. It is as much home to Old North Church–a symbol of Boston—and Paul Revere—who rung the bells of the church for five pennies every Sunday long before his midnight ride??as it is a transplanted European city. So to consider it an Italian community would not only be misrepresenting the Italians across the pond; it would be selling short Boston’s Italian Americans. As we waved goodbye and I followed his wife for a brief tour...
...first down—I knew where the sticks were,” he said. “I was lucky enough to get the ball thrown my way in the flat and I just turned and tried to…keep the legs moving until the ride??s over...
...label politics and creates an organic, vivid Compton soundscape. Alas, next comes Scott Storch. He produces the same “Still D.R.E.”-derived track three or four times on the album. The result—exemplified on “Let’s Ride??—is a 50 Cent-influenced song-rap. The B-grade Dre beats just ooze of lameness, and so does Game, with his mind-numbingly repetitive wannabe lyrics. Some of the more egregious fanboy examples are worth noting for their sheer insufferability. There?...
...would occur. The real thinking takes place during the 4 a.m. debate about whether Kantian ethics can prove “Crash” really was an Oscar-worthy film, or the middle–of-the-afternoon discussion on how Foucault proves that “Pimp My Ride?? can only be understood as a social phenomenon embedded in relationships of dominance and control...