Word: rocke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...distorted space-age bleeps. Splashed through with enough classic soul samples to put Stax Records back in business, Odelay was a manifesto for eclectic electronica, busting out all over the place with the joy of being retrospective and fresh and whimsical. Odd pieces were all there--funk, jazz, roots rock, old-school rap, nonsense lyrics--but suddenly they sounded compatible, credible and organic. The self-proclaimed loser was suddenly "the enchanting wizard of rhythm," devouring and reinventing 50 years of American pop music in one democratic bite. If Beck had lassoed the presumed spirit of Generation-X cool with...
Ironically, Beck only recovers the exhilaratingintensity of Odelay on the energetic bonusmusic hidden at the end of the disc, whererockabilly folk, distorted guitars, space-agesynthesizers and percussive clutter suddenlyconverge into startling vividness, the first ofBeck's mutations of rock on the album truly tolive and breathe...
Strong also argues that kids are increasingly vulnerable and lost in today's world. They must grow up, "without the kind of family and institutional support that existed in the past...". This is the same excuse which has been used to account for everything from punk rock to eating disorders, and here Strong puts it to use again. But Strong differentiates between the piercing and tattooing culture which is becoming more prevalent and the kind of pathological body mutilation that her subjects suffer from. She says that the former is becoming more popular but stops short of saying that...
Have you heard? The nation is now coping with another schoolhouse tragedy, this time in Castle Rock, Colo. Thankfully, no firearms were involved in the latest episode of playground violence. Nor did any of the pint-sized victims require serious medical attention. Nonetheless, we at Dartboard are horrified by what transpired at the Rock Ridge Elementary School on Wednesday...
Overall, veteran rocker Juliana Hatfield knows how to put on a polished, powerful rock show. MTV be damned; in a different venue with better ventilation, her talent and skill will be truly appreciated...