Word: shade
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...album's best tracks is Always, a duet between Seger and Canadian troubadour Ron Sexsmith. Seger has a bright, brittle voice, like a leaf that's turned some colorful shade of autumn. Her vocals contrast nicely with Sexsmith's plaintive tenor. Always has some elements a listener might associate with folk or country--including gentle acoustic-guitar work--but the track, tastefully sweetened with synthesizers, never settles into any one genre. "I know what I want to see," sings Seger on the song. "And I know where I want to be." Seger may have a peripatetic past...
...Then I saw the car. Its hulking frame, painted the most recent shade in SUV-chic, hovered on my right side for a moment before inching past me. Then, without warning, it drifted left, towards me, and for the first time in my life, my unfortunate and paranoid tendency to drive with one hand hovering over the car horn actually came in handy. I let loose with a nice, long warning. The wayward car drifted away from me, back into its lane. Then, just as suddenly, it eased over to its right, only to be greeted with a similar cacophony...
...root, slowly growing into the sturdiness of a coconut or a mango or a kola-nut tree. The tree is the certificate that proves this child existed in this village. It is stability in a region that has been rent by war for more than a decade. In its shade, no fighting, no hurt should come...
With this technology, the potency of a small changes to a painting from the extension of a single black line to the creation of a lighter shade of blue reveal Mondrian’s careful consideration of every element of fhis compositions...
...that was ever a valid criticism, it has been more than remedied on Odyssey Number Five, which takes the listener on a journey from the intimate to the exhibitionistic and just about every shade in between. It is an archetypal rock album, influenced by Jeff Buckley’s beauty of line and Nirvana’s bass, but finding its own distinct and powerful voice. The best rock songs must have staying power—witness the persistent popularity of anthems by U2 or REM. I have a feeling Powderfinger’s songs will soon join the list...