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...Kessler has great speed," Walsh said. "He knows how to play hitters and he knows how to play hitters and he knows our ballpark extremely well. He plays an extremely shallow left and takes away base knocks from a lot of hitters...
Electronica is Madonna's ideal realm. Her shallow pop seemed to float without foundation in her previous albums. Every time she tried to be "innovative" or "groundbreaking," it all turned into another exercise in pleasing the Top 40 crowd. The songs on Ray of Light are built around producer William Orbit's spectacular backgrounds: synthesizers illuminate the music with pseudo-stars, comets, flowing rivers, and gurgling heavenly blips. "Sky Fits Heaven," for instance, would be a dismally boring song without the lightly pulsating background that perfectly matches the song's lyrics...
However, not all of the songs on Connected are quite as shallow as "Butter" or "Keepin' You Satisfied," the album's energetic opener, one of the better songs. Though not a profound theme, the first track is driven by a great beat. Some of the songs on Connected deal with contemporary social issues. A song that addresses the problem of racism as well as the humane spirit of the black community, "What Must I do Now?" stands out because it is a plea against racism and injustice. It is a song with a social conscience, and not empty sensuality...
...Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses added some sin to the power ballad with the more violent "Sweet Child O' Mine" though keeping the music loud and clear. In 1989, Bad English, led by a former Journey member, gave us the masterful "When I See You Smile," and Roxette released the shallow yet potent "Listen to Your Heart...
Technically, the landslides that hit Laguna Beach, Loma Mar and Rio Nido are known as debris flows. These are shallow slides that involve only the top layer of soil and usually occur during rainstorms. Debris flows are dangerous; they can run at speeds as high as 40 m.p.h., far faster than a person can run. Fortunately, most debris flows funnel through fairly narrow channels, and so the damage they inflict is limited. But Californians are at risk for a second type of slide, which the U.S. Geological Survey's David Howell refers to as a "bedrock landslide." Such deep-seated...