Word: singer
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LIKE A DEADBEAT WHO COMES TO THE party but refuses to have fun, Robert Smith, lead singer of the CURE, knows the seductive power of denial. Drifting over dirgelike beats and churning guitars, Smith's alienated lyrics and choked-up vocals have helped make the Cure the most accomplished and popular purveyors of British Mope Rock. On Wish, album No. 12, the band continues to fuse harmonic innovation with New Wave nihilism. Smith allows himself fleeting moments of optimism, and on one song actually uses the word happy. By the time the record closes with End, however, he has slipped...
Eisa Davis' portrayal of Deena Jones beautifully complements Toomer's incredible vocal performance. While Effie's version of "One Night Only" resonates with the earnestness and humility of a singer trying to make it big, Deena brings the confidence of a veritable Madonna to her pop-dance version of the song. This confidence stands out in contrast not only to Effie's song, but also to Deena's own singing at the start of her career...
...LEAD SINGER FREDDIE MERCURY DIED OF AIDS LAST NOVEMber, but record sales of his rock group Queen are still going strong. A reissue of the band's quirky 1975 single Bohemian Rhapsody (currently featured in the hit movie Wayne's World) is a best seller in both the U.S. and Britain, while three of Queen's old albums are now on the Billboard oldies chart. This week many of the singer's rock cohorts will gather at London's Wembley Stadium for "A Concert for Life," which will be televised worldwide to benefit AIDS research. One of the people...
WHAT A CAREER. TENOR PLACIDO DOMINGO has made 79 opera recordings, and his repertory encompasses Verdi, Wagner, Mozart and Puccini, as well as French and Spanish opera. Pavarotti may rival him in vocal beauty, but no singer today is as versatile. So when Deutsche Grammophon set out to recap his two decades with the label, there was plenty to choose from. The first of 10 CDs of highlights to be released this year is Arias, Songs & Tangos. It is a monument to his vigorous musicianship. Over time Domingo's voice has become darker and richer, his style more fluent...
Students who miss getting tickets can watchGorbachev's speech on closed circuit televisionslocated around the University, Singer said...