Word: singings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jewel's back, and better than ever. Her third release, Joy--A Holiday Collection is a compilation of traditional and somewhat cheesy Yuletide tunes such as "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" as well as a revamped version of "Hands" (from the 1998's Spirit album) and her latest single, "Face of Love," which showcases Jewel's awesome vocal range. Joy shows more sides of Jewel's talent, as she experiments with opera and choral styles in her rendition of "Gloria." The adaptation of guitar to fit the organ's instrumentation provides an updated feel...
This is not to say that the chorus members don't work hard; they clearly do. Despite the obstacle of an imbalanced sound design, which often permits the band to drown out the lyrics, it is clear that the group has the potential to sing admirably. However, as a rule, they seem more aware of what they should be doing at a given moment (in terms of choreography) than why they are doing it. This apparently aimless motion-playing, agitated by the compromised intelligibility of the lyrics, does regrettable damage to the finished product...
...Summer's "I Feel Love" still sounds fresh in house clubs today. If pressed, I could use the trainspotters' version, which is to say you could recognise it by the emphasised snare drum or hand clap sound on the two and four beats, and in its repetition of catchy sing-along shout-along phrases. In recent years, the filtered French disco house sound of groups such as Daft Punk has been the dominant trend. Perhaps the best house record of 1999 has been Basement Jaxx's Remedy album, which goes back to the roots of house and still manages...
...turn the corner onto Mt. Auburn Street, one of the girls gets distracted by the Lowell House bell tower. "Who do they keep there?" she asks. "A princess," replies her young companion. The sight of a pigeon interrupts their fairy-tale musings. "Pigeon poop! Pigeon poop!" they sing...
...about the gospel," a man says to the driver. "I go to the house, I sing in the choir...