Word: singings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Swathed in smoke and murky lighting in the Avalon Ballroom on We. Nov. 13th, Les Claypool hunched over to sing into his distorted microphone. Though he resembles the Child-Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, complete with lank hair and bowler hat and a somewhat more modest nose, he is something of a visionary as well. After four decades of bite-sized, digestible songs of appropriate lengths and recognizable lyrics, there may be something of a crisis brewing in certain music circles. What is there left to do? One response is Sigur Ros’ experiments with wordlessness and nameless...
...hardly reaching the transcendent heights of They Might Be Giants’ “No!” or the Schoolhouse Rock albums, Fine Animal Gorilla is about on par with any of the Sesame Street releases (and is certainly no more deceptive than claiming that Elmo can sing). Highlights of the album include “Even Gorillas Get the Blues,” a slow-burner that actually sets a bluesy mood quite nicely, and the ethereal “Gorilla Lullabye,” a touching number that describes the various friends Koko will...
...singers talk to the audience as much as they sing, but LeBlanc comes close. Whether it by demanding that a grouchy old bouncer clap along, or by instructing the crowd to crouch silently on the ground (a remarkable sight) before jumping up to shout the chorus to their hit “Jenny Says,” LeBlanc was a tornado of energy and enthusiasm. Indeed, he was sufficiently gregarious that at times other members of the band could be seen laughing at his intensity...
...thousand men of Harvard want victory today/ For they know that o’er old Eli, fair Harvard holds sway/ So then we’ll conquer all old Eli’s men/ And when they day ends, we’ll sing again/ Ten thousand men of Harvard gained victory today...
Kinda lame, huh? And most people don’t know it. Still, it’s what we’ve got. A good way to obscure the lameness is to follow Tip No. 1 and sing anyway. Observe...