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...concluded that he would be remembered not for China but for Watergate. "The jury has already come in," he said. "There's no appeal." But when he died after suffering a stroke last week, the verdict on Nixon was becoming, if not softer, at least more complicated...
...last week, as he lay dying in a stroke-induced coma, the verdict on his life and career was becoming, if not softer, at least more complicated. Messages from around the world poured into the hospital in New York City from the statesmen who admired his reach and strength, from the politicians he had dominated and from the citizens who loved him despite his gaping flaws. By the time he died at 9:08 Friday evening, something close to affection, born of such long familiarity, could be discerned, even from his enemies...
...Manson show seemed to crystallize the dilemma. At a press conference, ABC News president Roone Arledge described the in-house debate over whether to launch Turning Point with the Manson show or with another, softer program about a couple who gave birth to sextuplets. Picking Manson, said Arledge with unusual candor, was a matter of "pragmatism" -- a way to draw immediate attention to the new series...
With a voice capable of Sinead O'Connor's sharp, breaking tone as well as softer, folk-like sound, McLachlan has a wide palette to work with in creating her works, even when few other instruments are included. She displays all of O'Connor's intensity on "Wait," a beautifully wrought song that sets all the torches aflame. On "Ice Cream" a combination of drums, piano and vocals create a catchy tune, set to a swingy rhythm and simple chord progression that fits the song's upbeat message that "your love is better than ice cream...
True, they play the older groups too, but surprisingly enough, WBOS plays some great music, including the "softer" hits of alternative groups like R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. Lowen and Navarro is just of the "adult" groups that WBOS has made their other staple, and with Broken Moon, this guitar-playing duo proves that, at least in this case, "soft album rock" is not a synonym for elevator music...