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...deaf ears of the uninterested and uninitiated. In particular, the repetitive lyrics and limited chordal palette—Martsch’s familiar predilection for minor key resolutions is rampant here—exacerbating the mindlessness induced by long, formless instrumental breaks. The album does begin with a solid first track, “Goin’ Against Your Mind,” which juxtaposes a pulsing bassline, soaring guitar lines and tight drumming to form a rather excellent wake-up-and-start-your-day song. The downfall of the track, though, is the fact that it clocks...
...school’s certain je ne sais quoi. Like any love affair, the beginning was magical—shiny early acceptance letters, bright new hoodies, a party-filled prefrosh weekend. But these great feelings continued through a virtually seamless first year of good friends, great professors, solid grades, and a fulfilling extracurricular activity—The Crimson. Like a 15-year-old virgin in her first relationship, I was ready for my promise ring to Cambridge.Then this year, something I had only thought to be rumor hit: sophomore slump. Suddenly, work got harder, relationships got more complicated...
...solid cast might keep “Kinky Boots” kicking, but too many lackluster lines force it to stumble and fall...
...flood of MTV-friendly, moderately funky, poppy singles that have come off of the band’s last three albums. And it’s too bad that the song’s so lousy, because the video’s concept and execution are solid. The Chili Peppers ham it up with enough self-deprecation to avoid looking too hubristic, even when thrusting themselves into some of music’s most storied moments. Impersonating the Beatles is a bold move for any rock band, but lead singer Anthony Kiedis and the boys manage to pull...
...those who are interested, however, “The Sentinel” is pretty solid entertainment. The script, though unsurprising, does include a few nice touches—Garrison is ostensibly one of the agents that took a bullet for Reagan in 1981. But as a whole, it is no improvement over screenwriter George Nolfi’s last attempt at hipping up an old genre, “Ocean?...