Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second movement offered the sharp contrast of a defective military drumbeat followed by a quirky bassoon solo. In a mix of styles, the muted trumpets that became a favorite of Shostakovich were soon followed by a deep brass hymnal that brought the listener back to Brahms. Here, the Philharmonic's brass section finally showed its depth...
...walking tempo that gathered speed and supported a whimsical clarinet solo inevitably finished in an abrupt minor cadence to start the fourth movement. (This is Bartok, after all.) Throughout the third and fourth movements, Mehta conducted from soloist to soloist in the winds and brass. He often adjusted the meter of his baton strokes to fit the parts that became a continuous string--a real concerto for an orchestra...
Keith Richards' new solo-tracks leave no doubt about who was the energy behind the Rolling Stones in the late 70's and early 80's. Richards' new single "Eileen" and the four other songs that appear with it on a recent Virgin disc show him returning to the Stones' bluesy roots while letting his own unmistakable personality shine through...
...third song on the disc, "Wicked As It Seems," is a bit disappointing. It lives off the same key for its duration excepting a brief solo. Forcing out the same sparse lyrics (predictably, the title) and guitar line for the five remaining minutes, this song offers few surprises. It does have some power, but it's not a ready-made warhorse like "Gimme Shelter" or "Sympathy for the Devil...
...must cross all the lanes to your right. Accelerating frantically to pass the other two lines of traffic entering the tunnel along with you, the adrenalin of speed cases away your concerns for straying pedestrians, especially those you might encounter next to the Hemenway Gym. The semblance of a solo aircraft pilot taking off as you push up the hill onto Massachusetts Avenue quickly disappears as your lungs alert you to the most deadly nemesis known to a Cantabridgian Car Conductor, the Big Belching...