Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...favorite part of the whole work is the heavenly oboe solo in the slow movement, which came off flawlessly. The same could not be said for the analogous solo of concertmaster Malcolm Lowe, who suffered from projection problems and musical hypertension. The third movement zipped along thanks to a perfectly achieved balance between the high winds and high strings. Loss of focus plagued most of the many memorable melodies of the finale. The first appearance of the chorale theme, in the brass, was somehow preferable to the weighty recapitulation near movement...
...Eagles scored all 12 of their runs in the third, getting a grand slam from Langone plus solo and three-run homers from McGowan during a nine-hit outburst which keyed a 12-6 win in the opener...
...Eagles scored all 12 of their runs in the third, getting a grand slam from Langone plus solo and three-run homers from McGowan during a nine-hit outburst which keyed a 12-6 win in the opener...
...deeply personal, he strives for the prophetic. He's a craftsman of words; he wants to tell a story, communicate ideas, not just spew rhymes, rage and attitude. Ultimately the ambition of his lyrics and themes is what makes him hip-hop's most important and interesting male solo performer...
...first solo album, Illmatic (1994), was a rap classic--lean, smart and at times jazzy. His new album, I Am... (Columbia), aims even higher: the songs are grander, more aggressive, more cinematic. Several top pop performers stop by for duets, including Puff Daddy (on the booming Hate Me Now), hip-hop-soul singer Aaliyah (on the ballad You Won't See Me Tonight) and gangsta rapper DMX (on the rough-riding Life Is What You Make...