Word: somberly
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...concert was supposedly geared towards children, with Roberta Flack providing hip commentary--somehow she managed to parallel Brahms to Puff Daddy and Orff to Michael Jackson--working the audience and attempting to tone down the somber aura of classical music. In a sense, this effort to reach out to people who would otherwise normally not be exposed to classical music was commendable. Though it was sometimes hard to hear over the quiet buzz of audience chatter, especially with the acoustical downfalls of the athletic building, the casual concert setting could not detract from the magic of hearing a live professional...
...Believer," a song which puts the "rave" back in "techno." And of course, no hip soundtrack is allowed on the shelves without a fresh new number from Fatboy Slim, in this case not-even-the-best-on-his-album "Gangster Tripping." Other highlights include Natalie Imbruglia's somber "Troubled by the Way We Came Together" and Goldo's "To All the Lovely Ladies." The Go soundtrack don't impress me much, but is nonetheless fun stuff. Like the movie, it's an exhilirating, even if non-commital, ride through music genres...
...Believer," a song which puts the "rave" back in "techno." And of course, no hip soundtrack is allowed on the shelves without a fresh new number from Fatboy Slim, in this case not-even-the-best-on-his-album "Gangster Tripping." Other highlights include Natalie Imbruglia's somber "Troubled by the Way We Came Together" and Goldo's "To All the Lovely Ladies." The Go soundtrack don't impress me much, but is nonetheless fun stuff. Like the movie, it's an exhilarating, even if non-committal, ride through music genres...
Despite the often over-enthusiastic crowd antics, DiFranco focused on the music and seemed enthusiastic herself. She dodged the flying gifts with grins, reminisced about the Muppet Show, wiggled her nose shrugged her shoulders to the beat and laughed like an absolute goofball. In a more somber moment, DiFrance introduced a new song about clinic violence that addressed the recent bombing of a Birmingham women's clinic and the murder of an abortion doctor, Barnett Slepian, in DiFranco's hometown of Buffalo, New York. The audience was silent as DiFranco described in emotional terms the wounds of a nurse whose...
...Despite the often over-enthusiastic crowd antics, DiFranco focused on the music and seemed enthusiastic herself. She dodged the flying gifts with grins, reminisced about the Muppet Show, wiggled her nose shrugged her shoulders to the beat and laughed like an absolute goofball. In a more somber moment, DiFranco introduced a new song about clinic violence that addressed the recent bombing of a Birmingham women's clinic and the murder of an abortion doctor, Barnett Slepian, in DiFranco's hometown of Buffalo, New York. The audience was silent as DiFranco described in emotional terms the wounds of a nurse whose...