Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kurt Cobain Nirvana, Foo Fighter's eponymous 1995 debut was muddled but promising, notes TIME's Christopher John Farley: "Unfortunately, on their sophomore CD, Foo Fighters never breaks out of the label 'promising,' which starts to sound more like a burden than a compliment the second time around." The songs on the new album dwell mainly on how relationships fall apart, a subject that?s been dealt with in pop songs ever since pop songs began, and Foo Fighters fails to contribute any new insights. On one song, 'Up in Arms,' David Grohl actually sings, 'I cannot forget you, girl...
Taylor has prospered in the fickle world of popular music for almost three decades and sold 29 million records by writing timeless songs like Sweet Baby James and You Can Close Your Eyes. Along the way, he has created a distinctive musical idiom. A James Taylor song is instantly recognizable for his limpid voice, sweet melody, deceivingly simple harmony and faultless guitar work. Its lyrics are those of an outsider. Yet unlike his contemporary Neil Young, Taylor is no musical rebel. He may have refined his idiom, but he rarely transcends it. His songs are as familiar and comfortable...
...Kill Rock Stars) is an improvement: there are still a fair number of lackluster songs, but there are more moments when the band unleashes its formidable energy. The band's lineup has changed slightly--guitarists Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein still trade off lead vocals, but drummer Lora MacFarlane has been replaced with Janet Weiss, whose rhythmic sense is somewhat sharper and more confident. The title song is one of the best: the music bristles with self-assurance and vitality, even as the lyrics suggest confusion: "Dig me out/ dig me in/ outta this mess baby outta my head." Tucker...
Still, other songs on this CD roar to life: the fiery skittishness of Turn It On, the unexpectedly jaunty Little Babies; the crackling guitars and clumping drums of the lesbian breakup song, One More Hour. On that last number, when Tucker sings, "Don't say another word/ about the other girl," her fervor is contagious. These songs work on a primal rock-'n'-roll level: as you listen, you find yourself turning the volume higher and higher...
DIED. NARCISCO YEPES, 69, classical Spanish guitarist who redesigned his beloved instrument, adding four strings, to accommodate his technical prowess; of cancer; in Murcia, Spain. Fans took to Yepes' theme song to Rene Clement's Forbidden Games (1951), but his peers never accepted his 10-stringed fingerboard--despite the enhanced resonance under his deft touch...