Word: songfulness
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...replaced in 1991 by GDP, which measures production in the U.S. as opposed to production by Americans, but the basic idea is the same. The concept conquered the world--with Germany deserving special mention as surely the only country ever to have produced a chart-topping pop song about GNP (Geier Sturzflug's Bruttosozialprodukt...
...excited about—some because they know Wu-Tang’s music, others because they know they’re supposed to know Wu-Tang’s music. “Yeah, Wu-Tan Clan! I love those guys. Didn’t they have that song about a gravel quarry? And the Killing Bees! How could I forget. I always listen to them. OMG, I am so excited about this concert.” Currently listening to: “C.R.E.A.M.,” by the Wu-Tang Clan (on YouTube). Will soon be listening...
...support scenes that are unfolding. The set design helps the large space seem more intimate, with an oversized wall and doors and a large elevated bed in the center of the stage. The lighting effectively supports every scene, and the musical selection wonderfully heightens the emotional impact. Notably, the song “I Love You” by the Dandy Warhols, which features the lyric “I Love You” repeated in a trance-like rhythm, makes the violence of a rape scene even eerier. Blasted may not make you laugh or cry, but it will...
...band’s overall competency seems to be the only weapon against an inevitable fade into pop-rock homogeny.From the opening chords of the title track, it becomes apparent that something is amiss on “Consolers of the Lonely.” Nearly every song on the album seems to obey a sort of invisible rock template, a self-conscious mechanism that mindlessly plugs in choruses, verses, hooks and solos, but never seems to be aware of what makes any of those things work together. The album plods along on autopilot for six straight tracks of virtually...
...tell you, every story gets a little better with a bar scene and some romance. As if this point might not come across otherwise, the campaign changed the pre-event soundtrack Thursday before the speech at Cecil Field Naval Air Station. Instead of the McCain road show's usual songs like U2's "City of Blinding Lights," the speakers played "Danger Zone," the Kenny Loggins pop song made famous in the film Top Gun, a story of another hot-dog naval aviator who overcame immaturity and adversity to serve his country with honor...