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...takes a certain sort of grace to endure a never-ending parade of humiliations and if anyone has exhibited that grace, the fine folks of Yale certainly have. Thank you Yale, for demonstrating to the world the difference between the 98th and 99th percentile on standardized tests, and for proudly carrying the banner of inferiority all these years. Good luck tomorrow--there's no question you'll need...
Yale has produced many of the great leaders of the 20th century. George W. Bush spent his formative years at Yale, where he joined the Skull & Bones society, a sort of make-believe club for college students. There George made-believe that the United States was an aristocracy where the idiot sons of the privileged could rule with the consent of the populace. Now George's fantasy is coming true and Yale alumni all over the world are swelling with pride...
Only a few songs on To the Teeth fall short of Ani-esque brilliance. "Freakshow" begins its study of the circus with grinding guitars and grating vocals, yet concludes that the Big Top is essentially all about "love and compliance." There seems to be some sort of grand metaphor here, but DiFranco never clues us in. It's easy to skip over a song that squeals "And some of the clowns are happy/And some of the clowns are sad." Whatever you say, Ani. Many listeners may be confused and unsettled by the juxtaposition of extended clown analogies with aching accusations...
...fact, there is little Joy Fantastic in this album. and the Artist certainly makes no effort to party like it's...oh, you know. The Artist's songwriting talent shines in the track "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," but his megalomaniac performance as a sort of hybrid producer/composer/musician seems to have depleted the Prince's talents...
...Ricci provides a measured performance as Katrina -- she has a sort of morbid poise, staring out with curiously dead brown eyes and long tousled blond hair. But she seems awfully young next to Depp. Their romance is a curious blend of mild flirtation and terrible one-liners that leave the audience wondering whether to laugh or cringe; with lines like "You're white magic," you never know if Burton's being serious...