Word: soul
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...over her years as a white man's sex symbol and a victim of Hollywood racism, and proved that in her 60s she was more electrifying than ever. Now, at 76, Horne is back with her most ambitious recording in years, and it's a stunner. The lady has soul, and it's no longer on ice. We'll Be Together Again is a collection of 16 songs written by composers ranging from Duke Ellington to Kris Kristofferson. The record is really a tribute to one particular composer, though. The liner notes call the album "a prayer -- a private, sacred...
Late last year, Mike D of the white rap trio Beastie Boys published a review of the rock band Soul Asylum that displayed about as much restraint as Jack Nicholson shows to motorists who cut him off in traffic. "White music by white people for white people," Mike D mockingly wrote about the band. "This is why most white people suck...
...Ricky's Theme, Transitions), and a couple of stale punk-influenced songs (Tough Guy, Heart Attack Man). There's also the hovering sense that there are about a zillion bands on the planet that are better at funk and punk than the Beastie Boys. One of those groups is Soul Asylum...
...Tucson, Arizona, bar. Together, they all sing a few Indigo Girls songs along with a cover of Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side. Saliers and Ray enjoyed working with Goldberg ("Technically, her voice is only a little above average," says Ray, "but she's got soul and can really deliver a song"), although they disagree on whether more films are in their future. Says Ray: "I don't have the patience." Says Saliers: "I plan on writing music for movies...
...costs. Pearl Jam hired Sullivan & Cromwell, the prestigious Manhattan law firm. In a memorandum filed with the Justice Department, the lawyers claimed that Ticketmaster's control over tickets and its exclusive contracts with most of the leading concert arenas constitute anticompetitive behavior that enables it to prop up prices. Soul Asylum, another popular alternative-rock band, jumped into the fray. By week's end Garth Brooks, Neil Young, U2 and Bad Religion had lined up with Pearl Jam, saying they supported Pearl Jam's cause. Says Kelly Curtis, Pearl Jam's manager: "All the band wants...