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N.E.R.D. Seeing Sounds; out June 10 This duo still gets off on being as weird as it can be, which on the chop-suey soul-metal-prog Spaz and Everyone Nose is pretty damn weird. Even its worst experiments aren't the least bit predictable, which almost absolves Pharrell Williams of his inability to come up with anything to say beyond--and we're paraphrasing--Sex is nice...
...rock 'n' roll's creators--or paid like one--a fact, he admitted, that made him bitter. But his influence has been acknowledged by contemporary musicians, from the Raconteurs, who cover Who Do You Love, to Mos Def, who rapped, "Elvis Presley ain't got no soul/ Bo Diddley is rock 'n' roll...
...Obama's plane; David Von Drehle and Jay Newton-Small dissected Hillary Clinton's almost-concession speech; and Washington bureau chief James Carney examined John McCain's first real attempt to stop the Obama hope machine. In this week's magazine, Joe Klein explains how Hillary found her political soul during the campaign but warns that she could lose the Democrats the presidency if her fervency turns to intransigence. You'll also find Karen Tumulty's smart deconstruction of Obama's strategy, which features the Democratic nominee talking candidly with her about how he has stuck to a few basic...
Where Martin shines--and when Viva la Vida peaks--is when the subject turns to desire. He's got a soul singer's ability to communicate the totality of love with a few oohs and aahs, and he saves Lovers in Japan from his own clichés ("Lovers keep on the road you're on/ Runners until the race is run") just by opening up his throat and letting loose. On Strawberry Swing, Martin not only turns in a nice lyric ("People moving all the time/ Inside a perfectly straight line/ Don't you wanna just curve away?") but coos...
...course, it's entirely possible that this phobia of risk that is branded upon the Harvard student's soul is not a result of our Ivy-pedigree education, but our decision to take part in it in the first place. Students who are admitted to Harvard haven't made many mistakes. While Byerly Hall does a fantastic job of putting together diverse classes, perhaps this risk-minimizing ethos is the exception. After all, with the luxury of a seven-percent admit rate, why would Harvard's gatekeepers bother taking risks with the future...