Word: sound
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...record-breaking 11,000, but ignore the widening chasm between rich and poor; we latch on to the fact that this will be the most expensive presidential race in history, but decline to pay attention to falling voter turnout. More and more often, we gravitate towards the sound bite and the nickname, equating "memorable" with "milestone...
...music. Unlike other popular bands of the past and present (ahem, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, Cranberries et al.), every one of R.E.M.'s albums has some redeeming quality. No synthpop or electronica experiments to be found! Even better, all of their earliest albums have withstood the test of time and sound fresh and new today...
...from the sky (they might as well been "gods" descending from the heavens to their shrieking fans) amidst smoke, light and thundering fireworks to the opening score of Star Wars. They followed their "Larger Than Life" opening with other Millennium debut material, each song displaying a harder and edgier sound than their older hits. Likewise, the choreographed dancing and effects were red-hot. The entire scene was mass hysteria--an electric visual thrill that ignited even the most bitter skeptic. Whoever thought the Backstreet Boys could be passionate...
...seems preposterous that these common-sense measures have not yet been implemented, especially with the bipartisan lip service paid them in political sound bites. However, apparently the American public has not been angry enough and persistent enough until now to ensure their passage...
...sound is good, the space is wide and the lights blink and flash, but Axis ultimately exudes the air of a dive, an image which, to be fair, must be intentional. It's dank with low ceilings, rendering it perfect for the hardcore fans of the cutting-edge acts shipped here from Europe and Japan. Many of dance music's big names played here while they were still perched before the edge of Rolling Stone stardom. Good shows, unfortunately, aren't always listed. Look for flyers (try Boston Beat Imports on Newbury St.), or call. Abercrombie and Fitch types...