Word: squeal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...album's first track, I Feel You, opens with a squeal of feedback. "You take me home/ To glory's throne," sings vocalist David Gahan. This time Gahan sounds as if he actually means the words. His vocals are rawer, more human; there's even a hint of optimism, a splash of erotic spirituality. The instrumentation goes beyond the usual techno-pop electronics; there are slashing guitars, not just impersonal synthesizers. One track, Judas, has bagpipes; the confessional One Caress features a 20-piece orchestra, including violins; and the almost cathartic Get Right with Me comes complete with a gospel...
...Amos 'n' Andy," says creator Hal Kanter. Yet the show's sunny treatment of race relations was as far from reality as anything on the tube. (An encounter between Julia's little boy and a white playmate: "Your mother's colored!" "Of course. I'm colored too." "You are?" Squeal of laughter...
...liability risk; most want to switch to general corporations. The plan needs approval from all 50 states. The group's members also voted overwhelmingly to maintain a long-standing policy that bars members from volunteering confidential client information to government agencies, making it even more unlikely that accountants will squeal on clients unless subpoenaed...
...turned state's witness after pleading guilty in 1987 to murder, racketeering and conspiring with a Philadelphia councilman to extort $1 million from a real estate developer. Since then you've testified in 11 trials that have brought 52 convictions. Why did you squeal...
...Then they are shooting skyward for 100 ft., only to dive abruptly again, down the second of 21 more hills. Frightening twists and turns dot the nearly one-mile course, and disaster seems inevitable as the train hurtles back and forth through its creaking wood supports. Finally, the sudden squeal of brakes in the station signals a merciful finish, and the stunned but happy passengers scramble...