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Miller will likely use a three-guard rotation in his up-tempo offensive scheme. Senior point guard Corey Vandiver (6.5 ppg, 80 assists), a two-year starter, and sophomore Travis Brown (7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg), who started as a rookie and shot a .423 three-point percentage last year, should join Bowes-Little in the backcourt...
...will be a team with a new style of play--up-tempo, aggressive, pressure defense and relentless on the boards," said Backus. "We will be a team promising excitement for the fans and players alike...
...Grohl croons what sound like sweet nothings--but filled with spite and malice. The chorus smashes back in with reckless abandon and closes in a pile up of distortion and sludge but under it all there are new subtle touches. In "Aurora," what could have degenerated into forgettable mid-tempo filler is saved by spirals of guitar work that slip away as a single chiming guitar builds to a lush conclusion. While it doesn't rock with the fury of Grohl's standard fare, the newfound restraint only adds to its emotional impact. "Learn to Fly," the first single...
Originality and good use of changes in tempo and key do emerge from the rubble. "Everytime it Rains" shows that the band is capable of funky, fresh guitar taps and witty, slapping basslines, while Shepherd's vocals are perfect for slow-paced, harmonica-wielding songs, as the Clapton-like "Losing Kind" reveals. But the traces of good musicianship, well-timed vocals and beat progression in Live On are dwarfed by the generic nature of the album...
...spite of controlling the tempo and applying consistent pressure over the next fifteen minutes, the Crimson did have lady luck on its side...