Word: tenore
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...that matters, but its ambition often comes at the expense of warmth; the average Radiohead record is about as sweet as barbed wire. When live, however, the band opens up. The bells, whistles and scratches that dominated Kid A and Amnesiac are still there, but Thom Yorke's tenor is allowed to soar above rather than fight through them, revealing melodies in unexpected places. This set also includes the lovely True Love Waits, with its aching, Sarah McLachlan-esque chorus, "Just don't leave." What's next? A cuddly Rumsfeld...
...bands motto is something along the lines of Keep bringing the funk to unfunky people. It began about four years ago, as an ill-fated Dixieland trio, says Jake E. Flemming 01, one of the three founding members who has filled the bands tenor chair to overflowing since his early days as a co-founder and distressingly square clarinet player, according to his website bio. Scammon, Flemming and Eric R. Rosenbaum 03 had met in the Harvard Wind Ensemble, and wanted more. To cut a long story short, Flemming claims that they simply said, This is stupid, lets play funk...
...overall tenor of the board meeting was calm, in stark contrast to the partisan wrangling during the Florida recount in last fall’s presidential election. Attorneys for the three petitioning candidates asked many of the same questions and made similar comments to the board...
...sound is atypical in that their melodies can be at once punishing and low and then sweet and elegant. Tankian’s voice matches the flexibility of the guitar as he stretches his vocal range from a hellish roar to the floating timbre of a classic tenor...
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the album is the Teddy Riley collaboration “2000 Watts.” Gone is the high-pitched tenor of “Thriller” and “The Way You Make Me Feel.” In its place is a dark, sexy baritone that approaches each note with masculine conviction and authority. It may not sound like him, but it is truly Jackson bringing his voice down to earth and sounding good doing it. The number itself is an electrified industrial dance tune that suits this new voice perfectly...