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...most sensitive," remarked Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue, shortly before Powell arrived. Powell has said that during his trip he would encourage Beijing to resume a dialogue with Taipei. The Administration, which has consistently stated it does not support independence for Taiwan, was pleased by the tone of the speech given by Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian on Oct. 10, though the initial reaction to the speech from Beijing was hardly a warm...
...have to win this game,” Odorczyk said. “We know that it will set the tone for the rest of the season...
...brilliant musician deviate so significantly. In addition to writing and performing all songs solo, Thile also sings (bad decision.) His voice is unremarkable and unfortunately articulate enough to emphasize the mediocrity of his lyrics. The first track, entitled “The Wrong Idea,” sets the tone for most of the album: vocals and lyrics that sound sampled from a Nineties boy-band and symphonic violins that should theoretically maximize the heart-throb factor but instead merely annoy. Sample lyric: “I’m 19 and I’ve kissed two girls, that?...
...Both the tone and execution of this album are markedly less new- and jam-grass focused than previously. Instead, this sensibility has been replaced by a considerably more mainstream rock and pop feel that is much less enthralling. It would have been nice to see Thile continue to host other well-known and respected on his solo albums; there’s a kind of team sensibility that goes with good musicians jamming that is absent from this disc. In the end, this is not a bad album, but it fails to excite the way Thile’s previous...
...Leo’s fifth album with the Pharmacists continues in the strengths of his first four: sharp hooks, relentless energy and excellent songwriting. Though there’s little innovation here, Leo manages once again to fill his sound with such sweet guitar tone that the listener is hooked from the outset. Few artists today aim for this kind of warm power-pop, and Leo shows himself as a songwriter still willing to rock out. As in all his work, such as his pre-Rx group Chisel, he shows himself as a teeth-clenched, pretension-free workhorse of indie...