Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Paul Simon's gift to turn moderation into a virtue. As a solo artist he's recorded quietly charming music that's soothing without being dull. His talents have grown over the years, and One-Trick Pony, his first all-new LP since 1975, is evidence of his sure touch...
...laboring in a style inappropriate for her, because she proved herself capable of handling so many other musical genres that night. She ventured into European cabaret balladry with "Party lights" and "In the Winter," singing with a Continental touch of theatrics over her melodramatic piano work. "Silly Habits," a warm supper-club blues tune, was equally charming. Her encore, the bittersweet show business ode "Stars," presented her at her finest, revealing great songwriting craft while ringing true emotionally...
...Punk-New Wave, developed outside of established channels, Disco, originally the province of Latinos and gays, was wholeheartedly embraced by the industry, but the New Wave has spawned an alternative, underground network of small record labels, distributors, clubs and publications convinced that the music business is hopelessly out of touch with the musical times...
...fifth singles match, Meg Meyer made quick work of what had looked to be a touch opponent. Up against Ellen Jacobs, Tufts' number two player last year, Meyer played the baseline to the tune of a 6-2, 6-2 decision...
...first hint that there might be enough to make mining worthwhile came only four years ago, when a retired contractor named Joseph Riggio received a letter from Pennzoil saying it had reason to believe there were "good amounts" of uranium on his property. Riggio reacted by getting in touch with Exxon, a Pennzoil rival. Exxon reacted by drilling some test holes on Riggio's land and two other tracts in the area. "The results," said J. Wiley Bragg, a spokesman for Exxon Co. U.S.A., "were not discouraging...