Word: tragical
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...second song, “The Island,” a three-part, 12-minute epic inspired by “The Tempest,” captures the spirit of the album: beautiful lyrics, a tragic narrative, and a wild variety of sounds. The first part, “Come and See,” rumbles along with a low, sinister guitar riff, building tension as Meloy describes an island shipwreck...
...Wife 1 & 2,” the first two parts of the suite concluded by the opening song. With a restrained sound, “The Crane Wife” gradually builds from acoustic strumming to full band crescendo. The story itself is, like most on the album, a tragic saga about kindness, greed, and misfortune...
...that said, if these arcane stories feel slightly repetitive, it is only because of Meloy’s previous success—no other band comes remotely close to his tragic sketches and roguish tales. Although one can imagine Capitol Record’s hand behind radio-perfect songs like “O Valencia!” or the disco-beat of “Perfect Crime #2,” by and large the Decemberists newfound musical depth naturally fits Meloy’s sublime stories...
...Tower’s coffin. The Los Angeles-based liquidation firm’s $134.3 million bid bested an offer by Trans World Entertainment, which wanted to keep some of the chain’s branches in business. “It’s genuinely very sad and tragic,” Valentine said. The store’s Harvard Square branch opened exactly 15 years ago to the date—Oct. 12, 1991—according to a Crimson article at the time. “Now there are going to be large parts of America that...
...friend of mine woke me up this morning with the terrible news that Hui had passed away. My sleepy mind went numb, and I couldn’t believe what was going on; I refused to accept the tragic revelation that a friend of mine had suddenly died...