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...that does Stone’s voice justice. The lyrics are sub-par (“Love ripped me up and tore me down / But baby that ain’t enough to break me”), but the apparent sincerity of the sentiment makes the ballad seem less trite than most of its type. The other ballads, though, are markedly worse. “What Were We Thinking” is just plain boring. Without a quirky beat or bouncy back-up vocals, Stone is left with just her voice and the lyrics to keep our attention...
...record, a companion Facebook.com group search for derogatory terms for men reveals hundreds of groups started by women with the same trite, profane, yet oddly resonant plea: “Chicks Before Dicks...
...Magic Position” is, however, a flamboyant bit of bubblegum, and it’s a weak leg for the album to stand on. With its major scale runs and predictable hooks, I wasn’t wowed. The record is also plagued by trite and uninspired lyrics, but the overall quality and diversity of the music makes this fact forgivable. Patrick Wolf is a competent musician, and there is some great songwriting and technical virtuosity happening here. One might view this album as the schizophrenic creation of a deeply sad man trying desperately to be happy, and there...
...instant when she sings the words “I love you” and the dancers’ silhouettes become that of a beating heart. It’s kind of cool, but that moment of creativity is fleeting. Perhaps it’s the mediocre singing, the trite lyrics, the excessive dancing, or the fact that she just seems to be having too much fun traipsing around in drag while singing about being burned by a lover. Whatever it is, “Like a Boy” doesn’t quite cut it. Ciara is more...
...literature” needed to satisfy the Literature and Arts A requirement. Likewise, tutorials, some of the hardest classes at Harvard, don’t count because they lack a final exam. And because only pedagogical technique matters in Core-world, the material covered has become increasingly specific and trite...