Word: triumphant
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...subdued albums, the band should be commended for cranking up the volume, letting loose, and creating their shortest album ever. But the results, though promising, aren’t immune to R.E.M.’s recent strains of mediocrity. The single greatest aspect of this album is the triumphant return of Mike Mills’ musicianship. As R.E.M.’s trusty bassist, Mills has been criminally overlooked for decades. Household name Michael Stipe has always been known as a bit of an enigma, Peter Buck has his signature ringing guitar, and Bill Berry?...
...administration takes away our liquor-filled pacifier. Rather than hurl accusations of depraved indifference and malice at our superiors, however, we ought to relish in our crime. That old prep school watchword, “don’t get caught,” can at last make its triumphant return to Harvard’s campus...
...more unexpected emulations, which pay off handsomely.“Dark Leaves Form a Thread,” the most immediately catchy song on the album, sounds like a ragged collaboration of Guided By Voices and New Order. The crashing drums and singing guitar build until Bejar shouts the triumphant title line, then the synths kick in and the tune floats gloriously thereafter. His declarations are typically bizarre (“So, should you still want me / You can find me down at the café / A little bit too busy being served / Sworn enemy of the waitresses there?...
...more familiar rhythms and harmonies in the Dvorak emphasized the piece’s serenity. David H. Miller ’11 played the double bass with a touch that added color and stability but did not intrude on the centered sound of the ensemble. The concluding, triumphant gesture was a confident end to a pleasing concert. The Brattle Street Chamber Players’ mission is admirable: They seem to be intent on making classical music more accessible and fun for those unfamiliar with the genre. The program notes included playful, clarifying parenthetical remarks in keeping with the ensemble?...
...But—and it’s a big one—seven straight losses followed that triumphant night in December...