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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Though "Hide Out" doesn't win any awards for complexity, Buttercup's pop sensibility and devotion to melody are apparent in the song's well-structured design and focus on vocals. "Hide Out" doesn't get in the way of itself. From the first downbeat, this is a rocking tune; Lech's drums propel it all the way through, but he stays restrained and doesn't overplay. Throughout Love, he plays with an acute sensitivity to dynamics and melody. tivity to dynamics and melody...

Author: By John T. Reuland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Buttercup Shows Innovation, Reflection With `Love' | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...Seaside Weekend," a hard-driving and energetic pop rock ditty, displays the band's playful side. Right away the tune hooks the listener in, not wasting time with polite introductions. The tune starts with bass and drums grooving hard underneath an enchanting slide guitar melody, injecting the tune with a longing sadness. The rest of "Seaside Weekend" seems like an exercise in controlled anger: beneath the carefree melody the chords are dark and help convey the sad regret implicit in the lyrics. The verse is restrained and Buni's vocals do most of the work. But at the chorus...

Author: By John T. Reuland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Buttercup Shows Innovation, Reflection With `Love' | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...hills of Tennessee on June 13, 1834, at around a quarter to five. At this time, a Scotch-Irish immigrant realized in a stroke of backwoods genius that the banjo, up until then a farming implement used to discipline unruly chickens, could also be used to produce a twangy tune. (Historians had agreed that if, at that moment, the inventor could have known that his new invention would eventually lead to the song "Achy Breaky Heart," he would have smashed his banjo and thrown himself into the river.) However, new evidence may show that the historical community has unfairly shut...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Achy-Breaky Harvard | 11/4/1997 | See Source »

...next track is "Perfect Song" featuring Maxi Priest. This is arguably one of most danceable songs on the CD. In blaringly typical Jammin' 94.5 form, the tune manages to combine elements of rap (yikes!), stylized, manufactured background beats and Maxi Priest, doing what he does best--crooning to the ladies. It is the type of melody that one's 13-year-old sister will definitively memorize and manage to sing along to every time (and that will be every five minutes) it is played. "Perfect Song" will be played at every party because it will definitely keep one booty-shaking...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rico Suave With a Reggae Twist | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

...Addiction," lang's voice and the piano were in perfect harmony, and the husky delivery made every line sound reverential. This was especially the case because the song itself had such dramatic imagery: "if the swan can have a song," lang breathed, "I think I know that tune...

Author: By Erika L. Guckenberger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Take a 'Drag': Lang Smokes in Symphony Hall | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

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