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Word: tuneless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...another such scene, Masha (Cheryl Giannini) recites her lines blankly to the tuneless hum of a spinning top. A third vignette shows Natasha sitting among a clutter of her child's toys: Building blocks, a tiny chair, a wooden dog on a string are silhouetted brokenly against the floor...

Author: By Deborah K. Holmes, | Title: A Flighty Trio | 12/7/1982 | See Source »

...workers. Workers fix leaks, operate valves and inspect the pipes, paying special attention to the pipe joints which expand and contract in response to the steam's heat. Failure of these joints to slide freely could create safety hazard, says Chester P. White, one of the two full-time tuneless. "If a line ever went there'd be no getting out" he warns...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: Tunnel Visions | 9/29/1982 | See Source »

...listen to. Hooks aren't absolutely necessary, but unless you're Eno, Ferry or Fripp their absence usually makes music unpalatable. The few songs that do have hooks, "Kid," "Tatooed Love Boys" and "Mystery Achievement," are catchy enough to be enjoyable, but not enjoyable enough to balance the irritating, tuneless quality of the rest...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Fallen Music | 2/12/1980 | See Source »

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