Word: tunings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Blues Traveler also contribute a totally unoriginal, yet infinitely pleasing tune. Their gift to the album is the plainly titled song, "Christmas." If you've heard one Blues Traveler song, you've pretty much heard them all. Nonetheless, much like with the Smashing Pumpkins song, The magic of "Christmas" lies in the booming voice of big John Popper singing about the exhilarating holiday season and the jolly melody of his harmonica. The entire album is much like these two songs; not original, but still very beautiful...
...Bryan are totally out-of-sync and seem to be playing two different horribly Hootie songs. Former rock queen Patti Smith gives the album its most ominous track. The hauntingly gothic sound of "We Three Kings" cannot be scorned nor praised because it is just too weird. While her tune is quite interesting, it takes away some of the good vibes created by the rest of the album. Instead of finishing the album happy, Smith's song actually generates a frightening conclusion...
Windows 95 users will find a defragmentation program in the System Tools folder. Better yet, the Microsoft Plus! Pack adds System Agent, which can automatically tune up your hard disk at a scheduled interval...
...than contrived fiction. Playing her(?)self, The Lady mugs shamelessly but never falls into self-parody, deftly avoiding the cartoonish rut that claims other characters. Her authenticity is refreshing, and I found myself wishing Kelso would hook up with Chablis instead of Mandy--it would have been more in tune with the spirit of the story. In any case, you will emerge from the movie theater with an entirely different attitude towards the words, "hide my candy...
...this Midnight is worth seeing for fabulous performances like these, not to mention the beautiful footage of Savannah, the uncredited star of the show. Best to sit back and soak up the Southern sun (which Eastwood manages to capture quite beautifully), then steadily tune out everything Cusack says and does. What will emerge is the real spirit of Berendt's Savannah, simultaneously anarchic and genteel--a cocktail potent enough to survive even the worst ravages of Hollywood hackery...