Word: twangs
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...with New York plates sit side by side with Maine pick-ups. In the store itself, however, most of the big purchases seem to be made by urban residents rather than farmers and trappers. "These city people sure like things organized," one customer says in an unmistakable New England twang...
...desert wasteland outside Solong, the wandering Prophet Motive (Leonard Dick) and his hapless sidekick Ahmed A'Boubou (Jeffrey Korn) are way ahead of their time, preaching the good 20th century values of capitalism and personal repression. Dick's enormous birdnest of a white wig and his well-developed evangelistic twang are all-too-familiar and consequently quite effective. Their energetic duet, "Moral Hygiene," is yet another showstopper...
Finn, a native of North Carolina, said he has many friends from the Boston area, and added that he has lost most of his once lilting southern accent, trading it in for a more nasal New England twang...
...same token, Pickens said in a heavy Texas twang, he would do nothing contrary to the interests of his own stockholders to fend off a hostile takeover attempt...
Across A Crowded Room is difficult to get into at first because Thompson literally tries every trick except shoving his twang bar up the listener's nose. Yet this album also has a sense of urgency and creativity that is missing from most pop music. Though Thompson may initially seem malicious (towards both his old flames and the the contemporary ear which Michael Jackson has so thoroughly dulled), this is an album you could listen to a hundred times. But the album before Thompson tosses you in one of his songs...