Word: upbeat
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...heavily distorted guitar at 5:10. The groove that is created is shattered twice more in the song, as it switches gears to an extremely rapid drum beat accompanied by rock guitar and then again at 7:10 when the drums and guitar shift genre evocations to an almost upbeat ska sound. By the song’s end, the listener has no idea how he got from point A to point B, but in all of its abruptness, the transition somehow seems almost natural...
...Even though the Democratic candidate lost, the party and the broader network of liberal, anti-Bush organizations succeeded in raising record sums of money and enlisting unprecedented numbers of volunteers. Far from being distraught and depressed by the election, the way they were after 2000, many Democrats sound surprisingly upbeat about the future...
...time Kerry had drilled a few days, he had figured out how to make those lights his friends. The green one, for instance, would be his cue to pivot from attacking Bush to talking about his own proposals, so that every answer would end on an upbeat note...
...Mellman and consultant Bob Shrum, had convinced themselves it was unwise to respond to the Swifties' ads, which were running in only three states and were funded by a longtime Bush donor, because a rebuttal would serve to amplify the phony charges. And the advisers were determined to stay upbeat, in keeping with the holy writ of the focus groups that kept saying how distasteful they found negative campaigning. So when a jolt finally forced Kerry to face reality, it didn't come from any of his high-priced consultants and pollsters. The truth was delivered by men Kerry didn...
None of this tension seemed to affect the performance. The set, like their latest album Rendezvous, opened with “Malibu Love Nest,” a song exemplary of the band’s recent tendency towards polished, upbeat, yet still clearly indie-minded tunes. Though the crowd seemed slightly upset at not hearing an old favorite, they were quickly quieted and then enthralled by the group’s mature songcraft and impeccable musicianship...