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...than song cycle, a collection of simple pop-inspired numbers that are memorable only for the wrong reasons. The exhilarating score, at the time of its debut, excited hope in the theater community that Andrew Lloyd Webber could turn out to be a great talent, but it also reminds us of the disappointment of his subsequent work, which has failed to transcend Superstar's artlessness. Tim Rice's lyrics are even worse: they consist of a series of sentimental clichs liberally scattered with forced and ineffective rhymes which range from "spoon-moon" obviousness to "admired-despised" awkwardness...
...Teeth fall short of Ani-esque brilliance. "Freakshow" begins its study of the circus with grinding guitars and grating vocals, yet concludes that the Big Top is essentially all about "love and compliance." There seems to be some sort of grand metaphor here, but DiFranco never clues us in. It's easy to skip over a song that squeals "And some of the clowns are happy/And some of the clowns are sad." Whatever you say, Ani. Many listeners may be confused and unsettled by the juxtaposition of extended clown analogies with aching accusations against pro-life violence...
People who just throw around words like "madmen" without thinking make us very angry. In this case, George seemed to be referring to the world in general, and specifically foreign countries. Good job, George. Create xenophobia...
...first year, I sensed that Joe was very dedicated to his work with Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment (BRYE). On Saturday afternoons, his little sibs would visit us in Mass Hall. Often, games, decorations and candy would appear in his suite, left-over from various activities or parties he was organizing with his kids. But then again, as first-years, everyone seemed very enthralled with their particular Phillip Brooks House Association (PBHA) program...
...everything, however, was as enjoyable as songwriting: Bennett acknowledges how taxing the project was. "Because it was just the two of us, it was sometimes hard to keep motivated. Especially in music, no one is providing you with any kind of 'We like your music' thing at any of the early stages. You just have to believe in it so much," he says firmly. "There were times when we took fairly long breaks from it. We just felt like it was just crap, you know. And that's where we helped each other a lot. When I got down...