Word: vocalisms
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...issue, of course, is the Federal Trade Commission's damning Sept. 11 report revealing that the entertainment industry has "routinely" and "aggressively" targeted young teenagers in ads for violent product. Democratic White House contenders Al Gore and Joe Lieberman are among the most vocal politicos, threatening the purveyors of music, video games and movies with legislation if they don't make a better effort to protect our children from such insidious forces as "The Fifth Element." More than the other industries, movie studios have taken the criticism with heads bowed in shame, with either stony silence (Universal) or ready conciliation...
...until now fans of his guitar playing have had to cobble together tapes of the two or three instrumentals per album from among mostly vocal selections, a problem that has been elegantly remedied by the release of this, the first of four Watson retrospective CDs. The handsome package and excellent liner notes show due appreciation for Watson's legacy, but even in a brown paper wrapper this collection would be essential for anyone with an interest in acoustic steel-string guitar. Aficionados will regret the omission of the classic "Beaumont Rag," but flatpicking touchstones such as "Black Mountain...
...during their entire four-year stay. Every first-year is required to attend a three-hour talk during orientation week about drugs and alcohol. All parties must be registered two days in advance, and the school is generally vigilant about shutting down parties by 1 a.m. Harvard's highly vocal anti-hazing and anti-fraternity stances further inhibit maltreatment of new athletes and students...
Dennis Miller's raunchy football commentary? It's wrestling's fault! Violently vocal parents at little league games? Wrestling again! The juiced home run ball? Wrestling…somehow...
...HARRIS, 84, gospel great and last surviving member of the pioneering Soul Stirrers, the first gospel group inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame; in Chicago. Harris, whom gospel historian Anthony Heilbut called "the most influential figure in soul music," was a mentor to Sam Cooke; his vocal legacy echoes in Al Greene and R. Kelly. Said Heilbut: "If you've ever been to a black church or listened to R.-and-B. music, you've heard the influence of R.H. Harris...