Word: vocalized
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...better, beginning with an interesting faux-oriental motif, and continuing on to tread more familiar pop rhythms. True to its title, it succeeds in conveying expectation and pregnant longing. As the track plays on, Mirwais adds further layers of nuance, utilizing scratches and other effects (including a poignant background vocal cry of “I can’t wait”) to abstract, smashing success. Connoisseurs of fine music are encouraged to avoid the ordeal of “Junkie’s Prayer.” Dramatic instrumental music is present—unfortunately it is obscured...
DIED. JOHN PHILLIPS, 65, founder of the 1960s hippie rock/folk band the Mamas and the Papas, innovator of the California sound and writer of such intricate vocal harmonies as the 1966 chart topper California Dreamin' and Monday, Monday; of heart failure; in Los Angeles. Following a brief reign atop the charts, the group split up in 1968 after Phillips' then wife and bandmate Michelle had an affair with fellow band member Denny Doherty. Phillips, a recovered drug and alcohol user, received a liver transplant...
...familiar--"Middle of Yesterday," for instance, features a verse structure highly reminiscent of 1997's "Superman's Dead." Catchy riffs and melodies characterize "Right Behind You" and "Made to Heal," but can't help them from feeling highly formulaic and forgettable. If it weren't for Kurzweil's vocal bytes interspersed throughout the album, the songs would likely run into one another...
...while we are encouraged that Summers brings a strong political voice to Harvard, we know little of the position that he intends to articulate to the nation and the world. As the nation's most prestigious university, Harvard cannot afford to be silent on major educational issues. As a vocal and active institution, the University also has a role to play on the national political stage. Summers should take advantage of the bully pulpit that the Harvard presidency offers, but in doing so he should consider the political views of the members of the university community...
...nothing really takes the place of a good yarn, and that's where this production truly shines. If any playwright should be performed in a pub, it's McPherson. You need to see the contours of his characters' faces at close range and hear every one of their vocal inflections spoken only a few feet away from you. J. Michael Griggs' set design for the Boston Center for the Arts Black Box Theater is not a far cry from just such an atmosphere. His abstract black, stone and wood arrangement is reminiscent of nothing in particular, but it seems...