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...Orange Factory remix led to the Walking on Thin Ice remixes, which have the advantage of using Ono's best source material. Unlike recent Cher and Madonna dance tracks, which play up the robotic inauthenticity of the vocals for camp value, the Ice DJs seem to have genuine affection for Ono's dramatic howls. The Danny Tenaglia Walked Across the Lake Mix cleverly elongates her abstract vocal--"I gave you my knife, you gave me my life/Like a gush of wind in my hair"--until Ono sounds every bit like the grieving widow she is. The Pet Shop Boys' Radio...
...songbook is a museum basement of scattered treasures (she is trained in classical Japanese vocal techniques) and trash (she is also the world's most infamous banshee). Ono has long needed a curator, and in 2001 she gave a New Jersey duo called Orange Factory approval to go through her material and remix the 1970 innuendo-filled Open Your Box. "I'm a very difficult person," says Ono, "but when I heard it, I just thought it was beautiful. I cried...
Moreno deserves some credit too. In 2001 one of his vocal cords became paralyzed on a lengthy tour, and it sounds as if he has picked up some technique in his rehabilitation. He's still capable of low-range mini-arias that torture his tonsils, but he has also found some control in his upper range. He can now stretch his voice with confidence, and even when he's talking about Hesperian horses, the sound can be inspiring. --By Josh Tyrangiel
...like melody, and they aren't afraid of playing simple, accessible licks with immaculate cleanliness. Drummer Abe Cunningham has a tougher job, trying to set the pace when the pace is constantly changing, but he does it flawlessly. Moreno deserves some credit too. In 2001 one of his vocal cords became paralyzed on a lengthy tour, and it sounds as if he has picked up some technique in his rehabilitation. He's still capable of low-range mini-arias that torture his tonsils, but he has also found some control in his upper range. He can now stretch his voice...
Delaney-Smith has been a vocal supporter of the tennis team. She was in the stands for both the Ivy-clinching victory over Penn and Harvard’s NCAA tournament victories...