Word: vocals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Albert E. Gordon '59, a long timecontributor to the University and vocal critic ofHMC, attacked the management company foroverpaying its employees and keeping its workingsecret...
...downbeat slide continues on Piggy, which uses a warped reggae pulse punctuated by slamming drums and Reznor's insinuating vocal to conjure an uneasy atmosphere of malice, and on Heresy, in which Reznor sings, "God is dead and no one cares/ If there is a hell I will see you there." Subsequent cuts evoke paranoia, murder and finally suicide. The lyrics on the title cut include the lines "He couldn't believe how easy it was/ He put the gun into his face/ Bang!/ So much blood for such a tiny hole...
...Mere (To My Mom)," a French ballad with a soothing acoustic-guitar rhythm, features the best aspects of Adjaffi's voice. Although he shows a limited vocal range in "Revolution," Adjaffi is generally able to disguise his limitations by straining his voice...
Adjaffi shows surprising versatility in his musical style and the use of his vocal talent, but his lyrics often seem simplistic. "Michelle" is the best-arranged song with the most catchy riff, but the lyrics lack depth. In "Power of Love," Adjaffi message also seems simplistic: "The power of love can touch you everywhere, can put you up in the sky." But poor lyrics never hurt Steve Miller and besides, Adjaffi shows lyric promise on "Great Cathedral" and "Tears of the Children" which belie his otherwise apolitical message...
...that cannot live yet never dies," Wilson sings, her rich alto conjuring feelings of midlife rust and heartbreak. Wilson's voice never pushes to hit any big, crass Star Search notes; this is a quiet album of submerged pain. Redbone, written by the singer, consists only of her molasses vocals, the twanging of a pedal steel guitar and African-tinged percussion. On the album's best track, a cover of Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey, Wilson reveals the song's soul not through vocal gymnastics, but by lingering caresses of each line. She creates emotional tension by holding power...