... intricate and even compelling. Though one may not agree with the band's views, the listener will find it hard to deny that the song writing is smart and to the point. There are other bands that do not fit the "all noise and no brains- stereotype. One that stands out, perhaps ... been molding Sci-Fi Metal since the early 1990's. Their most industrious work to date is their Obsolete album, which actually contained a novella in the liner notes, and the lyrics to the songs were parts of the story. Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell wrote the entire story himself, and went into great ... s...

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... in 1840 and died in 1893 (5 Wiki). He was born into a well off family and he had a brother, Modest, whom he was very close with throughout his life. He was a smart child having had learned German and French at the age of 6. While a young Peter was taking piano lessons, at night when he'd go to sleep, and wake up complaining to ... and a crescendo in dynamics. Right around the 2 minute mark this change in tempo is exactly what happens. The tempo becomes moderato while continuing to bounce around as the length of notes are being shortened and increased to add variety to the piece. Instrum...

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... on surface level are very different, actually have quite a few, strong similarities. They are both branches off of traditional African melodies. "The haunting rhythms, the bending and turning of the notes, and the phrasing were all the same " (Davis WIJ, 77). What was different was how the music was received. Since the lyrics were altered, the meaning and feeling behind the ... , flutes and various drums and percussion instruments " (Davis AAM, 116). This is especially impressive if one considers how slaves were given no formal education. This takes the minds of incredibly smart and clev...

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... he hardly ever made a mistake on his compositions. He did everything perfectly in his mind, never settling for mediocrity. Even when the Emperor told him that there was too many notes in his opera, in Mozart's mind it was perfect. Salieri was a jealous man, and it is hard to find any sympathy for a man like that. Thinking he was bigger than ... , almost a revolutionary. Deciding not to work entirely for a patron was not very common. In that right I believe it was Mozart who caused his own problems, by choice. He was a relatively smart man and had to have realized that he wasn't going to ...

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... in their car with the music turned up. They pull into a gas station and all seems well until the second family arrives, the Capulets. They seem more suave, they are smart looking Latinos, and they seem serious compared to the fun loving colourful Montagues. This is a good way of showing the differences between the two families. However in the Zefferelli version ... Romeo hesitantly leaves. There is a lot of passion in this scene and we get a better feel that the two are in love. The Fight - Act 3 Scene 1 (Absent when we took notes on this scene) The fight scene is probably the most infl...

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... left behind thanks to the current state of radio, that consumers are rejecting it shouldn't be surprising. They"re creating their own MP3 play lists, and if the labels were smart, they"d be doing everything in their power to be on the play lists of radio stations. Instead, they scream copyright infringement and call their lawyers." (Boyle's) The second possibility is ... you can't give it away, you certainly can't sell it. There will always be a market for CD's because people, especially music collectors, want something tangible. Something with art and liner notes, that they can put on ...

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