If you aren’t struggling with God at least a little, you might not be paying attention. Dad was a believer but in that old-school, Calvinist Presbyterian way where grace means being part of the elect, and being part of the elect comes with just a hint of pride, but since pride is ...
Crafting a hit song sometimes happens immediately. "The lyrics, the strings, the chords, everything comes at the moment like a gift that is put right into your head and that's how I hear it,"Michael Jacksonexplained in 1994 while defending himself against acopyright lawsuit. Sometimes it ta...
genders, religions, nationalities and sexualities. And these fans – collectively known as ARMY – listen intently to the group’s self-penned lyrics and message, before disseminating and translating them into many languages.
“You get a lot of teaching in high school about going after your dreams and being true to yourself, but at the same time (teachers and parents) are trying to beat you down,” Rose says of the Indianapolis speech. “It was so strict in (our house) that everything you did was wrong...
lyrics like “I’m wearin’ your gold / You whisperin’ that it’s over / To yourself” pattern the song in ambiguity and ache. Either these partners are going to “always bloom” again or they’ll have to split and meet “another kind of pure lover” down the line. The R&B-pop...
Hair metal, glam metal, pop-metal — whatever you want to call it, Motley Crue is the rock upon which an entire subgenre was built. Their debut albumToo Fast for Loveshowcased a scrappy blend of metal, punk and bubblegum pop that bristled with youthful naivete and unrepentant sleaze. Their...
lyrics and no easy recourse to foot-tapping rhythms and catchy chords.Of course, Bridie is anything but melancholy or sombre and neither, I can now report, are her Arbour.Turn to Page 44 ey came into the oce and one of them brought her mum - and when I tentatively suggested that this...
Crafting a hit song sometimes happens immediately. "The lyrics, the strings, the chords, everything comes at the moment like a gift that is put right into your head and that's how I hear it,"Michael Jacksonexplained in 1994 while defending himself against acopyright lawsuit. ...
Crafting a hit song sometimes happens immediately. "The lyrics, the strings, the chords, everything comes at the moment like a gift that is put right into your head and that's how I hear it,"Michael Jacksonexplained in 1994 while defending himself against acopyright lawsuit. ...
Kerry King’s lyrics are vicious throughout the cut, lashing out at organized religion with relentless blasphemy. Though Tom Araya is Catholic, you’d have no idea by his fierce vocal delivery on “Disciple.” It’s Slayer’s ultimate dissection of religion and rejection of all things holy....