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...Banner??s sequel embodies the redemptive themes of its predecessor. At times MTA2’s spiteful rhymes and often tuneless tunes uncomfortably evoke thoughts of slavery—functional, slow and relentless like dirges, with scarred chants serving as choruses. There’s little time for bling-bling hedonism; at best Banner and clique wallow in their grim depravity with a smirk. Crunk ballads (!) such as “My Lord” are overshadowed by workhorse tracks like “Crank It Up” and the “Like A Pimp?...
Ready to collapse under its own weight, MTA2 would be utterly dreary without Banner??s acute skill on the boards—check “Talk To Me,” whose clenched modem whine actually carries a hypnotic melody buried underneath the buzz. The music and message offer few answers outside of blind faith, but manage to turn things beautifully awry...
...leadership. Our political leaders are responsible for setting that tone and supporting that psyche, and music is not a bad way to look at how they’re doing with our country. Jimi Hendrix’s famous and tortured rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner?? in 1969 would have been as meaningless to a country reassured by and enamored of President Kennedy as it was necessary for a nation under Nixon. So one year from now, when the notoriously apathetic youth of America is asked to participate in the choosing of our national...
...good company aside, the day was really carried by the events on the field. An interesting rendition of “The Star-Spangeled Banner?? by local legend Steven Tyler was followed by a fly-over of four F-16 fighter jets and an unfurling of a huge American flag that completely covered Fenway’s infamous Green Monster in left field...
Officials then plan to raise the flag while “The Star-Spangled Banner?? is played...