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Schneider’s interesting musical experimentation, however, sometimes suggests otherwise. “C.P.U.” was written on a non-Pythagorean scale, a musical innovation of Schneider’s based on natural logarithms that creates an interesting, if somewhat jarring, tonality. His innovation demonstrates a level of inspiration and genuine interest that exceeds the repetitive simplicity of much of the album. Other isolated moments of inspiration, such as the glam-rock riff that opens “Dignified Dignitary,” prove that Apples in Stereo are capable of occasional novelty...
Sadly, even the more original tracks like “C.P.U.” lack structural interest; chorus meets verse meets chorus until the track fades out. “Hey Elevator” is also frustrating, simply repeating the chorus’ two lines at the track’s end, layering one line upon the other without much tonal or vocal variation. One song, however, does break from this monotony. “Dance Floor,” the album’s first single, succeeds in shaping for itself a dramatic arch. About two minutes...
...aspirations as a jazz musician, which preceded his interest in poetry, continue to have a strong influence on his verse. For Paterson, poetry is first and foremost a transcription of music—“sing me that old silent song,” he writes. His ear for music is evident in the formal construction of his poems, in which he often employs straightforward rhyme schemes. His poem “The Swing,” for instance, strictly follows the ballad form. He writes, “the bright sweep of its radar...
...think it will actually encourage people to focus more on the CS part and less so on grades,” Aydede said, adding that she had spoken to several friends who have expressed greater interest in the class since hearing it would be graded sat/unsat...
Most enjoyable of all are a series of three magnificently overblown introductions that build up a cast of bombastic, magnetic supporting characters: Mabel, the Major-General, and the Sergeant of Police. Mabel (Bridget P. Haile ’11), Frederic’s love interest and daughter of Major-General Stanley, bursts onto the scene with a warbling, upper-register tour-de-force that—in addition to causing Frederic to visibly swoon—immediately captures Mabel’s simple-hearted desire to impress...