Word: lets
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...already know Gomez, you could be forgiven for being unsure of what to think of this album. First of all, let's put the matter to rest. Gomez are good. They are very good. Their debut album Bring It On won one of England's most prestigious music awards, the Mercury Music Prize. Their 1999 American tour brought much critical acclaim and the approval of countless audiences. But the best thing about Gomez is that they don't seem to take themselves too seriously. Having said that, there not much apart from the inherent joy of the music that unites...
...didn't know quite what to expect from the Jayhawks. After all, even though they performed at the Paradise Rock Club, they're considered an alt-country band. And who knows what alt-country is anyway? But let me tell you, they put on one hell of a show. The best flat-out rock and roll I've heard in years. Between the hot guitar riffs of Gary Louris and Kraig Johnson and the driving rhythms provided by drummer Tim O'Reagan, not a foot in the house wasn't tapping...
...songs themselves. Where else would a Dar fan find out that in her original vision for "The Christians and the Pagans" (yes, the title says it all), the chorus was to be sung by a giant hall of naked feminists? Even when things didn't run perfectly, Dar let the energy of the night lead her through. When her guitar broke as she started a slower song, she exclaimed "Zeus sent down a lightning bolt-I guess that does it for slow songs tonight...
...Gore team's popular argument is an appeal to fairness and justice. The idea that, gee, let's count every vote because it's only fair that the person who got the most votes wins the election...
...let daylight in upon magic, as Bagehot said of the monarchy. The post-election has scrambled the dynamic. A ritual transfer of power should go this way: We fight through a messy, noisy campaign, we line up in an orderly fashion to choose one candidate or the other, and then we reconcile ourselves to the choice and feel relief that we can forget about it. Now there is no relief. The mess that should have ended has followed us in to Thanksgiving dinner, and may be threatening Christmas...