Word: powers
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...band seems poised and ready once again to pierce bubble-gum pop as they did on their notorious single "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" (off Americana), they decide instead to take the safer route. The album trades blows of intense, adrenaline pumped frenzy with the safer distorted power chords of mainstream rock. The first released single, "Original Prankster" tries to capitalize on the success of "Pretty Fly," simultaneously leaning on its Latin influences, copying its screw-ball sound-bites and mimicking its pop-culture references, although this time everything is a little more obscure...
...yards per game on the ground. The Crimson averages 4.37 yards per rush, partly because both Leiszler and Palazzo combine a tough running style with the ability to break for long runs. Listed at 5'8 but not close to that size in actuality, the sophomores are power runners with speed who complement the Crimson's high-powered passing attack...
...Using his size to ward off the opposing secondary, Palazzo is just as deadly catching passes as he is at gaining yards on the ground. Though Palazzo is a diminutive back, his power-running style more than compensates for his stature, and teams find him almost impossible to stop once the ball is in his hands...
...opening scene. As he struggles to make his mother proud, remain loyal to Valentin, and above all, stay true to himself, the audience never gives up hope that he will, in the end, prevail. Toub, a former Din and Tonic and veteran of Harvard theater, defines the meaning of power in his performance. Highly impassioned by goals of a better future for all, Toub as Valentin assumes the position of a natural leader on the Agassiz stage. His powerful voice resonated through the theater, his expressions of torment and outrage unmistakable in his every motion: he was in one word...
Admittedly, Sweet Charity has never been an audience favorite-the story lacks the narrative power of musicals like Les Miserables, and the music doesn't have the sing-along quality that has kept shows like Cats running for years. Augustine and Walsh go to great lengths to combat this problem in their production, and are largely successful...