Word: premiums
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will get a weak one in a stem glass; ask for it in the lounge, and you draw a powerful potion in a highball glass. A gimlet in the bar at lunch had a barely perceptible level ofalcohol, and a meager pouring of premium Scotch was overpowered by ice. In a restaurant that began as a speakeasy and is proud of it, such vagaries are disquieting...
...nation's reawakening concern with ethics puts a higher political premium than ever on personalities who can come across as trustworthy. Arizona Democrat Bruce Babbitt says he senses a "groping quality" among voters. "What people seem to be saying," adds Babbitt, "is 'This time around we want to have a direct feel for who the candidates are, how they make decisions, what their priorities are in their personal lives...
...Baldus and two colleagues, the study found that those who killed whites were 4.3 times as likely to receive the death penalty as those who killed blacks. And blacks who killed whites were most likely of all to be condemned to die. In effect, Baldus found, juries put a premium on the lives of whites...
Such a spectacle was tough to follow, but Lemonheads' leaner, more straightforward attack held its own. Lemonheads cross catchy pop melodies with premium-fueled rockabilly riffs of the type Billy Zoom used to spew out with X. Although their simpler and more familiar sound suffered a bit in comparison with Bullet Lavolta's complexity, Lemonheads came across live as a pop bard with serious balls. A particular delight was "I Don't Wanna," an infectious single which could easily be played on WBCN but which never gave the impression of sucking up to the mainstream (for more on Lemonheads...
...different, but successful vein is the title track. Here, the jerky, sporadic guitar chords suggest the premium-fueled rockabilly licks of former X guitarist Billy Zoom, while Dando chants out some direct but not inane lyrics: "We got problems we can't solve. It's enough to make you want to hate your friends." It's not the most charitable sentiment but it is honest...