Word: sneeringer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Twice in the first ten minutes of the final period, Felipe, a sophomore defenseman, circled in his own zone with the puck, minding his own business. And then came right winger Olson, hacking away, sneering, annoying, nagging, stealing the puck, scoring, getting mobbed by teammates. In that order. Twice (the...
The fence still protects the plant, but there is, some joy in the soggy camp. "The press," acting in its capacity as judge of the event, seems to have ruled in your favor. There are lots of pictures of policemen swinging and throwing and macing and sneering, perhaps because a...
Larry Fuller's choreography neatly underscores Eva's isolated eminence. A group of calcified aristocrats in full evening dress shuffles across the stage spewing venom at the people's "saint." In counterpoint, an army platoon in full re galia does an absurdist parody of close-order drill...
Seven tracks on Swindle exemplify this refurbishing of old hits. Rotten is in prime sneering form, fairly spitting out the three syllables of old Who warhorse "Substitute," bringing a feral edge to Boyce and Hart's familiar "Stepping Stone" and Faces standard "Whatcha Gonna Do About It." These old songs...
And "public image" is the unifying concept for the album. Clearly uncomfortable with the sneering, puke-spitting persona created for him by Pistols manager Malcolm MacLaren (who gets singled out for abuse in "Lowlife"), Lydon wants to defy public expectations while still maintaining an audience, a limited public image. Unfortunately...