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'The Rising' isn't Springsteen's masterpiece.

~David Means

Topics: Masterpiece Rising Springsteen

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From George Martin's classically inspired production of the Beatles to Peter Gabriel's early solo masterpieces, to Stereolab's beautiful loops and blips, U.K.-based bands have often found a way to squeeze warmth and compassion from the stone-cold - especially now that the tubes are gone - machinery of the recording studio.

~David Means

Topics: Bands Beatles Beautiful Compassion Early Found Gabriel George Gone Inspired Loops Machinery Martin Masterpieces Now Often Peter Production Recording Recording Studio Solo Squeeze Studio Tubes Warmth Way

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In 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' Mr. Yorke's lyrics were often unfathomable, moaned and mumbled and forced beneath the surface of the music. In 'Hail to the Thief,' most but not all of the words can be decoded after a few listens.

~David Means

Topics: After Beneath Few Forced Hail Kid Listens Lyrics Most Music Often Surface Thief Unfathomable Were Words Mr

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What I appreciate about Radiohead's work - and it's most evident in 'Hail to the Thief' - is how the juxtaposition of narratives on the band's albums somehow creates a sense of wholeness.

~David Means

Topics: About Albums Appreciate Band Creates Evident Hail How Juxtaposition Most Narratives Radiohead Sense Somehow Thief Wholeness Work

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The more you know about Bob Dylan, the less you know. A truly enigmatic artist, Mr. Dylan's work and life offer vaporous handholds, explanations, and instructions. Attempt to grasp them, and they will only dissipate and re-form into another contexture or idea.

~David Means

Topics: About Another Artist Attempt Bob Bob Dylan Dissipate Dylan Enigmatic Explanations Grasp Idea Instructions Know Less Life More Offer Only Them Truly Will Work You Mr

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A good folk song tells you something you already know, in a form you're already familiar with, on terms that were set down long before you were born - when the country was primarily windblown dust, open wagon trains, and dysfunctional towns like Deadwood.

~David Means

Topics: Before Born Country Deadwood Down Dust Dysfunctional Familiar Folk Form Good Know Like Long Open Primarily Set Something Song Tells Terms Towns Trains Wagon Were You

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Folk songs, whatever else they might be, are mainly craft.

~David Means

Topics: Craft Else Folk Mainly Might Songs Whatever

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I think that those moments before a performer plays are the moments when the potential for something to be created may - or may not - arrive.

~David Means

Topics: Arrive Before Created May Moments Performer Plays Potential Something Think Those I Think

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Those who see beauty almost too intensely can easily look mad to those who are functioning within the confines of so-called normal life.

~David Means

Topics: Almost Beauty Confines Easily Intensely Life Look Mad Normal Normal Life See So-Called Those Too Who Within

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America turns its back on the mentally ill. It likes to think it doesn't, but it does.

~David Means

Topics: America Back Does Ill Likes Mentally Think Turns

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: October 17th, 1961

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