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Never say Never say Never…
Black Sabbath announce new album, 2012 world tour
The four musicians, now all in their 60s, released their last studio album of all original material in 1978 with “Never Say Never.”
Your reporter and editor were incorrect when they stated the name of the last Black Sabbath album from 1978. They called it “Never Say Never”.
It was in fact called “Never Say Die”.
You should at least Wikipedia the bands discography prior to printing things.
Mark L.
While I disagree that Wikipedia should be the definitive journalistic resource for such things, you are right about the name. We corrected it: GBU Editor
The second time around…
Susan Boyle’s upcoming “Gift” already a best-seller
The singer’s sophomore effort reached the top spot Wednesday (September 22) in its second day as a pre-order, officially kicking off what Amazon director of music Craig Pape described as “the season of Susan” for the online retailer.
Why not suggest your writers use the internet to check vocabulary? The use of “sophomore” (the term ‘sophomoric’ is used as a synonym for ‘uneducated’) in the recent article on Susan Boyle is incorrect.
Lois
The word was used correctly. It means the second of something, and the online dictionary even gives as an example, “Their sophomore album was even better than their first.”
Having said that, this is an example of being complicated when simple would be better. Every reader, even the sophomoric ones, would have understood if the writer had just called it her second effort: GBU Editor
Scottish singer Susan Boyle performs after a mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow September 16, 2010. REUTERS/Phil Noble
No Oscar for her…
Vanessa Williams turns “Desperate” for ABC
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Actress Vanessa Williams arrives at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2009.
Credit: Reuters/Danny Moloshok
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Vanessa Williams will trade her scheming ways on TV comedy “Ugly Betty” for a role on a show where just about everyone seems to be plotting something: “Desperate Housewives.”
On the strength of her singing talents, Williams staged a comeback with her 1988 debut album “The Right Stuff.” After that, she scored hits with such songs as “Save the Best for Last” and won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Grammy for her song “Colors of the Wind” from the 1995 movie “Pocahontas.”
Very unpopular obit…
Heavy metal veteran Ronnie James Dio dies, aged 67
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (Reuters) – Ronnie James Dio, the pint-sized heavy metal singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, died on Sunday, five months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer, his wife said. He was 67.
He moved over to Black Sabbath, the leading exponents of heavy metal, after Osbourne was ousted in 1979. He recorded three albums with the band before quitting. He reportedly complained there were not enough photos of him in the artwork for the group’s 1982 concert album “Live Evil,” and guitarist Tony Iommi referred to him as a “little Hitler.”
Tom
Why was Ronnie James Dio treated so disrespectfully? Is this “journalist” completely clueless? When someone dies, they’re supposed to HONORED. Especially someone as well known and loved as Ronnie.
Why was someone who obviously knows little, and cares even less about the style of music Ronnie performs allowed to write this article? In addition to that, regardless of the writer’s musical tastes, he could have at least respected the deceased. He even FAILED at that.
Dennis
Who crowned the King of Pop?
Fans overlook Michael Jackson’s dark side
In the days following the self-proclaimed king of pop’s death on June 25 aged 50, reports of prescription-drug abuse have served as eerie reminders of the pharmaceutical cocktails that Presley was taking before he died in 1977.
I normally have great respect for Reuters, but I am disappointed in your lack of journalistic standards where Michael Jackson is concerned.
Where did the “self-proclaimed king of pop” come from in your “Fans Overlook Michael Jackson’s dark side??
Can you offer your readers evidence that Michael did proclaim himself King of Pop (and if you can, why didn’t you offer it?) or, as I suspect, did you just repeat something you’ve heard other people say without doing your own investigation?
Phoenix
When did you hear him say he was the king of the pop? It’s the people who loved him which gave him this title .
Oh, you have got to be kidding me. I see where people are saying that MJ promoted himself as the King of Pop, but have not provided any proof that he said this. Just because the people at the news conference introduced him as the King of Pop doesn’t mean that he told them to say it. And still, he did not say it. Also, Elizabeth Taylor loudly proclaimed that MJ was the King of Pop, Rock, and Soul at the Soul train music awards in 1989 or 90.
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Resident Mediafile Expert
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I agree that Wikipedia should not be the definitive source, especially as a journalistic source. Wikipedia is the people’s encyclopedia and is known to use tabloid articles, those well researched stories, as it’s source of reference…