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If I Can't Change Your Mind
''Copper Blue'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Sugar. It was voted 1992 Album of the Year by the ''NME''. All of the songs were written by guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, who also co-produced with Lou Giordano. Musically, the band continues the thick punk guitar of Mould's previous band, Hüsker Dü, while slowing the tempo and emphasizing melody even more. Background During the 1980s, Bob Mould was the guitarist and a lead vocalist of the rock band Hüsker Dü. Initially rooted in hardcore punk, Hüsker Dü eventually developed a sound based around alternative rock, with an emphasis on melody. When Hüsker Dü disbanded in 1987, Mould continued as a solo artist, and released two albums in 1989 and 1991. His debut solo album in particular, ''Workbook'', eschewed the hardcore sound that had previously defined his career, and instead featured a lighter sound with folk influence. In 1991, Nirvana released its seminal album ''Nevermind'', which was in part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
If (preposition)
''If'' is an English prepositions, English preposition, as seen in ''If it's sunny tomorrow, ''(''then'')'' we'll have a picnic''. As a preposition, ''if'' normally takes a clausal complement (e.g., ''it's sunny tomorrow'' in ''if it's sunny tomorrow''). That clause is, within the conditional construction, the condition (or protasis) on which the main clause (or apodosis) is contingent. In such cases, ''if'' can be paraphrased as "in case" or "contingent on the case that". ''If it's sunny tomorrow'' is a preposition phrase, and within a conditional construction it functions as an adjunct (grammar), adjunct. Where ''if'' takes a noun phrase (NP) or adjective phrase (AdjP) complement, the construction is concessive rather than conditional: ''The ascent was exhilarating, if ''NP[''a challenge'']/AdjP[''challenging'']). Traditional grammar books commonly treat ''if'', often understood as a single word encompassing both this preposition and If (subordinator), the homonymous subordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |