Unfortunately, the subdued production is paired with even more subdued material, pleasant but wan specimens of adult pop that only rarely (as in the two Franklin-penned songs, "You Are My Joy" and the title track) leave a lasting impression.
Exercises were kept functional and pleasant, and used materials to enhance compliance.
It's never pleasant getting caught lifting material that others wrote.
In simpler terms, I would describe the bottle as well thought out, logical, sparing of material and pleasant to look at.
Rolling Stone critic Tom Moon lauded "the band's impressive songwriting range", but noted that the bonus material was "pleasant but unconsequential".
This is a serene work conducive to contemplation despite the pleasant shock of the unusual material used.
But that's hard to sustain, and fuses imperfectly here with material suggestive of the pleasant woman behind the merciless mask.
Pandit opens the film with a disconcerting yet revealing statement of what led him into monastic life: "Material life hadn't been too pleasant to me, so I didn't actually feel like I was giving up anything.
Plant resin also burns well, has a pleasant aroma, and can be mixed with other materials, and thus is also used for illumination, incense, medicinal and narcotic purposes, and as a paint binder [10, 11].
Of course, the show can't recycle that material, and as pastiche the score is pleasant enough.
