And the bluntness with which they have done so provides very little warm appeal.
This Brahmsian music has considerable warm appeal, and in it Mr. Schiff reveals an expressive warmth that may suit him for further explorations of Romantic repertory.
"As an ardent fisherman, who had written some charming sketches on angling, he made a warm appeal to my sympathy, and I championed him resolutely against the secret service idiots who later tried to denounce him as a Bolshevik agent".
Wooden floors and maple furniture add to the warm, rustic appeal.
He said that for them as children, the charm of going down to the warm places appealed more than anything, compared to having to sit exams in the torturing cold winters.
And as someone who sings about his "plastic dashboard Jesus" and performs at concerts to fight global warming, his appeal is broad.
It's the mix, combined with Melody's sense of fun, that gives the evening its warm-hearted appeal, so that the questions she raises about appearance, competitiveness and pedigree hover over the proceedings, rather than being rammed down your throat.
Mr. McCain was on his second day of a trip to the Pacific Northwest, a potential swing region in the November election, to promote his plan to slow global warming and appeal to the region's many independent voters who view the environment as an election issue of critical concern.
This successfully cultivated a warm, non-threatening appeal.
He has no plans to leave England, though the idea of a warm climate does appeal, he says, citing Noël Coward and Ian Fleming and their elegant, Caribbean idylls.
Then again, a lot of these songs have the warm, easy-listening appeal of the hippest mainstream 70s songwriters, up to and including Nilsson, while reclaiming aspects of the cheesiest.
