The band funks it up with varying shuffle drum backbeats, throbbing bass lines, a wailing saxophone and feathery keyboard treatments. |
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By the album's last few tracks, the fills outweigh the backbeats to the point where he's pushing fusion jazz territory. |
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One song was roots rock, the next featured reggae backbeats. |
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If you were watching closely, you could even catch the occasional moment when the crowd's woozy sway, spurred on by a few almost clubby backbeats, slid into actual dancing. |
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Using Fender Rhodes piano, funky backbeats and slide guitar on some tracks, the band boasts a soulful, late-night feel. |
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One of the best things about the Backbeats is their obvious love of all things Beatle. |
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Onlookers gathered in the street below as the Backbeats, in bright Sgt Pepper costumes, played some of the Beatles' big hits. |
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The Backbeats themselves are all good musicians too, while their close vocal harmonising is a real strength of the band. |
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Now in the Backbeats at least I can pay tribute to the man and his music. |
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