But rather than chronologically write about this search, Giscombe eruditely riffs back and forth across time and terrain. |
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Johnson said he had come up with the rollicking piano riffs and trademark rhythm backing Berry's lyrics. |
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The songs shake along quite satisfyingly, as the two guitars rasp out post punk, alt-rock riffs set against solid pulsating basslines. |
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How many uninspired Hunter S. Thompson riffs have we had to sit and shudder through? |
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But the crunchy metal riffs with squeals of harmonic distortion can only carry an album for so long, and 55 minutes is way beyond that time. |
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The band has always had its own unique style to play metal with its powerful lyrics and powerful metal riffs. |
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But in reality, these guys have always been more of a '60s frat rock band with metal riffs. |
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Aside from the searing guitar riffs and angry-youth lyrics, there was not a particularly special moment or showstopper, as it were. |
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The band's 1998 debut Hope Is Important was chock full of sinewy indie-punk riffs. |
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Swathed in delicate bluegrass guitar riffs and a gentle bass line, the song is as flesh and engaging now as it was 35 years ago. |
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I assume he is doing this by using sledgehammer riffs and singing which is just sub par for Neaderthal communication. |
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Throughout, Metheny's guitar battles it out with Ornette's alto in an edgy exchange of riffs, tumbling bop phrases and squeals. |
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Moist, borborygmic gutturals, appropriately barbaric riffs and tendon tearing blastbeats are all available in abundance here. |
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The fuzzed-out riffs and the spacey dreamy licks are marvelously played throughout the record. |
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It's a new step for him that, for once, places mood and atmosphere ahead of the riffs. |
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They're efficient bursts of less-is-more rock that ride riffs hard then cut out right before they stale. |
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He certainly is an amazing pop songwriter, dropping catchy hooks and tasteful riffs left and right. |
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The riffs flew effortlessly off his fingers, and he sang harmony without having his voice crack. |
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It's also a satisfying party-starter, hinting at a classic Motown style courtesy of some funky old-school guitar riffs. |
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Million Dead have the stomping riffs and thumping bass lines that make them a great band. |
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The sounds are good, with plenty of Pixies-ish guitar squall, Bono-ish vocals and catchily infantile riffs. |
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Can women punch out hot licks and melodic riffs on a six stringed fretboard? |
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The band is obsessed by the music of Rhythm and Blues, with its contagious grooves, boogie piano, sax riffs and overdriven guitar solos. |
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You can expect to be won over with manic guitar riffs, pounding drumming, catchy melodies, and a stage presence that overflows with energy. |
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The album is overflowing with sweet harmonies and guitar riffs and beats that are edgy without being overbearing. |
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Earlier albums were often melodic yet somehow not catchy, but focused songwriting here makes the riffs memorably hooky. |
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Instead, it's a collection of riffs strung together, with some hot guitar playing. |
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Earthy rock chords sit opposite synthesised, bass heavy riffs to create a monstrous number that will appeal on so many levels. |
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The lyrics are a bit iffy here but with riffs dripping with this much heaviosity, who gives a toss what this guy's singing about? |
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Loops and riffs are pinned down by atmospheric guitars and beautiful, perfect, writhing bass lines. |
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Three singers are matched against tight, insistent rhythm and brass sections, and chiming riffs from four guitarists. |
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Tom Morello's insistent riffs and scorching solos were supported squarely by the rhythm section. |
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They chuck Arabic and Cossack riffs and countless other musical flavours at the sweat-soaked walls in the hope that some of them will stick. |
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Then again it is this interplay between classic rock riffs and disco beats that make some of these songs timeless classics. |
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The mere repetition of a few chords or basic riffs while you struggled with the fretboard still had you quaking with excitement. |
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But spread out over a 10-minute wall of fuzz and riffs, it starts to ramble. |
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And so, the album ends on an unexpectedly strong point, fuzzy guitars purring out simple, yet wonderful riffs. |
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They alternate puerile lyrics and gnarly riffs with solemn songs about loss and longing. |
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The music is a mixture of doom, goth, and more heavy, with some original riffs here and there. |
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The band took to the stage next, with slamming guitar riffs and punky ska tracks. |
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Below the dizzying diminished arpeggios and harmonized runs lie massive, memorable riffs. |
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The dual vocals over heavy groove riffs and head-nodding rhythms are as fluid as ever. |
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They, unfortunately, seem more content on alternating between dirge-like arrangements and angular riffs and grooves. |
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His tunes were still pretty, his riffs still grounded in classic guitar rock. |
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It's music that you want to move to, with electric guitar riffs that twang and gyrate across the airwaves. |
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Seamlessly, he entwines Eastern prayer music through dark bass riffs, into ghetto yo-yos, delicate vocals and back into fuzzed-out bass breaks. |
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After these first wan gags, subsequent riffs on the same themes fail to amuse. |
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The CD began playing, guitar riffs wailed and the lead singer of Poison screamed out his lyrics. |
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Simple chords, restrained riffs and quiet imagery lead to just a perfect pathos running through each and every song. |
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It's driven by a great bassline, some excellent acoustic guitar riffs and finds Nic Denson's vocals at their most spellbinding. |
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Melodic and heartfelt lyrics meld seamlessly with gentle acoustic guitar riffs, pianos and xylophones and light drumming. |
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To the guitar riffs he said nothing, letting the ear splitting dissonance of the whammy bar do all the talking for him. |
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People naturally respond to the diminutive sax man's keening sound, funky rhythms and bluesy riffs. |
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At various points, the baritone joins the soprano for his own wordless riffs, perhaps representing the observer at one with nature. |
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Emotive riffs, inventive chords, anthemic vocals, and tempo changes combine for a truly great, epic song. |
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But he's churning out rock riffs and distorted licks, adding in some quite throaty vocals as well. |
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Layering multiple streams of electronically generated sound, he interspersed sparse and sometimes repetitive keyboard riffs into the mix. |
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Effortless hooks and fantastical storytelling gave way to chugging riffs and darker lyrics. |
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He manufactures catchy guitar riffs with ease, and blends them with off-beat lyrics. |
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Heavy, heavy, sung in German, and laden with the most awesome riffs available in heavy metal today. |
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They know how to bang riffs out of their axes well, but it tends to get buried beneath the mediocrity and predictability of their songwriting. |
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The music is a blend of techno beats and guitar riffs, and makes for pretty decent racing music. |
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With its trademark big kicks, stabby riffs and chopped-up vocal sound all present, this remix certainly does the damage on the dancefloor. |
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Even so, the trippy collage of machine guns, guitar riffs and bagpipes remains a gas. |
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This 20-something foursome do power-pop in sneeringly impeccable English, mixing up stadium rock riffs with heads-down scuzziness. |
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Ollie Bayston's voice veers between Robert Smith and Richard Ashcroft while beating out electric piano riffs, which borrow from 60's and 70's rhythm and blues. |
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There's something very personal about the relaxed, just-behind-the-beat way in which the three principals phrase the licks, riffs and melodies that define their sound. |
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Every time Duritz tyrannizes her, Janet responds with amusing riffs. |
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There are glassy piano chords, deep bass guitar riffs, and a rattling snare played out across a constantly evolving and shifting pulse in four-four time. |
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They make music that's fun and fresh, adding urban beats and hooky riffs to catchy rhythm lines and choruses that make you want to jump and shout. |
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Sick of hearing the same tired riffs and canned beats on the radio? |
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Many of the riffs are righteously medieval in tone, but they rework those tripping arpeggios for a scorched-earth rock setting, without a lute, zither or lyre within earshot. |
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Known for her bluesy riffs and slow-burning melodies, she inspired singers like Christina Aguilera and Bonnie Raitt. |
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His music embraces the traditional sounds of Mali along with American blues, Cuban-influenced grooves, jazz riffs, flamenco, calypso and Arab-influenced vocals. |
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She was known for her bluesy riffs and slow-burning melodies, and inspired singers like Christina Aguilera and Bonnie Raitt. |
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Vocally they veer between manic and mannered, at times verging on hysterical operatics, while their rigid riffs resemble uncoordinated robots trying to play disco. |
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It was easy for Buddy to copy the horn riffs on the songs on his guitar. |
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Big guitar breaks and riffs are backed up with the compulsive, snare attack drummer and the neat singing, which breaches into the world of super melodics so easily. |
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Here, he riffs on his rapid-fire style, why politics is as funny as ever, and more. |
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Soon the room would be filled with the American musician's hard-edged acoustic blues, his bottleneck slide guitar riffs and harsh vocals cutting through the night. |
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Smith punched out the chunky metal riffs on his Gibson guitar, while George inserted fleet-fingered leads and deafening whammy bar dips on his Gibson Explorer. |
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Granted, they don't shy away from monotone, Teutonic vocals or cold, trebly analogue synth riffs, but their sound is equally rooted in punk influences. |
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Yep, aggressive lyrics and guitar riffs, all backed by the trademark thumping drums, with only moments of calm to provide a respite from the headbanging. |
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The songs are tighter and more powerful, Tom Morello's riffs are meaner and his solos are crazier, and Zack's vocals are angrier and more catchily delivered. |
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You know, the late '90s British act that embraced brassy Eurotrash more than their peers' guitar riffs, in the spirit of bands like Saint Etienne? |
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Sadly, this was the point where I realised that Fuel have made the mistake of carrying on their signature riffs right through the album to the point of repetitiousness. |
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Sporting fluorescent lederhosen and long blond braids, she coos coquettishly about the lump on her wrist while cranking campy 60s garage riffs out of an amped-up keyboard. |
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It's not unique or massively challenging but contains all the pounding riffs, anthemic choruses and tempo changes that your average enthusiast could ever want. |
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With the dance floor set firmly in their sights the crashing breaks, mammoth guitar riffs and vocoders are unleashed with a reckless regard for human safety. |
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Crunching tremolos, soaring riffs, the greatest lyrics of all time, and Marr leading the way. |
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The bass guitar works in conjunction with the drums, occasionally playing riffs, but usually providing a backing for the rhythm and lead guitars. |
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These phrases are used to create rhythmic accompaniment and melodic figures called riffs, which help to establish thematic hooks. |
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The album was driven by dense riffs and ethereal atmospheres from the band's three guitarists, with greater use of keyboards than their debut. |
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Both the Orbit and the Pinnacle are riffs on an idea sketched out in 1917 by Vladimir Tatlin for a monument to international communism. |
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And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm. |
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Kelly loves the big riffs and dancier elements of new jacks like Young the Giant and Shiny Toy Guns. |
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As time went on and the musicians did their riffs, couples joined other couples, separated into single improvs, or became an ensemble for a time. |
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And for her brilliant tracklisting, she will be sent EUR30 of HMV vouchers to spend on more riffs and middle eights. |
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Driving rock guitar riffs, gruff grumbly vocals, speaker-busting bass and an avalanche of drums mean that it's business as usual. |
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Vocals by newbie Nathan Mader melt seamlessly over simple layers of Junkie XL's signature drum rolls and guitar riffs. |
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Kahn holds up a throw pillow with a plastic potato resting in its quilted button and riffs so seamlessly you'd never guess she's improvising. |
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Slow West was filmed in New Zealand and riffs on spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. |
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Incorporating upbeat guitar riffs, boy-band harmonies and honky-tonk piano, I reckon they're going to be massive so get in early and impress your mates. |
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Shades obviously riffs on that story as well as on other popular Twifics. |
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It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices including strong melodies, clear vocals, economical arrangements and prominent guitar riffs. |
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Dance purists might sniff at their metal elements, metallers might refuse to headbang to their techno beats and sometimes faintly cheesy keyboard riffs, but it's their loss. |
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Staccato riffs and danceable rhythms alone aren't enough, but singer Ellie Innocenti has a commanding enough stage presence to attract plenty of attention. |
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Philharmonic is noted for its flexibility, and the solo riffs were jazzy, authentic and unself-conscious, all of which is a real rarity in the symphonic world. |
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It's a simply laid out venue, looking not unlike the sort of NYC club Jerry Seinfeld would deliver a monologue or two between twangy guitar riffs. |
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Riggi, meanwhile, tosses off perfectly clipped riffs about straight male coworkers before closing with a coming-out story so poignant that no retelling could do it justice. |
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