Word: eclecticism
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Depeche Mode's biggest influences were David Bowie, Kraftwerk and Roxy Music. Sound eclectic? Well, so does this album, Musically, it's all over the place, but the set remains uniformly strong. The styles range from the richly balladic "Condemnation" to the mainstream "Enjoy the Silence" to the NINish "Stripped...
However, moving from mellow acoustic ramblings into ingenious electronic sound collage, Beck demanded everyone's undivided attention with Odelay. Collaborating with the Dust Brothers-whose everything-but-the-kitchen-sink production methods had already revolutionized the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique--Beck crafted an album that sounded like it...
Some of the pieces, granted, aren't as sharp as they could have been. But for the most part, Stewart grabs eclectic tidbits from today's headlines or society pages and sculpts them into tales so insanely far-fetched that you only wish they were real. One of the best...
B-Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs have always been a group that defies easy categorization since their sound is continually expanding and evolving. One need look no further then their eclectic blend of songs, from the pulse-pounding base tempos of "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That," to...
Techno beats? Funky bass lines? Crazy sampling and distortion? How could this possibly be the same Better Than Ezra that made their smash debut in 1995 with "Good" and "In the Blood"? With their innovative third major release, How Does Your Garden Grow? the group has branched into new directions...