Word: guitars
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...eighth album, the Argentine rock band sticks to the basics. The songs are guitar-driven, glam-rock-inspired ditties that make their point in less than three minutes. Singer Adrian Dargelos leads the charge with an impish voice that recalls the Strokes, but without the ennui. On pop-inflected songs like Puesto, it's impossible not to sing "woo-ooh" right along with the chorus. That doesn't mean the band has no bite. Smart lyrics take enough stinging jabs at kleptomaniac pols and the Argentine upper class to keep the band sounding authentically rebellious...
This folk-pop amalgam never descends into coffeehouse cliché. For most of the songs, the Mexican chanteuse accompanies her velvety voice on acoustic guitar and now and then some rocking accordion. (Yes, accordions can rock.) She even experiments with reggaeton on Primer Día but makes it her own by adding Spanish guitar. The title track recalls a Yellow Submarine--era Beatles--as digested by Mexico. But it's the effortless singing and light tropical beat on Sin Documentos that catch Venegas at her swayworthy best...
Later on, the presenters showed a video featuring young professionals talking about the company. The video was set to a slightly cheesy guitar rock soundtrack; the associates on screen were quick to point out the positive social dynamic at Bain...
...surprisingly, my friends didn’t approve and that relationship didn’t last. I went back to dating finance types and he pursued his passion for jazz guitar...
...begging to be looped underneath an announcement for upcoming programming during “All Things Considered”—catchy, but instantly forgettable. For better and for worse, the instrumentation is more diverse than expected. Piano is all over the place, about as common as the guitar throughout. Strings sap up “Black Flowers.” The organ in “I Should Have Known Better” is used to nice effect, giving the illusion of fun. It’s a wonder how so many different sounds can be used...