Word: riffs
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...erring (if this can be called an error) on the positive side. Bing may not be a true jazz singer, but Giddins makes a jazz symphony of his early life and career. "A Pocketful of Dreams" is an inspired improv on the familiar materials of that life; a righteous riff, with footnotes. The book makes Crosby hip by association, not with Armstrong, but with Giddins...
...myths. While it is a great read that draws its power from a very genuine sense of awe and wonder, I don’t think anyone would mistake it for an accurate version of Greek mythology. It’s more like Calasso’s personal poetic riff on symbols established by Greek culture. Considering the number of local variations and cultural imports contained in Greek mythology, it doesn’t make much sense to treat it as a monolithic structure that can be interpreted as a coherent whole. Still, it was easier to suspend one?...
...starts with a bang and ends with a (synthesized) whimper. In a possible bid to define himself as a new icon of electronica, Mirwais goes all out in his first track, “Disco Science.” Hardly a second goes by without some sound effect or riff slashing across the tapestry of the sample. The sound evokes leather jackets, flashy cars and a style that is as much nightclub as it is disco. With a bass that’s downright sleazy and a palette of rhythms flavored with striptease, “Disco Science?...
...Every survivor has a strong melody line, so a listener will know the song in seconds. It can be purely original or a riff on another song. For example, 'Oops! ... I Did It Again' echoes Barbra Streisand's 'Woman in Love'. And every song should get anyone - even a fat, balding fish-and-chip shop owner, as in the MTV Europe ad - moving to the music...
beginning with a gentle bass riff and keeping the brass to a minimum, which...