Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imagines it to all hold together. Adding a polished studio saxophone wail to a folk guitar song does nothing but bewilder the listener, as does a tune like "Strange Weather," with its hip jazz shimmy that sounds like it belongs on Sting's last album. Add in a trumpet solo (as Peck does on many tunes), a walking bass and sampled strings, and you have a very curious tune. It has the same value as the likes of buster Pointdexter or Thomas Dolby, minus the better arrangements, interesting voices, and performer personalities. Which brings us to yet another problem: Peck...
Musically, this is simple but very effective instrumentation. Moxy Fruvous' talent lies in its swelling voices, reminiscent of Jellyfish. The acoustic guitar playing is very tasteful, and the percussion adds an oomph to the faster tunes without destroying the acoustic feel. They even treat listeners to an accordion solo on the tune...
...thrill of traveling solo nevertheless drew 300 applicants for 95 researcher-writer positions last year. Indeed, perhaps the ultimate lure is the independence of traveling alone...
...amazing technique was not well-suited to playing with other musicians, in a trio for instance. This is often the case with so-called virtuoso technicians. It is apparent on the first three albums he released. All had other musicians involved, but Stanley shined the most on his solo tracks, because he could do it all himself--comping melody, and solos. This has everything to do with his technique. Teaching himself guitar, Jordan created his own style of playing that involved tuning the guitar in straight fourths and tapping the fretboard with two hands to produce pianistic-type lines...
...Marquise of Berkenfield, is seated at the piano coaching the high-spirited Marie, played by Battle, in a proper old tune. Battle stiffly complained that Elias' piano playing was inept and was adversely affecting her phrasing; she issued a series of ultimatums culminating in a demand that the solo be played by a musician in the orchestra...