Word: synth
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...group has since developed what Drake calls a “fusion of funk and boy-band pop and ’80s synth music.” “Tommy and the Tigers” has even forayed into French rap and Chinese/hip-hop fusion. And Lowe is relentless in his efforts to promote his group...
...songs that sound gloriously raw, relevant and, most importantly, rocking. Plant is the first to admit that he has "wasted a lot of time." In the 1980s, he desperately tried to distance himself from the Zeppelin legend - and unfortunately succeeded, churning out album after forgettable album of turgid, synth-heavy pop. A foray into R&B covers with a band called The Honeydrippers brought him some commercial success, but little creative joy. In the mid-'90s, he reunited with Page. The duo's live shows frequently revisited Zeppelin's Valhalla heights, but their formulaic studio album, 1998's Walking Into...
...have got to admit that the track’s unprintable analogy comparing his flow to a Sapphic sex act is shamefully ridiculous) so it’s worth a once-over. And the chorus is catchy in a nostalgic, “hey, remember how great synth-based gangsta rap was?” sort of way. Remember how scared your parents were of you getting shot by gangs? I was fat, and couldn’t run fast, so my parents were especially worried...
...reverse but never outstay their welcome. Skipping vocal samples, hysterically-burbling keys, and glitchy drum tracks lend a thrilling dash of claustrophobia to “So Begins Our Alabee” and “The Party’s Crashing Us,” and rubbery synth slouches make the surreal travel diary of “Oslo in the Summertime” ominous and dirty instead of precious...
...song itself is standard Brothers’ fare—all drum machines, robotic voice samples, and pulsing synth melody. Q-Tip’s nasal flow complements the track nicely, but it’s nothing remarkable...