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And remember that we're also hearing the shift in light of ragtime's transformation into jazz, where such final-theme characteristics do become homologous; the climactic, riff-driven shout choruses of both stride and pre-bop big-band swing can trace their lineage directly to Joplin's triumphant D themes.

Archive 2008-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

And remember that we're also hearing the shift in light of ragtime's transformation into jazz, where such final-theme characteristics do become homologous; the climactic, riff-driven shout choruses of both stride and pre-bop big-band swing can trace their lineage directly to Joplin's triumphant D themes.

Categorical denials Matthew Guerrieri 2008

They're modern-rock minimalists, with a riff-driven repertoire, a taste for the occasional funk beat or reggae bridge and a guitar sound so electric it verges on sci-fi.

Concert review: The Black Keys at DAR Constitution Hall 2010

Drawing on the songs of Noël Coward and the music-hall culture his father had loved, Davies turned his back on the riff-driven rock that had propelled his early hits and reinvented himself as wilfully English.

The Kinks: They really got me 2010

They're modern-rock minimalists, with a riff-driven repertoire, a taste for the occasional funk beat or reggae bridge and a guitar sound so electric it verges on sci-fi.

In concert: The Black Keys at Constitution Hall 2010

"Rearviewmirror" is an exquisitely tense bit of riff-driven rock: I took a drive today/Time to emancipate/I guess it was the beatings/Made me wise.

Pearl Jam's Primal Scream Therapy 2008

Throughout a two-decade career, his brand of riff-driven rock has matched his various looks, featuring dreadlocks, feather boas, tattoos and leather.

Hit List: Lenny Kravitz 2008

Classic/riff-driven rock is like having sex on a construction site, with your head propped up on a cinder block.

kinaesthesia Diary Entry kinaesthesia 2001

The rippling, riff-driven opener "Ghost" featuring Ian Astbury of the Cult turning in a gutsy lead vocal gets the set off to a roaring start, and early highlights include the perfectly titled pairing with Osbourne on "Crucify the Dead."

Reader - MassLive.com Kevin O'Hare 2010

Next is "Sweetness" another punchy, riff-driven concoction with buttery, caramel vocals.

All articles at Blogcritics A.L. Harper 2010