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Anchors on her new album include: whip-crack beats, throbbing keyboard grooves and fuzzed-out electric guitar tones that she described in the recording studio as "ratty" and "gnarly."
A Flock of Rock Docs John Jurgensen 2011
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Her raspy voice and snarling delivery suit her stinging lyrics, once again crafted with poetic insight, as the whip-crack band locks in behind her.
Lucinda Williams Snarls, Mary J. Blige Thrills Jim Fusilli 2011
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Frequently terrifying words, some readers will feel; but the author's post-modernist bag of tricks also contains a whip-crack narrative skill that's as reminiscent of Dickens as it is of Roberto Bolaño.
Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco Joseph O'Connor 2010
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I proposed that the album ' s most affecting moments rise from Mr. Springsteen ' s searing, whip-crack guitar solos.
The Heart of Jim Fusilli 2010
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From the forest the whip-crack of another weeping bird-catcher could be heard as it caught breakfast.
The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010
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And that voice like a whip-crack: impish, transgressive, swooping from a mutter to a scream.
Patti Smith by Joseph O'Connor Joseph O 2010
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My attention was caught by the whip-crack effect, and the "naked lie."
New Obama Ad Directly Accuses McCain And Palin Of "Lying" 2009
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And you know you want to hear that whip-crack again.
Awesome List: Giant Robot Animals, Terra, The King's Gold, and lots of Indy stuff Michael May 2008
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Buffett had Harrison Ford to do whip-crack sound effects for a notable song.
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And you know you want to hear that whip-crack again.
Archive 2008-05-01 Michael May 2008
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