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"His music is very emotionally centered and doesn't have a whole lot of unnecessary complicated stuff."
"21 savage has developed a style of rapping and curated a style of production completely unique to him."
"They showed these younger bands that you could not compromise your music that you could play it as sludgy as grungily as loud as nasty as you wanted."
"His style of playing was not just so unique but it was transferable, it was applicable to whatever style of music you were listening to."
"Kids and pets have an unbreakable bond and a mutual taste for mischief."
"Jazz impressionism, like a beautiful painting in soft focus, music that heightens emotion because it is so ambiguous, it's a hallmark of Wayne Shorter's compositional style."
"Playing music with these Fender-style guitars... is more like using a scalpel and being a neurosurgeon."
"It's such a vibrant style of music because it's there aren't a lot of rules about what they did."
"He's not about virtuosity and shredding; it's about feel and emotion and melody."
"The weekend's music sounds like Michael Jackson."
"I just died in your arms tonight is a dramatic New Wave hit that feels Larger than Life."
"For me, this song takes bits and pieces of some of my favorite styles from him over the years and mixes them together."
"Her sound mixes between pop and rock and alternative and often features dreamy nostalgic melodies and haunting vocals that create a distinct atmosphere."
"Lululand carries on the trend from the other hell of a boss songs by being super catchy."
"Tina Turner is fierce yet vulnerable, examining love and femininity over a gritty blend of rock, soul, and R&B."
"A fire-breathing, speaker-blowing, multi-guitar rumbling Hard Rock extraordinaire."
"I think the word I would use to describe Keith's style of drumming is free rather than anarchic."
"Drake really taps into what he excels at in terms of what he can rap over."
"His unique sound blended elements of traditional African music, reggae, and ska to create an unmistakable style."
"Ready to go mixes a brash punk attitude with groovy techno beats."
"It's crazy how he can literally sing and use the exact same habit over and over again and it still feels fresh and just beautiful every single time."
"His hums, his verses, his vibe just his aura, his aura just kills it"
"Jpegmafia never ceases to walk the line so well between outgoing instrumentally while also palatable and catchy."
"I like it, it's giving heavier little peep vibes."
"You can never separate Key Glock from Young Dolph like that."
"No one can ever replace Joey Jordison's original sound, style, or energy, but Jay honored Joey's parts and contributed to the last three albums, and we, the band and the fans appreciate it."
"Elvis had put some soul on that thing, you know what I'm saying, he was emphasizing certain words and you know he was just doing it in a way that a white man had never sang before."
"We wanted something that felt a little rockabilly and had maybe a little edge to it." - Hayden Blackmon
"Virgo's groove was kind of a funky electro house song, it was really a whole vibe."
"Alien superstar... it sounds like a Prince song, I especially love the chorus part of it."
"It was like starting off like a nice little Sinatra thing."
"It's just so jazzy and so red and blue and yellow and Agüero and record-breaker."
"Prince had a softer sound that was more universal than Rick."
"Logic showed that he doesn't necessarily have to rap fast to have cool flows."
"I think it fits her, while yes, she is doing that '80s thing, it's pretty grand, pretty extravagant, and I do think vocally she is set apart from the pack of artists who have been sort of copying that blueprint."
"Both of me two legendary groups swing you got those swinging there mm-hmm that's no no they got a little throw some more gotta throw and throw some more in there of course."
"His ability to blend catchy pop melodies with the danceable rhythms of disco set him apart."
"Hendrix's ever-expanding musical style was rooted in soulful improvisation."
"I don't want him to change us from In Flames to My Chemical Romance or whatever."
"Learn bass and learn how to play bass with the intention of not sounding like a guitar player on the bass."
"The coolest thing about his playing style is it's just everything. It's one of those things, it all just sounds great and there's no showboating. All melody all the time."
"This gives me '08 Gucci Mane. Like, this gives me, like, you know what I mean? Like, this sounds like Shari and Gucci Mane had a child together."
"I want it to be more of a like a Lauren Hill, nice Tupac kind of thing."
"One of the things that made the transcribing very easy is that I feel that uh, the way that I play with my left hand is very similar to Alan, like we sort of make the same choices."
"When you watch me play tonight, when I play slow, it's a little nuance, when I do arpeggios or I pick every note, it's virtually identical, it's a very consistent style, that's great man."
"The Eagles epitomized the West Coast California sound of the early '70s."
"Musically, tranquility base Hotel and Casino jettisons almost everything from a.m., except for its affection for falsetto harmonies and the sci-fi theme is soundtracked expertly well by Turner's bandmates."
"I'm not Ariana Grande; I don't think adlibs are needed in my songs unless it's necessary and it's beautiful."
"Calling to you has got that mystical kind of Zeppelin vibe, rocks kind of hard."
"It's extremely comfortable to play and anytime I do any sort of blues ragtime finger picking, this is a go-to instrument."
"James Burton defined what the Telecaster style of guitar playing is."
"But as with everything Prince plays, it just comes out funky."
"I want to rock, like I want distorted guitars, I want this to be guitar driven."
"His playing was just so beautiful and lyrical and slow."
"I suggested that we try it swampy; swampy was the word I used."
"The frustration and raw energy that characterized his early experiences with the instrument would later become hallmarks of his playing style."
"He started writing songs and honing his style, taking cues from such folk singers as John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, and Jackson C. Frank."
"This sounds like Petrucci, obviously, but this is immense."
"Honestly, that sounds super Ariana Grande to me."
"He was known for his powerful and dynamic approach to the guitar."
"I didn't expect the whole '80s vibe coming into this album, but it flowed really, really well."
"Fonte is very light-hearted but super heavy at the same time and he's not corny at all."
"It was rougher, rawer, and had an edge to it that resonated with the working-class people."
"Basses for the most part were a statement of style and character; they had to be mean, angry, loud, and upset the normies."
"Jimmy has his own style that's very unique; you can always tell it's his licks just within a few notes."
"Hendrix's style was all over the place, it was rock but it was also blues and funk and little bits of jazz and even like little elements of classical and stuff."
"This is where I feel like Uzi is in his bag, this is where I like Uzi."
"Steve Lacy just has that kaleidoscopic vocal flare."
"It's not fast and thrashy, but what it is, is extremely groovy, super well written, and full of sick riffs."
"Clementi's playing style has also been described as marked by a most beautiful legato, a supple touch in lively passages, and a most unfailing technique."
"Freddie really defined and refined his style, a style he would continue to develop during his lifetime."
"There's something really interesting with Ace's style; it's laid-back, there's always a groove happening somewhere."
"Sounds really cool and I think it adds a lot of that boom chick sound that Merle Travis was obviously an expert at."
"Kendrick is more style but he's deep lyrically."
"That's what gives it more of a bluesy feel, you know, I wanted to be reverent, but I also wanted to give it a little bit more of a bluesy, twangy thing."