driving rhythm

collocation in English

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driving
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ/us
/ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ/
strong and powerful and therefore causing things ...
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rhythm
noun
uk
/ˈrɪð.əm/us
/ˈrɪð.əm/
a strong pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that is used in music, poetry, ...
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(Definition ofdrivingandrhythmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the early 1950s, electric blues musicians began experimenting with hard rock elements, including driving rhythms, distorted guitar solos, and power chords.
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The first track opens with a recording of a jet airliner landing, dissolving into thedrivingrhythmof the song.
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Moraito was particularly renowned for his powerful, full and round sound,drivingrhythmand exceptional rasgueos.
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Their sound was defined by complex and dissonant guitar harmonies anddrivingrhythm, complementing cryptic, often surrealist lyrics.
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He playeddrivingrhythmand virtuosic lead lines simultaneously and sang over it all.
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He was an early pioneer of the rock and roll sound of the mid-1950s, featuringdrivingrhythm, intensely shouted vocals, honking tenor saxophone solos, and outlandish personal appearance.
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Redman's band didn't rely on just adrivingrhythmor great soloists, but it had an overall level of arranging sophistication that was unlike anyone else of the period.
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Their music consisted of robust driving rhythms and ethereal vocals.
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The meter rarely stays the same for more than three measures, distracting from the larger form of the music and instead highlighting the driving rhythms.
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The middle section is a muscular lament with driving rhythms.
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Merengue con mambo refers to a merengue with a second section based on hard driving rhythms and riffs played by the accordion and saxophone together.
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This sound has since developed into a dark, moody post punk / rock sound with driving rhythms, abrasive chords and distorted vocals.
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His music was characterized by chromaticism and driving rhythms.
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Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass drum and a backbeat on snare, sometimes using cymbals for emphasis.
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He blends the deep ritual style movement with contemporary dance which is motivated by their own driving rhythms such as body percussion, aspirated breath, singing and shouts.
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Starr described the lyrics as mysterious and doomy which were amidst intense music of urgent guitar, eerie effects and driving rhythms.
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