On Tuesday night, at the first of two sold-out shows at the Nokia Theater, Chris Daughtry seemed hard working and humble, leading a competent band through a straightforward set of sturdy rock songs.
The lead singer, Bob Nanna, has spent the years since Braid's demise leading Hey Mercedes, a more streamlined, straightforward band; it should be fun to hear him revisit the tangled (but infectious) songs of Braid.
In most of its tunes Galactic was a straightforward funk band, sticking to song forms and riffing methodically to spur one member's solo.
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The Hermits were a straightforward pop band and enjoyed drugs and practical jokes.
Cake was the most straightforward band on the bill, at least musically.
Pareles enjoyed the sonics and electronic effects that made the "sound of a straightforward four-man band... hard to find", and he commented that "The new songs seem destined not for stadiums... but for late-night radio shows and private listenings through earphones".
What is missing, strangely, is a straightforward account of the band's greatest work.
It's good that the traditional aspects of the film are so strong, because the documentary rarely diverges from a straightforward retelling of the band's story.
Galactic is a more straightforward backup band for the hard-headed, humorous rappers Mystikal and Mannie Fresh in "Move Fast," and for Cyril and Ivan Neville in "Out in the Street".
