That scene was dominated by male performers, but with her brash, forceful vocal style and her enthusiastic stage presence, Ms. Taylor made sure that its upper echelon had room for at least one woman.
(Petrusich) LABELLE (Thursday) The 1974 album "Nightbirds," produced by Allen Toussaint, crystallized Labelle's raucous disco-funk, which included suggestive lyrics, exquisitely sequined costumes and brash, hair-raising vocals (see especially the hit single "Lady Marmalade").
"Tyrannosaurus Hives" finds the Hives' sound intact — there are the same bright guitars and sharp pop hooks, not to mention the hyperactive vocals of the brash front man, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist — but it is more painterly than its predecessors, with a broader palette.
The song's lyrics were met with mixed reaction by critics, some felt that Kesha's vocal delivery was effective and brash, while other critics dismissed them as trashy.
Wild Beasts' debut, "Limbo, Panto," had brash indie-rock guitars and flamboyantly theatrical vocals; their second, "Two Dancers," was punctuated with brisk dance beats.
Most striking are the title work, "Cathedral City," with its low-tech electronic beats and appealing, nuanced vocalise, and "Like a Miracle," a study in fluttering, electronically processed vocal sounds, arresting violin lines and brash, retro electronic timbres.
It seemed like a highly unsuitable subject for Tarantino's brash and bloodythirsty B-movie bombast, and a vocal minority of critics couldn't quite get their heads around what the film-maker was up to, even after seeing the final movie.
PewDiePie, YouTube's most popular channel owner with over 50 million subscribers, has been a vocal critic of Paul and his equally brash younger brother Jake, while he's also no stranger to getting in hot water due to video content.
Sleigh Bells jumped with whipsaw unpredictability between Derek Miller's brash power-chord riffs and Alexis Krauss's slight, piping vocals.
Her work – a mix of brash and bold guitar riffs, bright melodies and cheery vocals – might not sound immediately accessible.
