On the coffee table were silver bowls of sweet peas and peonies and green, unripe strawberries that were so expertly arranged they looked like jade carvings.
But it's a dynamic piece of hard rock, with a terrific organ solo from Federici prodded along by a twitchy, nervous guitar line, and a the kind of expertly arranged multipartite construction that would become familiar in later Springsteen songs.
Those gardens, which vary in style from wild English (with rose bushes billowing out from iron fences) to hyper-landscaped (expertly arranged ground cover, smooth stones, a sudden foxglove in perfect bloom) to ramshackle, burst with color in springtime and are festooned to ridiculous heights at holidays.
The peak of this development, however, was not reached until the appearance of the first expertly arranged full-length book, Lüshi Chunqiu ("The Spring and Autumn [Annals] of Mr. Lü"), completed in 240 bce under the general direction of Lü Buwei.
Watch here The Clash were a total artwork, in which street suss, specially made clothing, painting, sleeve design mixed with charged live shows, expertly arranged records, strong melodies, and a humanistic, charismatic front man combined to create a standard for what rock groups could and should be.
It might open with riffs that feel like you're being dragged over corrugated iron sheeting by a posse of Hells Angels, but these give way to an open-minded musical voyage that embraces brass, a Viennese choir, a hydrophone and a conch shell, all expertly arranged by Eyvind Kang and featuring contributions from Sun Ra and John Coltrane collaborator Julian Priester.
The concerts are thoughtfully arranged, expertly played and free, so it may seem churlish to complain.
The Americanized Mexican resto offers a finite number of corn chips expertly and ornately arranged with precise allocation of nacho toppings.
The piece is expertly put together.
"As Time Goes By" was beautifully arranged and "One for the Road" expertly dramatized through song.
Expertly drawn, full of humor and affection and beautifully arranged, "Boot & Shoe" is a jubilant romp from beginning to end.
