A classically minded pop-rock record framed with clever postmodern production out of hip-hop and R&B, "Days Are Gone" pulls from any number of instantly recognizable sources — Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar — yet never really sounds like any of them.
This list is full of celebrities and recognizable news sources — in 2009, Anil Dash wrote a good post about what it's like to be on this list.
"I selected what appealed to me, with an eye for works that were not too stereotypical or recognizable from either source," Mr. Höller said.
Bryant was an attractive client: immediately recognizable, and a rich source of potential donors.
Perhaps the most recognizable point of reference, whether as model or a source of contention, for early modern philosophers was Aquinas.
His music is likewise a recognizable combination of disparate sources, displaying a remarkable ability to synthesize different elements of pre-1980s rock — heavy '60s garage-rock riffs, harmonies that evoke the Beatles or early Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a punk velocity — into fresh and catchy pop nuggets.
We found recognizable lipids from distinct sources, including terrestrial vascular plants, bacteria and marine algae and zooplankton, within each of the isolated fractions.
The artist, who also publishes the sensationalist, "specialist anti-fear magazine" Hard Mag, has a recognizable formula: one graphic image, sourced from sexual, violent, or gross-out sources, overlaid with a vague, punchy slogan in bold, italicized text.
The show's three acts span 82 years, long enough for shards of remembered tales to grow a life of their own, adding and transforming elements while retaining enough of their source to remain recognizable.
But while many of the album's sources are as recognizable as the hot-dog jingle, in almost every case, the brand and product name have been omitted or altered to avoid promoting the companies whose ads are being used.
