Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic commented that Poquita Ropa "finds Arjona at his most naked, backed by spare arrangements of acoustic guitar, piano, and Hammond B-3 along with occasional touches of strings, woodwinds, and chorus vocals".
He also commented that Poquita Ropa "finds Arjona at his most naked, backed by spare arrangements of acoustic guitar, piano, and Hammond B-3 along with occasional touches of strings, woodwinds, and chorus vocals".
As if to remind the guy that he and the singer have a shared past, the track reaches way back to revive disco — scrubbing guitar, canned hand claps, brief touches of (synthetic) strings — while Madonna sings, "She'll never have what I have/It won't be the same".
(Sisario) MATT POND PA, JESCA HOOP (Tonight and tomorrow night) Matt Pond PA, a band from Philadelphia, adds some interesting colors to its otherwise uninteresting indie-rock songs with touches of cello and strings.
(Sisario) MATT POND PA, JESCA HOOP (Monday) With touches of cello and strings, Matt Pond PA, a New York band with Philadelphia roots, adds some interesting colors to its otherwise undistinguished indie-rock songs.
The recommended playing technique is a very even, confluent touching of the strings with the fingertips of both hands alternating.
He's a sensitive singer-songwriter, mostly acoustic, but with touches of keyboards, brass and strings adding colour - while his voice has the soulful burr of a man used to turning his pain and anguish into attractive shapes.
Duchamp one of the show's sponsors, gave it a Dada touch by stretching a full mile of string back & forth, up & down, & at assorted angles across the mansion's ballroom, in such a way that a spectator was likely to be enmeshed.
Still tight and sassy, Thomas opts to puff the track out with touches of reverb and deft deployment of strings.
HUNTINGTON Old First Church Ridotto, concerts "with a Touch of Theater," presents the "Hugo Wolf Quartett" in an afternoon of string quartets.
