cowbell

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Though it's more notable for the electric sitar solo, the cowbell is indispensible.

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  • A bit early for the cowbell, but its looking more and more like something bad happened to Azzam. —  The Jawa Report
  • "Easy Love" bumps with machine cowbell, plenty of hi-hat abuse, vocodered vocals, filter sweeps and dirty synth stabs (though not as dirty as the song's over-the-top video, which can be described in two words: "milkshake bukkake"). —  Riverfront Times | Complete Issue
  • The song grabs the listener from the first few seconds: the thumping bass line, the bongo drums, and the offbeat cowbell or chimes (I never could figure that part out) signal that this sound will be different. —  All articles at Blogcritics
  • Parlor Mob's refried blues boogie chases the legacy of Led Zeppelin and The Black Crowes like skid marks, offering a malodorous combination of sighing wail (which bites Robert Plant harder than Scott Stapp supping on Eddie Vedder) and cowbell-rocking Southern-tinged post-grunge. —  Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories
  • His signing was a little more subdued, but a cowbell was rung in the Pickens County High School library. —  news | TL | http://www.tuscaloosanews.com
 

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