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  • adjective music Characterized by a lot of riffs (guitar riffs)

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  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • Make sure you also pay attention to "Dance On Your Grave" more riffy, punchy goodness and promises to dance on your grave because, according to Dauer "the dead can't talk".

    All articles at Blogcritics A.L. Harper 2010

  • From the first, screeching notes of the anthemic album opener, to the riffy, radio-friendly closer "The Devil Lives on Music Row,"

    News 2010

  • The band seems as though they have moved past shock & awe in the riff department and on to moody, powerful soundscapes with riffy passages (ala Swans).

    brooklynvegan 2010

  • But to do that, Bachman says, he made it clear to Turner that, with a near-finished disc of solo material that he had whittled from 45 "bluesy, riffy, real gutsy, dirty kind of things." any Turner song to be added to the disc had "to be molded to fit in that piece in this jigsaw puzzle that's already formed."

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

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  • “dirty; scruffy; flea-ridden; lousy or nitty”—Proper Brummie. I'm not sure if it's used outside the Birmingham area.

    March 7, 2008