straight-ahead
adjective
: relating to or being music performed in an unembellished manner typical of a given idiom or performer
broadly
: straightforward
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The projects that tend to do best are either straight-ahead rock or hard-to-categorize experimentalism: As examples, Rosalia’s Motomami took the prize in 2023, while Juanes and Natalia Lafourcade shared the award in an unexpected tie last year.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
For a straight-ahead scoop, take a look at my overall assessment in my Forbes column (see the link here).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The macula is responsible for sharp, detailed, straight-ahead vision.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
With his straight-ahead style, Dellandrea would seem to fit in with the no-nonsense identity that general manager Mike Grier is trying to build in San Jose.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Making his bones with straight-ahead Miles in the ’60s, Hancock ventured off into Headhunters funk, Future Shock electro and explorations beyond.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
With a wide palette of artists on his production resume (FKA Twigs, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sturgill Simpson, Eminem ), Hill’s straight-ahead approach to collaboration in the studio was just what Shultz needed.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 May 2024
The show was originally a straight-ahead drama starring Thomas Calabro, Josie Bissett, Andrew Shue, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Grant Show, Doug Savant, Vanessa A. Williams and Amy Locane, and later Daphne Zuniga.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
The former, a straight-ahead cover, is an opportunity to showcase the divine voices of Adell, Spencer, Roberts, and Kennedy.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2024
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
For a straight-ahead scoop, take a look at my overall assessment in my Forbes column (see the link here).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The macula is responsible for sharp, detailed, straight-ahead vision.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
With his straight-ahead style, Dellandrea would seem to fit in with the no-nonsense identity that general manager Mike Grier is trying to build in San Jose.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Making his bones with straight-ahead Miles in the ’60s, Hancock ventured off into Headhunters funk, Future Shock electro and explorations beyond.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
With a wide palette of artists on his production resume (FKA Twigs, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sturgill Simpson, Eminem ), Hill’s straight-ahead approach to collaboration in the studio was just what Shultz needed.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 May 2024
The show was originally a straight-ahead drama starring Thomas Calabro, Josie Bissett, Andrew Shue, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Grant Show, Doug Savant, Vanessa A. Williams and Amy Locane, and later Daphne Zuniga.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
The former, a straight-ahead cover, is an opportunity to showcase the divine voices of Adell, Spencer, Roberts, and Kennedy.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Straight-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight-ahead. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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