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big beat n (Music / Pop Music) a. an eclectic type of dance music in which heavy beats and samples are layered over the songs or instrumental tracks of other performers or bands b. (as modifier) a big-beat compilation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The bland but likable enough coming-of-age trifle "Starter for 10" comes made by and for people whose feet tap involuntarily the second they hear the big beat of the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way. The salvaging of a discarded jukebox, conveniently stocked with magnificent blues and rockabilly records, becomes the means of introducing rock 'n' roll to an earnest evangelical combo (guitar, bass, and parade drum) whose tentative foot-tapping on their first encounter with the Big Beat is registered with great comic delicacy. The shrew, titled The Big Beat, will feature the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis playing the jazz icon's legendary tunes along with several new arrangements composed specifically for the show on Sept. |
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