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Blackbird by The Beatles lands here because Full On (Reprise) by Soundgarden and Figure It Out by Royal Blood provide a sharp two-step that keeps the emotional pressure steady after Let Me Be Mine by Spoon, maintains pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain, and changes the sentence enough to keep the hour feeling authored.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Full On (Reprise) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On The Beatles (1968), Blackbird shows The Beatles working in a 1960s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Full On (Reprise) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Full On (Reprise) answers Blackbird by The Beatles with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Figure It Out can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Louder Than Love (1989), Full On (Reprise) shows Soundgarden working in a 1980s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Blackbird without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Figure It Out to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Figure It Out answers Full On (Reprise) by Soundgarden with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock, alternatif et indé edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Royal Blood (2014), Figure It Out shows Royal Blood working in a 2010s pocket with pop, rock, alternatif et indé in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the pop, rock, alternatif et indé texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Full On (Reprise) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

La Belle Excentrique (Fantaisie Sérieuse) (For Piano 4 Hands): Marche Franco / Lunaire by Satie lands here because Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul provides a fresh lift after Satie's left turn, keeping the emotional arc alive.. The classical edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Me And Mrs. Jones can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Complete Piano Works, Volume 7 (1995), La Belle Excentrique (Fantaisie Sérieuse) (For Piano 4 Hands): Marche Franco / Lunaire shows Satie working in a 1990s pocket with classical in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the classical texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Me And Mrs. Jones to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Me And Mrs. Jones answers La Belle Excentrique (Fantaisie Sérieuse) (For Piano 4 Hands): Marche Franco / Lunaire by Satie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Sounds Of The Seventies - Rock 'N' Soul Seventies (1991), Me And Mrs. Jones shows Billy Paul working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers La Belle Excentrique (Fantaisie Sérieuse) (For Piano 4 Hands): Marche Franco / Lunaire without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) by David Bowie lands here because Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) by David Bowie and Slide by Slave provide a fresh emotional arc after Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul, keeping the hour feeling authored.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Slide can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Aladdin Sane (2013 Remaster) (1973), Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) shows David Bowie working in a 1970s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Slide to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Slide answers Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) by David Bowie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Slave (1977), Slide shows Slave working in a 1970s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Mercure - Poses Plastiques: Deuxième Tableau, Colère De Cerbère by Satie lands here because Mercure - Poses Plastiques: Deuxième Tableau, Colère De Cerbère by Satie states the thesis, and Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul answers it with a fresh turn.. The classical edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Me And Mrs. Jones can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Complete Piano Works, Volume 8 (1995), Mercure - Poses Plastiques: Deuxième Tableau, Colère De Cerbère shows Satie working in a 1990s pocket with classical in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the classical texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Me And Mrs. Jones to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Me And Mrs. Jones answers Mercure - Poses Plastiques: Deuxième Tableau, Colère De Cerbère by Satie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Sounds Of The Seventies - Rock 'N' Soul Seventies (1991), Me And Mrs. Jones shows Billy Paul working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Mercure - Poses Plastiques: Deuxième Tableau, Colère De Cerbère without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) by David Bowie lands here because Drive-In Saturday by David Bowie and Slide by Slave provide a sharp two-step that keeps the emotional pressure steady after Me And Mrs. Jones.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Slide can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Aladdin Sane (2013 Remaster) (1973), Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) shows David Bowie working in a 1970s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Slide to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Slide answers Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) by David Bowie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Slave (1977), Slide shows Slave working in a 1970s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Drive-In Saturday (2013 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis lands here because Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis states the thesis, and Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul answers it with a fresh turn.. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Me And Mrs. Jones can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024), Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) shows Miles Davis working in a 2020s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Me And Mrs. Jones to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Me And Mrs. Jones answers Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Sounds Of The Seventies - Rock 'N' Soul Seventies (1991), Me And Mrs. Jones shows Billy Paul working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads lands here because A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads and Walters Theme by R.E.M. provide a sharp two-step that keeps the emotional pressure steady and changes the palette without cutting the thread.. The alternative / indie rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Walters Theme can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Expanded 2004 Remaster) (2004), A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) shows Talking Heads working in a 2000s pocket with alternative / indie rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the alternative / indie rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Walters Theme to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Walters Theme answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Dead Letter Office (1987), Walters Theme shows R.E.M. working in a 1980s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads lands here because Extend the feeling that follows Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul without sounding automatic.. The alternative / indie rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Slide can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Expanded 2004 Remaster) (2004), A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) shows Talking Heads working in a 2000s pocket with alternative / indie rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the alternative / indie rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Slide to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Slide answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Slave (1977), Slide shows Slave working in a 1970s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

6 Pièces De La Période: Profondeur by Satie lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady and changes the palette without cutting the thread.. The classical edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Me And Mrs. Jones can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Complete Piano Works, Volume 5 (1994), 6 Pièces De La Période: Profondeur shows Satie working in a 1990s pocket with classical in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the classical texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Me And Mrs. Jones to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Me And Mrs. Jones answers 6 Pièces De La Période: Profondeur by Satie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Sounds Of The Seventies - Rock 'N' Soul Seventies (1991), Me And Mrs. Jones shows Billy Paul working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers 6 Pièces De La Période: Profondeur without borrowing the same emotional weight.