First, she books the band into a traditionally conservative venue, expecting them to reject the band's brash new sound.

The wildest music has faded now, but a new generation of griots retains elements of the brash sound and sleek drive of Western pop.

Instead, the orchestra played with a brash, often coarse sound, as if the players envisioned a version of the opera in which Baron Ochs succeeded in his every design.

While this less brash sound alienated many long-time fans, the songs generally remained punchy and hard-rocking, and the band retained a tougher sound when performing live.

With the release Gravity, Billboard stated that Lecrae incorporated reggae and soul influences into his "signature brash sound."

There has been a loss of faith in a cultural populism rooted in brash sounds that inspire across social divides.

She could hear the sounds of traffic on the street below, brash and jarring, but her room was a bright cocoon of silence and warmth.

He has a brash, strong sound, playing the way only people in their 20's can play.

Interscope, her label at the time, had wanted her to recreate the brash, lucrative sound that had made 4 Non Blondes and the single "What's Up?"

The first single, "Forever", featured his standard brash rap-rock sound, but lacked the selling power of Devil Without A Cause.