For one thing, he said he doubted that the rules the scientists used to build songs had much to do with the important features of human language.
And both build far-reaching songs on modest patterns.
They divided up the tapes, went home to build new songs around them, and met again three days later to share results.
The songs were free downloads in the form of mix tapes, on which he built songs from the beats of other artists.
The average garage-rock band works hard to sound like a solid unit, building streamlined songs on sturdy three-chord foundations.
The film incorporates, and indeed appears to be built around, various songs throughout the Beatles' career, sung by the principles.
A trio, the group builds elegant songs out of minimalist instrumental lines that sometimes seem to stretch out forever toward the horizon.
But you bards build it up with sweet words and many promises, songs of broken hearts and true love.
The album builds several songs around the stories of boxers who died young deaths.
For bands like the Offspring, punk is more a foundation than a rebellion, just one way to build catchy songs.