"Amy Lee declares over roaring guitars and classical strings, reinforcing their medieval influences as opposed to the electronic sound they've been purporting."
The band incorporates traditional folk instruments with a reed organ, percussion and classical strings.
"In putting a classical string section and woodwinds into what was a driving swing band, what he did orchestrally for popular music was unparalleled."
Use of classical strings was unusual for early rock and roll.
Stylistically, the album consists of classical strings and brass combined with breakbeats.
You get this extraordinary beat, and the horns, the classical strings and, of course, the vocals.
The Voice of America slipped into classical strings, rousing sleepy Latins everywhere.
Matsutoya's arrangements often involve classical string and woodwind instruments.
The 10-member group Zeitkratzer performed the original album with Reed in a new arrangement featuring classical string, wind, piano, and accordion.
Their song, Seek Him, exemplifies the layering of blues and classical strings that characterized much of their sound.