My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime, which was then at the height of its vogue, made me a welcome guest.
James Weldon Johnson
Meloy`s balladry brings to mind vaudeville, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, `Sweeney Todd,` the Victorian and Edwardian eras, Kurt Weill and Nick Cave, 1960s psychedelic rock pop and roaring pub sing-alongs.
Colin Meloy
Just with the Ragtime feel. It`s hip-hop. It`s OutKast. It is what we`ve been doing for years. Some songs have a little more piano or whatever, but the whole project was a natural progression from a double CD. It was like, where do we go from here?
Big Boi
[It influenced the music] in our own little way, just with the Ragtime feel. It`s Hip-Hop. It`s OutKast. It is what we`ve been doing for years. Some songs have a little more piano or whatever, but the whole project was a natural progression from a double ...
Big Boi