Sonically, this treatment of America comes across via a grouping of pedal steel guitars (instead of the usual string section), banging titanium and steel sculptures, and organizing "a who's who of drummers" in a 12-member drum circle, including Jason Bonham, Sheila E. and Pharrell Williams.

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Slivers of pedal steel guitar cut across a flowing backdrop of acoustic guitars and piano, and there are moments when you can almost see the tumbleweed rolling past.

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