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English translation: chug away

23:15 Aug 12, 2009

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German term or phrase: pluggern

R pluggert gaenzlich unpraetentioes vor sich hin.

stephkg KudoZ activity Questions: 644 (9 open) (5 without valid answers) (32 closed without grading) Answers: 3 United Kingdom
Local time: 20:22

English translation:chug away

Explanation:
R chugs away quite unpretentiously (on the acoustic bass).

That's the nearest I can get to it.

(I found the original German review of the gig and googled my way to some samples of this band's recent album.)

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Tom Tyson
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:22

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Summary of answers provided

chug away

Tom Tyson

3 +1

booms

Textklick

3 +1

plugs away at

Kphred

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plugs away at

Explanation:
just kept plugging away utterly unpretentiously.

Kphred
United States
Local time: 13:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

booms

Explanation:
See German URL for pluggern

Bass guitar (also a rhythm instrument).

Lower URL: "shards of distortion, warped bluesy wailing guitars, little odd knickknacks, fuzzed-out boomin bass lines..."

Reference: http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/h/jimi_hendrix/cry_of_love.ht...
Reference: http://www.unlockaustin.com/Band/New%20Kingdom

Textklick
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:22
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English
PRO pts in category: 4