There’s been a survey. Are these the best guitar riffs of all time?
Sky Arts, the TV channel out of the UK, conducted a survey of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Here’s how things shook out. Thoughts?
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Listen to the history of rock, one riff at a time.
This is Andrea Boma Boccarusso. She’s created a short film on the history of rock from 1965 using just one guitar riff per year.
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Weekly survey: What’s the best guitar riff of all time?
Much of the rock music canon has been built on the foundation of the riff, that magical collection of notes and chords played on a guitar, the progression that anchors the song. The
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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Back to work. I know, I know. The first week of January is always THE WORST. Still, we must trudge on. Here’s some music news. The Canadian killed in the Istanbul club massacre
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A History of Rock’n’Roll in 100 Guitar Riffs
Watch and listen as Alex Chadwick takes us through the history of rock’n’roll with iconic 100 guitar riffs. It’s an older clip (it was posted in 2012), but it might still be new
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, March 14, 2015
It’s an extra-special, once in a century Pi Day! It’s 3/14/15. And if you REALLY want to get geeky, have your pie (that’s what you’re supposed to do) at 9:23:53 am or pm.
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Are These Really the Best Guitar Riffs of All Time?
BBC Radio 2 thinks so. Discuss. Oddly British, innit? The full list can be found here. (Thanks to James for the link.)
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The 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time
According to GuitarHabits.com, anyway. Here’s the Top 5: 1 – Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix http://youtu.be/BLSB2BgoS0w 2 – Satisfaction – Rolling Stones 3 – Smoke on the water – Deep Purple 4 – Sunshine of your love – Cream
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