The term “riff” isn’t specific to guitar, as riffs can be played on most instruments. It is a relatively universal term among musicians. The technical definition of a riff is a chord progression or refrain of music that repeats. So,a guitar riff is a chord progression or segment of m...
“There is something about that riff, that record,” he said. “It’s heavy. I am a rhythm guitar player. There’s a darkness to a rhythm guitar player that really has the wrist feel that way and sound that way. There’s something about that riff is darkness. And you see it live ...
And even if you don’t know the song title or the artist, the guitar riff is ingrained in your memory. But what makes the intro so memorable that even a song over fifty years old is recognized instantly? We’ve compiled a list of four different guitar intros and what makes them so fa...
No, the Queen guitarist is surely not going to start playing Les Pauls but a signature acoustic might not be beyond the realms of the imagination, nor would a Gibson-built Red Special
As much as you can hear fingers shuffling between the strings and live in the body of Drake’s guitar, it is said intimacy that here helps foster an even more tender relationship between the listener and the music. Pink Moon by Nick Drake vinyl Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon ...
Pinfield encourages Wolfgang to tell Butler what his father Eddie's favorite Black Sabbath riff was. "'Into the Void' is one of the best riffs ever. It was always my dad's favorite riff from you guys. I know he was really close withTony [Iommi]," Wolfgang says from the studio desk...
Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath — And Beyond is the new memoir from Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. Among the countless truths revealed, one of them pertains to what the band's iconic song "Iron Man" is actually about. ...
the motions with the call and response palm-mutes in another painfully stiff song that does pick up a bit with that massive drum fill over the mid-section, giving way to an urgent, purposeful guitar part. Still, that riff would’ve been better suited elsewhere on the swansong record. —...
Buckethead's musical stylings range from raw-power riffing and hyper-speed metal licks to idyllic,yet edgy chordal passages and heartrending melodic lines.His music is very difficult to categorize because each release tends to have its own flavor and context.Heavy Metal and Funk styles figure ...
“Un” begins as the eerie deserted siren wail guitar lead backed by an almost amelodic tremlo riff that gradually begins to increase in volume as if it’s approaching from afar. The drums and bass lines begin to take shape as the riffs become aggressive and the climax nears, but JUST ...