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Title: Slash Picks His Favorite Riffs; Video Post by: FunkyMonkey on November 23, 2009, 03:19:44 PM VIDEO: Slash picks his favourite riffs
Plus riff-writing tips from the GN'R and VR star Chris Vinnicombe, Mon 23 Nov 2009 The morning after a heavy night at the star-studded Classic Rock Awards, we caught up with former Guns N' Roses, current Velvet Revolver and solo guitar star Slash to talk riffs. And he knows his riff onions. After all, he's written some of the greatest of all time. Who better then to kick off Riff Week on MusicRadar and tell us precisely what makes a killer guitar riff? "A killer riff? something that's memorable, something that digs in, something that obviously has the right note selection to make something just sound fucking attractive, I guess. "It's got to have a great sound and it's got to have a great attack. There's a lot of different elements but I think the most important thing is something that's really catchy and something that sticks with you." What's your favourite riff of all time? "I was thinking Whole Lotta Love. I remember when that record came out ? fuck, I was a little kid. But you know, Black Dog is another one. Zeppelin had probably the biggest cache of killer riffs, more than any other band, y' know. I could go on? there's so many great riffs it's hard to go, this is the one." Which of your own riffs are you most proud of? "I've always dug Paradise City, I always thought it was great. Rocket Queen was something that I was pretty fond of. And 'Jungle's great. Everybody seems to like Sweet Child O' Mine and that's a pretty cool riff, but I'd probably opt for Welcome To The Jungle over Sweet Child O' Mine." Check out the video below for much more, including Slash's advice for aspiring riff writers. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/video-slash-picks-his-favourite-riffs-227423 Title: Re: Slash Picks His Favorite Riffs; Video Post by: FunkyMonkey on November 24, 2009, 02:30:08 PM A few comments here:
SLASH Picks His Favorite Riffs - Nov. 24, 2009 MusicRadar.com recently caught up with former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash to talk riffs. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130935 Title: Re: Slash Picks His Favorite Riffs; Video Post by: D on November 25, 2009, 04:20:46 PM Is it a coincidence that some of the greatest riffs ever come from guys who also had great drummers? this is where drumming is so underrated.
I had the pleasure of playing with this really awesome throwback style drummer *reminded me a bit of Tommy Lee/Adler combo* and I could write some incredible riffs with his drumming, way better than I can do just sitting around by myself. Title: Re: Slash Picks His Favorite Riffs; Video Post by: IzzyDutch on November 25, 2009, 04:34:36 PM Is it a coincidence that some of the greatest riffs ever come from guys who also had great drummers? this is where drumming is so underrated. I had the pleasure of playing with this really awesome throwback style drummer *reminded me a bit of Tommy Lee/Adler combo* and I could write some incredible riffs with his drumming, way better than I can do just sitting around by myself. It's cause it's all about the groove.. you get inspired 8) |