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Guitar Riffs
Does anything define rock and roll more than its basic element, the guitar riff? Rock solos can be overblown and overrated, but a riff, when done right, can rule a song. It it in many ways, the essence of rock ‘n’ roll. So, inspired by Greg's recent BBC essay, Jim and Greg run through their favorite examples of guitar riffs in rock history, and they hear some picks from listeners across the country. But first, a definition. A riff is a brief statement – sometime only a handful of notes or chords – that recurs throughout the arrangement and can become the song's central hook. And for a guitarist like Nile Rodgers, it's not just a static foundational element, but like a river moving through the song. Now onto the goods.
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Does anything define rock and roll more than its basic element, the guitar riff? Rock solos can be overblown and overrated, but a riff, when done right, can rule a song. In many ways, it's the essence of rock ‘n’ roll. Jim and Greg run through their favorite examples of guitar riffs in rock history, and they hear some picks from listeners across the country. But first, a definition. A riff is a brief statement – sometime only a handful of notes or chords – that recurs throughout the arrangement and can become the song's central hook. And for a guitarist like Nile Rodgers, it's not just a static foundational element, but like a river moving through the song. Now onto the goods.
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Music News
Guitarist and Ohio Players frontman Leroy“Sugarfoot”Bonner died of undisclosed causes this week at the age of 69. The group's string of '70s albums for Westbound and Mercury Records, driven by Bonner's lead vocals and electrifying double-neck guitar work, stands as one of the most impressive runs in funk history. Their distinct sound found new life in the in the late '80s and '90s as countless hip hop artists sampled the group's work (a Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of "Love Rollercoaster" on the soundtrack for Beavis and Butthead Do America didn't hurt either). Greg highlights "Skin Tight" as a prime example of Bonner's musical legacy.
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Featured Songs
- Ohio Players, Love Rollercoaster, Honey, Mercury, 1975
- Ohio Players, Skin Tight, Skin Tight, Mercury, 1974
- The dB's, Wonder of Love, Falling Off the Sky, Bar None Records, 2012
- Chris Bell, I Am the Cosmos, I Am the Cosmos, Rykodisc, 1992
- The dB's, That Time is Gone, (Live on Sound Opinions), Falling Off the Sky, Bar None Records, 2012
- The dB's, Black and White, Stands for Decibels, Albion Records, 1981
- The dB's, The Fight, Stands for Decibels, Albion Records, 1981
- The dB's, The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel, (Live on Sound Opinions), Falling Off the Sky, Bar None Records, 2012
- The dB's, World to Cry, (Live on Sound Opinions), Falling Off the Sky, Bar None Records, 2012
- The dB's, Dynamite, Stands for Decibels, Albion Records, 1981
- Solange Knowles, Losing You, True EP, Terrible Records, 2012
- Solange Knowles, Locked in Closets, True EP, Terrible Records, 2012
- Joni Mitchell, You Turn Me on I'm a Radio, For the Roses, Asylum, 1972
- The Knife, Full of Fire, Shaking the Habitual, Rabid/Brille/Mute, 2013
- Violent Femmes, Telephone Book, 3, Slash, 1989
- Trey Parker, Up There, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Atlantic, 1999
- Yo La Tengo, Ohm, Fade, Matador, 2013
- The Mothers of Invention, Who Needs the Peace Corps?, We're Only in it for the Money, Verve, 1968
Featured Songs
- Clinic, Walking With Thee, Walking With Thee, Domino, 2002
- Steve Earle, Guitar Town, Guitar Town, MCA, 1986
- Ohio Players, Jive Turkey, Skin Tight, Mercury, 1974
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jefferson Jericho Blues, Mojo, Reprise, 2010
- Kings of Leon, Molly's Chambers, Youth and Young Manhood, RCA, 2003
- Kings of Leon, Birthday, Come Around Sundown, RCA, 2010
- Sleigh Bells, Riot Rhythm, Treats, Mom + Pop/N.E.E.T., 2010
- The Soft Boys, Cold Turkey, A Can of Bees, Two Crabs Universal, 1979
- XTC, The Disappointed, Nonsuch, Virgin, 1992
- Joanna Newsom, '81, Have One On Me, Drag City, 2010
- Katy Perry, Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), Teenage Dream, Capitol, 2010
- Johnny Cash, Ain't No Grave, American VI: Ain't No Grave, American/Lost Highway, 2010
- Johnny Cash, Hurt, American IV: The Man Comes Around, American/Universal, 2002
- Bettye Lavette, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Interpretations, Anti-, 2010
- Christina Aguilera, Not Myself Tonight, Bionic, RCA, 2010
- Peter Gabriel, Heroes, Scratch My Back, Real World/Virgin, 2010
- Bob Dylan, Turkey Chase, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Columbia, 1973
- Bruce Springsteen, Because the Night, The Promise, Columbia, 2010
- Bruce Springsteen, Outside Looking In, The Promise, Columbia, 2010
- Sharon Van Etten, Save Yourself, Epic, Ba Da Bing!, 2010
- Sharon Van Etten, Don't Do It, Epic, Ba Da Bing!, 2010
- Gorillaz, On Melancholy Hill (Instrumental), Plastic Beach, Parlophone, 2010
- Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz, The Telephone Song, Getz Au Go Go, Verve, 1964
- The Rolling Stones, Tumbling Dice, Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones/Atlantic, 1972
- Brian Eno, Paleosonic, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Warp, 2010
Featured Songs
- Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind, DGC, 1991 (0:31)
- Ohio Players, Jive Turkey, Skin Tight, Mercury, 1974 (0:48)
- WZRD, Dr. Pill, WZRD, Universal Republic, 2012 (2:03)
- Damon Albarn, A Man of England, Dr Dee, Parlophone, 2012 (1:24)
- Dead Can Dance, Towards the Within, Into the Labyrinth, 4AD, 1993 (0:15)
- Dead Can Dance, Children of the Sun, Anastasis, PIAS Recordings, 2012 (1:25)
- Johnny Cash, Thanks a Lot, single, Sun Records, 1959 (2:17)
- Wilco, The Thanks I Get, single, self-released, 2007 (0:41)
- Kiss, All for the Love of Rock and Roll, Monster, Universal Music Group, 2012 (0:52)
- The Smashing Pumpkins, One Diamond, One Heart, Oceania, EMI, 2012 (0:54)
- The Shins, No Way Down, Port of Morrow, Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records, 2012 (0:54)
- Fiona Apple, Periphery, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, Epic, 2012 (1:27)
- Gary Clark Jr., Things Are Changin', Blak and Blu, Warner Bros. Records, 2012 (1:06)
- Green Day, Troublemaker, !Uno!, Reprise, 2012 (1:22)
- Thelonius Monk, Stuffy Turkey, It's Monk's Time, Columbia, 1964 (1:02)
- The Coup, Strange Arithmetic, Sorry to Bother You, ANTI-, 2012 (0:19)
- The Coup, The Magic Clap, Sorry to Bother You, ANTI-, 2012 (1:22)
- The Coup, Your Parents' Cocaine, Sorry to Bother You, ANTI-, 2012 (0:14)
- The Roots, The Seed (2.0), Phrenology, MCA/Geffen, 2002 (2:22)
- Lou Reed, New York Telephone Conversation, Transformer, RCA, 1972 (0:29)
- James Brown, (Call Me) Super Bad, Revolution of the Mind, Polydor, 1971 (0:23)
- Kendrick Lamar, The Art of Peer Pressure, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Aftermath, 2012 (0:42)
- U2, Gloria, Under a Blood Red Sky, Island, 1983 (0:40)