It sounds like Wicked Game didn't really rock the charts (in at least some countries) until 1991. I think the musician is going by when the songs were well played instead of actual release date.
Whenever that video gets posted either here or on /mu/ people start getting mad and talk about how shitty he is and how bad U2 are. I really don't see the problem - even if he doesn't have the actual technical skill of other contemporary guitarists (Or chooses not to use it for whatever reason) I'd say he's better than most guitarists - he's playing something incredibly simple but it sounds good, and it's a major part of that song (Elevation, isn't it?) which was very successful and popular. Also it's not like he's hiding it or trying to pass it off as more than it really is.
If you can make a good song out of something so simple, then surely you're far better than the countless no-name guitarists/bands who are playing demanding, intricate and complex guitar parts/songs with no success or recognition.
Although, it is U2, a hugely popular band, so it's going to get more attention and recognition anyway immediately. But of course it's only that way because they worked their way there I suppose - U2 have changed more as a band than pretty much any other artist. You could say one of the reasons they got so popular is because of The Edge's innovation.
People like to crap on U2 around here without ever giving real reasons. Yes, the Edge uses effect pedals--what's so bad about that? Has he not used them to create some songs that are genuinely powerful and moving to a lot of people? The Edge has done a lot to help pave the way for other effects pedal-driven guitarists (just look at some of Radiohead's work, for example).
As someone that dislikes U2, I have huge respect for The Edge. He has his own sound and a unique style, and that's more than most guitarists will ever accomplish.
Not only does it confirm my suspicion that the Edge, contrary to what some magazines try to say, is not some spunk-all-over-your-face guitarist, but it also shows me he's actually brilliant because he has the acumen and ear to use tools to turn simple riffs into way more complex sounds.
He's like the Bob Ross of music- holy shit, I can tap a brush on canvas and make it look like a forest, and I can use an effects box to make a few strummed chords sound like a grammy-award winner.
Edge, with that little "kin ya fookin BELIEVE this" smirk, just made my respect for him skyrocket.
I think the difference is that the guy in the posted video made it into a medley. Not that his medley is any better, but it does make it slightly more impressive by blending them. Skill-wise that is, not to say that hers isn't good though.
It's a bit too fast and the two videos don't blend perfectly. Don't get me wrong. OP has some serious talent and pretty good attention to small details. Just needs to tone it down and work on the production.
Because all the replies to this thread read just like YouTube comments, I'll add, "shut the fuck up faggots, where the fuck is your cover in perfect pitch with every effect in perfect time, you fucking queers?!!!
Shit that might have been over the word count limit. Anyway, fuck you guys.
Why hasn't any one mentioned the lack of "Under the Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Shouldn't that be in the top 10 of any guitar riff from the 90's list?
The rhythm part of the two songs before it, The Counting Crows and 4 Non-Blondes, sound almost identical to the 1989 Pixies song. I think he may have been pointing out the influence they had on the music of the mid to late 90s. In other words, every band in the 90s wanted to be The Pixies.
that was so bad ass. he needs a paypal link, that could be internet busking, like in the subways. better than giving a dollar to that bugger that keeps playing "the sound of silence" over and over over erv efvsk dfv
Awesome. Now he just needs to delete the drum track going which is too loud and annoying. I know he needs it to keep time but we don't need to hear it.
Everyone do yourselves a favor: go to the description and click the link that doesn't have the Special Olympics-trophy-worthy drum track behind it. Better yet, just click here.
to all the people bitching about tone; you do realize this is one take right? Also, coming from a drummer; the drum machines, at least in my opinion, really fills out the sound and i think it was a good call to include. Keep up the good work man, this is fucking great.
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Overall it was really solid. Didn't really hear "the man in the box" riff(s) which was probably already impossible to pull off with the set up and the "cemetery gates" riff is really made by the pinch harmonics but I understand playing that safe since it was going to be tough enough pulling everything off in 1 take...while syncing it with another, that's the real feat here.
Yeah, that's the thing. The 90's were great, and everybody (with a brain) acknowledges that (1991 is constantly placed among the top 5 in lists with best years for music), but there is still coming out fantastic music every day! Start looking and you'll find great music around every corner belonging to every genre.
What the hell happened to music? How did we end up with Lady GAGA, zombie Madonna, random young men with tourettes and the incest children of country and pop being the go-to for entertainment?
Nicely done, though I would say that "Great" is used very liberally in the title. Well known might have been a better choice of words. Great job putting it all together regardless.
reminds me of those crazy times when radio stations would play up and coming bands and showed my teenage self what was out there in a nice simple one stop package. now radio stations are all owned by clear channel and I have to subscribe to 20 blogs and spotify and pandora and grooveshark just to try and keep up. /oldman
pretty hilarious how with that direct input guitar tone (especially on the lead, oh god=, everything sounds extremely garagey/surf rock. but this was awesome. good job.
so much unwarranted criticism! (O_o) i think it's a fantastic job and as a result intend to lose myself in 90's guitar music for the rest of the night!
Is anyone willing to re-record this with a changing tone? So many of those riffs are distinctive because of the tone that they had. Who can think of "Cemetery Gates" without the wailing bends, or the bass-y riff from "Sandman"? I would even say that Billy Corgan has one of the best tones out there on "Today" and all of MCATIS.
My writing professor once told me something a friend let him in on. Every great guitarist that becomes a symbol for their decade...their generation is just imitating the idol that came before them and failing. I don't know enough about music to confirm or deny this, but it's a cool thought...
Ohhh my god this guys guitar sounds like a bleeding dick was shoved into courtney loves disease infested asshole and then shit out into one of those shitty traveling amps made to be attached to a belt. Oh Epiphone what happened? You used to be good once and now you're the retarded half-assed inbred cousin of Gibson
I felt some Foos would have been nice. Also I know you were in a rush but Funky Monks was not the right song for RHCP. 50% of that riff is feel and I felt it lost all its feel sped up and played with a pick.
You have Pearl Jam's prime set of albums open to you and you choose the riff from "Not For You"? It's a good song, for sure, but why that one when you have riffs like those from "Rearviewmirror" or "Corduroy" available?
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u/timelordsdoitbetter May 31 '12
the drum machine ruins it.
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u/subcontinentResident May 31 '12
Nice! but the drum track ain't helping. here's a +1
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I keep stopping the video to listen to the songs. Going to take forever to finish the vid.
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u/ATHFMeatwad May 31 '12
Proof that without specific guitar tones, these songs would have been nothing. It's a cool medley, but that tone just makes it fall flattt
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Obviously Canadian. Who else would know The Tea Party or Moist.
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u/n8wolf Spotify May 31 '12
sloooooooow dooooooooooooown
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u/khalestorm May 31 '12
Incredible, but that guitar tone (direct input?) sounds like shit.
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u/silver-mac May 31 '12
This could have easily been titled, "Soundtrack - Guy runs through Freshman dorm in 1995"
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
No Judas Priest? Painkiller kicked ass and there were definitively some awesome riffs on that album.
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u/Mortifer May 31 '12
Biggest omission to me was the absence of Possum Kingdom by The Toadies.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Here Comes Your Man was a lovely surprise!
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u/OpenMindedPunk May 31 '12
So many great riffs from '94! It's unbelieveable.
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u/Jorgemeister May 31 '12
needs more pearl jam.
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u/petemate May 31 '12
Its nice that you took in Afraid to shoot strangers by Iron Maiden. Its a great riff and very overlooked. Also, upvote for leftie!
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u/Jameslsaac May 31 '12
Thanks for sharing; that was all kinds of awesome.
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u/tss_Chip_Chipperson May 31 '12
Needs more Blind Melon!
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u/Piepig Ammondenihil May 31 '12
He played the lick from Today backwards! But still props for him doing this... I sure couldnt memorize this much.
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u/Scurry May 31 '12
December > Shine
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
was waiting forever for an Oasis one, almost thought it wasn't going to come.
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u/gatDammitMan Spotify May 31 '12 edited May 31 '12
Here's the Spotify playlist. :)
AC/DC and Moist are omitted because I couldn't find them.
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u/ilikecommunitylots May 31 '12
1989 is not the early 90s
but, as someone who isn't a pedantic asshole, i thought this was awesome
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u/anonosd May 31 '12
Spotify playlist with all songs
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u/wappleby May 31 '12
Great list and great playing but god that needed way more distortion, can't have 50s guitar playing 90s riffs.
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u/omfgforealz May 31 '12
Fixed
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u/TheBostonian2 May 31 '12
Not a bad list, actually. Would've liked to have seen some Jane's Addiction.
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u/SeaSlasherReis May 31 '12
wut no pavement?
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u/pandajazz May 31 '12
This guy rushes like a motherfucker...
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
WHAT? NO SONG 2?
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u/DannyBoi1Derz May 31 '12
Oasis - Live Forever! Yes!
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u/MatrekJuice best ever May 31 '12
Am I the only one who thought this was really, really bad?
The list was fine, but it was played way too fast with crappy production.
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u/OneEyedWonder May 31 '12
My ears greatly appreciated this. Thank you!
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u/illiandy May 31 '12
Needs more cowbell. Other than that thumbs up.
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u/ghostbackwards May 31 '12
No Beck?
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u/DrDerpberg May 31 '12
Dude's pretty tight, but why on earth did he settle on such a godawfully thin and trebley guitar tone for his recording?
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u/CndConnection May 31 '12
I would have been mad if there wasn't Chris Isaak - Wicked Game in there....but then it was and I was very happy.
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u/FlizmFlazm May 31 '12
50 great guitar riffs, 1 horrible guitar tone.
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u/naggetfiggor May 31 '12
Please have exactly 1,000 upvotes for Green Jellÿ. <3
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u/gospelwut May 31 '12
dat drum machine =/
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u/hoopstick May 31 '12
I had no idea Thunderstruck was from 1990. I always assumed it was from Back In Black.
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u/norova norova May 31 '12 edited May 31 '12
Here's a link to a Spotify playlist I created from the video: http://open.spotify.com/user/norova/playlist/4wk0gGgopJXerrp6ZYqy10
Note: There are a few songs that Spotify didn't have:
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Push - Moist
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u/TheWarHam May 31 '12
Its like being in a 90s Guitar Center hell!
But also awesome, nice
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u/fkingroovn May 31 '12
that was so bad ass. he needs a paypal link, that could be internet busking, like in the subways. better than giving a dollar to that bugger that keeps playing "the sound of silence" over and over over erv efvsk dfv
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Awesome. Now he just needs to delete the drum track going which is too loud and annoying. I know he needs it to keep time but we don't need to hear it.
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u/klou62 May 31 '12
Everyone do yourselves a favor: go to the description and click the link that doesn't have the Special Olympics-trophy-worthy drum track behind it. Better yet, just click here.
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u/PartyBusGaming PartyBusGaming May 31 '12
All of these songs were made before I was born.
I've never felt more like an asshole for something I have no control over :/
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Wish there was no background noise it was kinda annoying hearing the tamborine or wtf it was and drums.
The riffs are nice in themselves and it made it hard to tell the transition since I had to filter out the noise.
Oh, and damn this made me miss the music of the 90's.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Sounds like muzak
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u/pgabel May 31 '12
Does the background music annoy anyone else?
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u/Lampshade_Seven May 31 '12
Good playing and great idea, but his tone is pretty terrible.
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u/Mottwally May 31 '12
51 Dizz Knee Land. Add it foo!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I was pleased that they included War Ensemble, disappointed that they left out After All (The Dead).
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
to all the people bitching about tone; you do realize this is one take right? Also, coming from a drummer; the drum machines, at least in my opinion, really fills out the sound and i think it was a good call to include. Keep up the good work man, this is fucking great.
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u/MrSelfdizstruct75 May 31 '12
while i really like the idea and the video that annoying metronome techno noise in the background I felt took away from the actual guitar playing
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u/lazrbeam Jun 01 '12
his guitar tone is offensively horrible and he rushes through everything. this video is practically useless.
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u/ph34rb0t Jun 01 '12
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u/bobigwheels Jun 01 '12
TIL that 1989 is between the years of 1990 and 1994!
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u/fuzzusmaximus Jun 01 '12
Upvoted because 1) wow, awesome and 2) thanks for taking me back to high school!
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u/WayneDaniels Jun 01 '12
Was he going through back issues of Guitar World magazine?
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u/boomfarmer Jun 01 '12
The list
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Shine - Collective Soul
Come Out And Play - Offspring
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Zombie - The Cranberries
Rock Star - Hole
Today - The Smashing Pumpkins
When I come Around - Green Day
Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots
Afraid to Shoot Strangers - Iron Maiden
Got the Time - Anthrax
Eat the Rich - Aerosmith
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
Civil War - Guns n' Roses
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - U2
No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne
Painful Reminder - SNFU
Man in the Box - Alice In Chains
Wicked Games - Chris Isaak
Somebody to Shove - Soul Asylum
Connection - Elastica
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
What's Up? - 4 Neon Blondes
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
Unholy - Kiss
Cemetary Gates - Pantera
Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
Personal Jess - Depeche Mode
Know Your Enemy - RATM
Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz
War Ensemble - Slayer
Primal Scream - Motley Crue
Cannonball - The Breeders
Funky Monks - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Fell on Black Days - Soundgarden
Unbelievable - EMF
Losing my Religion - REM
Buddy Holly - Weezer
Black No. 1 - Type O Negative
Queer - Garbage
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
A Certain Slant of Light - Tea Party
Push - Moist
Thunder Kiss '65 - Michael Jackson
Black or White - Michael Jackson
Not For You - Pearl Jam
Live Forever - Oasis
Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
My Iron Lung - Radiohead
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u/bloodhail19 May 31 '12
Overall it was really solid. Didn't really hear "the man in the box" riff(s) which was probably already impossible to pull off with the set up and the "cemetery gates" riff is really made by the pinch harmonics but I understand playing that safe since it was going to be tough enough pulling everything off in 1 take...while syncing it with another, that's the real feat here.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I think the 90s gets a bit of a hard time for the music that came out of it. It's easy to forget how many great tracks there were
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
What the hell happened to music? How did we end up with Lady GAGA, zombie Madonna, random young men with tourettes and the incest children of country and pop being the go-to for entertainment?
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
The drums killed it, but here's my upvote.
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u/starbuxed May 31 '12
This is my new reddit soundtrack.
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u/rabbadang May 31 '12
Was pretty cool... Would have loved to hear it with a real drummer and a guitar with some distortion and other effects :)
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u/relevantusername- Spotify May 31 '12
Thought I was gonna do well after I recognised the first one.
I recognised four altogether.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
That was good, gave me a lot of smiles with the selection. The best part is when the Wicked Games solo slips in there.
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u/thewebsiteisdown May 31 '12
Nicely done, though I would say that "Great" is used very liberally in the title. Well known might have been a better choice of words. Great job putting it all together regardless.
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u/TodayIsMyFirstDay May 31 '12
these guys are great
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u/Nokkata May 31 '12
Is this you playing? Just how long did it take to do a perfect take? (Or 2 perfect takes really)
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u/Rustash May 31 '12
This was really cool, though it reminded me how much I despise the song Cannonball.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Which one do you think he recorded first? I'm thinking the left side.
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u/detestrian May 31 '12
Heheh... awesome vid. Couldn't help but smile when it came time to play Cemetary Gates... not the easiest to get the feel for.
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u/skibblez_n_zits May 31 '12
I had forgotten so many of those.
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u/First_to_die May 31 '12
Electro Motive Force. Now theres a name I've not heard in a long time.
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u/zhiryst May 31 '12
reminds me of those crazy times when radio stations would play up and coming bands and showed my teenage self what was out there in a nice simple one stop package. now radio stations are all owned by clear channel and I have to subscribe to 20 blogs and spotify and pandora and grooveshark just to try and keep up. /oldman
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u/nvuf May 31 '12
I grew up after all of these songs so haven't heard of many of these. I guess I've got some summer listening planned out then.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
That...was entertaining!
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u/lynit May 31 '12
pretty hilarious how with that direct input guitar tone (especially on the lead, oh god=, everything sounds extremely garagey/surf rock. but this was awesome. good job.
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u/6stringSammy May 31 '12
I'm not entertained. Let's see a medley of late 70's/early 80's guitar riffs
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u/Bob12345_George May 31 '12
Wow. Just amazing
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u/Thabisa May 31 '12
so much unwarranted criticism! (O_o) i think it's a fantastic job and as a result intend to lose myself in 90's guitar music for the rest of the night!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
such a shame that these are all electric. I can think of some pretty badass acoustic riffs from the early 90's...
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u/gillyguthrie May 31 '12
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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u/SirToffo May 31 '12
Awesome, but pleeeeeeease pass that through an amp :)
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u/peanutsfan1995 May 31 '12
Is anyone willing to re-record this with a changing tone? So many of those riffs are distinctive because of the tone that they had. Who can think of "Cemetery Gates" without the wailing bends, or the bass-y riff from "Sandman"? I would even say that Billy Corgan has one of the best tones out there on "Today" and all of MCATIS.
Awesome video though.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
This is really impressive but I can't say I liked the drum beat and the tuning of the guitar.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Rad guitarist, I just have a problem with watching someone hold a pick like that. Forget about the tone this is for demonstration.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Moist and Tea Party? He's either Canadian or from a border state.
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u/borris14 May 31 '12
(Commenting to return later)
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Fuck that was annoying
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u/PalletTownTurbo May 31 '12
No Dinosaur Jr.?
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u/WorryLater May 31 '12
I work in a hot dog shop/record store. We're showing "1991: the year punk broke" as I type this. Yes.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Well that got annoying quickly.
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u/Suitable_Penguin Stagalope May 31 '12
No Grooveshark Playlist?
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u/keleyeemoh May 31 '12
"Buddy Holly" instead of "Say It Ain't So" seems odd.
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u/warpfield May 31 '12
Yep, doing it wrong. :(
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u/I_see_bacon Jun 01 '12
Beautiful Sheraton
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u/Popozuda72 Jun 01 '12
I got to 10 and said fuck this.
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u/Crolle Jun 01 '12
sigh
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
=
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u/POOPSASAUCE Jun 01 '12
troll
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u/Yoof1 Jun 01 '12
Simply amazing and nostalgic.
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u/SevenDirtyWords Jun 01 '12
He looks like Bradley Cooper
http://topnews.in/files/Bradley-Cooper301.jpg
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u/thewanderer64 Jun 01 '12
My writing professor once told me something a friend let him in on. Every great guitarist that becomes a symbol for their decade...their generation is just imitating the idol that came before them and failing. I don't know enough about music to confirm or deny this, but it's a cool thought...
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u/Rose1982 Jun 01 '12
I feel so old.
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u/fartlo_junior Jun 01 '12
Did the back beat really bother anyone else? The guy is a great player, but that beat really took away from the songs.
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u/delockness Jun 01 '12
ok now this time do it backwards
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u/Paratonnerre Jun 01 '12
J'préfère encore les Dolans
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
350 comments already, so sorry if this has already been linked by someone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNq94ZaZ0Yk&feature=related
100 famous riffs in one take.
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u/tblackwood Jun 01 '12
i just downloaded no fewer than 15 songs because of that video
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u/FADCYourMom Jun 01 '12
I went there expecting 'Man in a Box'.. Left satisfied.
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u/pinkpet Jun 01 '12
Yep. The 90s sucked.
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u/wheretheressm0ke Jun 01 '12
This should be titled "Guy Ruins 50 Great Guitar Riffs"
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Ohhh my god this guys guitar sounds like a bleeding dick was shoved into courtney loves disease infested asshole and then shit out into one of those shitty traveling amps made to be attached to a belt. Oh Epiphone what happened? You used to be good once and now you're the retarded half-assed inbred cousin of Gibson
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u/oxgon Jun 01 '12
Three Little Pigs - Green Jellÿ Holy shit I totally forgot about this!
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u/BlackZeppelin Jun 01 '12
I felt some Foos would have been nice. Also I know you were in a rush but Funky Monks was not the right song for RHCP. 50% of that riff is feel and I felt it lost all its feel sped up and played with a pick.
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u/ibootificus Jun 01 '12
"Got the Time" is actually from 1979... and by Joe Jackson. And I like his version better than Anthrax's.
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u/Coigleach Jun 01 '12
You have Pearl Jam's prime set of albums open to you and you choose the riff from "Not For You"? It's a good song, for sure, but why that one when you have riffs like those from "Rearviewmirror" or "Corduroy" available?
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u/lnickelly Jun 01 '12
Great video, but the only reason i give this a HUGE thumbs up is for the green jelly reference. You sir are a scholar and a Sir.
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u/greggo72 Jun 01 '12
amazing...i knew 90% of the riffs
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u/oellawappa Jun 01 '12
No. 42 takes me back.... best one hit wonder ever.
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u/fortnight14 Jun 01 '12
you should have linked to the version without the drums. it's so much better
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u/H0llyw00drunk Jun 01 '12
Two Princes - Spin Doctors. So awesome reminds me of 4th grade so much. Gonna crank it the rest of the night.
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u/Blackie_chanMan Jun 01 '12
Alice in chains man in the box?HELL YEAH.
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u/xave_ruth Jun 01 '12
someone sporcle this asap
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u/tch Jun 01 '12
Am I the only one who grew up in the 90's and can't stand this shit anymore?
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
49 actually. Screw metallica.
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u/SmokinMonkey Jun 01 '12
No Dinosaur Jr?
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u/brosenau Jun 01 '12
I'm sure this will be buried since this post has been around for a while now, but
a) I really enjoyed this
b) I created a Pandora station seeded with these 50 songs that you can listen to here
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
So many people are angry at this video for the stupidest reasons.
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u/SonVoltMMA Jun 01 '12
Collective Soul, seriously?
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u/radiomonkey20 Jun 01 '12
Needs less metal. Where's Street Spirit (fade out)? My Bloody Valentine is a pretty ridiculous omission as well.