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David Meadows
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Why the riff is the cornerstone of rock

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3809122.ece



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Don't forget to click the link to vote for the best riff. (Their nominations are ludicrous and there is of course only one possible selection emoticon )



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I voted for White Stripes, no not them, who was it again... emoticon
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a total lucky-dip list of riffs!

there is only one of course emoticon

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I voted for

damm damm damm
damm damm deramm
damm damm damm
damm damm
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quote:
MrsSnap wrote:
damm damm damm
damm damm

Less cussing on this forum please Mrs Snap emoticon


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David Meadows wrote:

quote:
MrsSnap wrote:
damm damm damm
damm damm

Less cussing on this forum please Mrs Snap emoticon


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Sorry Purple-people. I wasn't careful enough and just chose a sillable we Germans sometimes use. I hope this will do better:

fun fun fun
fun fun fafun
fun fun fun
fun fun


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Re: Why the riff is the cornerstone of rock

Article States:
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"Guitars represent Rock Valhalla in ways that other instruments just don’t – who, for example, plays air piano to Elton John records?"
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Okay, point well taken, but I think the author of the article also picked a bad example.

Elton John is not a good example of a keyboard player who takes an aggressive, lead role with his instrument.

However, I think the argument can be made that many a good "air-keyboard solo" can be done to a Jon Lord solo/riff/comp/whatever.

The author needs to think a bit more outside the box. The guitar is NOT the only instrument to have assumed an aggressive, male, lead role in music.

And wow!!! Looky here!!! Riffs can also be played on keys!!! Wow people...imagine that!!! emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon

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From Wikipedia:

"In music, a riff is an ostinato figure: a repeated chord progression, pattern, refrain or melodic figure, often played by the rhythm section instruments, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition (though they are most often found in rock music, Latin, funk and jazz). Classical music is also sometimes based on a simple riff, such as Ravel's Boléro. Riffs can be as simple as a tenor saxophone honking a simple, catchy rhythmic figure, or as complex as the riff-based variations in the head arrangements played by the Count Basie Orchestra.

David Brackett (1999) defines riffs as "short melodic phrases," while Richard Middleton (1999) defines them as, "short rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic figures repeated to form a structural framework." Rikky Rooksby (2002, p.6-7) states that "A riff is a short, repeated, memorable musical phrase, often pitched low on the guitar, which focuses much of the energy and excitement of a rock song."


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