Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.
To me and my band, guitar riffs are what it's all about. We know that every time we jam on a great riff, we've got a fighting chance of writing a great song!
Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.
I couldn't wait to get out of school in junior high to get with Willie Green to pick up some of the riffs he knew.
The nineteenth century, especially the second half of it, was a time of restatement in Ireland. After the famine, after the failed rebellions of the Forties and Sixties, the cultural and political desires for self-determination began to shape each other in a series of riffs on independence and identity.
I wasn't personally that familiar with the Classic Rock bands. That is where Jorn Viggo came in: he played me tons of that stuff - Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, plus a lot of bands with cool songs, riffs, vocals, etc. We really listened to tons of music.
All the time I was playing the flute, the lines, the solos, the riffs, the construction, were based on my guitar skills. I did not play the flute to exploit its natural faculties, but I used it as a surrogate guitar.
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn't work for me and my voice.
I like playing guitar I don't like talking about it. I like writing riffs, I don't like explaining them.
