Guitar Riffs Best
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Elephant $7.92 Jokingly referred to as the White Stripes’ British album, Elephant is scattered with cultural references that give away the fact it was recorded far from home. Just listen to the lyrics on “Seven Nation Army” (”From the Queen of England to the hounds of Hell”) or the album outro, in which someone chips in, “Jolly good, cup of tea?” But while there are new twists here, from Meg White discovering he… |
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Korn $7.99 No Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: PARelease Date: 11-OCT-1994… |
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Howlin Wolf: The Chess Box $34.18 This is probably the best Wolf compilation there is in terms of comprehensiveness and digestibility. The problem with collecting the works of prolific artists is that there’s so much material; fortunately, Chess made some good selections. Chronicling Howlin’ Wolf’s career from Memphis, through Chicago, and on into his later years. There are snippets of interviews, as well as the classic tracks you… |
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EASY METAL GUITAR DVD – Heavy Metal Guitar Lessons For Beginner through Intermediate $11.26 In Easy Metal Guitar DVD, expert guitar instructor Mark John Sternal starts you out with simple power chords, riffs, tricks and techniques that form the backbone of heavy metal guitar playing. Each lesson is introduced with thorough and descriptive instructions, followed by a slowed-down practice section to ensure that anyone, at any level, can play each exercise. Later, these exercises are combin… |
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Riffs $9.59 Status Quo’s third album of covers in seven years continues more in the vein of Famous in the Last Century than in the footsteps of Don’t Stop; that album, after all, seemed dedicated to establishing the band as all-around pop entertainers. Riffs, on the other hand, restates their credentials as perhaps the single most influential guitar band in British rock history by lining some of Quo’s own past classics up alongside the best of their musical references. And the marriage is seamless. Recorded during the Heavy Traffic sessions, and apparently done so despite the band’s own wishes, Riffs is exactly what it says on the box, a succession of some of the most electrifying riffs ever written — and yes, that even includes the J. Geils Band’s “Centerfold,” the most recent song on the set, but not so spotty that you’d notice. Elsewhere, from “Born to Be Wild” to “Caroline,” from “Junior’s Wailing” to “All Day and All of the Night,” Riffs’ single-mindedness could be accused of playing straight into the hands of those who would accuse Quo of aiming straight for the lowest common denominator. In fact, it simply reinforces their own indelible mark on the history of rock. A bonus DVD accompanied the CD, rounding up a clutch of recent TV appearances, and putting some excellent pictures to the sounds in your head — three songs from the U.K. special The One and Only, three more from Top of the Pops, and a couple from Swiss TV. They’re no substitute for the all-encompassing video anthology that Quo fans are really hungering for, but it’s an enjoyable blast regardless. ~ Dave Thompson, Rovi Performers: Andrew Bown – Vocals (Background), Harmonica, Keyboards, Guitar; Bob Young – Harmonica; John “Rhino” Edwards – Vocals (Background), Vocals, Bass; Andrew “Toot” Carman – Drums; Francis Rossi – Vocals, Guitar; Rick Parfitt – Vocals, Guitar; Willem “Wim” Calluy – Keyboards |
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Hal Leonard The Very Best Of Creedence Clearwater Revival – Easy Guitar With Tab Riffs And Solos $12.95 Hal Leonard The Very Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival – Easy Guitar with Tab Riffs and Solos |
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Homespun Essential Riffs For Guitar (Dvd) $29.95 Homespun Essential Riffs for Guitar (DVD) |
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Greatest Riffs $14.38 When you hear of a Michael Schenker compilation titled Greatest Riffs, then obviously, the set must include the definitive versions of the UFO classics that Schenker played on (and to a lesser degree, Scorpions’ tracks), as well as his early solo material, right? Nyet. This 2009, 13-track set solely contains material from several releases Schenker did for the Shrapnel label, from the late ’90s/early 21st century. So what you get is a mixed bag, which while admittedly does include some six-string pizzazz, is certainly not a definitive Schenker “best-of.” Case in point, the first six tracks here are cover tunes, and then there are several originals, concluding with a trio of live renditions of UFO classics. If you’re curious about what this German guitar great was up to during a rock music era where just about every rock band avoided guitar solos like the plague, then Greatest Riffs is worth a listen. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi Performers: Jesse Bradman – Vocals (Background); Aynsley Dunbar – Drums; Chris Logan – Vocals; Davey Pattison – Vocals; Gunter Nezhoda – Bass; Jeremy Colson – Drums; John Onder – Bass; Keith Slack – Vocals; Kelly Keeling – Vocals; Kevin Curry – Guitar |
