Thing is, Joe has never had a recognizable riff of his own, outside the fan base.
To help understand such guitar music in general and this Bonamassa discussion in particular, please explain what is meant by the term "riff" and describe or demo one. Thx.
Thing is, Joe has never had a recognizable riff of his own, outside the fan base.
To help understand such guitar music in general and this Bonamassa discussion in particular, please explain what is meant by the term "riff" and describe or demo one. Thx.
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In response: "To help understand such guitar music in general and this Bonamassa discussion in particular, please explain what is meant by the term "riff" and describe or demo one. Thx.".
Yes, SJ, you are correct - in one sense. I have heard and played many of them, and made up some, over the years - but those fit the common description and use in the swing/jazz genre. Jazz musicians have done those and used the term for maybe 100 years - manifold examples of such can be heard and analyzed.
But - I am not a guitar/rock music aficionado and have no clear idea what such folks mean when they use the term "riff" - and have a hunch that the term may not mean the same thing. Thus, I asked. Is it possible that these guys don't wish to, or can't, explain or demo what they mean?
Sherriff Joe - Maybe should have also noted that "classical" composers used the same general form/technique in quite a number of compositions (naturally, some of which I have not yet heard/discovered), so the use far predates whatever might be meant in the guitar/rock field. Decent examples in the "classical" realm are found in "Bolero" as composed by Maurice Ravel before 1930.
Of course, examples are rife in jazz history going way back - one shining example of layered riffs can be found in the European concert recording of the Gerry Mulligan big band playing "Spring Has Sprung", back in the 60s I believe.
Now - what does the term mean in rock - in Bonamassa?
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Progressives are the most open minded, tolerant, and inclusive people on the planet, as long as you agree with everything they say, and do exactly as you're told.
Here's a cover of John Henry, just the guitar portion. I hear original riffs in that track. Of course, some of you have already made up your mind. To each their own.
These sound like original riffs.
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I like Joe B well enough, but just doesn’t catch my ear like a good country Telecaster sound like Don Rich and Clarence White could do it. We’ve all got different ears
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