13 Responses to “Knowing The Riffs…”

1. painteddog Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 6:31 am

   Wow. That was great. But where was the flub, I missed it? And have all the riffs been played? From 88 on, the riffs that stay with you were severely lacking.

2. Mitch Berg Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 7:40 am

   It was one tiny little timing flub. I’d have to listen again to find it. It was *subtle*.

3. Joe Doakes Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 8:00 am

   Amazing. And depressing. All the good stuff (i.e. the stuff I recognized) was 40 years old. The new stuff is mostly . . . weird. Still – the man is amazing.

4. Joe Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 10:27 am

   Every time I see and hear someone like him I want to gather up my guitars and amps and donate them to some kid with real talent who could put them to better use than I. Just as depressing to me as Mr. Doaks’ depressing observation … At least I might be able to copy some of the simpler ones.

   I thought there might have been a minute slip right at the beginning, but if it was a mistake it was virtually unhearable. Thanks for the great post.

5. LearnedFoot Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 12:29 pm

   He whiffed toward the end of the Black Magic Woman riff. He kind of chuckled about it.

6. Mitch Berg Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 12:37 pm

   That was it.

   (Good catch, Fut!)

7. LearnedFoot Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 12:42 pm

   Also (and this is just me being a dick) he played 7 Nation Army in the wrong key.

8. LearnedFoot Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 12:42 pm

   I had a decent guitar teacher…

9. Mitch Berg Says:
   February 13th, 2014 at 12:51 pm

   He played several of them in different keys than original; I think it was so that his 100 riffs would flow through related keys.

   Also, he did a little “interpretation” in Sultans of Swing. Good stuff, mind you, but a takeoff on what Knopfler played…

   And thanks!

10. justplainangry Says:
    February 13th, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    I kept waiting for cow bell to come in…

11. Mitch Berg Says:
    February 13th, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    That’d be another fun video; rock history via 100 songs played on cowbell.

12. Powhatan Mingo Says:
    February 13th, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Definitely needed more cowbell.

13. Mr. D Says:
    February 13th, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    Finally got to watch this. Damn. That was outstanding.

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