Doobie Brothers - Clear As The Driven Snow Boston - More Than A Feeling Blue Oyster Cult - (Don’t Fear) The Reaper Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird The Isley Brothers - That Lady Grand Funk Railroad - I’m Your Captain Eagles - Hotel California Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama ZZ Top - Tush
Black Sabbath- Sabbra Cadabra Van Halen- Ain’t Talkin bout love Styx- Renegade The Eagles- Hotel California Kansas- Carry on Wayward Son Lynyrd Skynyrd- Sweet Home Alabama
This guy is the writer that makes ALL the guitarist columns in guitar magazines look like they know complex theory. Saw an interview with him where he talked about sitting with the guitarist and they played their stuff and NICK is the one that writes the theory part of the article. Dude is a genius. Glad he has had some career in music, if his band didnt hit it big.
Reaper was awesome though. See you in hell is a bad ass heavy metal song. I also believe he delved more into theory because he has some injury or condition in his hands. Kind of compensate with more knowledge kind of thing.
UK 1970 : Led Zeppelin - Immigrant song 1971 : Uriah Heep - Look at yourself 1972 : Deep Purple - Smoke on the water 1973 : Budgie - Breadfan 1974 : Queen - Stone Cold Crazy 1975 : Black Sabbath - Megalomania 1976 : Judas Priest - Victim of changes 1977 : UFO - Lights Out 1978 : Rainbow - Kill the king 1979 : Pink Floyd - Young Lust US 1970 : The doors - Roadhouse blues 1971 : Dust - Loose goose 1972 : Alice Cooper - School's out 1973 : ZZ Top - La grange 1975 : Ted Nugent - Stranglehold 1976 : Kiss - Detroit rock city 1977 : Aerosmith - Draw the line 1978 : Van Halen - Running with the devil 1979 : Van Halen - Dance the night away There are others like Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla Pentagram - When the screams comes
I swear Victim of Changes goes harder than like 90% of modern metal, especially when it comes back in after the awesome quiet interlude and Halford is just belting it out before the solo. The VH riff I would have chosen is the main riff from Little Dreamer.
UK: 2:30 Derek and the Dominos - Layla 5:14 Queen - Now I'm Here 8:07 Budgie - In For The Kill 12:12 Be Bop Deluxe - Sister Seagull 14:59 Judas Priest- Victim of Changes 20:44 Deep Purple - Mistreated 25:01 Black Sabbath - Into The Void 25:34 Black Sabbath - The Symptom 26:30 Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 30:52 Led Zeppelin - The Rover 32:38 Led Zeppelin - Out on the Tiles 36:40 U.F.O - Rock Bottom 40:25 Nazareth - Hair of the Dog 43:48 Crawler - How Will You Break My Heart 44:43 Frank Zappa - Muffin Man 47:20 Nazareth - Changin' Times US: 3:38 ZZ Top - Just Got Paid 6:44 Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son 10:03 James Gang - Funk #49 13:28 KISS - Shock Me 17:39 Van Halen - D.O.A 18:24 Van Halen - Feel Your Love Tonight 22:29 The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes 23:16 The Doobie Brothers - China Groove 24:10 The Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music 29:03 Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion 34:34 Heart - Barracuda 38:42 Boston - Peace of Mind 41:39 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper 45:51 Montrose - Rock Candy 46:47 Pat Travis - Makin' Magic
I knew budgie way before metallica cause a legendary Dj from San Antonio Texas named joe Anthony. He played a lot of music and got a lot of bands to come here.
Uncle Ben and his Uncle Nick!! Another great video. Lots of great riffs written in the 70's. You guys have good chemistry...it comes through on the video. Thanks guys!
Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie Emerson, Lake and Palmer - In the Beginning Steely Dan - Do it Again Ozark Mountain Dare Devils - Jackie Blue Heart - Barracuda Heart - Crazy on You Thin Lizzy- Cowboy Song AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie Black Sabbath - Hole in the Sky Foreigner - Head Knocker
When I was in a band, we had 2 singers (guy and gal) and we used to do Barracuda. To nail that song all the way through is a major accomplishment. Especially the solo section where it gallops endlessly. There were times we nailed it and times we flubbed it. But when it was on, it was awesome!
Good grief, that KISS intro riff "Shock Me" reminded me of some old Buckcherry tune," Lit Up". I know everybody steals from everybody a little, but sheesh.
My favorite Led Zep is: "Immigrant Song" my band used to cover that, and too hide our deficiencies would play it at 1,000 miles an hour! Coz; "It just sounds better that way!"
I love this series just for discovering who wrote some of the riffs I that are familiar to me but never knew who wrote them. Edit: How about a series where each of you play your favourite riffs playing opposite-handed?
Love these collaborations with Nick, the dynamic between you two feels so genuine! Wish Nick wasn't quite so self-deprecating though, you play guitar well man, way better than me!!
The problem with Boston: Tom Scholz couldn't sustain his initial brilliance. The debut album was an undeniable Classic Rock masterpiece. The second album was basically a carbon copy of the first. Very good, but it didn't match the greatness of the first record. Each album after the epic debut, became exponentially worse. At best, the third album was nearly equal to the second album. It was somewhere between good and very good. But neither of them were epic masterpieces like the first album. By the fourth album, the great singer Brad Delp along with most of the Boston magic, was gone. This one is totally forgettable. If you listened to the fifth and sixth albums and you didn't know that the first two or three albums existed, then you would laugh at anyone who called Tom Scholz a genius. Even the return of Brad Delp did not keep those last two albums from being completely awful. Tom Scholz and Brad Delp well deserve their place in Rock history. They made three good albums together, one of which is absolutely legendary. So ask yourself, "If an artist struggles to make more than three good to great records and you struggle to name more than 15 or 20 great Boston songs, then is the artist really a genius or is he simply a very talented musician and technical wizard, who caught lightning in a bottle a few times?
Howdy doody uncle Ben.... there seems to a weird reply to a lot of comments claiming to be UNCLE BEN... trying to get people to message "you" on telegram.. I'm guessing this is some magoosive bullpoop...
I always liked the intro to Rush's Bastille Day. A fast tight groove leading into big epic chords with lots of delay, almost a call and response thing.
First time viewing your channel. Watched your “picking” video with ROBERT BAKER!👍⭐️👍 Been subscribed to him for years. Went to your link; saw you with one of my all time Favorites, MR. NICK BOWCOTT!!! I’m hooked. Great channel BEN!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love to see more with Robert and Nick!👍
Dude when you started playing Just Got Paid, I screamed out a YES!!! That was my first pick for USA. here are mine in no particular order USA 1. Just Got Paid - ZZ Top 2. Renegade - Styx 3. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. Walk This Way - Aerosmith 5. Runnin With The Devil - Van Halen 6. Smokin - Boston 7. Wheel In The Sky - Journey 8. Barracuda - Heart 9. Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult 10. China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Don't let Nick fool you.. He is a fantastic guitarist. Go listen to some live grim reaper from the 80s. Killer band.. Amazing playing and the pipes on Steve Grimmet (RIP) are up there with the best of the best. Keep on rocking Nick!
My picks for each UK 1970: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1971: Baba O’Riley - The Who 1972: Suffragette City - David Bowie 1973: The Ocean - Led Zeppelin 1974: Burn - Deep Purple 1975: Man On the Silver Mountain - Rainbow 1976: Tie Your Mother Down - Queen 1977: I Fought the Law - The Clash 1978: Hell Bent For Leather - Judas Priest 1979: Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd USA 1970: Roadhouse Blues - The Doors 1971: Maggot Brain - Funkadelic 1972: School’s Out - Alice Cooper 1973: La Grange - ZZ Top 1974: Train Kept A-Rollin’ - Aerosmith 1975: Stranglehold - Ted Nugent 1976: Detroit Rock City - KISS 1977: Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult 1978: Runnin’ With the Devil - Van Halen 1979: Dream Police - Cheap Trick
The story I remember hearing is that John Bonham wrote or rather hummed the riff to Out On the Tiles to Jimmy Page. A great riff but technically not a Page riff.
Mine: Working Man from Rush. Yes, they're Canadian, but they didn't get big until Working Man was played on Cincinnati radio. So as far as I'm concerned, they're honorary Americans. Also, that's one of the filthiest riffs ever and demands to be played, and that's justification enough.
Great video guys. The 70s were great for music my list would include Procol Harum Whiskey Train...Robin Trower, Kiss Parasite, Kansas Icarus , Queen Ogre Battle, Deep Purple Pictures of Home, James Gang Funk 49, Doobie Brothers Jesus is just alright, Jethro Tull Cry you a song, Robin Trower Bridge of sighs, Aerosmith Back in the saddle, Van Halen Somebody get me a doctor, Led Zeppelin Wanton song, ZZ Top Jesus just left Chicago, Chicago 25 or6 to4, Bowie Diamond Dogs, etc...I could go on. Anyway glad to hear Sister Seagull I got a chance to do that song with Billy Sheehan old band Talas who renamed themselves the Tweeds after Billy left love the song. Kiss wrote a ton of great rifts.. I had the honor of opening for them in 2010. Thanks for the phenomenal videos Ben. Oh Humble Pie four day creep
The “melting pot” idea wasn’t popularly used to describe America until 1908 with the release of the play “The Melting Pot” by Israel Zangwill. He, and others of similar thought and belief, were actively trying to radically alter the immigration law in America. They succeeded in making these changes to the law in the next decade and the decades to follow. It certainly was not how America was always described. Take any non American or non European country and tell their citizens that their country is open for anyone at anytime to make it “something special of their own”. Japan, and most Japanese people I have met, would reject their country and their culture as being described as “open to anyone to make their own”. They certainly wouldn’t accept the idea that I could move to Japan, bring my cultural habits and traditions, not change them, and then declare myself as Japanese as a 10th generation Japanese person. Similarly, Zimbabweans did not accept the idea that all those Rhodesians who moved there were just as entitled to citizenship, property ownership etc. You can make your pledge of allegiance to the prevailing cultural Marxist ideology of multicultural egalitarianism at all costs but don’t declare it some uncontested fact. It certainly doesn’t apply everywhere. Outside of America and Europe you will find few countries that accept such concepts in practice. Tell Africans or Israelis that anyone can claim the birthright and culture of their fellow countrymen by simply moving their, regardless of how long you’ve been there, or in spite of the fact that you maintain all of your old traditions and culture while rejecting those of the native population. Never mind the fact that advocating for the “melting pot” is advocating for the eventual annihilation of the individual ethnicities and cultures that make up the stew. Eventually they become a homogenous assimilationist mess, at best, or they become fiercely competitive groups. I think you know a lot more about these riffs, I’d stick with that. At least realize that, your “factual” description of “the melting pot” America is just a relatively recent ideological viewpoint, not uncontested fact. Great riffs and great playing.
I can't believe people get payed to talk about music they didn't write and grew up on. These are Babylon times we live in, go be a doctor or lawyer kids. Gotta let go of those adolescent dreams. Fire away at me...
An entire episode of 70's riffs, and not one mention of Terrible Ted. He and Derek owned the airwaves in Motown in the 70's. Then he bought a solid body guitar and made a lot of noise! 🤣🤣🤣
@9:53 “writing in guitar pro:” okay now I get it! A lot of “songs” I see/hear now is so overly complex and without emotion of any kind. His explanation makes those riffs make so much sense to to now.
BeeBop Deluxe/Bill Nelson were incredible! Ben, you gotta check them out! The Axe Victim album in particular. I also love Budgie's "If I Were Britannia I'd Waive the Rules" album. So heavy and cool!
Went to see Budgie a few times in the early 70s my ears are still ringing they were so loud incredible live band . Check out their album 'Never turn your back on a friend ".
Noticed a couple of things here. The intro riff on Amsterdam by Van Halen sounds very similar to Rock Candy by Montrose. I wonder if that was by design. Second; the main riff in Comfortably Dumb by Extreme sounds a lot like Changin' Times by Nazareth. Great video, with some of the best dumb jokes ever.
Wow you brought up Nazareth Hair of the Dog. I still have that album on vinyl. Great stuff. You mentioned Pat Travers as well also a great player from the 70's. If I'm not mistaken EVH was a fan of Pat's, though theirs nothing really documented about it. BTW nothing better than breaking out rhe LP's for this segment. You guys Rock. 🤘⚡️🤘🎸 BTW Black Betty from Ram Jam is a great Riff as well.
Thanks for watching and thanks to Nick Bowcott for being a part of this! What’s YOUR top 10 Riffs of the 70’s?
BOC-Cities on flame
Sabbath - National Acrobat
LedZep- No quarter Main Riff
Grand Funk - Sins a Good Man brother
AcDc - Gone Shootin
The way you write a riff that good is to have John Paul Jones in your band!!!!
Doobie Brothers - Clear As The Driven Snow
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
The Isley Brothers - That Lady
Grand Funk Railroad - I’m Your Captain
Eagles - Hotel California
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
ZZ Top - Tush
Black Sabbath- Sabbra Cadabra
Van Halen- Ain’t Talkin bout love
Styx- Renegade
The Eagles- Hotel California
Kansas- Carry on Wayward Son
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Sweet Home Alabama
Doobie Brothers - Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels. Fantastic riff. One of the best guitar riffs ever. Love to see you playing that one!
This guy is the writer that makes ALL the guitarist columns in guitar magazines look like they know complex theory. Saw an interview with him where he talked about sitting with the guitarist and they played their stuff and NICK is the one that writes the theory part of the article. Dude is a genius. Glad he has had some career in music, if his band didnt hit it big.
Reaper was awesome though. See you in hell is a bad ass heavy metal song. I also believe he delved more into theory because he has some injury or condition in his hands. Kind of compensate with more knowledge kind of thing.
UK
1970 : Led Zeppelin - Immigrant song
1971 : Uriah Heep - Look at yourself
1972 : Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
1973 : Budgie - Breadfan
1974 : Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
1975 : Black Sabbath - Megalomania
1976 : Judas Priest - Victim of changes
1977 : UFO - Lights Out
1978 : Rainbow - Kill the king
1979 : Pink Floyd - Young Lust
US
1970 : The doors - Roadhouse blues
1971 : Dust - Loose goose
1972 : Alice Cooper - School's out
1973 : ZZ Top - La grange
1975 : Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
1976 : Kiss - Detroit rock city
1977 : Aerosmith - Draw the line
1978 : Van Halen - Running with the devil
1979 : Van Halen - Dance the night away
There are others like Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla
Pentagram - When the screams comes
Edward Van Halen: "So many millions of riffs, obviously I can't name one of mine Heh heh"
Started reading Nick in Guitar World magazine back in the 1990s. Guy is a treasure in the guitar community.
I swear Victim of Changes goes harder than like 90% of modern metal, especially when it comes back in after the awesome quiet interlude and Halford is just belting it out before the solo.
The VH riff I would have chosen is the main riff from Little Dreamer.
UK:
2:30 Derek and the Dominos - Layla
5:14 Queen - Now I'm Here
8:07 Budgie - In For The Kill
12:12 Be Bop Deluxe - Sister Seagull
14:59 Judas Priest- Victim of Changes
20:44 Deep Purple - Mistreated
25:01 Black Sabbath - Into The Void
25:34 Black Sabbath - The Symptom
26:30 Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
30:52 Led Zeppelin - The Rover
32:38 Led Zeppelin - Out on the Tiles
36:40 U.F.O - Rock Bottom
40:25 Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
43:48 Crawler - How Will You Break My Heart
44:43 Frank Zappa - Muffin Man
47:20 Nazareth - Changin' Times
US:
3:38 ZZ Top - Just Got Paid
6:44 Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
10:03 James Gang - Funk #49
13:28 KISS - Shock Me
17:39 Van Halen - D.O.A
18:24 Van Halen - Feel Your Love Tonight
22:29 The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
23:16 The Doobie Brothers - China Groove
24:10 The Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
29:03 Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
34:34 Heart - Barracuda
38:42 Boston - Peace of Mind
41:39 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
45:51 Montrose - Rock Candy
46:47 Pat Travis - Makin' Magic
I knew budgie way before metallica cause a legendary Dj from San Antonio Texas named joe Anthony. He played a lot of music and got a lot of bands to come here.
The Godfather! He made a lot of bands!
Uncle Ben and his Uncle Nick!! Another great video. Lots of great riffs written in the 70's. You guys have good chemistry...it comes through on the video. Thanks guys!
So True. These two kill it🤙
That old Grim Reaper stuff still kicks ass!! Lust for Freedom, When Heaven Comes Down, I Want More, Rock You to Hell...vicious 80's metal!!
Yep I caught them on the See you in hell album.... legendary.
So in UK the guitars point the other way like you drive on the other side of the road.
Hahahaha
“The Internets”. By the way, your rendition of “Victim of Changes” was spot on and a huge favorite of mine as well!
Can’t wait for 90s!
Ben, listen to Axe Victim by Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe. It'll blow your mind.
Ben Eller: "Let's see if I can not mess this up"
Continues to nail it
Did you forget you were Ben Eller?
Awesome video! And I agree that Budgie is one of the most underrated bands!
Everyone should check them out more! In For the Kill is such a heavy riff!
Always loved Budgie. Turned to stone is awesome as is Breadfan
Can’t wait for 90s!
Fun video.More Michael McDonald impressions please. 😄
Always a blast to watch a video with you and Nick. Love the camaraderie/rapport - adds to the already superb content.
Cheers!
Nick... so good. So humble. Uncle Ben... always fantastic. Always inspiring.
Love how Sabbaths are honored by 3 riffs instead of 1 🤘
Sorry Uncle Ben, but Nick's tone was better in this vid Nanny nanny boo boo lmao. Thanks for the great video again sir
Love this series guys - Thanks so much!
Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - In the Beginning
Steely Dan - Do it Again
Ozark Mountain Dare Devils - Jackie Blue
Heart - Barracuda
Heart - Crazy on You
Thin Lizzy- Cowboy Song
AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
Black Sabbath - Hole in the Sky
Foreigner - Head Knocker
Shock Me is the reason I bought my first guitar! 🤘
When I was in a band, we had 2 singers (guy and gal) and we used to do Barracuda. To nail that song all the way through is a major accomplishment. Especially the solo section where it gallops endlessly. There were times we nailed it and times we flubbed it. But when it was on, it was awesome!
I love Nick Bowcott. Such a treasure of a guitarist and a master of a teacher. Thank you, Uncle Ben!
I'm loving this series! Thank you again Ben and Nick!
Love this everyone should check out Grim Reaper Nick played great guitar on those albums. Very underrated band/albums.
"You just want to beat it with your fist"
- Ben Eller, 2022
Good grief, that KISS intro riff "Shock Me" reminded me of some old Buckcherry tune," Lit Up". I know everybody steals from everybody a little, but sheesh.
Dude… I had never made that connection. It’s absolutely the same hahaha wow
Can’t wait for the 90s. UK may have had 70s or 60s, US has undoubtedly got 90s tho. Soundgarden, Pantera, Clutch, AIC, Kyuss, Down, FuggetboutIt.
My favorite Led Zep is: "Immigrant Song" my band used to cover that, and too hide our deficiencies would play it at 1,000 miles an hour! Coz; "It just sounds better that way!"
Ben when it's showtime by jason becker/david lee roth ? It could be a sick lesson! 🤘🇨🇱
Great video, just wondering what effect Nick used for the Rover? Flanger? Cocked wah?
EVH Phase 90!
@@BenEller Thanks uncle Ben!
Nick and Ben have such a great rapport. Always fun seeing them together. Love those Les Pauls.
I love this series just for discovering who wrote some of the riffs I that are familiar to me but never knew who wrote them.
Edit: How about a series where each of you play your favourite riffs playing opposite-handed?
Ben mashed these 70 tunes! Nick is Nick anyway you slice it, is pure guitar hero! Carry on fellas.
I really enjoy these videos. Especially with Nick in them. Just great entertainment. Thanks for making them.
No Stranglehold?
Love these collaborations with Nick, the dynamic between you two feels so genuine! Wish Nick wasn't quite so self-deprecating though, you play guitar well man, way better than me!!
I would have included a Hawkwind riff, probably Hassan I Sahba, great riff. Possibly Motorhead too, Bomber?
Oh shit! I forgot Master of the Universe too.
Surprised that nothin from Styx and Lynyrd Skynyrd made Ben’s list
Man it was SO HARD to narrow down!
Victim of Changes!!!
Can’t wait for 90s!
Could've done some Hendrix. Band of Gypsys was recorded in both the 60s and the 70s, after all.
Daaaaang true
Hopefully there will be a 60s episode anyway
Starting with Layla, could have stopped there too.
The problem with Boston: Tom Scholz couldn't sustain his initial brilliance. The debut album was an undeniable Classic Rock masterpiece.
The second album was basically a carbon copy of the first. Very good, but it didn't match the greatness of the first record. Each album after the epic debut, became exponentially worse.
At best, the third album was nearly equal to the second album. It was somewhere between good and very good. But neither of them were epic masterpieces like the first album.
By the fourth album, the great singer Brad Delp along with most of the Boston magic, was gone. This one is totally forgettable.
If you listened to the fifth and sixth albums and you didn't know that the first two or three albums existed, then you would laugh at anyone who called Tom Scholz a genius. Even the return of Brad Delp did not keep those last two albums from being completely awful.
Tom Scholz and Brad Delp well deserve their place in Rock history. They made three good albums together, one of which is absolutely legendary.
So ask yourself, "If an artist struggles to make more than three good to great records and you struggle to name more than 15 or 20 great Boston songs, then is the artist really a genius or is he simply a very talented musician and technical wizard, who caught lightning in a bottle a few times?
Howdy doody uncle Ben.... there seems to a weird reply to a lot of comments claiming to be UNCLE BEN... trying to get people to message "you" on telegram.. I'm guessing this is some magoosive bullpoop...
Yes…. This bot stuff is completely out of control. I report them every time and they just keep popping up.
@@BenEller bashtards...
That hand spent waaaaay too much time on that shoulder.
I always liked the intro to Rush's Bastille Day. A fast tight groove leading into big epic chords with lots of delay, almost a call and response thing.
Frank sure did give the PMRC a wot 4, didn't he! I love Mr.Zappa just for that!!
He was the MAN. Would love to have seen his commentary on America today.
First time viewing your channel. Watched your “picking” video with ROBERT BAKER!👍⭐️👍
Been subscribed to him for years. Went to your link; saw you with one of my all time Favorites, MR. NICK BOWCOTT!!! I’m hooked. Great channel BEN!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Love to see more with Robert and Nick!👍
Check out "Mistreater" with Dino Jelusick. That's the best version I've heard.
Glad you gave Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe some love on this! Axe Victim is a great song by them as well.
Maid in heaven,Mill street junction,life n the air age, do you dream in colour.?
"That was so stupid."
"Thanks, I was homeschooled."
lmao, perfect interaction.
Dude when you started playing Just Got Paid, I screamed out a YES!!! That was my first pick for USA. here are mine in no particular order
USA 1. Just Got Paid - ZZ Top 2. Renegade - Styx 3. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. Walk This Way - Aerosmith 5. Runnin With The Devil - Van Halen 6. Smokin - Boston 7. Wheel In The Sky - Journey 8. Barracuda - Heart 9. Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult 10. China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Don't let Nick fool you.. He is a fantastic guitarist. Go listen to some live grim reaper from the 80s. Killer band.. Amazing playing and the pipes on Steve Grimmet (RIP) are up there with the best of the best. Keep on rocking Nick!
Two cool ass dudes! Always fun!
my favorite british 70s riff is Young Lust by Pink Floyd. Favorite 70s American riff is Runnin' with the Devil
fun video. great guys!
My picks for each
UK
1970: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
1971: Baba O’Riley - The Who
1972: Suffragette City - David Bowie
1973: The Ocean - Led Zeppelin
1974: Burn - Deep Purple
1975: Man On the Silver Mountain - Rainbow
1976: Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
1977: I Fought the Law - The Clash
1978: Hell Bent For Leather - Judas Priest
1979: Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
USA
1970: Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
1971: Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
1972: School’s Out - Alice Cooper
1973: La Grange - ZZ Top
1974: Train Kept A-Rollin’ - Aerosmith
1975: Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
1976: Detroit Rock City - KISS
1977: Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
1978: Runnin’ With the Devil - Van Halen
1979: Dream Police - Cheap Trick
The story I remember hearing is that John Bonham wrote or rather hummed the riff to Out On the Tiles to Jimmy Page. A great riff but technically not a Page riff.
Mine: Working Man from Rush. Yes, they're Canadian, but they didn't get big until Working Man was played on Cincinnati radio. So as far as I'm concerned, they're honorary Americans. Also, that's one of the filthiest riffs ever and demands to be played, and that's justification enough.
Great video guys. The 70s were great for music my list would include Procol Harum Whiskey Train...Robin Trower, Kiss Parasite, Kansas Icarus , Queen Ogre Battle, Deep Purple Pictures of Home, James Gang Funk 49, Doobie Brothers Jesus is just alright, Jethro Tull Cry you a song, Robin Trower Bridge of sighs, Aerosmith Back in the saddle, Van Halen Somebody get me a doctor, Led Zeppelin Wanton song, ZZ Top Jesus just left Chicago, Chicago 25 or6 to4, Bowie Diamond Dogs, etc...I could go on. Anyway glad to hear Sister Seagull I got a chance to do that song with Billy Sheehan old band Talas who renamed themselves the Tweeds after Billy left love the song. Kiss wrote a ton of great rifts.. I had the honor of opening for them in 2010. Thanks for the phenomenal videos Ben. Oh Humble Pie four day creep
Nick, Nick, Nick.. no Ziggy Stardust? I know you only had 10 but dude, seriously?
Budgie! Man I'm old... Check out my fav, Breaking All The House Rules. Nick is cool. Like the Step Dad you wish you had!
The “melting pot” idea wasn’t popularly used to describe America until 1908 with the release of the play “The Melting Pot” by Israel Zangwill. He, and others of similar thought and belief, were actively trying to radically alter the immigration law in America. They succeeded in making these changes to the law in the next decade and the decades to follow. It certainly was not how America was always described. Take any non American or non European country and tell their citizens that their country is open for anyone at anytime to make it “something special of their own”. Japan, and most Japanese people I have met, would reject their country and their culture as being described as “open to anyone to make their own”. They certainly wouldn’t accept the idea that I could move to Japan, bring my cultural habits and traditions, not change them, and then declare myself as Japanese as a 10th generation Japanese person. Similarly, Zimbabweans did not accept the idea that all those Rhodesians who moved there were just as entitled to citizenship, property ownership etc. You can make your pledge of allegiance to the prevailing cultural Marxist ideology of multicultural egalitarianism at all costs but don’t declare it some uncontested fact. It certainly doesn’t apply everywhere. Outside of America and Europe you will find few countries that accept such concepts in practice. Tell Africans or Israelis that anyone can claim the birthright and culture of their fellow countrymen by simply moving their, regardless of how long you’ve been there, or in spite of the fact that you maintain all of your old traditions and culture while rejecting those of the native population. Never mind the fact that advocating for the “melting pot” is advocating for the eventual annihilation of the individual ethnicities and cultures that make up the stew. Eventually they become a homogenous assimilationist mess, at best, or they become fiercely competitive groups. I think you know a lot more about these riffs, I’d stick with that. At least realize that, your “factual” description of “the melting pot” America is just a relatively recent ideological viewpoint, not uncontested fact. Great riffs and great playing.
I can't believe people get payed to talk about music they didn't write and grew up on.
These are Babylon times we live in, go be a doctor or lawyer kids. Gotta let go of those adolescent dreams.
Fire away at me...
Definitely a challenging homework assignment but I think the main riff from Stranglehold would make my list. That thing is just pig butt nasty.
Roddy Piper once said “Never throw rocks (US Riffs) at someone holding a machine gun (UK Riffs)”
Nick love your riffs and guitar solos from grim reaper what gear did you use in the 80s?
I love this series. You guys are great together.
An entire episode of 70's riffs, and not one mention of Terrible Ted. He and Derek owned the airwaves in Motown in the 70's.
Then he bought a solid body guitar and made a lot of noise! 🤣🤣🤣
Great job guys! That Rover riff was off the hook and inspired me to learn it!
@9:53 “writing in guitar pro:” okay now I get it! A lot of “songs” I see/hear now is so overly complex and without emotion of any kind. His explanation makes those riffs make so much sense to to now.
What specific guitar is Nick playing? It's a beaut! Thx.
BeeBop Deluxe/Bill Nelson were incredible! Ben, you gotta check them out! The Axe Victim album in particular. I also love Budgie's "If I Were Britannia I'd Waive the Rules" album. So heavy and cool!
'70'S No Ted Nugent?- Cat Scratch Fever? -Stanglehold?
Went to see Budgie a few times in the early 70s my ears are still ringing they were so loud incredible live band . Check out their album 'Never turn your back on a friend ".
D.O.A. was (and still is) my favorite VH song; and song in general. It's turned me onto music (and rock) as a young 10-year old... Great choice, Ben!
My old mate Geoff Whitehorn. I performed many Marshall clinics with him. Top chap.
Noticed a couple of things here. The intro riff on Amsterdam by Van Halen sounds very similar to Rock Candy by Montrose. I wonder if that was by design. Second; the main riff in Comfortably Dumb by Extreme sounds a lot like Changin' Times by Nazareth. Great video, with some of the best dumb jokes ever.
Nick did all the transcription for the dimebag darrel guitar tablature books he rocks
Wow you brought up Nazareth Hair of the Dog. I still have that album on vinyl. Great stuff. You mentioned Pat Travers as well also a great player from the 70's. If I'm not mistaken EVH was a fan of Pat's, though theirs nothing really documented about it. BTW nothing better than breaking out rhe LP's for this segment. You guys Rock. 🤘⚡️🤘🎸
BTW Black Betty from Ram Jam is a great Riff as well.
Great video and killer riffs guys! 🤘🔥🤘
What guitar is Ben is using? Gibson Les Paul 70's Cherry sunburst? That's my best guess
Wehoo! Excellence Maximus! Great riffage. I have nothing more to add.
Ben…you are spot on about your thoughts on imitating Joe Perry…perhaps one of the hardest guitarist to copy !
Right?!
What gear nick used from the hell on wheels mtv show? Sounds fantastic
Talk about slick! Rock Candy Baby - long sweet & sticky!
KANSAS😊
Before listening to anything - Barracuda by Heart
I'm a simple man: I see Ben Eller and Nick Bowcott in the same video and I click 'like' instantly.
Once again great vid you 2, so informative, certainly would like more of these from even the 90’s.
Dizko? That's an apparatus you find in a chiropractic clinic, ain't it? 🤕
That Changin' Times riff was a clutch choice. I cheered when you said it.
Best 48 minutes I have ever spent on the toilet! Well, don't mind me, just of to the shops to get some new knees, hips and a couple of vertebras
Before this video is done, I find myself screaming for some Montrose!!
Just traded for a lefty Gibson Les Paul tribute- that thing is a killer guitar. Threw some Slash pickups in it, and kicked it up a notch
O.k. so when is Nick going to jam with Skank Banger??