Brian Baker (Bad Religion / Minor Threat) Plays His Favorite Riffs

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  • #BadReligion, Dag Nasty and Fake Names guitarist #BrianBaker, also known for his stint in #MinorThreat, plays riffs from his favorite bands and his own groups.
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  • @4stringsmakekings
    @4stringsmakekings 4 роки тому +768

    That line about Fat Mike was fantastic.

    • @LicksoftheLegend
      @LicksoftheLegend 4 роки тому +35

      @@French_Canadian_Pea_Soup Fat Mike is really into BDSM

    • @BewleyUK9
      @BewleyUK9 4 роки тому +30

      @@French_Canadian_Pea_Soup Fat Mikes the NOFX front man if you didn't know. Definitely worth checking out if you're unfamiliar and into bad religion.

    • @summitcove9123
      @summitcove9123 4 роки тому +1

      Yes that was awesome

    • @aaronanderson2731
      @aaronanderson2731 4 роки тому +1

      Thar driver riff is dangerously close to the start of don't stop believing

    • @screenfixer1936
      @screenfixer1936 4 роки тому +5

      I Dag Nasty hanno dei riff PAZZESCHI... Thank you Brian 💓

  • @MistaLoin
    @MistaLoin 4 роки тому +315

    He was also a ”pre tour guitar player” for REM, but got the call from Bad Religion just before the Monster tour. Went with that instead since they wanted him as a full member of the band, not just an ”extra”. As Brian himself put it: ”That's me in the corner, choosing Bad Religion."

  • @clancykobane9102
    @clancykobane9102 4 роки тому +698

    cleanest punk person and house I've ever seen.

    • @keplerarpeggios3215
      @keplerarpeggios3215 4 роки тому +1

      the Silver Thinkers: the 17 million is Epic !!!

    • @softlightsymphonyband
      @softlightsymphonyband 4 роки тому +77

      if all other punks are dirty slobs living in filth than the most punk rock thing to do is be the opposite. Punk has become a poser scene with costumes purchased at Hot Topic. Real punk is a “fuck you, I’ll do what I want” attitude.

    • @clancykobane9102
      @clancykobane9102 3 роки тому +10

      @@softlightsymphonyband yeah, kinda like Green Day did what they wanted? Bull shit.

    • @abeardwithtattoos
      @abeardwithtattoos 3 роки тому +11

      softlightsymphony band
      Yeah I guess you could do what you want, but don't do it around me! haha

    • @fartkerson
      @fartkerson 3 роки тому +24

      It must be his straight edge

  • @jasondeselles3471
    @jasondeselles3471 4 роки тому +160

    There's just something refreshing about a famous musician being humble and approachable.

    • @Mikey_Heels
      @Mikey_Heels 3 роки тому +3

      word... i had the distinct pleasure of opening for DAG NASTY 1988 in SLC... you couldnt tell a punk that BRIAN BAKER wasnt our JIMMY PAGE... and he was that humble and approachable in that place and time... refreshing

    • @autistica1
      @autistica1 3 роки тому +3

      He blocked me on Twitter for disagreeing with him politely about a political take.

    • @imeowmeowkat
      @imeowmeowkat 2 роки тому

      he probably didn't wanna deal with it tbh and I don't blame him. I do the same thing

    • @xisotopex
      @xisotopex 2 роки тому

      @@autistica1 most leftist punks dont have a sense of humor

    • @autistica1
      @autistica1 2 роки тому +2

      @@imeowmeowkat You sound very close-minded.

  • @jackbowie3594
    @jackbowie3594 9 місяців тому +14

    I could watch Baker talk music, riffs and tones all day. Always great motivating energy

  • @matthuber2055
    @matthuber2055 8 місяців тому +8

    Just saw BR last week. Never gets old watching Mr. Baker play on stage.

  • @taxscandalandthebuenos
    @taxscandalandthebuenos Рік тому +12

    I come back here time and time again. just to hear him play Think Again 👉 👈

  • @CA-xs6sr
    @CA-xs6sr 4 роки тому +166

    Supremely underrated guitarist in my opinion. Baker is a killer.

    • @iggypopisgod9
      @iggypopisgod9 2 роки тому

      here we go with the underrated tag yet again

    • @CA-xs6sr
      @CA-xs6sr 2 роки тому +1

      @@iggypopisgod9 here we go!

    • @WoockerSocket2
      @WoockerSocket2 Рік тому +6

      He's not a killer he's a baker

    • @CDavis-jt5fh
      @CDavis-jt5fh Рік тому

      And all this time I thought punk rock guitar players only knew how to play 2-3 chords at most.

    • @midwestfireplace9198
      @midwestfireplace9198 8 місяців тому

      Baker is the MAN.

  • @barguerpi5966
    @barguerpi5966 3 роки тому +64

    Minor threat, one if the best Hard core/punk of all times. Been listening to it since 1992

  • @carminemartino1197
    @carminemartino1197 4 роки тому +246

    this guy is my favourite punk guitarist

    • @charliegreen3993
      @charliegreen3993 4 роки тому +8

      The intro solo to "I want to conquer the world" is one of the best in punk history, in my opinion. Amazing, energetic....great way to start a song!

    • @263malice
      @263malice 4 роки тому +6

      Zach Blair from Rise Against is mine.

    • @seanmccabe7164
      @seanmccabe7164 4 роки тому +6

      God I love bad religion

    • @jeff7764
      @jeff7764 4 роки тому +11

      Him and Chris Hannah of Propagandhi

    • @brandongerving1065
      @brandongerving1065 4 роки тому +5

      Gotta put mike ness in there

  • @Saatanan
    @Saatanan 3 роки тому +50

    That this dude has that Think Again riff under his belt is a huge achievement, what a classic

    • @bernardozattar9049
      @bernardozattar9049 2 роки тому +3

      I can't think of any guitar intro I like more than Think Again's intro. Brian Baker is a god!

  • @beatsbeercigarettes
    @beatsbeercigarettes 4 роки тому +295

    “Domination.. World domination.” Under his breath “not that fat mike stuff” 🤣 Hahahah that got me.

    • @kth5077
      @kth5077 4 роки тому +7

      Dee Construct ... 😂😂.. I was just about to make that same comment...

  • @YG-qg1hs
    @YG-qg1hs 4 роки тому +19

    Man, that Minor Threat riff takes me back

  • @timhopkins4372
    @timhopkins4372 Рік тому +14

    He has some awesome riffs. I always thought that’s what stood out about Bad Religion was the fact they have awesome hooks and riffs. Not just down stroking and palm muting. Also, I met Brian Baker after a Beach Rats show. Literally one of the nicest dude I have ever met. Very humble.

  • @Slevinlobell
    @Slevinlobell 3 роки тому +7

    @4:33 ...just....I have no words for how AMAZING Minor Threat was..best punk band of all time IMO. Watching Brian play that now is surreal...totally rad to see that...TY Brian for all youve given to music and the punk scene dude.

  • @pancakeman6591
    @pancakeman6591 4 роки тому +8

    Hearing him play Think Again made me appreciate that song so much more

  • @DarkestSecrets1
    @DarkestSecrets1 4 роки тому +18

    Brian is such a great guy! Met him at the Eindhoven show last year, talked a bit behind the venue before he had to go inside for the soundcheck. He actually took the time for a conversation!

    • @nrXic
      @nrXic 3 роки тому

      I met him, Jay and Brooks after a show in 2008 or so...really humble and funny. My brother and I were just standing out in the parking lot 100 feet from the tour bus sort of hoping to catch a glimpse of them walking out and they came up to us.

  • @adamfilipink616
    @adamfilipink616 4 роки тому +26

    I could listen to him talk about just about anything.

  • @colindavidson6483
    @colindavidson6483 Місяць тому +3

    Can’t believe he’s responsible for all those minor threat and bad religion riffs. That legacy will never die

  • @wretchedknave5740
    @wretchedknave5740 4 роки тому +28

    I remember when I was 12 years old back in '95, my friends bro came home from uni the one holiday and had a whole bunch of new MP3s. Back in those days, MP3 was a new concept and was like gold. If you could download just one and share it with your friends you were the man. (I live in South Africa) Anyway among the REM, Live and Green day in that list of MP3s, was an album from a band that was untitled. I remember clicking and listening to one of their songs called 'Infected'. There was just something about this band that felt 'different' from all the other pop alternative rock I had heard. They were on another level and I was drawn to their honest, raw and aggressive sound. A few years went by and I never knew who this band was until I was finishing up high school and a fellow punk (my best friend to this day) played me Recipe for Hate album he had on tape. I immediately recognized the lead vocalist. It was like an epiphany for me cause at the tender age of 12 I was so drawn to this genre but didn't even know what punk rock was.

    • @slloyd4031
      @slloyd4031 3 роки тому +1

      I'm still listening to recipe for hate

    • @kylepruden1948
      @kylepruden1948 2 роки тому

      12 yo me went to a stranger than fiction BR TOUR. Was my 2nd concert ever, 1st being No Use for a name, HI Standard, Ten Foot pole in Vancouver. INFECTED was and still is one of my favorites to this day. I'm 38 now, I'm to assume we're around same age

  • @mikesilva5085
    @mikesilva5085 4 роки тому +8

    Will NEVER forget putting on MT's Out of Step record and hearing the intro to Think Again- I was 13 and ...just shocked how big their guitar sound was

  • @nativeeats8719
    @nativeeats8719 Рік тому +6

    That SG is gorgeous ❤

  • @missmaynard2310
    @missmaynard2310 3 роки тому +63

    “WORLD Domination, Not The Fat Mike Stuff”

    • @devilsoffspring5519
      @devilsoffspring5519 3 роки тому

      What's that a reference to? It sounded funny :)

    • @punkimierdasshiet4026
      @punkimierdasshiet4026 3 роки тому

      @@devilsoffspring5519 NOFX frontman Fat Mike

    • @bryansanders5426
      @bryansanders5426 Рік тому

      @@punkimierdasshiet4026 yeah, I get that, but I didn't get the "domination" connection to Fat Mike.

  • @Sreybk
    @Sreybk 4 роки тому +29

    His Dagnasty riffs were so good. He was so Malcolm Young. That's so cool.

    • @therichieboy
      @therichieboy 4 роки тому +2

      The riff from Fall is one of my favourites.

    • @keplerarpeggios3215
      @keplerarpeggios3215 4 роки тому

      the Silver Thinkers: the 17 million is Epic !!!

  • @jaredperkins8066
    @jaredperkins8066 4 роки тому +5

    I could watch Brian do this all day!

  • @joevail6959
    @joevail6959 4 роки тому +21

    My gateway drugs were Minor Threat and Bad Brains...hometown heroes!

  • @alfredodelallave2718
    @alfredodelallave2718 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, Malcom! What a nice guy, so Clasic!

  • @paulsmith6577
    @paulsmith6577 4 роки тому +8

    that gold SG is beautiful

  • @SeppSeppelin
    @SeppSeppelin 4 роки тому +9

    Love his Wilko Johnson Shirt!

  • @jaybacon1174
    @jaybacon1174 3 роки тому +3

    Brian is a class act. Saw him in Dag Nasty at a place called The Outhouse in Lawrence KS. One of my all time favorite shows. Still got the shirt. He is still a pivotal musician in fabric of Punk Rock.

  • @lurchbag1671
    @lurchbag1671 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Brian for Dag Nasty! Can I Say has been inspiring me for 35 years now. Got it that summer of '86. It is timeless! as is Wig Out and Field Day.

    • @scourneene
      @scourneene 3 місяці тому +1

      I remember when Field Day came out, still have it and love it still.

  • @Vabrejuro
    @Vabrejuro 4 роки тому +7

    Excellent 👌

  • @DjuDjufr
    @DjuDjufr 4 роки тому +82

    This guitar looks awesome

    • @darkmotherboard272
      @darkmotherboard272 4 роки тому +12

      yeah i like that it has strings

    • @ps1hagrid111
      @ps1hagrid111 4 роки тому +7

      @@darkmotherboard272 your guitar has strings?

    • @mattmlo12
      @mattmlo12 4 роки тому

      Got the bigsby n everything, nice...

    • @kibasoueu
      @kibasoueu 3 роки тому

      praise sg Guitars

  • @overtheedge23
    @overtheedge23 4 роки тому +4

    so many ideas come to my mind when I see him play an actual MINOR THREAT riff live on camera.

  • @jasonbruce9904
    @jasonbruce9904 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Brian for being a humble, approachable and all around cool guy. And thank God for Bad Religion.

  • @kingofpentacles3213
    @kingofpentacles3213 Рік тому +1

    The first song I ever learned on guitar was Straight Edge by Minor Threat. That was 1983. It was all downhill from there. Many bands, hundreds and hundreds of shows played, and $tensofthousands spent on gear over the past 40 years. Thanks a lot Brian! Look what you guys made me become!! I’m even wearing a Dischord sweatshirt as I type this.

  • @persuasivetube
    @persuasivetube 3 роки тому +2

    The first riff he wrote was one of the best song I ever heard. Really made me think again and again and again and again. What a punch in a face.

  • @unbridledenthusiasm
    @unbridledenthusiasm 4 роки тому +3

    absolute legend. those dag nasty and minor threat riffs are all time classics

  • @val13c59
    @val13c59 3 роки тому +10

    At one time, certain people didn’t think this punk rockers would amount to anything. I love seeing how they’ve succeeded and made a good living off their career. Always support a musician.

  • @GuitarExpress
    @GuitarExpress 4 роки тому +4

    Best video I have seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing!

  • @vengeance_falls_9610
    @vengeance_falls_9610 3 роки тому +1

    I love Bad Religion so much

  • @danmichener8716
    @danmichener8716 4 роки тому +5

    Awesome. The Minor Threat riff made my day (and gave me something to practice)

  • @DirtyDead1313
    @DirtyDead1313 4 роки тому +3

    Any Dag Nasty with Dave singing is beyond amazing...and of course Minor Threat.

  • @kopfkino42069
    @kopfkino42069 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you Malcolm indeed.

  • @paxonearth
    @paxonearth 4 роки тому +51

    I don't think I've ever seen a gold SG.. That looks badass!

    • @modergav
      @modergav 4 роки тому +2

      That is probably a very aged palhem blue

    • @squicker
      @squicker 4 роки тому +1

      I have one of only 2 gold SGs that made it to the UK in 2012, so I was very pleased to see Brian playing one. Clearly a man of taste!

    • @Metallizombie
      @Metallizombie 2 роки тому +2

      It looks like it’s one of the first ones, back when they where still called a Les Paul. I’m going off the truss rod cover there and not a ton of expert knowledge.

  • @sarahfitzgerald7164
    @sarahfitzgerald7164 4 роки тому +1

    How is he such a legend and icon and is still so humble? Come play Vancouver again Brian, Canada misses you.

  • @radbikeadventure
    @radbikeadventure 3 роки тому +4

    I was really hoping he'd play "Let them eat War". Freaking love that riff!

    • @VadiEfe
      @VadiEfe 3 роки тому

      yeah that one rocks big time

  • @damnedlock2956
    @damnedlock2956 3 місяці тому

    I love Dagnasty and saw them live in the 80s..and I wish I could see them live again..that would

  • @andreasahlqvist709
    @andreasahlqvist709 4 роки тому +2

    Discovered him when he was in Junkyard. Such a great band! 👍🏻🎸

  • @DavidBrown-xq9nb
    @DavidBrown-xq9nb 3 роки тому +2

    Damn, when he played that Dag Nasty riff it sent chills down my spine and took me back to 1988

  • @mckinleyrichard4395
    @mckinleyrichard4395 4 роки тому +7

    I grew up with Minor Threat, but Junkyard is my favorite Brian Baker band.

  • @gfgranja
    @gfgranja 4 роки тому +5

    Brian played on Junkyard’s first album ( 1989 ) killer record!

    • @morrisdeutsch6175
      @morrisdeutsch6175 3 роки тому +1

      And second, for that matter. The killer Sixes, Sevens and Nines.

    • @mickcrocodiledundee6353
      @mickcrocodiledundee6353 2 роки тому

      He's played on all their album-length studio releases, he was a permanent member of the band until he stepped back in 2016 after the new album came out.

  • @wduarte2007
    @wduarte2007 4 роки тому +1

    Over the years I learn a lot of riffs playing Dag Nasty and Bad Religion Songz. They were my school. This guy still surprising me & inspiring me. Thx Brian Baker!

  • @carolinas.2829
    @carolinas.2829 4 роки тому +2

    I always dream that eventually I’ll see Minor Threat play live and Brian Baker would open with that Think Again riff. 🥰🥰🥰

  • @alperdurmus5234
    @alperdurmus5234 3 роки тому +1

    We love you Brian.

  • @elliottkiger8987
    @elliottkiger8987 4 роки тому +1

    Love how he nails Beating Around the Bush completely off the cuff. Wig Out at Denkos changed my life. Thank you Brian.

  • @BrotherHanker
    @BrotherHanker 3 роки тому +3

    Incredible. Amazing to think about all the influential records he’s been a part if. And that Mets pillow!

  • @ol.grumpy.bastard
    @ol.grumpy.bastard 4 роки тому +6

    I spent an afternoon with him when The Meatmen played a club where I worked. He's a great player and a funny sumbitch. Also, I've poached a bunch of his riffs over the years--sometimes deliberately, but usually I realize it when someone says, "That sounds a bit like _____. Have you ever heard it?"

  • @askowalc
    @askowalc 11 місяців тому

    Brian Baker, you are so humble and unassuming. Thank you for be who you are.

  • @lzevon
    @lzevon 4 роки тому +1

    Did a college radio show episode dedicated to him in 1989ish. Total legend.

  • @depressioncircuit535
    @depressioncircuit535 4 роки тому +12

    "think again" is such a great song killer riff for sure! That and "Look back and laugh" are definitely two of the best riffs ever in my opinion. Great vid thanks for sharing 👍

  • @patrickbrownson1
    @patrickbrownson1 Рік тому +1

    Bruh… the first riff you get on a record is “Think Again”. Absolute legend!

  • @jaket2549
    @jaket2549 4 роки тому +3

    Thank god loudwire finally put some punk on UA-cam!

  • @MrPunkrockkid69
    @MrPunkrockkid69 4 роки тому +19

    Yes my heroes are finally getting the recognition they deserved

  • @DavidDantePhoenix
    @DavidDantePhoenix 4 роки тому +4

    Brian Baker has excellent taste in rock riffage. I feel very akin to his selections.

  • @chlindh1
    @chlindh1 4 роки тому

    Love this man. One of the greatest!

  • @t1joel
    @t1joel 4 роки тому +1

    Still to this day, I absolutely love the guitar part to Think Again. Very cool to find out that was the first riff Brian had on a record. I love learning cool little facts like that.

  • @daydreamsandnightmares9843
    @daydreamsandnightmares9843 3 роки тому

    So passionate you can see it on his face! Love it.

  • @joerodriguez1797
    @joerodriguez1797 4 роки тому +4

    I'm back to view this beautiful Gold SG, God damn it gorgeous!

  • @julianlasut1520
    @julianlasut1520 4 роки тому

    My punk rock guitar hero from way back when i first heard Bad Religion in the 90s! Thanks Mr Baker

  • @pomeloco1554
    @pomeloco1554 4 роки тому

    Thanks for everything !

  • @metalpiper
    @metalpiper 3 роки тому

    Love Brian!! Long time fan of all his work.

  • @jasonhawkins8807
    @jasonhawkins8807 4 роки тому +1

    Nice collection of rugs dude 😇

  • @kevind825
    @kevind825 11 місяців тому

    Brian Baker.............. So, goes like this.............." Beyond innovator. So goooood.

  • @kevinr2261
    @kevinr2261 4 роки тому +1

    Dag Nasty!! One of my favorite bands ever.

  • @DanielDanger420
    @DanielDanger420 4 роки тому +1

    He's so chill.

  • @Davepacheco1986
    @Davepacheco1986 4 роки тому

    Loved this dudes riffs from Minor Threat and BR. Still do!

  • @amov1escriptending
    @amov1escriptending 4 роки тому +20

    3:20 "Not the Fat Mike stuff" 😂

  • @seanmedina8572
    @seanmedina8572 4 роки тому +8

    I was hoping Think Again would make an appearance.

  • @ronanmg
    @ronanmg 4 роки тому +13

    3:17 “not that fat mike stuff” 😂😂😂😂

  • @psychologyofrock
    @psychologyofrock Рік тому +1

    Huge fan - great video!

  • @cigarettecat3981
    @cigarettecat3981 4 роки тому +10

    Hot take stranger than fiction is the best bad religion riff

    • @charliegreen3993
      @charliegreen3993 4 роки тому +5

      Personally, I think the riff for Recipe For Hate is their best, but that's my opinion.

    • @Giants-ky4zz
      @Giants-ky4zz 4 роки тому

      Against the grain

    • @simongunkel7457
      @simongunkel7457 4 роки тому

      My pick would either be Automatic Man or Chasing the Wild Goose

  • @thevoxofreason8468
    @thevoxofreason8468 4 роки тому +2

    I never get sick of hearing or playing "Beating Around the Bush". Same with "Just got Paid"...and I learned it in the same position.

  • @LuMartinelli
    @LuMartinelli 2 роки тому

    I love everything about this dude. Including that Wilko Johnson T-Shirt

  • @GlenMurrayonline
    @GlenMurrayonline Рік тому

    Awesome Great to see you!!

  • @josephpeccerillo1640
    @josephpeccerillo1640 4 роки тому +1

    Good stuff Brian. Good to see you’re doing well and keeping busy.

  • @goregore6259
    @goregore6259 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome bassist and guitarist!

  • @jamiemcparland
    @jamiemcparland 4 роки тому

    SO STOKED TO HEAR YOU PLAY A MINOR THREAT RIFF!! YES!

  • @picazzo5150
    @picazzo5150 2 роки тому

    I’m still listening to Minor Threat 🤟🏻

  • @mikedlc9766
    @mikedlc9766 4 роки тому

    great interview

  • @Jake_IBS
    @Jake_IBS 4 роки тому

    What an absolute treat for us OG fans!

  • @jasonhusky6674
    @jasonhusky6674 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this 😎

  • @MartinvonBargen
    @MartinvonBargen 4 роки тому +127

    Brian is the reason that I stopped learning AC/DC riffs and moved on to Minor Threat and Dag Nasty.
    I could watch a Million Days of this.
    Sorry that was really bad...

    • @Hct80
      @Hct80 4 роки тому +8

      It’s only over when you give up

    • @paulbeahm3891
      @paulbeahm3891 4 роки тому +1

      Haha I thought that was an into the unknown reference

    • @MrJett1971
      @MrJett1971 4 роки тому

      There’s no excuse...

    • @user-il8ti2vl4w
      @user-il8ti2vl4w 4 роки тому

      omg i never ever tried to learn any acdc song 😂😂

    • @samboulmetisjr.9352
      @samboulmetisjr.9352 4 роки тому +2

      Yes sir dagnasty and minor threat....dischord

  • @cnelsen1
    @cnelsen1 4 роки тому

    I could listen to him all day.

  • @brunobenaduce70
    @brunobenaduce70 4 роки тому

    Bad Religion is my favorite band. Great riffs!!

  • @dlancelot120
    @dlancelot120 2 роки тому

    That is the most gorgeous guitar I’ve ever seen. A gold/bronze-ish a bit matte SG

  • @hotdog7334
    @hotdog7334 3 роки тому

    Probably the best fav riffs video. Didn’t talk too much, only when relevant and played riffs throughout.

  • @beesod6412
    @beesod6412 8 місяців тому

    Brian is f@cking great. love him!

  • @BreedersSyndicate
    @BreedersSyndicate 2 роки тому

    One of my favorite guitarists ever

  • @tubehardcore
    @tubehardcore 3 роки тому

    great stuff