SLASH - "LED ZEPPELIN Had Probably The Biggest Riffs, More Than Any Other Band"
November 24, 2009, 14 years ago
MusicRadar.com reports:
The morning after a heavy night at the star-studded Classic Rock Awards, we caught up with former GUNS N' ROSES, current VELVET REVOLVER and solo guitar star SLASH to talk riffs. And he knows his riff onions. After all, he's written some of the greatest of all time.
Who better then to kick off Riff Week on MusicRadar and tell us precisely what makes a killer guitar riff?
"A killer riff… something that's memorable, something that digs in, something that obviously has the right note selection to make something just sound fucking attractive, I guess. It's got to have a great sound and it's got to have a great attack. There's a lot of different elements but I think the most important thing is something that's really catchy and something that sticks with you."What's your favourite riff of all time?
"I was thinking 'Whole Lotta Love'. I remember when that record came out – fuck, I was a little kid. But you know, 'Black Dog' is another one. Zeppelin had probably the biggest cache of killer riffs, more than any other band, y' know. I could go on... there's so many great riffs it's hard to go, this is the one."Read more at this location.
Footage of Slash performing the track 'By The Sword' (from his forthcoming solo release), at the LAYN Rocks! benefit concert on November 22nd at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA, can be seen below.
Previously posted footage from the show is also available below.
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