The Joy Of The Guitar Riff - BBC Doc torrent

The Joy of the Guitar Riff

Duration: 1 hour


The guitar riff is the DNA of rock 'n' roll, a double helix of repetitive simplicity and fiendish complexity on
which its history has been built. From Chuck Berry through to the White Stripes, this documentary traces the
ebb and flow of the guitar riff over the last 60 years of popular music. With riffs and stories from an all-star
cast including Brian May, Dave Davies, Hank Marvin, Joan Jett, Nile Rodgers, Tony Iommi, Robert Fripp, Johnny Marr,
Nancy Wilson, Kevin Shields, Ryan Jarman, Tom Morello and many more. Narrated by Lauren Laverne.


Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC

Compilation of BBC performances featuring some of the best axe men and women in rock 'n' roll, from Hendrix to the Kinks,
Cream to AC/DC, the Smiths to Rage Against the Machine and Radiohead to Foo Fighters. Whether
it's the Shadows playing FBI on Crackerjack, Jeff Beck with the Yardbirds, the Jimi Hendrix Experience,
Cream's Sunshine of Your Love from their final gig, Pixies on the Late Show, AC/DC on Top of the Pops or
Fools Gold from the Stone Roses, this compilation is a celebration of rock 'n' roll guitar complete with
riffs, fingerstylin', wah-wah pedals and Marshall amps.


Guitar Heroes at the BBC


A celebration of Seventies-era axe-men, acoustic virtuosos and thumping riff merchants, in a
compilation of guitar-heavy performances from the BBC TV archives.

Guitar gods including Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green and Johnny Winter are joined by,
among others, flamenco maestro Manitas De Plata, bottleneck bluesman Ry Cooder and straight-up rockers
AC/DC and Thin Lizzy.

Everything from Fleetwood Mac's ambient masterpiece Albatross to hits like the Jam's In The City and
Free's Alright Now feature along with lesser-known gems like Maid in Heaven by Be Bop Deluxe and Nils
Lofgren's Keith Don't Go.

The tracks were recorded in the heyday of BBC shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test,
Top of the Pops and Rock Goes to College.