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“I just plain stole it.” How Cheap Trick ripped off an iconic riff from the Who to make two of the all-time greatest power-pop hits (opens the original)
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Minimalism met rock in 1972 when Pete Townshend wrote “Baba O’Riley.” The song’s cyclic, arpeggiating riff was inspired by the work of avant-garde composer Terry Riley and became the driving rhythmic force behind “Baba O’Riley,” the anthem that is itself the launch pad for Who’s Next, the band’s landmark 1972 album. Although it’s often described as a synthesizer line, Townshend created the riff on a Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 home organ by using its “Marimba Repeat” setting, which gives it th
Eric Clapton doesn’t like this classic Cream track, even though it’s key to his legend: “I think there’s something wrong with it” (opens the original)
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Did Eric Clapton ever really know what kind of group Cream was? He formed the band with bass guitarist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker in 1966, after seeing his hero Buddy Guy perform with a trio in London. Convinced his future lay in a blues-rock trio, he quit John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers to make a fresh start. What he failed to consider was that Bruce and Baker both had strong jazz backgrounds. For them, Cream was nothing less than a jazz-rock fusion outfit, one of the first in an era that
Rick Nielsen on the origin of his Hamer five-neck guitar: “I wanted a 12-string and a fretless, and one that sounded like a Stratocaster and one that sounded like a Junior” (opens the original)
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As Rick Nielsen’s guitars, cars and memorabilia head to the Julien’s auction block in October, it’s a good time to recall some of the vintage and one-of-a-kind guitars the Cheap Trick guitarist has owned over the years. Several are among the offerings in the October 24 Rick Nielsen Collection auction. One of the most conspicuous is the stage-played 2004 Hamer “Five Neck” Korina, which will be offered for sale publicly for the first time ever in the landmark auction. The unusual electric is among
Keanu Reeves on his bass guitar origins: “I was 22, went to Guitar Center and ended up buying a bass in the parking lot” (opens the original)
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Keanu Reeves is back on the road with Dogstar, and ahead of the band’s upcoming tour, the actor and bass guitarist took time to talk about his history with the instrument, his influences and the gear he’s using onstage. In a new video with No Treble and The Bass Nerds, Reeves walks through his current rig, which includes a Fender American Ultra Precision Bass and a Gallien-Krueger 2001RB Legacy head driving four 4x12 cabs. But the conversation quickly goes beyond gear, with Reeves recalling the
In a brand-new interview, Ritchie Blackmore says Deep Purple reunion was like coming back from war: “Everybody thought I was dead. And there I was — I was alive.” (opens the original)
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Ritchie Blackmore has compared his surprise return to the Deep Purple stage to coming home from war. The legendary guitarist reunited with his former bandmates for a performance of “Smoke on the Water” at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on August 12, 33 years after his departure from the band. And while the appearance lasted only a few minutes, Blackmore says the experience carried considerably more weight. “I felt like I was one of the soldiers that had come back from the Western Fron
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