Best riff ever

[maomao]

Jimi was dead before I was born.

But, Voodoo Chile is the correct answer.

Is Voodoo Chile a riff based song? It's bass and drums plus noodling isn't it?

 

[BassJunkie]

Is Voodoo Chile a riff based song? It's bass and drums plus noodling isn't it?

I'm not an authority on what constitutes a riff. But I think so, I'm imitating the riff now with my mouth. It's not all noodling!

 

[danny la rouge]

Is Voodoo Chile a riff based song? It's bass and drums plus noodling isn't it?

If we’re talking …Slight Return, it lives in that strange land between riffs and licks. It’s more of a motif, because it changes root note and is ornamented. But it is repeated by the guitar throughout the intro. I vote riff.

Technically, a riff is an ostinato: a persistently repetitive phrase or motif. A lick is a single phrase.

 

[maomao]

If we’re talking …Slight Return, it lives in that strange land between riffs and licks. It’s more of a motif, because it changes root note and is ornamented. But it is repeated by the guitar throughout the intro. I vote riff.

Technically, a riff is an ostinato: a persistently repetitive phrase or motif. A lick is a single phrase.

I was listening to Voodoo Chile. Am now listening to Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and there are definitely persistent repeated guitar phrases. Bit before my time.

 

[Petcha]

There's an intro. Which is sublime and a bit of a riff I guess. then that monstrous guitar line which is also a bit of a riff... I dunno. I don't think Jimi's brain was wired to think in these terms.



He seems to playing it pretty paced up here.

 

[maomao]

I always used to think it was pronounced Chile like the country. Well, like we used to say it, not ChillAYY like the cool kids say now.

 

[Petcha]

And upside down of course as he was left handed... nuts.

 

[maomao]

And upside down of course as he was left handed... nuts.

It wasn't upside down in that sense. He still strung it with the top string at the bottom for him. Just had the controls in the wrong place and a bit awkward.

 

[Petcha]

It wasn't upside down in that sense. He still strung it with the top string at the bottom for him. Just had the controls in the wrong place and a bit awkward.

Still.... the greatest guitarist, and arguably, musician of all time. But then I'm biased as I learned guitar from my cousin listening to Jimi on repeat.... I mean you can learn open chords and all. But then you can learn Voodoo Chile or purple haze... just dont make any sense

 

[PTK]

I always used to think it was pronounced Chile like the country. Well, like we used to say it, not ChillAYY like the cool kids say now.

The spelling "chile" is based upon the way that Hendrix pronouned the word "child", I believe.

The song “Highway Chile [sic]” is clearly about a child of the highway.

 

[Petcha]

But another shout out for Sweet Child of Mine too... that whole song is perfect. But that riff......

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[Siouxsie]

My favourite.

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[Knotted]

If we’re talking …Slight Return, it lives in that strange land between riffs and licks. It’s more of a motif, because it changes root note and is ornamented. But it is repeated by the guitar throughout the intro. I vote riff.

Technically, a riff is an ostinato: a persistently repetitive phrase or motif. A lick is a single phrase.

I really think intros do not count as riffs even if they technically repeat exactly a few times, they aren't sustaining the song.

 

[danny la rouge]

I really think intros do not count as riffs even if they technically repeat exactly a few times, they aren't sustaining the song.

Yeah, I can get on board with that.

 

[ska invita]

Joey Santiago is a guitar god IMO - not sure why hasnt done more recordings outside of the pixies

 

[ska invita]

There's an intro. Which is sublime and a bit of a riff I guess. then that monstrous guitar line which is also a bit of a riff... I dunno. I don't think Jimi's brain was wired to think in these terms.



He seems to playing it pretty paced up here.

amazing footage i haven't heard of this Maui gig, need to find it

also this guy

 

[Voley]

amazing footage i haven't heard of this Maui gig, need to find it

also this guy
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It's the gig in the Rainbow Bridge movie.

The music has had an official release but I'm not sure if all of it was filmed.

Live in Maui - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Voley]

If you ever want to cringe yourself to death, watch Rainbow Bridge. Insufferable hippy crap of the worst order.

"You can't make love, man, love is" being one bit of dialogue that sticks both in my mind and my craw.

 

[Riff]

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[danski]

Velvet Underground-Sister Ray

 

[Petcha]

amazing footage i haven't heard of this Maui gig, need to find it

also this guy
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Yeh, the video quality is isanely good. if you can find the whole set please lemme know.

I have to say i feel a bit dirty admiring all those hippie girls who are now my mother's age.

 

[ska invita]

it might be there in full

Live In Maui

This collection couples the feature-length documentary 'Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui' on Blu-ray with 'Live In Maui' -- released as a 2 CD set or 3 LP set. The Blu-ray includes the full documentary film plus all the footage from the two afternoon performances captured on July...

www.jimihendrix.com

i see a torrent

 

[maomao]

Joey Santiago is a guitar god IMO - not sure why hasnt done more recordings outside of the pixies

The main sustaining riff that runs through that is Black Francis playing, JS just does the widdly bits.

 

[ska invita]

The main sustaining riff that runs through that is Black Francis playing, JS just does the widdly bits.

really! fair play!!
(makes sense now i think about it)

 

[ska invita]

it might be there in full

Live In Maui

This collection couples the feature-length documentary 'Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui' on Blu-ray with 'Live In Maui' -- released as a 2 CD set or 3 LP set. The Blu-ray includes the full documentary film plus all the footage from the two afternoon performances captured on July...

www.jimihendrix.com

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i see a torrent

its hear to watch - but unremastered video

 

[Voley]

it might be there in full

Live In Maui

This collection couples the feature-length documentary 'Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui' on Blu-ray with 'Live In Maui' -- released as a 2 CD set or 3 LP set. The Blu-ray includes the full documentary film plus all the footage from the two afternoon performances captured on July...

www.jimihendrix.com

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Ah that would worth seeing.

I used to have the bootleg tape of the gig. The second set has stuff that was unreleased at the time. I've not heard it since it was remastered - I think they'd have a job, the bootleg was mix-desk but it was blowing a gale and, if memory serves, there was a lot of fucking about between songs trying to get the sound right.

 

[Voley]

its hear to watch - but unremastered video

Ooh, cheers.

You might get a fair bit of this, mind: