But first, here is a dramatic reading of Monday’s post, “Find Your Riff via a Whole Lotta Raff” 👇
Notes from the Captain
What’s your favorite riff?
That’s not really a note—I’m just curious.
I first thought of Smoke on the Water when beginning to concept this piece. It’s the first thing you learn on the guitar—I still remember doing it in 8th grade in music class. Then I went for a couple of different Led Zeps. Heartbreaker hit my thoughts before Whole Lotta Love, but they have so many to choose from.
Riff on and raff out 🤘
Thangs mentioned in this episode…
👩✈️ A list of riffery
The 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time as chosen by Guitar World readers.
👩✈️ Conan Obrien Needs a Friend
The clip where they’re talking about how weird it must be for Jack to hear Seven Nation Army at sporting events.
👩✈️ Speaking of O’Briens…
This is Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Riff Raff was played by Richard O’Brien.
Richard O’Brian also wrote/co-wrote the aforementioned Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Here is a clip of Riff Raff doing his best riff.
And this is a pelvic thrust that will drive you insane and needs no introduction
👩✈️ Here is the list of riffs from the post in playlist form
(I didn’t mention I’d made one, but I did. And here it is.)
👩✈️ Rumpshaker.
Because you’re probably young and have no idea it exists. And now you know it exists, you wish it didn’t.
That’s all for this issue. Short and sweet.
Love what you love, and if it happens to be Rumpshaker, well. Okay. That happened.
Your Captain, Janeen 🫡
Behind the Streams: "Riff Raff"