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The term Riff-Driven is used to describe a vocal song that, throughout the piece, relies on a repeated instrumental riff as a basis for its forefront melody, cadence, or (in some cases) leitmotif. In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm In Western Musical theory, a harmonic cadence (Latin cadentia, "a falling" is a formula of two chords that conclude A leitmotif (ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf (also leitmotiv; lit "leading motif" is a recurring Musical theme, associated with a particular person place Riff-driven songs are largely a product of jazz, blues, and post-blues era music (rock and pop),[1] (p. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression 61) and the term (by definition) applies almost exlusively to music containing vocals. The musical goal of riff-driven songs is akin to the classical continuo effect, but raised to much higher importance (in fact, the repeated riff is used to anchor the song in the ears of the listener). Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer Musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords and Nonchord tones in relation The riff/continuo is brought to the forefront of the musical piece and often is the primary melody that remains in the listener's ears. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or A call and response often holds the song together, creating a "circular" rather than linear feel. In Music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different Musicians where the second phrase is heard as a direct [2]

Well-known examples of riff-driven songs are "Day Tripper" by The Beatles, and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones. " Day Tripper " is a Riff-driven rock song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a " The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960


Contents

List of riff-driven songs

This alphabetical list contains examples of recordings of riff-driven songs.

A

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Joan Armatrading

B

Tal Bachman

David Bowie

Beastie Boys

The Beatles

Black Sabbath

Buffalo Springfield

C

Cake

The Cars

Johnny Cash

Commander Cody

Alice Cooper

Crack the Sky

Cream

D

Deep Purple

Depeche Mode

Derek and the Dominos

Devo

E

Erasure

Eagles

F

Free

G

Genesis

Benny Goodman

Guns N' Roses

H

George Harrison

John Hiatt

Buddy Holly

I

Iron Butterfly

J

Jethro Tull

Joe Jackson

K

The Kinks

The Knack

L

Led Zeppelin

Living Color

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lostprophets

M

Manic Street Preachers

Marilyn Manson

Monkees

Motörhead

N

The Nazz

New Found Glory

O

Roy Orbison

P

Pennywise

Pink Floyd

Prince

Q

Queen

R

Paul Revere & the Raiders

The Rolling Stones

S

Santana

The Smithereens

Squeeze

Styx

Sugarloaf

T

Third Eye Blind

Tool

The Tubes

U

V

Vapors

W

The White Stripes

The Who

Wishbone Ash

X

XTC

Y

Yaz

Yes

Z


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  1. ^ a b Rolling Stone (1992). Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 " Sweet Child o' Mine " is a song by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author " What Is Life " is a Riff-driven song by George Harrison and is the first track on side two of his 1970 solo Album All Things Must John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. " Heartbeat " is a Song written by Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty and recorded originally by Buddy Holly Iron Butterfly is an American Psychedelic rock and early Heavy metal band well known for their 1968 hit " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man " Aqualung " is a song by English Progressive rock band Jethro Tull, the title track from their first U "Cross-Eyed Mary" is a song by the English Progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album Aqualung ( 1971 Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band " All Day and All of the Night " is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1964 " You Really Got Me " is a rock Song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band The Kinks. The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see " My Sharona " is the 1979 debut single released by rock band The Knack, off their album Get the Knack. Led Zeppelin were " Dancing Days " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. " Heartbreaker " is a song from English rock band Led Zeppelin 's 1969 album Led Zeppelin II. " Whole Lotta Love " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. " Immigrant Song " is the opening track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's third album, Led Zeppelin III " Black Dog " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which is featured as the lead-off track of their fourth album, released in Living Colour is an American Funk metal band from New York City, formed in 1983 " Cult of Personality " is a song by the heavy metal band Living Colour and the Lead single from their Debut album, Vivid Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band " Sweet Home Alabama " is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album Second Helping Lostprophets (lɒstˈprɒfɪts are a Welsh rock band formed in 1997. Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James " Motorcycle Emptiness " ( is a single by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers released on 1 June 1992. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and " The Beautiful People " is a song from Marilyn Manson 's second full length album Antichrist Superstar, released as a single in For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. " Last Train to Clarksville " is the debut and number-one single by The Monkees, included on the group's 1966 self-titled album, that was released two months The Bobby Hart in this songwriting duo is different from songwriter Bob Hart (1900-1993 Monday's Child is one of many fortune-telling songs popular as Nursery rhymes for children " Ace of Spades " is a song by the English heavy metal band Motörhead, released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album Ace of Spades Nazz (rhymes with jazz) was an early psychedelic Garage rock band from the 1960s New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning " Oh Pretty Woman " is a song released in 1964, which was a worldwide hit for Roy Orbison. Pennywise is an American Punk rock band that was formed in 1988 and is named after the monster from the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel Pink Floyd are " Money " is the sixth track from British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd 's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. " In the Flesh " is a song by the English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician " Controversy " is the title track and lead single to the 1981 album by Prince. " 1999 " is one of Prince 's most well-known songs and a defining moment in his rise to superstar status Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist " Another One Bites the Dust " is a 1980 Funk-rock song from the English rock band Queen. Paul Revere and the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and earlier 1970s best-known for hits like Brown sugar is a Sucrose Sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of Molasses. " Jumpin' Jack Flash " is a song by English Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, released as a single in 1968 " Under My Thumb " is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for The Rolling Stones. " Oye Como Va " is a song written and composed by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana 's The Smithereens are a Rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully " Black Coffee In Bed " was the first single released from Squeeze 's fifth album Sweets from a Stranger. Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " " A sugarloaf was the traditional form a tall gently-tapering cylinder with a conical top in which refined sugar was exported from the Caribbean and eastern Brazil Third Eye Blind (sometimes abbreviated 3eb) is an American Alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. "Never Let You Go" is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind originally released on their 1999 album Blue. Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. " Schism " is a song by American Progressive rock / metal band Tool. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Tubes are a San Francisco -based rock band, which was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was known for its live performances that The Tubes is the debut Album of The Tubes. Songs from this album which received significant airplay include "What Do You Want From Life" The Vapors were a new wave and Power pop band from England that existed between 1979 and 1981 " Turning Japanese " is the most popular song released by The Vapors from their album New Clear Days, and the song for which they are best The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. " The Hardest Button to Button " is a single by The White Stripes. Icky Thump is the sixth studio album by American Alternative rock band The White Stripes. " Seven Nation Army " is the first track on the album Elephant by American Alternative rock band The White Stripes. " Blue Orchid " is the first track by The White Stripes from their album Get Behind Me Satan, and the first single to be released from the album The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend " The Seeker " is a Song written by Pete Townshend and performed by English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1971 The naked eye is a Figure of speech referring to human Visual perception that is unaided by enhancing equipment such as a Telescope or Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including The King Will Come is a live album by rock band Wishbone Ash. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 "Life Begins at the Hop" is a single by XTC released in 1979 Yazoo (known as Yaz in the US) are an English Synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. " Owner of a Lonely Heart " is a song by the Progressive rock band Yes. "South Side of the Sky" is a song by Progressive rock band Yes from their album ''Fragile''. The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, 3 Sub edition, Random House, p. 61. ISBN 978-0679737285.  
  2. ^ Horner, Bruce (Editor), Swiss, Thomas (Editor) (1999). Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture, Paperback, Blackwell Publishing Limited, p. 143. ISBN 978-0631212645.  
  3. ^ Horns play the riff in Cash's original recording; other versions (such as Wall of Voodoo) often use guitar for the riff. Wall of Voodoo was a new wave group from Los Angeles best known for the 1983 hit " Mexican Radio "
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