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The MusicRadar Team, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 8:00 am GMT
The Top 50 Guitar Riffs Of All Time: 25-1
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When is a guitar riff not a riff, but actually a melody or a lead line? This cut from Manic Street Preachers’ 1992 debut LP Generation Terrorists blurs all of the boundaries but showcases the lead talents of James Dean Bradfield; surely one of the finest British guitarists of his generation.
JDB’s Slash-influenced Les Paul neck pickup wailing is abundant in this, the first sign that the Manics were not just eyeliner-smeared sloganeers but potential stadium-fillers too.
The Top 50 Guitar Riffs Of All Time: 25-1
The 50 Greatest Riffs Of The Decade
50 Greatest Riffs Of The Decade Spotify playlist!