11 Riffs From Manchester Bands

[@ioangriffith6013]

the smiths have the best guitar riffs. Johnny marr is a genius

[@bloxsy_]

Out of all these bands they probably do to be fair. I might do a separate video for them.

[@joshjacobs6276]

@@bloxsy_ yes!

[@Jerry-rm9pk]

Even Johnny Marr can't play Johnny Marr

[@ivanvasiliev193]

and he is a Manchester City fan. What a legend

[@MrKit19832009]

@@ivanvasiliev193 nobody's perfect. Even Johnny Marr.

[@shawnatlast]

That Day of the Lords riff is chilling. The JD riffs get overlooked because of the amazing basslines and drumming

[@theScienceLabLive]

Johnny Marr is my favorite. This Charming Man is why I learned to play guitar. Definitely do a video just on the Smiths or Marr. His work with the The, Electronic, Pretenders, Talking Heads, Modest Mouse & solo work equally inspired even if not the same je ne sais quoi as with the Smiths.

[@bloxsy_]

That is a quality riff. Yeah think I'll probably do a Smiths one at some point. He has played with a lot of bands though. Briefly played with The Cribs too.

[@Smrda1312]

Agree with the comment just thought i should say that it is actually je ne sais quoi

[@theScienceLabLive]

@@Smrda1312 lol. Now that you mention it, I knew that! I Googled it and remember being surprised thinking, "that looks wrong" ... oh well!

[@furnitureconsortium]

@@bloxsy_ plus Marr was the one who came up with riff for "Dashboard" for Modest Mouse. Probably one of the catchiest ones in the last 20 years

[@2isceez]

johnny marr is my favorite guitarist ever! some girls are bigger than others is a heavenly riff

[@ChrisLeoThomas]

The Chameleons are also a great band from Manchester, I especially like their songs "Swamp Thing" and "Monkeyland".

[@bloxsy_]

Think I've got them down for a Post-punk video. Didn't realise they were from Manchester too!

[@ChrisLeoThomas]

@@bloxsy_ yeah, awesome! Great video, btw! 👍

[@festival3051]

Perfume Garden is awesome 👌

[@zanezzxo]

Is It Any Wonder by The Chameleons is probably one of the best songs I've heard from them

[@pursey2]

The intro of "View from a bridge" is a masterpiece.

[@JackMellor498]

Waterfall riff sounded fantastic, mate. Great riffs all round, but I must admit, for New Order, I’d have preferred to hear Age of Consent, love that riff.

[@bloxsy_]

Ah cheers mate. Yeah Age Of Consent is a great one.

[@4shir_jr698]

Or maybe "leave me alone". I absolutely adore this simple, but heart-touching riff

[@vandolmatzis8146]

The Stone Roses riff is just so iconic of that era.Great playing.

[@joshfeatherstone8546]

I came to hear Stone Roses and I wasn’t disappointed. Cigarettes and Alcohol by Oasis is a timeless riff but they totally lifted it from T Rex’s Bang A Gong.

[@SmoothOutcomes]

everything is taken from somewhere, the bassline to I saw her standing there (beatles lol) is taken directly from chuck berry

[@FFM0594]

That instantly hit me, too.

[@ianblackmore-allen163]

Get it on.

[@Zack_410]

Good artists copy and great ones steal.

[@aviation_sean9839]

Even Noel admitted he borrowed the riff, it was before they were even signed and he didn’t care because he never thought they’d blow up quite like they did! Great tune, great riff, but probably could of chosen an abundance of other tunes that were less obvious or original like Acquiesce, My big mouth and so on! Great video and great group of bands in this list nonetheless! Manchester music will live forever

[@raphaelfp]

Hell yeah! The city of Manchester has provided so many gifted musicians along the years, and you've picked some nice gems as Day of the Lords, Loose Fit and What Difference Does It Make (even though I was wondering if it's missing a note in the end of the riff or not). Great video!

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks. Yeah The Smiths one is tricky, so I may have missed a note haha

[@raphaelfp]

@@bloxsy_ it's totally fine, I'm so glad this was the first option instead of half a dozen more obvious ones! Waterfall is also a pretty cool choice, I saw the Roses on their reunion tour in London and the crowd went nuts just as the first notes hit. Considering it's not a staple as I Wanna Be Adored, I thought that means a lot Btw, a Stone Roses video would be awesome, John Squire has recorded several great riffs and licks

[@sunny1992s]

Probably Marr's best riff- though I wouldnt stop you from saying "Some Girls are Bigger than Others" is his best riff.

[@raphaelfp]

@@sunny1992s he's a beast. Headmaster Ritual, Girl Afraid and Barbarism Begins At Home are also top notch

[@zaza_2209]

Y so judgy tho

[@thesinner6167]

Joy Division and The Smiths is my favorite musican bands. Thank u for the video!

[@jason.h]

For the minimal gear you never cease to amaze with those tones

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Wow, never knew Noel Gallagher was such a T-Rex fan! That was fun, cheers. Anyone who can play Marr & Squire riffs without mistakes deserves much respect. Cheers.

[@soupalex]

@@MidosujiSen fair play, that's the same rationale i've used for keeping a rodan riff in one of my band's songs (i say "keeping"; i was asked to sketch out a guitar part for something that had already mostly been written, got bored, played a bit of "the everyday world of bodies", the band said "that's good, keep it", and just got blank stares when i told them where i'd cribbed it from. in my defence, my band is _definitely, _*_never_* going to be as big as oasis ever was, and we're happy with that. also i think people who have heard of a louisville kentucky math rock band that released exactly one lp before splitting are a bit harder to find than people who have heard of one of the best glam rock bands of the seventies. still, i've adapted the original rodan guitar part a lot (not least because i'm no jason noble or jeff mueller), and am (obviously) more than happy to tell anybody who compliments the riff _exactly_ where i pinched it from (because rodan are great and more people should listen to them))

[@celticwarlord4204]

Supersonic is an incredible riff. So simple yet so in your face and melodic.

[@paulsandor3522]

Manchester, so much to answer for... like great music. Nice job!

[@eliamor1782]

i’d love to see one of bristol riffs as it’s my home city, some bands are IDLES Portishead Massive Attack Tears for Fears The Pigs

[@alex9816]

Idles has some wicked riffs x

[@eddiewest6471]

And riffs from Coventry or Birmingham ! Black Sabbath , Specials etc

[@JackMellor498]

I guess it’s close enough for you to say they’re from Bristol, but Tears for Fears are from Bath if we’re being pedantic.

[@boneytony5041]

Great tunes from Manchester and Bristol. Cheers from Ireland neighbours,

[@captainbananax3844]

Bristol! Hell yeah

[@thomaswhyte5107]

Really happy you put a Magazine song in there, they're amazing!!

[@funkp0wer]

Squires licks are my fav 👌🏿 you nailed them. ❤️

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man.

[@ironiccockney1298]

Manchester. A lot to answer for. Great to see a Fall number in there too. Very well played, sir

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you, kind sir.

[@Jerry-rm9pk]

The New Order's riff Is underrated af

[@jeanfrancois125]

I LOVE the Manchester bands. PLEASE DO IT AGAIN.

[@mikewilson3581]

Barney's Joy Division guitar work was sometimes frightening. Like sheets of black on occasion. And Johnny Marr is his own man. He has a legacy with The Smiths but he's done alright on his own.

[@olympian3]

electronic was underrated

[@mikewilson3581]

@@olympian3 Yes. And that first Electronic album is in a world of it's own. I can listen to that album for absolute pleasure. A real treat.

[@mountaingoat3012]

Loved seeing Loose Fit in the list.

[@db10632]

Seeing The Fall was unexpected! Great job

[@GregDixson]

Good selection 👍🏻..Happy Monday's Mark Day is a criminally underrated guitarist

[@sans6956]

Superb playing ! Oasis still my faves though

[@furbees2662]

Ditto that brother

[@theclashcalling_]

'There's A Ghost In My House' is a cover version of an R Dean Taylor Northern Soul track. Maybe 'Totally Wired' or 'How I Wrote Elastic Man'?

[@aziziabdrahman7756]

Thanks for the video, Manchester has produced some of the greatest bands and musicians of all time. Would love to see Bristol represented as well.

[@canalvegetatv]

Great, but still miss Acquiesce.

[@ryandavis7758]

Buzzcocks were and still are some of the best.

[@aaronrose7779]

Mr. Thayil, you're channeling Noel Gallagher now...and I dig it! Cheers mate

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate!

[@Chamomileable]

Riffs from Scottish bands? Bands from particular US states? I think this sort of series has potential. Hadn't heard of some of the bands on the list and definitely hadn't heard a lot of these riffs on their own.

[@bloxsy_]

Scottish bands would be a good. Yeah I did one for New York about a year ago but it didn't really catch on so I didn't follow it up. Might try doing some more.

[@olympian3]

@@bloxsy_ manchester is just so insanely influential, I don't think you can make a video that would have a similar impact, save for possibly seattle

[@thurstarca4995]

The Smiths and Oasis hands down are the highlights in this one! 💯

[@FFM0594]

Oasis are bottom of my list. They were obnoxious egomaniacs (Well, the brothers were) with more mouth than talent, IMO.

[@thurstarca4995]

@@FFM0594 Can't argue with that👌🏻perhaps we just somehow honor them for existing and the Wonderwall memes 🤣

[@kantina4765]

yeah most of the others are pretty bland, can't really knock most of them though they aren't exactly riffy bands.

[@edsterrock]

I will learn all these guitar riffs one day. Currently a beginner right now but I will get their someday.

[@barryjdwyer]

Nice guitar, spot-on tones and super solid playing! Some riffs I will be learning!

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate. Appreciate it.

[@MrJimithee]

Glad to see Mark Day represented, his influence on that era is really underestimated... Well played mate

[@mana3735]

I second that. And he's a City fan.

[@JCridford]

Awesome selection! You know what's so awesome? When you stack it against the Buzzcocks, Joy Division and so on, "Supersonic" is so Manchester - it's dirty, but definitely has a post-punk edge that you don't pick up on when you first listen to it.

[@AKAtAGG]

No inspiral carpets?! shame. subbed anyway, nice work. I heard waterfall back in 1990 and decided to buy a guitar so i could learn it. took a while (no internet back then) but i nailed it and i have a stone roses lemon tattoo because of it. edit: cigarettes and alcohol is just a T-rex song tho.

[@valentinch0]

If I could come up with just one guitar riff, that would be Loose Fit. Absolutely genius.

[@kevinkibble8342]

Everyone knows the Mondays for Shaun and Bez, and their notorious antics, but they actually had some very talented musicians behind them. Mark Day is a criminally underrated guitarist. God's Cop is one of my favourite ever riffs.

[@_steamfunk_2271]

Would love to see the status quo

[@benjaminjohnspencer1864]

Your channel is everything! Keep it up

[@troutbreath]

Nice! You could do an entire Manchester riff vid on just Johnny Marr stuff. Best of the bunch, IMHO.

[@mitchellhughes5180]

I can’t believe how many bands have come from Manchester

[@chrisbayes2972]

You've obviously never met many Mancs, then. They're certainly not shy of the auld art of self-promotion.

[@mana3735]

@@chrisbayes2972 It's all we had, really, mate. The music is the only thing we can harp on about. That and footie, but one half won't acknowledge the other.

[@kevinkibble8342]

Great job! Also good choice of guitar, Fender Jaguar very much suits the tone of bands like the Smiths and the Roses.

[@trnaughton]

Great stuff. Would have loved another Smiths riff though Also although not technically Mancunians, the Charlatans were part of the Manchester scene and had some great riffs.

[@tommcglone2867]

As a proud Mancunian this collection shows why Manchester is a breeding ground for amazing bands

[@janeanet]

i love all of these especially the stone roses & joy division one :)

[@mateuszt6498]

Wow, you really nailed the tones, and great song choices!

[@DesmondDoom]

Nice one m9. Have you had any trouble with that Player Jag? They're famous for needing setup work.

[@bloxsy_]

Yeah I replaced the bridge and put a buzz stop on it. It's a bit better but still not great.

[@DesmondDoom]

@@bloxsy_ Ah shame, they look so cool and that pickup combo is so versatile, hopefully Fender makes a decent mid-range jag or jazzmaster in the next series. Glad your channel is getting bigger man, remember when it was only a few k. Mashallah xox

[@bloxsy_]

Yes hopefully. And thanks, yeah it's grown a lot in the last couple of years.

[@erronblack1]

A good one if people don't know - Can You Dig It by The Mock Turtles.

[@Blisteryn]

You should do a list only with The Smiths on it.

[@andrearecchia8859]

You forgot the Chameleons. Great video as always :)

[@bloxsy_]

Yeah I didn't realise they were from Manchester. They're on my list for post-punk riffs too.

[@tomblatch1594]

Cool. Nice playing. Nice guitar

[@montys8th]

Jesus mate you absolutely nail the tones.

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate. Much appreciated.

[@NP-lz2bx]

I was hoping to see The Fall, and I wasn't disappointed

[@funkp0wer]

A song from under the floorboards, very changing man by Weller

[@MakeDamnSegura]

Great tone, man. Keep it up!

[@thebandcoca]

Loose Fit is such an unusual song. I love that riff.

[@masteryeet3600]

You should probably either do a riffs video on New Order or The Smiths; whichever you decide to choose, it’ll be a great.

[@Pai3000]

The tone is amazing....

[@gentecangrejo3107]

Johnny Marr y John Squire son unos CRACKS

[@burningjdm]

So many great bands it's hard to believe their all from the same place

[@mackereltacos2850]

There's a Ghost in my House isn't even a Fall original lol. It's a Motown tune With this knowledge, Bloxsy, now you gotta do a video full of Fall stuff!

[@Richard_Jones]

Was just gonna say the exact same thing.

[@paulwilliams-rk6fy]

Ghost in my house was done by R dean taylor

[@CHlEFFIN]

Man, I love everything that you do bro… the tone of your instrument, the atmospheric darkness of the sound - it’s amazing!! I still can’t get your grunge version of Taxman out of my head, cheers from Texas brother.🤠

[@bloxsy_]

Ah thanks man! Really appreciate the kind words.

[@BDCTheSloth90]

James' Larry Gott and Saul Davies were/are underrated as hell and are a certified Manchester band

[@LoganCantCreate2]

I think itll be pretty cool if you do a video on each of those bands

[@preetikhangura2087]

Not bad… Joy Division and Oasis are one of my favorite bands

[@petergleave1924]

Ha ha ha ha the tone on waterfall and loose fit was spot on.

[@davidpope7151]

nice video, you should do a bristol or london one next

[@ustheserfs]

how do five of the most seminal bands respective to their genre emerge from one town? awestruck

[@thurmanmermon4160]

awesome video, good job

[@BaddeGrasse]

brilliant video! thank you for the effort and for sharing your skills and talents! great video length too (longer would also be nice but, the meme)

[@Toto-dd4hj]

Dude i love your channel, so humble and powerfull, exito en todo.

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you my friend.

[@samdking]

Lovely tone. Killing it.

[@gabrielrocha-saphiregamest8555]

MORE PLEASE

[@neilfitzsimmons1800]

Imagine doing riffs from Liverpool bands it would be 10 times longer than this one!

[@mana3735]

The Beatles. The Beatles. The Beatles. The Beatl.......

[@neilfitzsimmons1800]

@@mana3735 err...echo and the bunnymen, china crisis, flock of seagulls, teardrop explodes, lotus eaters, the la's, cast, the zutons, the farm, lightning seeds, wombats, Christians, omd, icicle works, the coral. I could go on and on. So more than just the beatles. Unlike Manchester who have a few.

[@mana3735]

@@neilfitzsimmons1800 None of them have any distinctive guitar riffs. Maybe the Bunnymen and The Las, but the rest pale into insignificance compared to the Manc bands.

[@neilfitzsimmons1800]

@@mana3735 laughable.

[@mana3735]

@@neilfitzsimmons1800 True, though.

[@olympian3]

kinky afro by the mondays is probably one of the best mancunian riffs

[@samueledwards4740]

Really good tones coming out your guitar.

[@robertocalcetas6263]

Loving the tone! Is all coming from the boss katana? Can you share some of your configurations?

[@danmillward7969]

That boss katanga sounds rad!

[@julianodering4220]

Nice vid. I missed some James riff.

[@9C85-g4b]

Lovely stuff.

[@mannyvelizofficial]

My personal favorite Oasis riff has to be Live Forever

[@JuliosRodri777]

3:15 the best

[@s.k.9401]

most of my fav bands are from Manchester!

[@worldallycat]

I really enjoyed watching that

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you.

[@markio5830]

Brilliant!, best one yet!

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you!

[@Tom__Wolf]

Madchester!

[@danielgomez720]

Excelente video, saludos desde Mexico.

[@stevemuzak8526]

The Smiths riffs are the best.

[@nicolascostello7276]

Durutti Column mate to hear the true Manchester guitar wizz Vini :)

[@albertandguitars]

Good one my man! Next can you do some Green Day or Offspring riffs?

[@bloxsy_]

Yeah. I'm doing a post-punk video, and eventually might do a pop-punk one too.

[@jakebaw8937]

How is the Player Jag? Considering buying that model but have read mixed reviews. Great playing by the way

[@feliphemunizvieiraabreu3804]

Nice man!

[@cathal174]

The hollies - long cool woman

[@robsol123]

Brilliant 🤟🎸🎶

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

Liverpool next!

[@sam-jg7sk]

Best Liverpool riffs would be class

[@timothyo718]

I would love to see a video purely of songs using a capo! Also would be assume if you made a MacDemarco video too.

[@trainsurfer7593]

Great video and playing as usual - but... The Fall made 31 albums and you chose a Motown cover version?! How about Cruiser's Creek or Eat Y'Self Fitter or Touch Sensitive or something?

[@bloxsy_]

I'm not that familiar with The Fall. Someone mentioned it in a comment so I thought I'd play it. I'll check those songs out though. Thanks

[@stephendallison1465]

Frightened by the fall

[@ANDOR_1312]

LOOSE FIT BANGER!