Top 10 Sex Pistols Riffs

[@Leo-gu5ml]

Wow... how beautiful are those riffs... Steve Jones is a hell of a guitar player

[@lukedebiase8212]

Making a Top 10 List for a band with 1 album is bold to say the least

[@marcusbondi]

Hi Luke - shows how iconically influential the were ... Elvis Beatles Pistols Bee Gees Nirvana are the most culturally significant /influential bands of all time

[@enricodelascio4330]

@@marcusbondi the beatles were the bigger and most culturally significant, than these guys.

[@marcusbondi]

Enrico De Lascio hi - yes definitely - I just meant in a timeline these were the bands that had most impact culturally /musically

[@tlysergicaciddiethylamide5792]

🤢🤮

[@lukedebiase8212]

@@marcusbondi i couldn't agree more. Theyre one of the reasons im in a punk band. I just thought it was funny

[@dkroll92]

there's something hilarious about playing a Sex Pistols' cover of a Stooges song while wearing a Velvet Underground shirt

[@swirlingfudge]

Ever so slightly amusing rather than hilarious.

[@aronhallam6449]

Protopunk isn't it?

[@mtvso8000]

@@aronhallam6449 yep. Its a very interesting thing

[@salad3256]

@@swirlingfudge hardly even that

[@jonesy2111]

Something cool

[@TheAggroculture]

The pistols were just amazing.their attitude saved me from being bullied at school in the 70’s to being able to stand up for myself.the music never dates and never will.

[@finnjeffrey572]

For real listening to them for the first time was a revelation

[@carissanami5824]

that was great, man! glad that you could stand up and confronted those bullies!

[@unclefoiley819]

Saw the Filthy Lucre tour in 96. Steve Jones was phenomenal.

[@Julio4870]

Something I love about 70's punk is, besides the production and the dirty sound of the instruments, its mix between the rock n roll of the 50's, the British and garage bands of the 60's and the glam rock of the 70's with full distortion in the guitar. P.S: Sid Vicious may be the most remembered bassist of the band, but I think Glen Matlock, the original bassist, deserves great recognition: Many of the band's iconic songs had a great contribution from him, starting with Pretty Vacant's intro

[@AJCzarkowski]

I agree with all of that... Fyi, Glen Matlock plays bass when Sex Pistols occasionally have reunions.

[@Wongwongwong10000]

Sid Vicious never could play the bass.

[@0000song0000]

As far as I know, Syd never played on the records, just on the concerts

[@Julio4870]

@@0000song0000 I understand that Sid plays bass in "Bodies", and in some of his live performances; in others his bass was disconnected or someone in the background played for him (he was so stoned that he died without realizing it). Sid, in spite of that, is more admired than Glenn by several punks due to his self-destructive character, even though the second mentioned is one of the ones who composed the band's hymns (which made them what they are today).

[@marcusbondi]

I saw them live with Matlock & it was then I realised what SP really were before the hype & Sid & fashion took over: they were a rough tough group of lads from the local pub with FU attitude - but most of all with GM on loud backing vocals you got a real DGAF bovver boy yob chorus going, that was really heavy. Cheers

[@derin111]

Every one of those riffs is as fucking brilliant today as the day I first heard them in 1977. Jonesy did a great job on them back then...you’ve done a great job on them now young Sir! 👍🏽

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

Well, to be fair, I wouldn't call them "brilliant". They were very basic barre chord and power chord progressions with some memorable choruses and some Chuck Berry-copped flourishes, and together with the vocals made for some great punk songs. But the real star is actually the producer who really put guitars all over the record. Without the production, the songs would haven't have had the same impact at all.

[@derin111]

@@turntablesrockmyworld9315 "brilliant" doesn't have to equal "complicated" and the fact that 47 years on they are still instantly evocative and recognised by so many people makes them brilliant in my opinion! If you weren't around in the UK when this album came out; where The Eagles (fucking) Hotel California had been number one for weeks and weeks then that's another thing that might make it difficult to appreciate the brilliance. I recognise every song, riff and chord off Nevermind...!

[@chasbodaniels1744]

@derin111 Well said my friend! The Pistols were like a breath of ... fresh(?) air.

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

@@derin111 I was not conflating brilliant for complicated. I was commenting on your hyperbole. The riff progressions are memorable but not "brilliant". I am a child of the 70s and the record is one of my all time favorite records, but I know its limitations. There are creative flourishes, but Jones' has said most of his licks were rudimentary Chuck Berry, and even the memorable opening guitar of Holidays in the Sun was directly copied from The Jam. What I did say was that the producer is the real star of the record as he correctly focused on the guitars-all-over kind of sound on the record that makes the album what it is and was.without him, the other takes lacked the power of the guitar. It also came out at the right time for that kind of record to be made. It also had some clever, relevant lyrics from Rotten and Matlock. They were a group of individuals that came together at the right time, place, and era to make a great artifact.

[@derin111]

@@turntablesrockmyworld9315 Perhaps you're American or something and don't use the word "brilliant" in the same way as we do in England? Yes, I think that may be the most likely explanation.

[@nofuture_at_all]

"No future! No future! No future for you" When Sex Pistols said that, I felt it.

[@hugoagogo4324]

We all did i think mate !!!

[@Paul-11]

Yeah, it was great, we were kids and we had no future The Pistols said so, songs about the monarchy and their future, clever stuff written by Johnny , they were good 👍

[@violetfrank581]

And Here you are

[@johnhareiel5118]

@@evansteidtman962 Really? How come he said "F- Trump" on some late night show at the end of a song he did with his band with PIL back in like 2016? Not trolling or starting something, just seriously thought he hated Trump with that comment he made onstage

[@greggtomchick1837]

We're the future, your future!!!

[@richardgonzales8502]

Despite what the haters say : The Sex Pistols gave Us the first Great Punk Rock riffs .

[@the_molluskk]

I mean the first riff is litterally a stooges riff

[@isaak1748]

I'd say the first band was the stooges but yeah definitely the sex pistols made a great impact in punk rock

[@smackroscoe]

I like that you get right to the riffing. No ridiculous extended intro or wanking about. BOOM! Just face-melting riffs one behind the other. Ramones old-school style. Nicely done!

[@meep9231]

I don't listen to Sex Pistols often, but when I do..It's so godamn badass

[@deathguy5263]

No feelings I will always find underrated. The riff to it is so good

[@rockosmodurnlif]

My favorite Pistols song

[@beastieboy9286]

NO FUN is NOT i repeat is NOT the sex pistols it’s THE STOOGES!!!!!

[@mudman3371]

Yes. Everybody knows.

[@jasonking1284]

Whats this then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXyWpnSirrN_a9E

[@beastieboy9286]

@@jasonking1284 a cover of the stooges

[@innitmate2198]

@@beastieboy9286 yes but it’s the sex pistols version. god do you not know what a COVER is??

[@TheAggroculture]

@@innitmate2198 yes it is.this person is such a knob😂

[@Anthem-nd8sh]

Great job there! Loved how you did the Steve Jones rock back and forth on the opening of Pretty Vacant. I cant play that song without that rock. There was nothing complicated about Steve's playing but trying to capture that tone and feel is not easy. Fantastic tone as well!

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you!

[@ollyg85]

I'd say EMI is one of the most fun riffs of theirs

[@finnjeffrey572]

The best man... THE BEST!

[@beenderedonedat]

I worked there and noone knew who the Pistols were. I second your sentiments bruva

[@l.salisbury1253]

Which borrows from Johnathan Richmond's "roadrunner"... which borrows from the Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray"!

[@moodieboymusic4376]

Super underrated

[@gaelhs7996]

the best song without a doubt is satellite

[@agent2608]

stepping stone is good

[@pavelchaloupecky7420]

since when is "No Fun" a Pistols' riff?! :)

[@eddysandland58]

Problems n Submission are the most Underatted Riffs n Tunes for Me! You could of Added Liar, No Feelings n New York too! Again Quality Playing n Tone! Cheers Mate

[@bartolmarodi7037]

Bodies' opening riff is my favourite Pistols' riff. Nice playing and awesome guitar!

[@isaak1748]

Yeah I'd wish it were longer

[@lucasrocha7571]

Nice Bloxsy! Already leaving my support here.

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man! Appreciate it.

[@sunshinegirlart866]

This is dope, but are we not gonna talk about New York?

[@Randombikekid]

Yeah

[@greggtomchick1837]

Yeah..and where's EMI ??

[@toulahmusic6416]

Sex pistols are legendary. Thanks for this. Time for me to learn some riffs!

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you for watching.

[@grungekid1539]

Im going to be honest, I was never big fan of the Sex Pistols. But after listening to Sid Vicious, I got more into them. Nice shirt and nice playing

[@bloxsy_]

Sid was awesome. Maybe I should have put My Way in there.

[@punkoid76]

The Pistols were the perfect rock band, what they achieved in such a short space of time will never be matched or done again, we’re lucky they happened.

[@meep9231]

@@punkoid76 I mean, Nirvana kinda did the same thing

[@punkoid76]

Epic1398 hardly

[@meep9231]

punkoid76 I mean well, both bands changed the way people viewed the sub genres of punk and alternative

[@doctorvonbrown881]

I haven't watched the whole video yet but 'I wanna be me' is a great Pistols song! Wish there was a better quality version recording of it though. Thanks for doing this video I definitley want to learn some of these.

[@jennyguitar]

Great job man :) God save the queen is my favorite one 🙂

[@politicoinutil]

Man or woman?

[@RJW998]

The way the drums kick in on top of the Pretty Vacant riff goes down as one of my all time favourite intros.

[@markyeadon7541]

Every song takes me back to when i was 15, Steve jones is a legend

[@oliblabla6032]

This guitar sound is so close to the original recordings. Great 👌

[@jonesy2111]

After all these years it still sounds great and the Pistols are of a very few bands out of the punk scene (the others are Joy Division, the Stranglers, the Damned) that are actually worth listening to.

[@luvittodeath7031]

No mention of the Ramones, Clash, Heartbreakers, Dead Boys, and Buzzcocks is a crime

[@punkoid76]

Did You No Wrong is a great riff, the little lick he plays in the verses is genius and makes a mockery of the “they couldn’t play” myth. I love NMTB but the original demos they did for EMI are better because Matlocks bass playing was great, such a shame he walked out on them in 77. That aside NMTB is probably the greatest rock album of all time.

[@jaschul]

It's up there

[@thomaswilkinson4027]

I agree it’s a great riff. Was thought out by the guitarist they kicked out right at the beginning, before Johnny had joined the band

[@stefanodibennardo229]

You're guitar sound Is perfect! Congratulations, for all your guitar cover, ( from Italy)

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you.

[@stefanodibennardo229]

excuse me but my english may not be perfect 😅

[@weeoth8380]

any time I hear the intro of pretty vacant my head just goes *pretty va-ha...ca-hant, pretty va-ha...ca-hant-*

[@SKYHIGHCHIEF]

God Save Steve Jones

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

Steve & Mick The Jones Brothers. Two GOATS

[@chinesegoatfood3166]

Grew up to the sex pistols being a huge inspiration to me I'm a punk music maker myself and you got these riffs dead on bro great work

[@rossmcdonald5952]

Shame KZbin wasnt around 30yr ago or I'd have practiced this till my fingers bled.very inspiring

[@some1131]

Call me weird, but I thought Problems was their best riff

[@vanillabean2584]

Ouuuu Im interested and wanna know why lol please elaborate

[@wossgwuanin8072]

100% agree

[@giorgiogherardi4228]

Best song of this punk.problems.

[@martynwhite2721]

megerdeath do a great Version of problems .

[@davedavis6087]

Your weird you are ?

[@fabianopaiva2517]

Congratulatiions!!!!!! Very cool, my friend!

[@Liminal]

velvet underground shirt and sex pistols riffs, the perfect video!!

[@FLAVCO]

Imagine if the Sex Pistols had gone on to write another 4 albums equally as good as NMTB. So sad they had to self implode 🙄

[@luvittodeath7031]

NMTB?

[@ivankomizerko1931]

1:52 ДА ЭТО ЖЕ BORN TO BE WILD!

[@swirlingfudge]

Bodies is great but I wish you'd carried on into the 'she was a girl from Birming-HAM!' chord

[@leogorgone4414]

This is like every song they ever wrote lmao

[@marcusbondi]

This is awesome... but if you want to feel true chills up your spinal fretboard, follow this up with the actual “Steve Jones plays sex pistols riff” - it has just 22k views in 7 years lol

[@bepitan]

never even knew they had ten riffs..

[@octaviosander8898]

They have 10 riffs and 4 accords

[@rsty138]

Nice SG, your missing a knob ? Awesome videos. Keep them coming !

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you. Only two knobs on this one - volume and tone. It's one of the cheapest SGs you can get.

[@jaybob7534]

your shirt stunned me for a moment since i've got a white light/white heat poster next to my monitor

[@capjoartist1200]

Sex Pistols = one of the best bands and music ever . Music with balls. The friendly greetings of me, Johan Capiau

[@darrelldunn4618]

I couldn't tell you how many time I played along with that album and the Ramones Road to Ruin

[@dassesdasgibt]

Absolute MustHaveVideo

[@silviaskull]

Hell yes!!!God save the...Quinn ;)

[@pointnozzleaway]

awesome man !

[@rayc1692]

One of my fave groups and you smashed it man 🍾🍾🔥🔥🔥

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man!

[@gdn2705]

Great Riffs

[@stevemaclaine4547]

the man plays them well ,nice one.

[@redmille1000]

Holidays in the sun , the scratch, and Pretty Vacant, pure genius!

[@JoseTorres-ze4di]

I would like to hear the song "New York", because it's the best song of the Pistols maybe.

[@greggtomchick1837]

Never mind the Bullocks..here's Bloxsy!!! Right on man!! Love your wood grain SG too.

[@dannyvezina2311]

Good job ,what amps you use?

[@rizvanxd8724]

For a band with only one studio album they sure have memorable and sexy riffs

[@Voltanaut]

Top 10 riffs? You mean all their riffs, right?

[@TheFairway8]

Very good the tone is spot on how about a similar vid of pistols solos

[@cekiceki5270]

Phenomenal! I hope this boy has his own band and future success to musically educate younger generations!

[@Lowtech14]

For an album plus a few B sides.. that’s a lot of killer riffs and licks

[@JAMD-te6hb]

When you do the top ten of sex pistol's riffs but they only have 10 songs

[@MellodyRock]

That's cool.

[@matiasnelsoncapdevila3497]

Now do the 10 Clash Riffs video! Complete Control is basically the best punk song ever written.

[@davidllamas9303]

No fun is a stooges song

[@daaavid6344]

God save the fifth

[@jonburrows2883]

Lovely stuff. You have incredibly good taste

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate.

[@mirrown7740]

It'is joke?

[@Itelkner]

Nice playing, you captured Steve's tone and feel well. I saw your guitar and pedal listed but what amp did you use?

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks. I didn't use an amp on this. I just used a Joyo AC Tone pedal played directly into GarageBand but I've now started using a Boss Katana.

[@rhuttonaa247]

That tone is awesome 👌

[@nunomonteiro9660]

Nice Bloxsy! Good Punk rock!

[@Soutpiel78]

Nice one pal! Didn't realise Pretty Vacant was so easy! Great riff

[@bloxsy_]

Cheers mate! Sometimes the best riffs are the easiest ones.

[@dukabear2640]

Mate, that's a lovely SG. I mean, I imagine in the shop/online you ummed and ahhed about making that choice - it's quite unusual, after all - but it's a fucking beaut of a guitar 👏

[@parker9977]

Change tshirt if u play the pistols....and No Fun is a Stooges song!

[@Salvatore-1980]

I'll use this in a game to play with friends. Name this song in the first 3 notes. OR DRINK!!! To make a real challenge....My playing sucks!😂

[@facy1978]

Steve Jones wants to know your location

[@juancarlosquintanilla5355]

Hey Bloxsy, can you do some Kinks guitar riffs?

[@bloxsy_]

That's an idea. A lot of the early riffs are quite similar though. Might be worth doing.

[@Takarama]

Hello, i have a question please. What is your équipement ? Guitar... ampli... pedal... ? Because you have got a tone who semestre like original sex pistols. Thank you

[@iliasgkalgkanopoulos8397]

What gear you are using on this video, and you approaching their sound to the same?????

[@thejackel8172]

Brilliant mate. I also have the same velvet underground t shirt lol

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate. Yeah it's a bit of a cheap looking print but I like it lol

[@markstott1140]

Fabulous tone, how did you achieve it?

[@bloxsy_]

I used an AC Tone pedal by Joyo.

[@MalMotorDedo]

You should do one w The Smiths, just for this occasion, maybe a THE QUEEN IS DEAD video w just the riffs from that album as a special XD

[@iansutherlandcraig]

You did a good job of those. Some really moronic comments on here.

[@matiasnelsoncapdevila3497]

Is almost unfair that Pretty Vacant, God save the Queen, Anarchy In The UK, Holidays, Problems and Bodies are all in the same album. Is like...leave some great riffs for the rest of us.

[@AndreaSirico]

love it!

[@massimobarisone8651]

The First of these riffs is " No fun", it' s a Stooges song, not an originale Sex pistols.

[@masteryeet3600]

Arguably my favourite punk band; though Minor Threat, The Ramones and The Germs are very close.

[@vincentpa7253]

Thanks

[@Identitees]

That was cool...how about a top 10 Damned Riffs?

[@Teeb2023]

Great idea. :)

[@daninusa5297]

Top 3 maybe

[@jeepmccann752]

Can you do one on the Libertines or the buzzcocks maybe? Great vid btw

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks. Yeah I like both, so may be able to squeeze them in somewhere.

[@HS-em3gr]

No man....no no

[@mikeygabbard9268]

I've heard that Johnny Rotten wrote the lyric "Pretty Vacant" just so he could sing the word "Cunt" on an album.

[@GreenPowerFarm]

Very good !...thank you for my youth playlist!!

[@anothermansrhubarb2403]

Excellent that 👍

[@bloxsy_]

I considered them but my list was getting too long and I just wanted to finish the vid. Maybe I'll do a Quo riffs video sometime.

[@spacepirat0]

👏🔥🎸👍

[@iliasgkalgkanopoulos8397]

Submission has ever been my best Pistols song. I was so addicted to it in my 16

[@nomuratetsutaro3881]

Sex Pistols is like a punk version of The Beatles

[@warumdehbwoi]

You can't compare the two

[@jubbaronny]

You’ve got Jones’ tone bang on