The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike Ladano
Episode 47
In October 2020, we did one of my favourite LeBrain Train episodes: Van Halen deep cuts. Shortly after, I was contacted by guitarist Mike Slayen about how much he enjoyed the lists. He asked me if there was any way he could participate and I “sure DUDE!” See, Dude is the title of his excellent instrumental acoustic CD. But Mike knows not just acoustic, but also the sweet siren song of a fully electrified six-string. Why not talk about Top Riffs?
Kevin, Aaron, and Uncle Meat were interested. But it was quickly obvious that the scope was too large, so we decided to break it down by decade. In the future, we’ll reconvene to talk about riffs of the 80s and 90s, but tonight, we talk about the greatest time ever (perhaps) for guitar riffs: the molten 1970s.
Tonight’s panel will be five:
- Myself (LeBrain)
- Mike Slayen
- Kevin (BuriedOnMars)
- Aaron (KeepsMeAlive)
- Eric (Uncle Meat)
Mike Slayen is a guitar teacher, so what I am hoping is that he can demonstrate how some of these riffs are played. This is going to be a fun night with plenty of great picks for you (and I) to check out. See you tonight, and please share with your music buddies!
Good luck tonight. Should be a lot of fun and some amazing songs to talk about.
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Yup I’ll be there. I had to get creative, that decade had so mny huge riffs…
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It would be hard to not make the list entirely Sabbath
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I considered this.
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I mean, you could do a special top 11 Sabbath riffs show as well.
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Exactly. Or Zeppelin. Or Floyd. Or…
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Mine is done. I’m happy. Only one surprise.
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Cool! I can guess some of your bands, it’s just which riffs…
Mine, well, I went a bit afield. It’ll be interesting!
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None of mine will surprise you!
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Except one, apparently!
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Well it won’t be a shocker… no spoilers… it’s a technicality!
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I’m ALL eyes and ears for the show!! Can’t wait!!! :)
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I’m glad to hear it may end up being a 70s/80s/90s trilogy – and a solid trilogy like Back to The Future, where all 3 installments are quite good in their own way!
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