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20 лет назад не стало Игоря Талькова

20 лет назад не стало Игоря Талькова. Он не был певцом, но был поэтом, где-то быть может народным поэтом, говорю это еще раз просмотрев его выступление на дворцовой площади после путча августа 1991 года.
Летний дождь, Я вернусь, Россия, Родина моя, Чистые пруды всегда в моем плей-листе.

Светлая память.
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Grand Theft Auto

12 лет назад прошло с тех пор, как в первый раз услышал трек Grand Theft Auto из одноименной игры и вот только сейчас дошли руки скачать. Не люблю гангста рэп, но этот случай исключение.  По драйвовости трек напоминает Rhythm Nation Джанет Джексон, Queen Of The Night Уитни Хьюстон, Scream Майкла Джексона.

Da Shootaz — Grand Theft Auto:

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Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us (Им наплевать на нас)

При первом же упоминании имени Майкла Джексона, почти все знакомые вспоминают его песню They don't really care about us, говоря о ней как о самой известной. Это конечно же не так, однако вот сегодня мимо меня пролетели две машины, одна за другой и из обеих на всей громкости звучал агрессивный хип-хоп ритм They don't really care about us, после чего я и решил написать эту заметку.

220px-mjtdcauThey don't really care about us – четвертый сингл Майкла Джексона с альбома HIStory, выпущенный в 1996 году. Песня остается одним из самых спорных произведений Джексона, которые когда-либо выходили.

В США средства массовой информации писали о якобы антисемитизме текста песни, cуть претензий заключалась в том, что в песне использовались такие слова как «Jew me Sue me...» и «Kick me Kike me...», которые дословно переводились как «Обдурите меня, подавайте иски» и «Пинайте меня, записывайте меня в евреи».

(Jew в переводе с английского «еврей», to jew — «обдурить», kike — оскорбительное название еврея).

Майкл Джексон объяснял слова песни тем, что нельзя делить людей по цвету кожи или расе, он выступал против жестокости, расизма, предрассудков и ненависти: «Я голос обвиняемых и напал, я голос каждого, я еврей, я негр, я белый человек. Я не тот, кто нападал. Речь идет о несправедливости к людям, о том, как система может неправомерно обвинять их. Я зол и возмущен тем, что так неправильно понят».

Однако многочисленные обвинения в антисемитизме заставили Джексона принести извинения, при этом в записи альбома текст песни был изменен.

They don't really care about us (версия без изменений):

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К They don't really care about us снимались два абсолютно разных клипа. Первая версия клипа снималась в Бразилии среди трущоб, и показывала нищету местного населения, за что был запрещена к показу в Бразилии, кроме того клип не понравился Майклу Джексону, вследствие чего, была снята вторая — тюремная версия клипа.

Тюремная версия клипа оказалась чрезмерно агрессивной, и к показу на ТВ в США и Европе была запрещена, после чего клип пришлось приводить в порядок – менять озвучку, вырезать жестокие кадры. Итоговая тюремная версия They don't really care about us в телевизионную ротацию выходила в позднее время, в то время как бразильская версия была общепринята к показу.

Ниже в заметке приводится текст и перевод They don't really care about us, а также три версии клипа – Бразильская, Тюремная и Тюремная — запрещенная к показу.

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Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us (текст):

Skin head Dead head everybody gone bad
situation aggravation everybody allegation
in the suit on the news everybody dog food
Bang Bang Shot dead everybody's gone mad

All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

Beat me hate me youcan never break me
Will me thrill me you can never kill me
Jew me Sue me everybody do me
Kick me Kike me don't you black or white me

All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two children who love me
I am teh victim of police brutality, no
I'm tired of being the victim of hate
You're raping me of my pride oh for God's sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy. . .SET ME FREE!

Skin head Dead head everybody gone bad
Trepidation speculation everybody allegation
in the suit on the news everybody dog food
black man black mail, throw the brother in jail

All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible cause you ifnore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, no?
I'm tired of being the victim of shame
You're throwin me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know I really do hate to say it. . .
The government don't wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin'
he wouldn't let this be no no

Skin head Dead head everybody gone bad
Situation speculation everybody litigation
beat me bash me you can never trash me
hit me kick me you can never get me

All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

Some things in life they just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin' He wouldn't let this be no nono
yea yea yea

Skin head Dead head everybody gone bad
Situation segregation everybody allegation
in the suit on the news everybody dog food
kick me kike me don't you wrong or right me

All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

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Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us (перевод):

Дэдхэды — особые карательные отряды в деревнях, где правили «полицаи», во время Второй Мировой Войны.

Скинхэды, дэдхэды, люди ожесточились
Ситуация обостряется, голословные обвинения
В судебных исках, в новостях, люди как собачий корм
Выстрел, выстрел — убит, все сошли с ума

Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас
Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас

Бейте меня, ненавидьте меня, вам никогда меня не сломать
Запугивайте меня, заставляйте меня трепетать, вам не убить меня
Делайте из меня жертву мошенничества, подавайте иски, все хотят сделать меня
Пинайте меня, записывайте меня в евреи, какая вам разница черный я или белый

Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас
Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас

Скажите мне, что стало с моей жизнью?
У меня жена и двое детей, которые любят меня
Я — жертва полицейского беспредела
Я устал быть жертвой ненависти
Вы отняли у меня гордость, о ради Бога —
Я взываю к небесам, чтобы они выполнили свое пророчество...ОСВОБОДИЛИ МЕНЯ!

Скинхэды, дэдхэды, люди ожесточились
Волнения, догадки, голословные обвинения
В судебных исках, в новостях, люди как собачий корм
Оскорбления, шантаж, бросают чернокожего брата в тюрьму

Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас
Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас

Скажите мне, что случилось с моими правами
Я стал невидимым, потому что вы игнорируете меня?
Ваша декларация обещала мне свободу и независимость, нет?
Я устал быть жертвой позора
Вы приписали меня к классу с дурной славой
Я не могу поверить, что это та земля, откуда я родом
Знаете, я действительно терпеть не могу говорить об этом,
Правительство не хочет этого видеть,
Но если бы Рузвельт был жив
Он не позволил бы этому произойти, нет нет

Скинхэды, дэдхэды, люди ожесточились
Люди играют на ситуации, все занялись судебными тяжбами
бейте меня, нападайте на меня, вам не сравнять меня с мусором
Подкалывайте меня, пинайте меня, вам никогда меня не достать

Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас
Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас

Есть некоторые вещи в жизни, которые они просто отказываются видеть
Но если бы Мартин Лютер был жив,
Он не позволил бы этому поизойти, нет, нет, нет

Скинхэды, дэдхэды, люди ожесточились
Общество расслоилось, голословные обвинения
В судебных исках, в новостях, люди как собачий корм
Пинайте меня, записывайте меня в евреи, не вам решать прав я или нет

Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас
Все, что я хочу сказать, это то, что им наплевать на нас

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Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us (Brazilian version ):

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Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us (Prison version ):

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Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us (Prison uncensored version ):

50 величайших гитарных риффов в истории Рок-н-ролла

50 величайших гитарных риффов в истории Рок-н-ролла по версии Spinner. Beat it на 42 месте.

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'Alive'
Pearl Jam (1991)
Stone Gossard came up with the opening riff for grunge's biggest anthem while he was in Seattle's legendary Mother Love Bone with fellow future Pearl Jam member Jeff Ament. The demo, originally called 'Dollar Short,' eventually made its way into the hands of a part-time gas station attendant named Eddie Vedder. The rest, as they say, is history.
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'Girl U Want'
Devo (1980)
Ironically, the album that cemented Devo's New Wave synth-pop legacy (1980's 'Freedom of Choice') opens with their most rockin' guitar line — just ask the monster riff-meisters in Soundgarden, who covered the song in 1992.
Bob Mothersbaugh
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48
'Dig Me Out'
Sleater Kinney (1997)
Despite being the highest-ranking woman on Rolling Stone's «Most Underrated Guitarists of All Time» list, Sleater Kinney's Carrie Brownstein isn't one to fly below the radar. Just listen to the adrenalized opening chords of 'Dig Me Out,' a supercharged blast of string-snapping punk energy that just screams «look at me!»
Carrie Brownstein
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47
'My Girl'
The Temptations (1965)
Robert White of the Funk Brothers, Motown Records' legendary stable of session musicians, provided the riff on the Temptations' first No. 1 single, which features a pair of major pentatonic scales. We don't know what that last part means, either, but it's probably a musicological term for «wicked catchy.»
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46
'Plug In Baby'
Muse (2001)
England's newest guitar hero, Muse's Matt Bellamy, cemented his status with this finger-breaking play on Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565' (aka «that creepy organ tune everyone plays around Halloween»).
Matt Bellamy
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45
'Feel the Pain'
Dinosaur Jr (1994)
Just a year after Spin proclaimed, Dinosaur Jr's «J Mascis is God,» the slacker generation's answer to Clapton smashed two lazy little guitar lines together into one of indie rock's most indelible riffs.
Dinosaur Jr
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44
'The Trooper'
Iron Maiden (1983)
Based on Alfred Lord Tennyson's great war poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade,' 'The Trooper' is Iron Maiden's furious call to arms, with Dave Murray and Adrian Smith's perfectly harmonized dual-guitar attack leading the way into battle.
Dave Murray
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43
'In-a-Gadda-da-Vida'
Iron Butterfly (1968)
A perfect mix of heavy (as in «like, wow, man») and heavy (as in «metal»), Iron Butterfly's seemingly endless 17-minute magnum opus tries your patience as it blows your mind. Luckily, 17-year-old guitarist Erik Brann had the youthful endurance to sustain that fuzzed-out minor-key riff, which remains a classic at any length.
Iron Butterfly
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42
'Beat It'
Michael Jackson (1983)
How does the (soon-to-be) biggest pop star in history spice up his most rockin' song to date? Simple: Jackson calls Eddie Van Halen, then the biggest guitarist on Earth. But Eddie contributed only the solo; the song's distinctive riff was played by Toto guitarist and session musician Steve Lukather.
Steve Lukather
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41
'Cinnamon Girl'
Neil Young (1969)
Neil Young is rightly heralded as a master of the guitar solo, but he can stomp out a riff with the best of them, too. In perhaps the purest example, the deceptively simple up-and-down of 'Cinnamon Girl' is achieved through a complex combination of «double-drop» tuning and being one of the most badass guitar players ever.
Neil Young
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40
'Sweet Home Alabama'
Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)
You're damn right, «Turn it up.» Former Strawberry Alarm Clock guitarist Ed King, who joined Skynyrd as a bassist in 1972, had recently switched back to guitar when he came up with this Southern rock gem in a dream.
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39
'Teen Age Riot'
Sonic Youth (1988)
The one-two punch of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo has never been more, dare we say, transcendent than on the opening track of 1988's 'Daydream Nation.' A wild, asymmetrical monster of weird tunings and mind-boggling interplay, it's one of the signature riffs of the «modern rock» era.
Sonic Youth
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38
'Life in the Fast Lane'
The Eagles (1976)
Glenn Frey had been mulling over the phrase «life in the fast lane» ever since taking a high-speed car ride with the band's drug dealer, but it wasn't until he heard the newest Eagle, Joe Walsh, play a riff during practice that it all came together. Walsh's slick intro formed the song's backbone and, according to Frey, solidified Walsh's place in the lineup.
The Eagles
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37
'Oh, Pretty Woman'
Roy Orbison (1964)
When Roy Orbison's wife asked for some cash to go shopping, Orbison's co-writer, Bill Dees, noted that a «pretty woman never needs any money.» Orbison started picking away on his 12-string, and within 40 minutes, 'Oh, Pretty Woman' was in the books.
Roy Orbison
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36
'Ace of Spades'
Motorhead (1980)
When Lemmy Kilmister persuaded Motorhead guitarist «Fast» Eddie Clarke to use a «darker» riff (by moving from the A string to E), the ideal soundtrack for running from the cops was born. Yet despite the song's nefarious tone and metaphorical overtones, Lemmy claims this ultimate outlaw's anthem really is just about playing cards.
Motorhead
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35
'Sharp Dressed Man'
ZZ Top (1982)
That little ol' band from Texas had been laying down asphalt-melting licks for well over a decade when ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons (wielding his famous Mexican peso guitar pick) ripped out this Southern-fried masterpiece — and encouraged a generation of rockers to go buy a suit.
ZZ Top
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34
'Mr. Tambourine Man'
The Byrds (1965)
Admittedly, most of the stuff on this list is «funky» or «heavy,» but that doesn't mean there's no room for «pretty.» On the Byrds' first single, Jim (later Roger) McGuinn's chiming 12-string Rickenbacker gave birth to the band's distinctive «jingle-jangle» sound (and purportedly persuaded the song's author, Bob Dylan, to go electric himself).
The Byrds
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33
'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
Nirvana (1991)
The riff that killed hair metal starts out almost placid, until Kurt Cobain steps on the pedal — literally — and ushers in the era of angst. Though music journalists have spilled gallons of ink on its significance, we still can't get our heads around the smoking crater Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' left in the history of rock.
Kurt Cobain
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32
'Raining Blood'
Slayer (1986)
The two most common reactions to Slayer axeman Jeff Hannemann's «lacerating» central riff are a) uncontrollable head-banging, and b) cowering in a fetal position and crying. Both reactions make sense, because a) the riff is a work of face-melting genius, and b) it's a song about getting drenched in the blood of angels while conquering heaven.
Slayer
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31
'Le Freak'
Chic (1978)
After getting turned away by a Studio 54 bouncer on New Year's Eve, Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards went back to Rodgers' place for a champagne — and anger-fueled jam session. Despite the bad vibes (and their original chorus of «Aaaaahh, f--- off!»), Rodgers made lemonade with the best guitar line of the disco era.
Chic
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30
'Killing in the Name'
Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Does this song make anyone else want to set stuff on fire and bring down the government? Rage Against the Machine's lead singer Zach de la Rocha's multi-culti radical politics are well known, but Tom Morello is the band's true champion of diversity. He mixes a grab-bag of influences, from Pantera to Devo to P-Funk, into an all-out assault on The Man ... and your eardrums.
Rage Against the Machine
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29
'House of the Rising Sun'
The Animals (1964)
Far and away the oldest song on this list, at least in terms of pedigree, 'House of the Rising Sun' is an American folk ballad that some have traced back to 18th-century England. The song had already been recorded by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and several others when the Animals' Hilton Valentine plugged in his guitar and dragged it into the age of electric.
The Animals
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28
'Seven Nation Army'
The White Stripes (2003)
Essentially a bass riff in disguise, Jack White's menacing opening chords are already being deployed as psychological warfare: According to every college marching band in America, the White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army' strikes immediate fear in the hearts of one's enemies.
The White Stripes
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27
'Crazy Train'
Ozzy Osbourne (1980)
Something about Ozzy must bring out the best in others; he appears twice on this list without picking up a guitar. Rumor has it that, prior to his tragic death at age 25, metal prodigy Randy Rhoads was preparing to quit Ozzy's band to study classical guitar. Based on 'Crazy Train,' he was certainly up to the challenge.
Randy Rhoads
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26
'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love'
Van Halen (1978)
The only Van Halen single that never cracked the charts just happens to feature some of Eddie Van Halen's finest guitar work. And that's saying a lot. At first, Eddie didn't even think the riff was worth playing for the band, but over the years it has proven itself worthy, popping up everywhere from hip-hop samples to sports arenas the world over.
Van Halen
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25
'Sing a Simple Song'
Sly and the Family Stone (1968)
Freddie Stone's ringing Telecaster helped push funk into the spotlight in the late '60s and early '70s, and Sly and the Family Stone's 'Sing a Simple Song' is his crowning achievement. Featuring a booty-swinging lead that's anything but «simple,» it's become one of the most-covered funk songs of all time.
Freddie Stone
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24
'Walk This Way'
Aerosmith (1975)
Although Steven Tyler claims it was a nod to Yardbirds-style blues, Joe Perry, who came up with the strutting Aerosmith riff during a soundcheck in Hawaii, says he was going for a funk sound somewhere in between the Meters and James Brown. Perry's fears that it was «dangerously close to disco» were unfounded, but Russell Simmons and Run-DMC did notice its hip-hop potential.
Joe Perry
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23
'Jessica'
The Allman Brothers (1973)
Just over a year after the motorcycle death of Duane Allman (and just weeks after the eerily similar motorcycle death of bassist Berry Oakley), Dickey Betts and Les Dudek put together this instrumental, named after Betts' daughter. As the Allman Brothers' a tribute to legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt, who could use only two fingers on his fretting hand, Betts plays the entire thing with only two of his own.
Dickey Betts
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22
'Boom Boom'
John Lee Hooker (1961)
An early inspiration to people with names like Page, Clapton and Richards, John Lee Hooker's Delta-blues milestone and its influence can't be overstated. Without this call-and-response stomp, you could forget about blues-rock bands from the White Stripes to the Black Keys.
John Lee Hooker
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21
'I Wanna Be Your Dog'
The Stooges (1969)
When it comes to rock 'n' roll, emotion trumps artistry nine times out of 10, and the Stooges' 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' is a beast of pure, primal desire. Ron Asheton's three monstrous chords crawled out of the primordial ooze, plugged directly into mankind's collective lizard brain, and gave messy birth to the toil and trouble of punk rock.
Ron Asheton
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20
'Funk 49'
James Gang (1970)
Featuring the riff that launched a thousand beer commercials, 'Funk 49' was the signature song of the James Gang, a Cleveland trio that featured a young guitarist named Joe Walsh. Let's just say there's a reason Walsh appears on this list twice.
Joe Walsh
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19
'Look-ka Py Py'
The Meters (1969)
The Meters' Leo Nocentelli's head-bobbing up-high, down-low (with a little single-note funk flourish thrown in) is the quintessential New Orleans groove — ridiculously funky, but laid-back enough for dancing in 100 percent humidity.
Leo Nocentelli
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18
'Layla'
Derek and the Dominoes (1970)
For all the talk of heartache and scandal — Clapton wrote the song about George Harrison's then-wife, Patti, whom Clapton would soon steal away — the song's «tortured» riff came courtesy of Duane Allman. Still, he and Clapton play the absolute hell out of it.
Eric Clapton
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17
'Smoke on the Water'
Deep Purple (1972)
Talk about getting back to basics. Ritchie Blackmore originally came up with the Deep Purple riff during a jam session, but he thought it was too simple to use in a song. Maybe that's why it's Planet Earth's unofficial «First Guitar Riff Everybody Learns.»
Ritchie Blackmore
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16
'20th Century Boy'
T. Rex (1973)
The British glam scene may have been all about glitter and makeup, but it produced some really macho guitar sounds. In terms of pure ferocity, nothing comes close to Marc Bolan's monstrous opening chords on T. Rex's '20th Century Boy,' an uncharacteristically heavy tune that pushed his trademark Les Paul to the limits.
Marc Bolan
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15
'This Charming Man'
The Smiths (1983)
In the mid-1980s, most of the jaw-dropping guitar acrobatics were being performed by dudes in metal bands, but a pale Mancunian lad called Johnny Marr was doing things with «jangle pop» that still blow minds today. Just listening to the Smiths' 'This Charming Man' — which sounds like the fretwork of at least two people — makes our fingers tired.
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
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14
'Hit It and Quit It'
Funkadelic (1971)
Remain motionless while listening to this song. Seriously, try it. Yeah, we couldn't do it, either. Only one man ever challenged Jimi Hendrix for wah-wah-pedal supremacy, and that man was Eddie Hazel, master of funk guitar. Funkadelic's 'Hit It and Quit It,' with its sticky melding of funk and hard rock, can be heard in the heavy grooves of everyone from Living Colour to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Eddie Hazel
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13
'Rebel Rebel'
David Bowie (1974)
A song about, you guessed it, a rebel who likes to dress up in women's clothing requires a certain amount of strut, and Bowie provides it in spades. For his first glam hit without guitar god Mick Ronson by his side, Bowie pulled out all the stops, coming up with a raunchy, ballsy riff and then declaring his independence by playing it himself.
David Bowie
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12
'Sunshine of Your Love'
Cream (1968)
Clapton again, playing another riff written by someone else. Naturally, Old Slow Hand came up with the song's classic 'Blue Moon'–inspired solo, but it was bassist Jack Bruce who created the supergroup Cream's most distinctive riff, after he and Clapton saw Jimi Hendrix in concert.
Jack Bruce
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11
'Day Tripper'
The Beatles (1965)
At the height of their powers, the Beatles could take one person's great idea and turn it into three minutes of utter perfection. John Lennon came into the studio with lyrics and that terrific bluesy hook, and through the miracle of double-tracking and a brilliant co-lead from George Harrison, they created a guitar masterpiece.
John Lennon
Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images
10
'Enter Sandman'
Metallica (1991)
'Enter Sandman,' probably the best-known metal song on Earth, was a major turning point for the band. Kirk Hammett «knew it wasn't your basic Metallica song,» but at the time he had no idea what he'd created. «I used to think it'd be great to write a riff like 'Smoke on the Water.' I guess it happened!»
Kirk Hammett
Mick Hutson, Redferns
09
'Money for Nothing'
Dire Straits (1985)
Dire Straits' Mark Knopffler certainly gets points for his sense of the dramatic. After a massive build-up that sounds like an orchestra tuning, everything cuts out just in time for his big entrance. But that «crunchy» guitar sound almost didn't make it to tape: A recording engineer claims it was the result of an accidental microphone placement.
Mark Knopffler
Ebet Roberts, Redferns
08
'Back in Black'
AC/DC (1981)
According to legend, Malcolm Young was going to trash the tape of what would become AC/DC's 'Back in Black' opening riff, but his brother Angus persuaded him to hold onto it. When original lead singer Bon Scott died, the brothers polished up the original, and new singer Brian Johnson added the lyrics as a tribute to Scott.
Angus Young
Clayton Call, Redferns
07
'Sweet Child o' Mine'
Guns N' Roses (1987)
The most iconic riff of the 1980s started off as a joke and was dismissed by its creator as «completely sappy.» Slash was apparently just trying to make Steven Adler laugh, «making funny faces and acting like an idiot,» when he played those opening notes. Luckily for us, the rest of Guns N' Roses managed to convince him it wasn't a total waste of time.
Slash
Robert Knight Archive / Redferns
06
'You Really Got Me'
The Kinks (1964)
Two chords and a snotty attitude were all the Kinks needed to «invent» hard rock. OK, that last part is a bit of an overstatement, but Dave Davies did slash open his amplifier with a razor blade in order to maximize the crackle and distortion in those demonic power chords. That, at the very least, is punk rock.
Dave Davies
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
05
'Johnny B. Goode'
Chuck Berry (1958)
A song by a guitar genius about a guitar genius was bound to be a work of, well ... guitar genius Chuck Berry. No matter what 'Back to the Future' tells us, 'Johnny B. Goode' didn't give birth to rock 'n' roll (the riff is just a supercharged version of Louis Jordan's 'Ain't That Just Like a Woman'), but it was undoubtedly a giant leap forward.
Chuck Berry
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
04
'Heartbreaker'
Led Zeppelin (1969)
Picking the best Jimmy Page riff is a lot like picking the best sexual position: You can make a convincing argument for most of them. Some involve more technique and manual dexterity ('Black Dog'), while others involve sheer power ('Kashmir'), but they all leave you tired and happy. We're going with Led Zeppelin's 'Heartbreaker' because, well, we had to pick one, and it kicks copious amounts of ass.
Jimmy Page
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
03
'Iron Man'
Black Sabbath (1970)
Most songs get «played on the radio» or «come out of your speakers.» Not 'Iron Man.' 'Iron Man' stalks the Earth. It lurches across continents, devouring all in its path. The riff is so mammoth, the rest of the song was written around it by Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne pointed out that it sounds «like a big iron bloke walking about.»
Toni Ioomi
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
02
'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)'
Jimi Hendrix (1968)
Most guitarists will tell you that, top to bottom, 'Voodoo Child' is the single greatest electric guitar song ever recorded. So there's that. The truly scary part? Hendrix and the band nailed the track on a lark, when a visiting TV crew asked them to look busy in the studio.
Jimi Hendrix
David Redfern, Redferns
01
'(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
Rolling Stones (1965)
Hey, guitarists, you might consider putting a recording device next to your bed. Like many of mankind's greatest inventions, the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction' arrived in a dream. According to Keith Richards, he woke up just long enough to record three things: 1) the phrase «I can't get no satisfaction,» 2) the most iconic three chords in rock 'n' roll history, and 3) 40 minutes of snoring.
Keith Richards
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

Inspiration

Одна из лучших песен Gipsy Kings.

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Никаких слов, они здесь просто не нужны, всё и так понятно.

О концертах Мадонны

madonna_mj Скачал 7 концертов Мадонны, чтобы оценить тетеньку в действии.
Madonna — The Virgin Tour'1985
Madonna — Who's That Girl Tour Live in Japan '1987
Madonna — Blond Ambition Tour' Live in Japan'1990
Madonna — Drowned World Tour'2001
Madonna — The Re-Invention Tour Live in Lisbon '2004
Madonna — The Confessions Tour'2006
Madonna — Sticky & Sweet Tour Live In Buenos Aires '2009

Всё не смотрел, только частично 2 концерта. Впечатления положительные, несмотря на то что Мадонна пробивалась с помощью мужчин, она талантливая певица с хорошим голосом вживую. Постановка концертов весьма интересна для своего времени.

Заметил одну особенность, у нее рефлективно на сцене ноги зачастую становятся под углом близким к 180 градусов — видимо привычка. Из исполненного больше всего понравилась Like Prayer

P.s. Вообще поклонникам Мадонны повезло, иметь такое количество концертов в лицензии. У Джексона, при том, что снимался каждый его концерт на всех 3 турне, лицензионно вышел только один концерт. Позор Sony Music.