Sky Arts lines up rock icons for new series, Greatest Guitar Riffs, airing this November
THREE
PART DOCUMENTARY TO AIR FROM 24TH NOVEMBER ON SKY ARTS AND STREAMING
SERVICE NOW FEATURING LEGENDARY ROCK GUITARISTS TONY IOMMI, ANDY SUMMERS
AND NANCY WILSON
Episode ThreeHeart’s
Nancy Wilson takes us on a very personal journey through the music and
the riffs that influenced her, tracing a through-line from the music of
Heart into the grunge scene of the 1990s. She’s joined by Pearl Jam’s
Mike McCready and Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil.The iconic music trio
will be joined by an array of guitar stars, including jazz guitarist
George Benson, Dave Keuning (The Killers), Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi),
Hank Marvin (The Shadows) and Orianthi (Michael Jackson/Alice Cooper).
Together, they will cover riffs from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Van
Halen, Rage Against The Machine and more.
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Really enjoyed this. Thanks for the heads up.demetrios said:
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Mike is briefly in episode one (the Tony Iommi feature), and appears a bit more in the seond ep (Andy Summers) discussing his love for Hendrix and playing a bit of Yellow Ledbetter. Great to catch up on these last night! Part three to come.
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Eraserhead said:Mike is briefly in episode one (the Tony Iommi feature), and appears a bit more in the seond ep (Andy Summers) discussing his love for Hendrix and playing a bit of Yellow Ledbetter. Great to catch up on these last night! Part three to come.
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Notes to editors:
Greatest Guitar Riffs synopsis:
Episode One
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi pulls back the curtain on the creation of Sabbath’s classic riffs and the creation of heavy metal, delving into tracks including Paranoid, War Pigs and Iron Man. He’s also joined by Queen’s Brian May for an exclusive jam session.
Episode Two
Legendary guitarist Andy Summers reflects on his favourite riffs of all time and tells the stories of the riffs that brought fame and fortune to The Police, including the opening bars of Grammy Award-winning hit Every Breath You Take. Andy also pays a visit to one of the best jazz guitar players of all time, George Benson.
Episode ThreeHeart’s Nancy Wilson takes us on a very personal journey through the music and the riffs that influenced her, tracing a through-line from the music of Heart into the grunge scene of the 1990s. She’s joined by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil.
GREATEST GUITAR RIFFS OF ALL TIME
"Sweet Child o' Mine" - Guns N' Roses
“Purple Rain” - Prince
"Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
"Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
"Money for Nothing" - Dire Straits
"You Really Got Me" - The Kinks
"Beat It" - Michael Jackson (Eddie Van Halen)
"Every Breath You Take" - The Police
"Walk This Way" - Aerosmith
"Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – Rolling Stones
"Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf
"Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin
"Purple Haze" - Jimi Hendrix
"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
"Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie
"Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
"Day Tripper" - The Beatles
"Back in Black" - AC/DC
"Thunderstruck" – AC/DC
"Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
"Enter Sandman" – Metallica
BEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME
Brian May (Queen)
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Slash (Guns N' Roses)
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Carlos Santana
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
Chuck Berry
Angus Young (AC/DC)
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
Eddie Van Halen
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Jeff Beck
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
B.B. King
Pete Townshend (The Who)
Joe Satriani
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Mike McCready and Nancy Wilson on Greatest Guitar RiffsMike McCready and Kim Thayil join Nancy Wilson on a three-part documentary (including Tony Iommi & Andy Summers) detailing some of the most important guitar riffs in musical history.
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I haven't found a way to watch that without a Sky subscription. Is that the only way?
*thanks for the synopsis D.Post edited by OfThePearl on0 -
Episode 1 is up on YouTube. Haven't seen EP2 or EP3 yet.
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Thanks. I did see the episode 1 segment, but of course can't wait to see Mike's contribution. Also Nancy. Big fan of hers too. (And Kim, always).Post edited by OfThePearl on0
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ISO Ep2 & EP3 viewing in Canada / USA.
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It’s available via NowTV streaming in the entertainment package here in the UK too. It is Sky but not Sky and works on a month by month pay model. Don’t know if you can sign up for a free trial that would let you view it over the pond? https://www.nowtv.com/Post edited by rw160510 on0
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rw160510 said:It’s available via NowTV streaming in the entertainment package here in the UK too. It is Sky but not Sky and works on a month by month pay model. Don’t know if you can sign up for a free trial that would let you view it over the pond? https://www.nowtv.com/
It won't work for outside the UK. Would love to see Episodes 2 & 3.0
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