riffage
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Grammy-winning guitarist Adrian Quesada, best known for his riffage in Texas bands Black Pumas and Grupo Fantasma, ventured out on his own this summer with the release of his Latin soul album “Boleros Psicodélicos.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
The song, set to classic Chuck Berry chords and riffage, updates the nativity scene to the modern day.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
“I didn’t have his riffage, but I could write something simple,” Pop said.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
The group found Aerosmith’s original version, with its tongue-twisty vocals and heavy riffage, incomprehensible.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2018
I Wanna Break You in Half has the heavy riffage of Black Sabbath and sounds as though Messrs Iommi and Ward dropped by the shack where they recorded it to help out.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2013
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