12 Punk Rock Riffs (U.K. Edition)

I was learning some new Clash guitar riffs recently and thought I'd do a video on U.K. punk which has it's own sound compared with other scenes, like in the U.S. for example. I guess I probably missed a lot of obscure ones. Which are your favourites? Maybe later I'll do a U.S. version.

#punk #guitar #riffs

[GhostSound]

Teenage Kicks is a song that fills me with exuberant energy every time I hit play. Perfect pop punk song, if you would like to call it that

[efficiencygaming]

Please do more Wire riffs! Their first album alone has enough good ones for a video!

[APAL]

So glad you got GBH in there. I wish you got Discharge and the Exploited too! Maybe next time! Hüsker Dü has some amazing hardcore riffs too

[i_gor_shumov]

Happy to see x-ray spex and the ruts, they deserve more attention, thanks!

[renegadechic]

Great to see X-Ray Spex in there! Maybe some Slits next time? Always hard to fit everyone in

[valg]

Loving the videos these past years, you should totally make a 90s riffs video. Really got into ya with the 70s and 80s riffs videos

[DivanGuitar]

Very cool, as always those riffs that I like. Thank you

[dalicamacho]

0:02 The Clash - 1977
0:15 X-Ray Spex - I Am a Poseur
0:34 Buzzcocks - Fiction Romance
0:50 Sex Pistol - Pretty Vacant
1:06 Wire - 12XU
1:35 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
1:56 The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
2:17 The Damned - Born to Kill
2:39 Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
2:55 GBH - Sick Boy
3:17 Subhumans - All Gone Dead
3:32 Rudimentary Peni - The Cloud Song

[MusicFan]

Thank you for this man! Some buddies of mine and I started a punk band and this video has given me lots of inspiration for guitar riffs!

[aaronoid]

Excellent mix of the late 70’s and early 80’s.

[MuseumsBloke]

Needed that! There are certain songs that are just ‘there’, etched into your brain forever, whether just coz it’s a damn good tune or riff, or for circumstantial reasons … And you’ve just nailed three of mine - Suspect Device, Babylon’s Burning and Pretty Vacant. I can now have my Sunday afternoon nap safe in the knowledge that in this one tiny instance, all is good in my world. Cheers!

[stephanvenner]

Wire, GBH and Rudimentary Peni.Thats a good choice.I am looking forward to UK Punk Pt.2.

[atsunorismith]

Soda Pressing from The Boys has some great riff too! and there are still The Stranglers and The Vibrators… can’t wait you do UK part 2 someday

[skalocos]

the cloud song is such a good one damn

[StevieZero]

Babylon is burning is a hard one to perfect

[planetclaire]

Cool selection! More RUDIMENTARY PENI stuff would be great!

[ryandavis]

I'm American and I really think you guys did punk so much better than us.

[pedruxxo]

Hi bloxsy, good afternoon, congratulations by your video, cheers and have a nice weekend for you, as

[davewalkden]

Never heard of Rudimentary Peni before (even though I'm 54 - shame on me) but I thought it didn't half sound like the opening to Slither by Velvet Revolver.

[mncat]

never noticed how much 1977 sounds like all day and all of the night

also sorry but would you mind putting the period after the k? periods go after both initials f.y.i.

one notable exception: N.W.A