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These may be included within set-lists by using various templates, which are listed here.

Adagio for Strings

Riff or jam
Name Adagio for Strings
Artist Samuel Barber
Writer/composer Samuel Barber
Appearance 9th April 2011, 28th August 2011

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Adagio in G minor

Riff or jam
Name Adagio in G minor
Artist Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Writer/composer Remo Giazotto
Appearance 2006, 2010

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Adagio in G minor was actually composed by Remo Giazotto based on Albinoni's Sonata in G minor. A fragment of the Sonata was found amidst the ruins of the Saxon State Library, Dresden, bombed by the Allies in World War II.[1] While the piece was not actually written by Albinoni, it is commonly attributed to him.

It was played as a short jam before Time Is Running Out on the earlier half of the 2006 tour. This arrangement featured Bellamy's Kaoss Pad, with Wolstenholme playing single notes on bass, and no percussion. This made its return when Bellamy got his doubleneck Manson guitar. Currently, he plays this as in the intro to Resistance with the top neck. He can be seen doing so in the footage of Resistance at Glastonbury 2010.

The piece is transposed to A minor, the key of Resistance, for live performances.

Adagio sostenuto

Adagio sostenuto means 'Sustained & At Ease' and is the tempo and name of many classical pieces, not just Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2. The piece played at the Seattle gig is indeed the piece played at the end of Neutron Star Collision, but is not taken from Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2. It is only similar in it's tempo and pace. The piece is pretty much written by Matthew Bellamy.

Riff or jam
Name Adagio sostenuto
Artist Sergei Rachmaninov
Writer/composer Sergei Rachmaninov
Appearance 22nd November 2003

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A short section of the second movement of Rachmaninov's piano concert № 2.

L'Arena

Riff or jam
Name L'Arena (from Il Mercenario)
Artist Ennio Morricone
Writer/composer Ennio Morricone
Appearance 2010

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L'Arena is the main theme tune for the Sergio Corbucci Spaghetti Western, Il Mercenario [en: The Mercenary], composed by Ennio Morricone. It was played by Matthew Bellamy during the US leg of The Resistance tour in 2010, as an introduction to Time Is Running Out. It can be heard here from the Seattle KeyArena gig in 2010.

Asturias

Riff or jam
Name Asturias
Artist Isaac Albeniz
Writer/composer Isaac Albeniz
Appearance 13th August 2008–20th May 2011

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Asturias first appeared at the Marlay park gig, Dublin, as an intro to Time Is Running Out.

Blue Valentine

Riff or jam
Name Blue Valentine
Artist Tom Waits
Writer/composer Tom Waits
Appearance 21th September 2007

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Blue Valentine was played during the 2007 tour, after playing Whole Lotta Love and Jimmy Jam, also playing in Olaïve Interview[what?].

Bombtrack

Riff or jam
Name Bombtrack
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 2008

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Played as an outro to Bliss, along with Whole Lotta Love, during the 2008 Royal Albert Hall gig.

Bored‎

Riff or jam
Name Bored‎
Artist Deftones
Writer/composer Deftones
Appearance 28th September 2010, 30th July 2011, 28th August 2011

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Bulls on Parade

Riff or jam
Name Bulls on Parade
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 8th April 2001

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Played once at Nottingham Rock City in 2001.

Burning Bridges

Riff or jam
Name Burning Bridges (aka Irish riff)
Artist Status Quo
Writer/composer Francis Rossi
Appearance 22nd August 2006–5th March 2010, 30th July 2011

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This riff is from the song "Burning Bridges" by Status Quo from the album Ain't Complaining, released in 1988.

Occasionally played before "Plug In Baby" during the Black Holes and Revelations tour and during The Resistance tour. This riff was first played live at the Eden Project, 22nd August 2006. [watch].

Close Encounters

Riff or jam
Name Close Encounters
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 16th June 2007–12th April 2008

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Sometimes played before "Knights of Cydonia", it made its début during the first night at Wembley Stadium.

The riff is named after its similarity to the motif used to contact extraterrestrial life in the 1977 Steven Spielberg film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'.

Endless Nameless

Riff or jam
Name Endless Nameless
Artist Nirvana
Writer/composer Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl
Appearance 2nd April 2010, 5th June 2010, 28th August 2011

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Enter Sandman

Riff or jam
Name Enter Sandman
Artist Metallica
Writer/composer James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich
Appearance 14th April 2010

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Entrance of the Gladiators

Riff or jam
Name Entrance of the Gladiators, Thunder and Blazes
Artist Louis-Phillipe Laurendeau
Writer/composer Julius Fučík
Appearance 24th August 2002–23rd November 2007

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Originally a military march composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fučík, and later rearranged for a smaller band in 1910 by Canadian composer Louis-Phillipe Laurendeau. It was played during a few gigs between 2002 and 2007.

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Études Simples № 6

Riff or jam
Name Études Simples #6
Artist Leo Brouwer
Writer/composer Leo Brouwer
Appearance 16th June 2007, 24th October 2009, 8th June 2010, 22nd May 2011

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Composed by Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor Leo Brouwer, Études Simples № 6 was played before Unintended at the Wembley Stadium gigs in 2007.

Fire

Riff or jam
Name Fire
Artist Jimi Hendrix
Writer/composer Jimi Hendrix
Appearance 21st October 2007

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The Fly

Riff or jam
Name The Fly
Artist U2
Writer/composer U2
Appearance 9th April 2011

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Freedom

Riff or jam
Name Freedom
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Rage Against the Machine
Appearance 4th April 2001, 6th June 2010

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Hangar 18

Riff or jam
Name Hangar 18
Artist Megadeth
Writer/composer David Ellefson, Marty Friedman, Nick Menza, Dave Mustaine
Appearance 12th April 2008, 3rd April 2010

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An instrumental piece of the song was played for the first time at London Royal Albert Hall, before "Stockholm Syndrome".

Headup

Riff or jam
Name Headup
Artist Deftones
Writer/composer Max Cavalera, Chino Moreno
Appearance 12th April 2008 - 12th June 2015

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An instrumental segment was first played as an outro to "New Born" for the 2008 Royal Albert Hall gig and then later at Rock in Rio 2008. It has also been used as an outro to New Born since the US leg of The Resistance tour right through The 2nd Law Tour. It made a return in the Drones Tour at Megaland.

Heartbreaker

Riff or jam
Name Heartbreaker
Artist Led Zeppelin
Writer/composer John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Appearance 2004–2010

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Sometimes played before Butterflies & Hurricanes or Time Is Running Out, such as at Glastonbury Festival 2004. [watch].

A similar riff was included in the collaborative song "Who Knows Who" with The Streets, which may have replaced the "Heartbreaker" riff in set lists.

Helsinki Jam

Riff or jam
Name Helsinki Jam/Glasgow Jam
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 22nd October 2009 — 28th August 2011

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Dubbed by the fans after its first appearance on the first gig of The Resistance tour in Helsinki, the jam was a reoccurring drum and bass jam on The Resistance tour. It is slightly similar to Osaka Jam and is often played before Undisclosed Desires.

During the jam, Christopher Wolstenholme stood on Dominic Howard's rising, spinning podium of the three-towered stage design.[2] For the 9th November gig at the SECC in Glasgow, Howard and Wolstenholme were joined by a kilted bagpiper, named Count Taylor, who was standing on another of the podiums, playing an additional part. A pro-shot video of the performance was released by Muse as a Christmas present, and given the title of Glasgow Jam.

The jam is notable as the Warner/Chappell Music song catalogue adopted the fan given "Helsinki Jam" as the official title.


How I Could Just Kill a Man

Riff or jam
Name How I Could Just Kill a Man
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Cypress Hill
Appearance 8th April 2001

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Played at Nottingham Rock City in 2001.

I Want to Break Free

Riff or jam
Name I Want to Break Free
Artist Queen
Writer/composer John Deacon
Appearance 7th June 2006–16th July 2008

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Occasionally played before "Knights of Cydonia"

The "Knights of Cydonia" music video pays tribute to the video of "I Want to Break Free", with Matthew Bellamy's arm gestures echoing those of Freddie Mercury.

Jimmy Jam

Riff or jam
Name Jimmy Jam
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 2001–2011

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Occasionally played before or after "Cave" during Origin of Symmetry tour (eg. Saint-Malo Route du Rock 2001 [watch]) and more often during the Black Holes and Revelations tour before "Time Is Running Out", with more improvisation than before (eg. Seattle KeyArena 2007 [watch]). In the beginning of the Black Holes and Revelations tour, it was occasionally played before "Starlight" as well, but in a lower key (eg. Reading 2006 [watch]). On 5th July 2010 it was played as an outro to "Time Is Running Out" at the band´s premiere in the Czech Republic, during Rock For People Festival.

The name is probably due to similarity of its bassline to that of "Jimmy Kane." The main riff is also very similar to one in Jimi Hendrix's "Fire." This piece is listed as "Improv" in the H.A.A.R.P. track list.

Kaoss Jam

Riff or jam
Name Kaoss Jam
Artist Original
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Appearance 2006–2007, 2010, 30th July 2011

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An instrumental jam making heavy use of the Kaoss Pad, played at a few gigs in 2006 and 2007. A newer Kaoss Jam was used at a number of festival gigs in 2010, introducing Supermassive Black Hole, and first debuting at Werchter.

Killing in the Name

Riff or jam
Name Killing in the Name
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 2006, 2010

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Killing in the Name is a song written by alternative metal band Rage Against the Machine, one of Muse's strongest influences. It appears on their 1992 eponymous début album.

The main riff was played live by Muse during the Black Holes and Revelations European tour.

Laura Palmer's Theme

Riff or jam
Name Laura Palmer's Theme
Artist Twin Peaks
Writer/composer Angelo Badalamenti
Appearance Autumn 2006

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A piano interlude occasionally played before "Sunburn" during Autumn 2006 such as at Nashville War Memorial Auditorium.

Matthew Bellamy played the tune due to his love of Twin Peaks. During the Autumn 2006 tour of U.S.A. Muse watched DVDs of Twin Peaks on the tour bus. It was around this time that Bellamy used the music of 'Laura Palmer's Theme' as a piano interlude before Sunburn. The original can be heard here.

Maggie's Farm

Riff or jam
Name Maggie's Farm
Artist Bob Dylan and Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Bob Dylan
Appearance 2003–2010, 30th July 2011

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Maggie's Farm was used as an instrumental by Muse during the Absolution tour, and was later a staple outro for "Map of the Problematique". Watch it here, played during Wembley 2006.

Man with a Harmonica

Riff or jam
Name Man with a Harmonica
Artist Ennio Morricone
Writer/composer Ennio Morricone
Appearance 13th August 2008 - current

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Originally appeared on the soundtrack for Once Upon a Time in the West. First played at Dublin's Marlay Park in August 2008 as an intro to "Knights of Cydonia". Christopher Wolstenholme plays the harmonica part, with Matthew Bellamy playing the guitar part.

Microphone Fiend

Riff or jam
Name Microphone Fiend
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Eric B and Rakim
Appearance 26th May 2007, 11th April 2010, 5th July 2010

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Microphone Fiend was used as an instrumental riff after "New Born" on the Black Holes and Revelations tour since Esch-Alzette Rockhal 2007. After Pinkpop 2007 the "Ashamed" outro was also played after the Microphone Fiend riff.

Misirlou

Riff or jam
Name Misirlou
Artist (popularized by) Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
Writer/composer Ancient Mediterranean region
Appearance 9th August 2007

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Misirlou was played once at the Fairfax Patriot Center in 2007, before Man of Mystery.

MK Jam

Riff or jam
Name MK Jam
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 2nd June 2010–11th October 2010

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MK Jam was first rehearsed at the Milton Keynes Bowl before the stadium leg of The Resistance tour. It was initially dubbed the MK Jam but is also referred to as the Wankdorf Jam, due to its public début inside the Wankdorf Stadium. It was played before Undisclosed Desires in a similar way that Helsinki Jam was being played. The jam was played by Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme only. It has got a disco-ey, metallic beat and a smooth bass-line.

My Own Summer (Shove It)

Riff or jam
Name My Own Summer (Shove It)
Artist Deftones
Writer/composer Deftones
Appearance 28th September 2010, 30th July 2011, 28th August 2011

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Negative Creep

Riff or jam
Name Negative Creep
Artist Nirvana
Writer/composer Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
Appearance 17th December 2006 - 19th April 2014

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Ocean Étude Op. 25, № 12

Riff or jam
Name Ocean Étude Op. 25, № 12
Artist Frédéric Chopin
Writer/composer Frédéric Chopin
Appearance 11th August 2001

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Osaka Jam

Riff or jam
Name Drum and Bass
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 16th May 2000 (early version)–17th August 2008

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Also dubbed by fans as "Osaka Jam" because of a sound-check video played before an Osaka gig (Club Quattro 2004), this jam has a similar sound to the "Futurism" bass-line. The first known play of an early version of this jam was on the 16th of May 2000. It was played during technical difficulties in the past. At the Royal Albert Hall 2008 TCT gig, it was played whilst Matthew Bellamy returned from the organ after "Megalomania", who joined Wolstenholme and Howard for the last part of the jam.

Since Arena Monterrey 2008, it has appeared on set lists as "Bass Jam" or "Drum and Bass"[3] and appeared on set-lists at most gigs in 2008.

People of the Sun

Riff or jam
Name People of the Sun
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 6 November 1999, 2007–11th September 2010

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The intro riff for People of the Sun was played briefly before Fillip on 6 November 1999. It was also used occasionally as an intro to Hysteria.

Peter Gunn Theme

Riff or jam
Name Peter Gunn Theme
Artist Henry Mancini
Writer/composer Henry Mancini
Appearance 19th March 2010

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Power of Soul

Riff or jam
Name Power of Soul
Artist Jimi Hendrix
Writer/composer Jimi Hendrix
Appearance 2001–2010

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Pre-Sunburn riff

Riff or jam
Name Pre-Sunburn riff
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 2000–2007

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Usually played before "Sunburn" during Showbiz tour, circa 2000 (eg. Bizarre Festival 2000 [watch]). Played less often during Absolution tour (e.g. Islington Carling Academy 2003, after "Bliss"). Reappeared in late-2007, played after "Map of the Problematique" (e.g. Sydney Entertainment Centre 2007 (watch)), albeit in a lower key, due to different tuning.

The 'solo' was performed using the Whammy pedal during the Showbiz tour, and was performed using the Kaoss Pad for the latter part of the Black Holes and Revelations tour. The riff sounds somewhat similar to that of "Gratitude" by the Beastie Boys.

Prelude in B flat

Riff or jam
Name Prelude in B flat
Artist Sergei Rachmaninov
Writer/composer Sergei Rachmaninov
Appearance 2001

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Prelude in C sharp minor

Riff or jam
Name Prelude in C sharp minor
Artist Sergei Rachmaninov
Writer/composer Sergei Rachmaninov
Appearance 2001

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Prelude in G minor

Riff or jam
Name Prelude in G minor
Artist Sergei Rachmaninov
Writer/composer Sergei Rachmaninov
Appearance 2001

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Revolver

Riff or jam
Name Revolver
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 9th April 2001, 2006, 30th July 2011

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Revolver was played in 2001 as an introduction to Unintended, and was used occasionally in 2006 as the solo in Supermassive Black Hole, like at Paris Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 2006 – 15th.

School

Riff or jam
Name School
Artist Nirvana
Writer/composer Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
Appearance 31st January 2010- 19st April 2014

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El Scorcho

Riff or jam
Name El Scorcho
Artist Weezer
Writer/composer Weezer
Appearance 26th October 2010

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The Star-Spangled Banner

Riff or jam
Name The Star-Spangled Banner
Artist Jimi Hendrix
Writer/composer Francis Scott Key
Appearance 9th December 2007 - 19th April 2014

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Testify

Riff or jam
Name Testify
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 1st April 2010

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The Testify intro was played in place of the closing Hysteria riff during the 2010 Vancouver gig.

Too Many Puppies

Riff or jam
Name Too Many Puppies
Artist Primus
Writer/composer Primus
Appearance 29th October 2010

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Township Rebellion

Riff or jam
Name Township Rebellion
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 2001–

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The outro of the song is sometimes played as an outro after "Stockholm Syndrome". Township Rebellion's outro was also played as an intro before "Stockholm Syndrome" at MEN 2006. On 5th July 2010 it was played as an outro to "Uprising" at the band's première in the Czech Republic, at the Rock For People Festival. On 27thMay it was played as an outro to "MK Ultra" at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2010. The main riff of the song was performed at Vieilles Charrues, 15th July 2010 as an intro to Uprising.

Undone – The Sweater Song

Riff or jam
Name Undone – The Sweater Song
Artist Weezer
Writer/composer Weezer
Appearance 9th January 2010–26th October 2010

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Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

Riff or jam
Name Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Artist Jimi Hendrix
Writer/composer Jimi Hendrix
Appearance 12th April 2008, 1st April 2010

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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) was played before Time Is Running Out at Royal Albert Hall 2008. It was also performed at the 2009 Den concerts.

Vuilstamen Riff

Riff or jam
Name Vuilstamen Riff
Artist Original
Writer/composer Muse
Appearance 2001, 15th July 2010, 8th October 2010

Vuilstamen Riff was sometimes played in 2001, such as at Saint-Malo Route du Rock 2001. It was played before Starlight at Oklahoma City, 8th October 2010, and also at Vieilles Charrues, 15th July 2010 along with the Micro Cuts outro as an intro to Stockholm Syndrome.

War Within a Breath

Riff or jam
Name War Within a Breath
Artist Rage Against the Machine
Writer/composer Tom Morello
Appearance 19th October 2007, 4th September 2010

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Whole Lotta Love

Riff or jam
Name Whole Lotta Love
Artist Led Zeppelin
Writer/composer John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Appearance 2007–12th April 2008

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"Whole Lotta Love" is the first track on Led Zeppelin's 1969 album, Led Zeppelin II. The song has often been played as an instrumental before Time Is Running Out, in the latter half of 2007.

YYZ

Riff or jam
Name YYZ
Artist Rush
Writer/composer Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
Appearance 8th March 2010, 1st April 2010, 9th April 2013, 19th January 2016

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Used occasionally during the Resistance tour in Canada, as an outro riff to Plug In Baby and New Born. As said in a Matthew Bellamy interview with Vancouver radio station The Fox 99.3,[source?], this was one of the first riffs Bellamy learnt to play on guitar.

See also

References

  1. ↑ [Background information on piece]. Wikipedia. Retrieved 2008-03-30 from secure.wikimedia.org.
  2. ↑ japanessebabe. (2009-10). Muse 2009-10-24 Stockholm - "Helsinki Jam" [HD]. YouTube. Retrieved from www.youtube.com.
  3. ↑ [Monterrey Arena 2008 set-list]. Retrieved 2008-07-17. [verify]
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