Brian Baker (Bad Religion / Minor Threat) Plays His Favorite Riffs

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
  • #BadReligion, Dag Nasty and Fake Names guitarist #BrianBaker, also known for his stint in #MinorThreat, plays riffs from his favorite bands and his own groups.
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  • @4stringsmakekings
    @4stringsmakekings 4 года назад +768

    That line about Fat Mike was fantastic.

    • @LicksoftheLegend
      @LicksoftheLegend 4 года назад +35

      @@French_Canadian_Pea_Soup Fat Mike is really into BDSM

    • @BewleyUK9
      @BewleyUK9 4 года назад +30

      @@French_Canadian_Pea_Soup Fat Mikes the NOFX front man if you didn't know. Definitely worth checking out if you're unfamiliar and into bad religion.

    • @TheSummitCove
      @TheSummitCove 4 года назад +1

      Yes that was awesome

    • @aaronanderson2731
      @aaronanderson2731 4 года назад +1

      Thar driver riff is dangerously close to the start of don't stop believing

    • @screenfixer1936
      @screenfixer1936 4 года назад +5

      I Dag Nasty hanno dei riff PAZZESCHI... Thank you Brian 💓

  • @clancykobane9102
    @clancykobane9102 4 года назад +704

    cleanest punk person and house I've ever seen.

    • @keplerarpeggios3215
      @keplerarpeggios3215 4 года назад +2

      the Silver Thinkers: the 17 million is Epic !!!

    • @softlightsymphonyband
      @softlightsymphonyband 4 года назад +77

      if all other punks are dirty slobs living in filth than the most punk rock thing to do is be the opposite. Punk has become a poser scene with costumes purchased at Hot Topic. Real punk is a “fuck you, I’ll do what I want” attitude.

    • @clancykobane9102
      @clancykobane9102 3 года назад +11

      @@softlightsymphonyband yeah, kinda like Green Day did what they wanted? Bull shit.

    • @abeardwithtattoos
      @abeardwithtattoos 3 года назад +11

      softlightsymphony band
      Yeah I guess you could do what you want, but don't do it around me! haha

    • @fartkerson
      @fartkerson 3 года назад +24

      It must be his straight edge

  • @MistaLoin
    @MistaLoin 4 года назад +320

    He was also a ”pre tour guitar player” for REM, but got the call from Bad Religion just before the Monster tour. Went with that instead since they wanted him as a full member of the band, not just an ”extra”. As Brian himself put it: ”That's me in the corner, choosing Bad Religion."

  • @jasondeselles3471
    @jasondeselles3471 4 года назад +161

    There's just something refreshing about a famous musician being humble and approachable.

    • @Mikey_Heels
      @Mikey_Heels 3 года назад +3

      word... i had the distinct pleasure of opening for DAG NASTY 1988 in SLC... you couldnt tell a punk that BRIAN BAKER wasnt our JIMMY PAGE... and he was that humble and approachable in that place and time... refreshing

    • @autistica1
      @autistica1 3 года назад +3

      He blocked me on Twitter for disagreeing with him politely about a political take.

    • @imeowmeowkat
      @imeowmeowkat 2 года назад

      he probably didn't wanna deal with it tbh and I don't blame him. I do the same thing

    • @xisotopex
      @xisotopex 2 года назад

      @@autistica1 most leftist punks dont have a sense of humor

    • @autistica1
      @autistica1 2 года назад +2

      @@imeowmeowkat You sound very close-minded.

  • @taxscandalandthebuenos
    @taxscandalandthebuenos Год назад +13

    I come back here time and time again. just to hear him play Think Again 👉 👈

  • @CA-xs6sr
    @CA-xs6sr 4 года назад +166

    Supremely underrated guitarist in my opinion. Baker is a killer.

    • @iggypopisgod9
      @iggypopisgod9 2 года назад

      here we go with the underrated tag yet again

    • @CA-xs6sr
      @CA-xs6sr 2 года назад +1

      @@iggypopisgod9 here we go!

    • @WoockerSocket2
      @WoockerSocket2 Год назад +6

      He's not a killer he's a baker

    • @CDavis-jt5fh
      @CDavis-jt5fh Год назад

      And all this time I thought punk rock guitar players only knew how to play 2-3 chords at most.

    • @midwestfireplace9198
      @midwestfireplace9198 8 месяцев назад

      Baker is the MAN.

  • @matthuber2055
    @matthuber2055 8 месяцев назад +9

    Just saw BR last week. Never gets old watching Mr. Baker play on stage.

  • @jackbowie3594
    @jackbowie3594 9 месяцев назад +14

    I could watch Baker talk music, riffs and tones all day. Always great motivating energy

  • @barguerpi5966
    @barguerpi5966 3 года назад +64

    Minor threat, one if the best Hard core/punk of all times. Been listening to it since 1992

  • @carminemartino1197
    @carminemartino1197 4 года назад +246

    this guy is my favourite punk guitarist

    • @charliegreen3993
      @charliegreen3993 4 года назад +8

      The intro solo to "I want to conquer the world" is one of the best in punk history, in my opinion. Amazing, energetic....great way to start a song!

    • @263malice
      @263malice 4 года назад +6

      Zach Blair from Rise Against is mine.

    • @seanmccabe7164
      @seanmccabe7164 4 года назад +6

      God I love bad religion

    • @jeff7764
      @jeff7764 4 года назад +11

      Him and Chris Hannah of Propagandhi

    • @brandongerving1065
      @brandongerving1065 4 года назад +5

      Gotta put mike ness in there

  • @beatsbeercigarettes
    @beatsbeercigarettes 4 года назад +295

    “Domination.. World domination.” Under his breath “not that fat mike stuff” 🤣 Hahahah that got me.

    • @kth5077
      @kth5077 4 года назад +7

      Dee Construct ... 😂😂.. I was just about to make that same comment...

  • @Saatanan
    @Saatanan 3 года назад +50

    That this dude has that Think Again riff under his belt is a huge achievement, what a classic

    • @bernardozattar9049
      @bernardozattar9049 2 года назад +3

      I can't think of any guitar intro I like more than Think Again's intro. Brian Baker is a god!

  • @colindavidson6483
    @colindavidson6483 Месяц назад +5

    Can’t believe he’s responsible for all those minor threat and bad religion riffs. That legacy will never die

    • @sammencia7945
      @sammencia7945 День назад +1

      He played bass in MT.
      Those riffs and 240bpm Barre chords were courtesy of Lyle Preslar.

  • @YG-qg1hs
    @YG-qg1hs 4 года назад +19

    Man, that Minor Threat riff takes me back

  • @timhopkins4372
    @timhopkins4372 Год назад +14

    He has some awesome riffs. I always thought that’s what stood out about Bad Religion was the fact they have awesome hooks and riffs. Not just down stroking and palm muting. Also, I met Brian Baker after a Beach Rats show. Literally one of the nicest dude I have ever met. Very humble.

  • @Slevinlobell
    @Slevinlobell 3 года назад +7

    @4:33 ...just....I have no words for how AMAZING Minor Threat was..best punk band of all time IMO. Watching Brian play that now is surreal...totally rad to see that...TY Brian for all youve given to music and the punk scene dude.

  • @pancakeman6591
    @pancakeman6591 4 года назад +8

    Hearing him play Think Again made me appreciate that song so much more

  • @DarkestSecrets1
    @DarkestSecrets1 4 года назад +18

    Brian is such a great guy! Met him at the Eindhoven show last year, talked a bit behind the venue before he had to go inside for the soundcheck. He actually took the time for a conversation!

    • @nrXic
      @nrXic 3 года назад

      I met him, Jay and Brooks after a show in 2008 or so...really humble and funny. My brother and I were just standing out in the parking lot 100 feet from the tour bus sort of hoping to catch a glimpse of them walking out and they came up to us.

  • @adamfilipink616
    @adamfilipink616 4 года назад +26

    I could listen to him talk about just about anything.

  • @RobertRussell-ed1xy
    @RobertRussell-ed1xy 8 дней назад

    Brian playing that Minor Threat riff gave me chills, brought me all the way back

  • @wretchedknave5740
    @wretchedknave5740 4 года назад +28

    I remember when I was 12 years old back in '95, my friends bro came home from uni the one holiday and had a whole bunch of new MP3s. Back in those days, MP3 was a new concept and was like gold. If you could download just one and share it with your friends you were the man. (I live in South Africa) Anyway among the REM, Live and Green day in that list of MP3s, was an album from a band that was untitled. I remember clicking and listening to one of their songs called 'Infected'. There was just something about this band that felt 'different' from all the other pop alternative rock I had heard. They were on another level and I was drawn to their honest, raw and aggressive sound. A few years went by and I never knew who this band was until I was finishing up high school and a fellow punk (my best friend to this day) played me Recipe for Hate album he had on tape. I immediately recognized the lead vocalist. It was like an epiphany for me cause at the tender age of 12 I was so drawn to this genre but didn't even know what punk rock was.

    • @slloyd4031
      @slloyd4031 3 года назад +1

      I'm still listening to recipe for hate

    • @kylepruden1948
      @kylepruden1948 2 года назад

      12 yo me went to a stranger than fiction BR TOUR. Was my 2nd concert ever, 1st being No Use for a name, HI Standard, Ten Foot pole in Vancouver. INFECTED was and still is one of my favorites to this day. I'm 38 now, I'm to assume we're around same age

  • @mikesilva5085
    @mikesilva5085 4 года назад +8

    Will NEVER forget putting on MT's Out of Step record and hearing the intro to Think Again- I was 13 and ...just shocked how big their guitar sound was

  • @Sreybk
    @Sreybk 4 года назад +30

    His Dagnasty riffs were so good. He was so Malcolm Young. That's so cool.

    • @therichieboy
      @therichieboy 4 года назад +2

      The riff from Fall is one of my favourites.

    • @keplerarpeggios3215
      @keplerarpeggios3215 4 года назад

      the Silver Thinkers: the 17 million is Epic !!!

  • @paulsmith6577
    @paulsmith6577 4 года назад +9

    that gold SG is beautiful

  • @joevail6959
    @joevail6959 4 года назад +21

    My gateway drugs were Minor Threat and Bad Brains...hometown heroes!

  • @jaredperkins8066
    @jaredperkins8066 4 года назад +5

    I could watch Brian do this all day!

  • @nativeeats8719
    @nativeeats8719 Год назад +6

    That SG is gorgeous ❤

  • @lurchbag1671
    @lurchbag1671 3 года назад +2

    Thank you Brian for Dag Nasty! Can I Say has been inspiring me for 35 years now. Got it that summer of '86. It is timeless! as is Wig Out and Field Day.

    • @scourneene
      @scourneene 3 месяца назад +1

      I remember when Field Day came out, still have it and love it still.

  • @val13c59
    @val13c59 3 года назад +10

    At one time, certain people didn’t think this punk rockers would amount to anything. I love seeing how they’ve succeeded and made a good living off their career. Always support a musician.

  • @DjuDjufr
    @DjuDjufr 4 года назад +82

    This guitar looks awesome

    • @darkmotherboard272
      @darkmotherboard272 4 года назад +12

      yeah i like that it has strings

    • @ps1hagrid111
      @ps1hagrid111 4 года назад +7

      @@darkmotherboard272 your guitar has strings?

    • @mattmlo12
      @mattmlo12 4 года назад

      Got the bigsby n everything, nice...

    • @kibasoueu
      @kibasoueu 3 года назад

      praise sg Guitars

  • @SeppSeppelin
    @SeppSeppelin 4 года назад +9

    Love his Wilko Johnson Shirt!

  • @missmaynard2310
    @missmaynard2310 3 года назад +63

    “WORLD Domination, Not The Fat Mike Stuff”

    • @devilsoffspring5519
      @devilsoffspring5519 3 года назад

      What's that a reference to? It sounded funny :)

    • @punkimierdasshiet4026
      @punkimierdasshiet4026 3 года назад

      @@devilsoffspring5519 NOFX frontman Fat Mike

    • @bryansanders5426
      @bryansanders5426 Год назад

      @@punkimierdasshiet4026 yeah, I get that, but I didn't get the "domination" connection to Fat Mike.

  • @overtheedge23
    @overtheedge23 4 года назад +4

    so many ideas come to my mind when I see him play an actual MINOR THREAT riff live on camera.

  • @kingofpentacles3213
    @kingofpentacles3213 Год назад +1

    The first song I ever learned on guitar was Straight Edge by Minor Threat. That was 1983. It was all downhill from there. Many bands, hundreds and hundreds of shows played, and $tensofthousands spent on gear over the past 40 years. Thanks a lot Brian! Look what you guys made me become!! I’m even wearing a Dischord sweatshirt as I type this.

  • @jaybacon1174
    @jaybacon1174 3 года назад +3

    Brian is a class act. Saw him in Dag Nasty at a place called The Outhouse in Lawrence KS. One of my all time favorite shows. Still got the shirt. He is still a pivotal musician in fabric of Punk Rock.

  • @jasonbruce9904
    @jasonbruce9904 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Brian for being a humble, approachable and all around cool guy. And thank God for Bad Religion.

  • @danmichener8716
    @danmichener8716 4 года назад +5

    Awesome. The Minor Threat riff made my day (and gave me something to practice)

  • @unbridledenthusiasm
    @unbridledenthusiasm 4 года назад +3

    absolute legend. those dag nasty and minor threat riffs are all time classics

  • @wduarte2007
    @wduarte2007 4 года назад +1

    Over the years I learn a lot of riffs playing Dag Nasty and Bad Religion Songz. They were my school. This guy still surprising me & inspiring me. Thx Brian Baker!

  • @persuasivetube
    @persuasivetube 3 года назад +2

    The first riff he wrote was one of the best song I ever heard. Really made me think again and again and again and again. What a punch in a face.

  • @sarahfitzgerald7164
    @sarahfitzgerald7164 4 года назад +1

    How is he such a legend and icon and is still so humble? Come play Vancouver again Brian, Canada misses you.

  • @paxonearth
    @paxonearth 4 года назад +51

    I don't think I've ever seen a gold SG.. That looks badass!

    • @modergav
      @modergav 4 года назад +2

      That is probably a very aged palhem blue

    • @squicker
      @squicker 4 года назад +1

      I have one of only 2 gold SGs that made it to the UK in 2012, so I was very pleased to see Brian playing one. Clearly a man of taste!

    • @Metallizombie
      @Metallizombie 2 года назад +2

      It looks like it’s one of the first ones, back when they where still called a Les Paul. I’m going off the truss rod cover there and not a ton of expert knowledge.

  • @alfredodelallave2718
    @alfredodelallave2718 3 года назад +1

    Thank you, Malcom! What a nice guy, so Clasic!

  • @andreasahlqvist709
    @andreasahlqvist709 4 года назад +2

    Discovered him when he was in Junkyard. Such a great band! 👍🏻🎸

  • @mckinleyrichard4395
    @mckinleyrichard4395 4 года назад +7

    I grew up with Minor Threat, but Junkyard is my favorite Brian Baker band.

  • @GuitarExpress
    @GuitarExpress 4 года назад +4

    Best video I have seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing!

  • @DirtyDead1313
    @DirtyDead1313 4 года назад +3

    Any Dag Nasty with Dave singing is beyond amazing...and of course Minor Threat.

  • @carolinas.2829
    @carolinas.2829 4 года назад +2

    I always dream that eventually I’ll see Minor Threat play live and Brian Baker would open with that Think Again riff. 🥰🥰🥰

  • @damnedlock2956
    @damnedlock2956 4 месяца назад

    I love Dagnasty and saw them live in the 80s..and I wish I could see them live again..that would

  • @gfgranja
    @gfgranja 4 года назад +5

    Brian played on Junkyard’s first album ( 1989 ) killer record!

    • @morrisdeutsch6175
      @morrisdeutsch6175 3 года назад +1

      And second, for that matter. The killer Sixes, Sevens and Nines.

    • @mickcrocodiledundee6353
      @mickcrocodiledundee6353 3 года назад

      He's played on all their album-length studio releases, he was a permanent member of the band until he stepped back in 2016 after the new album came out.

  • @MrPunkrockkid69
    @MrPunkrockkid69 4 года назад +19

    Yes my heroes are finally getting the recognition they deserved

  • @radbikeadventure
    @radbikeadventure 3 года назад +4

    I was really hoping he'd play "Let them eat War". Freaking love that riff!

    • @VadiEfe
      @VadiEfe 3 года назад

      yeah that one rocks big time

  • @Vabrejuro
    @Vabrejuro 4 года назад +7

    Excellent 👌

  • @julianlasut1520
    @julianlasut1520 4 года назад

    My punk rock guitar hero from way back when i first heard Bad Religion in the 90s! Thanks Mr Baker

  • @askowalc
    @askowalc 11 месяцев назад

    Brian Baker, you are so humble and unassuming. Thank you for be who you are.

  • @depressioncircuit535
    @depressioncircuit535 4 года назад +12

    "think again" is such a great song killer riff for sure! That and "Look back and laugh" are definitely two of the best riffs ever in my opinion. Great vid thanks for sharing 👍

  • @DavidBrown-xq9nb
    @DavidBrown-xq9nb 3 года назад +2

    Damn, when he played that Dag Nasty riff it sent chills down my spine and took me back to 1988

  • @kopfkino42069
    @kopfkino42069 4 года назад +2

    Thank you Malcolm indeed.

  • @seanmedina8572
    @seanmedina8572 4 года назад +8

    I was hoping Think Again would make an appearance.

  • @t1joel
    @t1joel 4 года назад +1

    Still to this day, I absolutely love the guitar part to Think Again. Very cool to find out that was the first riff Brian had on a record. I love learning cool little facts like that.

  • @daydreamsandnightmares9843
    @daydreamsandnightmares9843 3 года назад

    So passionate you can see it on his face! Love it.

  • @elliottkiger8987
    @elliottkiger8987 4 года назад +1

    Love how he nails Beating Around the Bush completely off the cuff. Wig Out at Denkos changed my life. Thank you Brian.

  • @patrickbrownson1
    @patrickbrownson1 Год назад +1

    Bruh… the first riff you get on a record is “Think Again”. Absolute legend!

  • @psychologyofrock
    @psychologyofrock Год назад +1

    Huge fan - great video!

  • @BrotherHanker
    @BrotherHanker 3 года назад +3

    Incredible. Amazing to think about all the influential records he’s been a part if. And that Mets pillow!

  • @vengeance_falls_9610
    @vengeance_falls_9610 3 года назад +1

    I love Bad Religion so much

  • @pomeloco1554
    @pomeloco1554 4 года назад

    Thanks for everything !

  • @metalpiper
    @metalpiper 3 года назад

    Love Brian!! Long time fan of all his work.

  • @Davepacheco1986
    @Davepacheco1986 4 года назад

    Loved this dudes riffs from Minor Threat and BR. Still do!

  • @jamiemcparland
    @jamiemcparland 4 года назад

    SO STOKED TO HEAR YOU PLAY A MINOR THREAT RIFF!! YES!

  • @chlindh1
    @chlindh1 4 года назад

    Love this man. One of the greatest!

  • @josephpeccerillo1640
    @josephpeccerillo1640 4 года назад +1

    Good stuff Brian. Good to see you’re doing well and keeping busy.

  • @Jake_IBS
    @Jake_IBS 4 года назад

    What an absolute treat for us OG fans!

  • @DavidDantePhoenix
    @DavidDantePhoenix 4 года назад +4

    Brian Baker has excellent taste in rock riffage. I feel very akin to his selections.

  • @lzevon
    @lzevon 4 года назад +1

    Did a college radio show episode dedicated to him in 1989ish. Total legend.

  • @jaket2549
    @jaket2549 4 года назад +3

    Thank god loudwire finally put some punk on RUclips!

  • @amov1escriptending
    @amov1escriptending 4 года назад +20

    3:20 "Not the Fat Mike stuff" 😂

  • @GlenMurrayonline
    @GlenMurrayonline Год назад

    Awesome Great to see you!!

  • @cigarettecat3981
    @cigarettecat3981 4 года назад +10

    Hot take stranger than fiction is the best bad religion riff

    • @charliegreen3993
      @charliegreen3993 4 года назад +5

      Personally, I think the riff for Recipe For Hate is their best, but that's my opinion.

    • @Giants-ky4zz
      @Giants-ky4zz 4 года назад

      Against the grain

    • @simongunkel7457
      @simongunkel7457 4 года назад

      My pick would either be Automatic Man or Chasing the Wild Goose

  • @brunobenaduce70
    @brunobenaduce70 4 года назад

    Bad Religion is my favorite band. Great riffs!!

  • @cnelsen1
    @cnelsen1 4 года назад

    I could listen to him all day.

  • @thevoxofreason8468
    @thevoxofreason8468 4 года назад +2

    I never get sick of hearing or playing "Beating Around the Bush". Same with "Just got Paid"...and I learned it in the same position.

  • @jasonhusky6674
    @jasonhusky6674 2 года назад

    Thank you for this 😎

  • @goregore6259
    @goregore6259 4 года назад +2

    Awesome bassist and guitarist!

  • @ronanmg
    @ronanmg 4 года назад +13

    3:17 “not that fat mike stuff” 😂😂😂😂

  • @hotdog7334
    @hotdog7334 3 года назад

    Probably the best fav riffs video. Didn’t talk too much, only when relevant and played riffs throughout.

  • @DanielDanger420
    @DanielDanger420 4 года назад +1

    He's so chill.

  • @ol.grumpy.bastard
    @ol.grumpy.bastard 4 года назад +6

    I spent an afternoon with him when The Meatmen played a club where I worked. He's a great player and a funny sumbitch. Also, I've poached a bunch of his riffs over the years--sometimes deliberately, but usually I realize it when someone says, "That sounds a bit like _____. Have you ever heard it?"

  • @mikedlc9766
    @mikedlc9766 4 года назад

    great interview

  • @MartinvonBargen
    @MartinvonBargen 4 года назад +127

    Brian is the reason that I stopped learning AC/DC riffs and moved on to Minor Threat and Dag Nasty.
    I could watch a Million Days of this.
    Sorry that was really bad...

    • @Hct80
      @Hct80 4 года назад +8

      It’s only over when you give up

    • @paulbeahm3891
      @paulbeahm3891 4 года назад +1

      Haha I thought that was an into the unknown reference

    • @MrJett1971
      @MrJett1971 4 года назад

      There’s no excuse...

    • @user-il8ti2vl4w
      @user-il8ti2vl4w 4 года назад

      omg i never ever tried to learn any acdc song 😂😂

    • @samboulmetisjr.9352
      @samboulmetisjr.9352 4 года назад +2

      Yes sir dagnasty and minor threat....dischord

  • @bravotipo9037
    @bravotipo9037 3 года назад

    he is the punk rock guitarist I’d want to be. saw them live here in Italy TWO times for 2008 and 2011 tours. they are amazing.

  • @abeardwithtattoos
    @abeardwithtattoos 3 года назад

    Dang Nasty is probably my favorite Brian Baker project. Was so happy with those DN fun facts.

  • @alperdurmus5234
    @alperdurmus5234 3 года назад +1

    We love you Brian.

  • @non_brewed_condiment
    @non_brewed_condiment 3 года назад

    Think Again was in an issue of 411VM (Skate Video) I had that I used to watch literally every single day. I watched it so many times that yeaars later it's still permanently stuck in my head. I'm definitely not complaining, it's one of the best riffs of all time

  • @kevinr2261
    @kevinr2261 4 года назад +1

    Dag Nasty!! One of my favorite bands ever.

  • @julast6658
    @julast6658 3 года назад

    Thanks for posting i enjoyed that ;-)

  • @BreedersSyndicate
    @BreedersSyndicate 2 года назад

    One of my favorite guitarists ever

  • @omgwtfbbq2011
    @omgwtfbbq2011 3 года назад

    One of my favs

  • @carolinas.2829
    @carolinas.2829 4 года назад

    Ugh, THINK AGAIN! So good 🖤🖤

  • @colekoopmans3819
    @colekoopmans3819 4 года назад

    Also of Dag Nasty and so many other amazing and legendary bands!