Thanks, Mike. I love those riff based licks, like the the Ray Charles one, to cover the changes and that’s a nice little turnaround to end your video.
John

Classic licks, nice work Mike! 👍

What a wonderful video, I really liked Ray Charles and the last one you made up was great, I loved it! I never thought of doing a ring tone for the phone, yours sounds really cool!

Some cool lick choices, Mike. Love that opening to “What I Say”.

James

Mike
Very enjoyable presentation. Your tone is fantastic. I really appreciate British influence on rock as your presentation is contextually historical, fun and well-presented.Thanks for sharing your spacious knowledge of music! Happy holidays.

John

Those early songs nailed down some of the best riffs, they sound timeless. Great pick of riffs and licks Mike. Particularly liked that last one which I’ve not heard before but I will henceforth refer to as Mike’s when I shamelessly use it.

Thanks Mike,

Great to hear an old school rocker from “The old smoke.” Lessons we’re learned in your timing alone. The years have served you well. Brilliant, as my English friends would say.

From an older Blues player in th U S.

It doesn’t matter if someone wrote/played your lick before you did as long as it hasn’t become famous like What I Say. You can still claim it

It was nice to get a little rock history review as a bonus. It felt like I was transported back in time.

Great variety of riffs and licks that you present here, Mike. And also a little deep dive into rock history. I love these riff-oriented licks, where you recognize the songs after just a few notes.

Hi Mike, love those riffs! Great to hear your rock retrospective take on the challenge. And, what a great idea to play a cool riff for your ringtone!

Intro and Outros Mike!!! Really define a song – very well done my friend! That’s the best part about licks and phrases Mike: Make them your own at any pace!

Nice one, Mike. You really reminded me of how cool some of those early licks were. The guys who made them up were true music pioneers. Respect to them all.

Thanks you for the great explanation and some classic blues licks.

Cool licks Mike! Love the Ray Charles, such a classic and a great outline of a Blues. Your lick was smooth too!

Old school licks just stand the test of time. The 5 mins went by very quickly as I was ready for what was next. Really nice presentation and the opening lick was a knock out.

Thank you for these very inspiring licks Mike! I can recognize your style in them!

Great set of licks.
Well explained.
Well done.

AndréM

“Great one to get the fingers moving, when you try to warm them up” 😊 Thanks for the great presentation, Mike. I really liked your explanation and the additional information. Cool last lick – and I would have listened 5 minutes more – no problem 😊👍🏽

Nicely done, Mike! Very well presented, excellent demonstration, well played and just the right tone for each one!
Haha, it made me chuckle when you said you couldn’t just stick to 3 licks, I had the same problem 😉

I like your (maybe) lick and your telephone ring tone very much!

Enjoyed that musical tour very much. That Ray Charles one has a great swing as you’d expect from that cat.

Very nice licks.

Dieter

Hi Mike , nice medley of classic licks , they have really stood the test of time ,
Your ending lick sounds great , as does your telecaster you’ve dialled in the right tone to showcase these licks , the phone ring tone is a cool idea.
As a side note I replied to your quest to find the lost song and it’s proving to be quite elusive, I can see why you asked for help! I’ll keep looking ( I like a challenge!)

Martin

Great selection of classics there Mike! You played well & evoked some great memories for me – I hadn’t hear she for a while (like the Ray Charles one). You play very well & have a great sound. Well played sir.

A great collection of beautiful licks, brilliantly played on your Carlton Tele! Some of this songs I never heard them before, so I’ll check them out because the licks you played sound very interesting! Thanks for sharing, Mike!

I like your lick selection! The EP239 licks was my favorite. Well done!
Denise

Mike, nice job distilling your favorite lics. You have great taste in music and grew up at a great era of music. I love that clasic rock. I broke out my electric when you played the Ray Charles lic….I havent heard that in so long. Also, I like your style…you could teach music. Nice submission. Cheers to you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Pap

Great assortment of licks, Mike. I think think that last lick (all your own) was my favorite. Very melodic and and I love how it ascends and descends. Close seconds and thirds were Ray Charles and Snake Bite Boogie licks. Very enjoyable and loved the history you threw in!
Larry
P.S. Favorite line, “He plays it incredibly fast, I don’t.” LOL–great delivery.

Mike – what a wonderful musical history lesson. Most enjoyable!