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How Cheap Trick ripped off an iconic riff from the Who to make two of the all-time greatest power-pop hits

September 30

Minimalism met rock in 1972 when Pete Townshend wrote “Baba O’Riley.” The song’s cyclic, arpeggiating riff was inspired by the work of avant-garde composer Terry Riley and became the driving rhythmic…

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