Detroit Rock City co-writer Paul Stanley recently told TG: “It started with the riff and that became the incessant part of the song. With the riff you get that sense of release with the big powerchords.” He’s dead right, of course. Listen to DRC’s intro and you’ll hear a guitar part gradually growing as single-note riffs give way to those huge A5 and B5 powerchords.
The track is played with a shuffle feel throughout and has an unusual structure, comprising four verses, an interlude riff, an extended twin-guitar solo,
