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Best guitar riffs of all time?

DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
edited May 2007 in Other Music
[EDIT: The title of the thread should be 'Your [i]favorite[/i] riffs of all time']

In my opinion, of course:

Slash - Sweet Child O' Mine, Mr. Brownstone, Coma, Estranged
Jimmy Page - Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Kashmir
Stone Gossard - Alive
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World, Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black), Danger Bird
Kim Thayil - Loud Love, Fresh Tendrils
Mike McCready (?) - I Don't Know Anything
Andrew Stockdale - White Unicorn
Tony Iommi - Iron Man
Dean DeLeo - Plush, Sex Type Thing
Tom Morello - Bombtrack, Killing in the Name, Wake Up, Guerrila Radio, Bulls on Parade, Moth

That's just off the top of my head... I'll probably add more later. Your turn...
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  • bubbamackdaddy69bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    DOSW wrote:
    In my opinion, of course:

    Slash - Sweet Child O' Mine, Mr. Brownstone, Coma, Estranged
    Jimmy Page - Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Kashmir
    Stone Gossard - Alive
    Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World, Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black), Danger Bird
    Kim Thayil - Loud Love, Fresh Tendrils
    Mike McCready (?) - I Don't Know Anything
    Andrew Stockdale - White Unicorn
    Tony Iommi - Iron Man
    Dean DeLeo - Plush, Sex Type Thing
    Tom Morello - Bombtrack, Killing in the Name, Wake Up, Guerrila Radio, Bulls on Parade, Moth

    That's just off the top of my head... I'll probably add more later. Your turn...

    Anything by Tony Iommi with Black Sabbath...love the raw sound
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  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Aw man, you are just winding me up now !!
    To even think of posting a list like this with nothing from Metallica or Rolling STones, but including Wolfmother is blasphemy.
    Maybe "Greatest Riffs from the Last Five Minutes "...............

    HOw about I add "The Boys are Back in Town", Thin Lizzy, just to show I'm not totally one-eyed ?????
    Or, Sweet Home Alabama, or Bad to the Bone or La Grange............
    Music is not a competetion.
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Jerry Cantrell - Facelift, Sap, Dirt, Jar of Flies, Tripod, and the non album tracks ;)

    Specifically though:

    Frogs
    Died
    We Die Young
    Man in the Box
    Nutshell
    Whale and Wasp
    Heaven Beside You
    What the Hell Have I?
    Rooster
    Junkhead
    Sea of Sorrow
    It Ain't Like That

    ...and hats off to Layne for Angry Chair.


    Fuck, all of 'em :D
  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    lucylespian wrote:
    Aw man, you are just winding me up now !!
    To even think of posting a list like this with nothing from Metallica or Rolling STones, but including Wolfmother is blasphemy.
    Maybe "Greatest Riffs from the Last Five Minutes "...............

    HOw about I add "The Boys are Back in Town", Thin Lizzy, just to show I'm not totally one-eyed ?????
    Or, Sweet Home Alabama, or Bad to the Bone or La Grange............

    I can't stand Metallica, and I'm really not a fan of the Stones. I put Wolfmother on there just to mix things up a bit. The chorus to White Unicorn is a pretty sweet riff, you have to admit.

    These are just my favorite. It's all a matter of taste. :D
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  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    DOSW wrote:
    I can't stand Metallica, and I'm really not a fan of the Stones. I put Wolfmother on there just to mix things up a bit. The chorus to White Unicorn is a pretty sweet riff, you have to admit.

    These are just my favorite. It's all a matter of taste. :D

    Fair enough, so what you really meant, was, "favourite guitar riffs of all time". Haven't listened to Wofmother in a while, but yeah, they have some good riffs.
    I think trying to rate one against the other is a waste of time, cos like the sig says,.........................................it's not a competition !!
    Should have said though, that I thought your selection was pretty good, esp Sweet Child, I mean how timeless is that, and Alive of course, and Killing in the Name.

    How about No Quarter ?????
    Music is not a competetion.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,851
    Jimmy Page - pretty much everything but we'll narrow it down to The Rover, When the Levee Breaks, Sick Again, and How Many More Times

    Tom Morello - every riff on the first Rage album

    Paul McCartney - Helter Skelter (the riffs during the verses, not the intro so much) John and George play guitars on this too. they have like four guitar tracks and two bass tracks going on for this one

    Syd Barrett - Interstellar Overdrive

    Stone Gossard - Do the Evolution (studio), Alive, Satan's Bed

    Slash - My Michele, Rocket Queen, Mr. Brownstone

    Iron Maiden - Mother Russia

    Robby Krieger - Roadhouse Blues

    Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child

    Kurt Cobain - Blew

    so many more but i'm too lazy to name them
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  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    I can't believe no one mentioned this, but Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple. Fucking classic. That's the one that always kind of stands out for me as just an awesome riff. Lots by Sabbath, AC/DC, Zeppelin, etc.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    I Feel Fine
    Day Tripper
    Satisfaction
    Jumping Jack Flash
    Brown Sugar
    Blimey, most Hendrix
    Whole Lotta Love (it did define a whole genre to follow)
    and that'll do for a start
  • verb_to_trustverb_to_trust Posts: 178
    "unchained" by Eddie Van Halen has got to be one of the all time greats.....
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I Feel Fine
    Day Tripper
    Satisfaction
    Jumping Jack Flash
    Brown Sugar
    Blimey, most Hendrix
    Whole Lotta Love (it did define a whole genre to follow)
    and that'll do for a start

    add to this list


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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    smoke on the water- deep purple
    Tyler- Toadies
    Bone Machine- Pixies
    Led Zeppelin- Stairway to heaven
    Pearl jam- corduroy
    Pearl jam- Black
    Rolling stones sympathy for the devil
    Rolling stones- Angie
    the Beatles- A hard days night


    to name a few :)
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  • clayton12clayton12 Posts: 335
    I think recently, Matt Belhamey from MUSE has written some amazing guitar riffs.
  • IDgotIIDgotI Posts: 262
    Rolling Stones

    Bitch
    Brown Sugar.

    Kinks

    All the day and all of the Night / You really got me.

    These are to riffs what the Gutenberg bible is to books.
  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Adding a few to my original post:

    Kurt Cobain - Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom
    Eddie Van Halen - You Really Got Me
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    I'm not sure if you'd call these "riffs" per se..

    But Cherub rock, Today, and Soma (siamese dream - smashing pumpkins) have 3 of the best "riffs" of the era... Graceful power,.. frail beauty,.. and haunting hypnotic meandering (did that make any sense?... i don't care..) respectfully.

    "Danger Bird" has always been one of my favorites from Neil :). The 12 minute version from "Year of the Horse" is spectacular.
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    a few off the top of my head

    Pavement- Grounded
    Pixies- Where Is My Mind?
    Clapton- Layla
    Pearl Jam- Black
    The Stones- Start Me Up
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

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  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    any bowie.. or who
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Stone Roses - Love Spreads
    Helmet - Unsung
    Pearl Jam - Even Flow
    QOTSA - No One Knows
    Metallica - Welcome Home(Sanitarium)
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  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    custard pie /page
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  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,121
    here's some...
    hush- deep purple
    alone and easy target- foo fighters
    spanish castle magic- jimi hendrix
    d'yer mak'er, over the hills and far away- led zeppelin
    given to fly, 1/2 full, all night- pearl jam
    truth hits everybody- the police
    tie your mother down- queen
    eyesight to the blind (the hawker)- the who
  • eclecticeclectic Posts: 244
    Leavin PJ out as there are too many for me.A few from slightly leftfield would be:

    1.Prisoners of Today - Billy Talent(Ian D'Sar is incredibly underated/unknown)
    2.Losing My Religion - R.E.M
    3.Lone Star Song - Grant Lee Buffalo
    4.Complete Control -The Clash
    5. Babylons Burning - The Ruts
    I will come back later with some more of my faves.
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  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    You Really Got Me -Davies
    Whole Lotta Love -Jimmy Page
    In My Time Of Dying -Jimmy Page
    Paranoid -Iommi
    The Wizard -Iommi
    Little Wing -Hendrix
    Foxy Lady -Hendrix
    Street Fightin' Man -Richards/Taylor
    Brown Sugar -Richards
    Can't Explain -Townshend
    Life Wasted -Gossard
    Spin The Black Circle -McCready
    Even Flow -Gossard/McCready
    Do The Evolution -Gossard
    Highway To Hell -Angus Young
    Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap -Angus Young
    Cinnamon Girl -Neil Young/Poncho Sampedro
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Neil Young - Fuckin Up
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    J Mascis (dinosaur jr)- out there

    That song kills me. That opening riff is one of my favorites ever. The solo ain't too shaby either.

    Neil Young- Hey Hey My My

    The riff is good i might like the overall tone more though so thick and edgy.
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  • NickyNoochNickyNooch Posts: 629
    The entire ACDC catalog should win this arguement :)

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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    Glass, Privilege - Einziger
    Black Dog - Paige
    Under the Bridge - Frusciante
    Satellite - DMB
    Enter Sandman - Hetfield
    Slide Away - Gallagher
    When i Come Around - Armstrong
    Lounge Act - Cobain
  • Edved82Edved82 Posts: 1,279
    Nobody's Fault But Mine is probably my favourite Page riff at the moment
    "...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
  • tonadaxtonadax Posts: 594
    burn- deep purple
    Iron Man, paranoid, n.i.b - Black Sabbath
    Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
    Pinball Wizard - The Who
    Kashmir, heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
    Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

    5 minutes alone, walk, i´m broken, revolution is my name, cowboys from hell- sr.dimebag ´´pantera´´
    my own summer- deftones
    the greatest view, freak- silverchair
    brain of j- PJ
    Slaves and b., rusty c., outshined- soundgarden
    master of p., enter s.- metallica
    p.city, sweet c.of m, welcome to j.- guns and roses
    Aenima - Tool
    Smells L. Teen S., in bloom, blew, - Nirvana
    zero- smashing pumpkins
    Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
    blind- korn
    plush, meatplow- STP
    Slither- VR
    cochise, no.1 zero ´´on chorus´- AS
    man in the box, We die young- Alice in chains
  • Coathanger HalosCoathanger Halos Posts: 137
    Soundgarden- Hands All Over, Holy Water

    Pantera- Drag the Waters, Where You Come From

    Alice in Chains- Rain When I Die, Died

    Nevermore- 42147

    Opeth- Serenity Painted Death

    Candlebox- Don't You

    Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name, Wrathchild, The Evil That Men Do

    Megadeth- Hangar 18

    Savatage- Damien
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    Ziggy Stardust
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