Favorite/Best all time Riffs

B More Melo · 03-12-2010, 09:50 PM

What is everyone's favorite riffs or riffs that they just think are the best?

-Excluding vocals, drums, bass, etc. and just focus on the riff. And it can be any type of genre, not just metal.

Stinkfist · 03-13-2010, 12:36 AM

Dunno bout favourite will have to think about it, Sooo many... but a couple I've always loved are that Bit that comes after chorus in Primal Concrete Sledge. Intro to Crazy Train. Everything Jack White plays on Jolene. Gimmie shelter.

big jambo · 03-13-2010, 12:36 AM

first one that springs to mind for me is acdc - beating around the bush. that's definitely one of my favs, there will be loads more but I'm still half asleep so brain hardly workin

Unknown Soldier · 03-13-2010, 04:57 AM

Are we talking about just riffs or extended guitar solos here? Not being a musician of any type, for me a riff is just a brief guitar piece that repeats itself over the course of the song at different stages whereas I see a guitar solo as forming an entire section of the song, anyway whether they are riffs or solos some of my favs over the years are:

Smoke on Water-Deep Purple
Celebration Day-Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin
Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix
All Along the Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix
Hydra-Toto
Edge of the Blade-Journey
Walk-Pantera
Sunshine of Your Love-Cream
Under the Bridge-Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Also there is an amazing guitar solo by Rich Williams of Kansas on the Masque album but can`t think of the name of the song.

TheReverend · 03-19-2010, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Smoke on Water-Deep Purple
Celebration Day-Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin
Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix
All Along the Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix
Hydra-Toto
Edge of the Blade-Journey
Walk-Pantera
Sunshine of Your Love-Cream
Under the Bridge-Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Pantera has some of my favorite riffs ever. How about Seek and Destroy by Metallica? Any one of the several in that song would work for sure.

SGR · 03-19-2010, 08:55 PM

Well lets see here...

Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby, Unglued
Pearl Jam - I Am Mine
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song, The Ocean, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love
Soundgarden - Get On The Snake, Burden In My Hand
Alice In Chains - Man In The Box, Them Bones, Dam That River
Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
Neil Young - Hey Hey My My, Heart of Gold
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box, Stay Away
The Offspring - I Choose, Gotta Get Away, Way Down The Line

Just to name a few..

mr dave · 03-23-2010, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song, The Ocean, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love
Soundgarden - Get On The Snake,

funny you list these back to back, especially if you slap on Misty Mountain Hop.

Unknown Soldier · 03-20-2010, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TheReverend

Pantera has some of my favorite riffs ever. How about Seek and Destroy by Metallica? Any one of the several in that song would work for sure.

I`ve could`ve filled the list with Pantera riffs and have noticed on some of your other posts that you`re a big fan of Pantera. I was just listening yesterday to Superjoint Ritual`s "Use Once and Destroy" hadn`t heard it in quite a while and its one kick ass ferocious listen from start to finish.

TheReverend · 03-20-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I`ve could`ve filled the list with Pantera riffs and have noticed on some of your other posts that you`re a big fan of Pantera. I was just listening yesterday to Superjoint Ritual`s "Use Once and Destroy" hadn`t heard it in quite a while and its one kick ass ferocious listen from start to finish.

Never heard of them before but already I like them

thanks!

Thumpalumpacus · 03-13-2010, 06:34 AM

War Pigs. Seconding the Crazy Train nom above. Paperback Writer. Back in Black. Jumpin' Jack Flash. Superunknown, from Soundgarden.

03-12-2010, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
B More Melo Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 41	Favorite/Best all time Riffs What is everyone's favorite riffs or riffs that they just think are the best? -Excluding vocals, drums, bass, etc. and just focus on the riff. And it can be any type of genre, not just metal.

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Stinkfist Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 114	Dunno bout favourite will have to think about it, Sooo many... but a couple I've always loved are that Bit that comes after chorus in Primal Concrete Sledge. Intro to Crazy Train. Everything Jack White plays on Jolene. Gimmie shelter. __________________ You've claimed all this time that you would die for me. Why then are you so suprised to hear your own Eulogy?

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big jambo Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: scotland Posts: 5	first one that springs to mind for me is acdc - beating around the bush. that's definitely one of my favs, there will be loads more but I'm still half asleep so brain hardly workin __________________ beer is for life, not just for christmas

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Thumpalumpacus Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 12	War Pigs. Seconding the Crazy Train nom above. Paperback Writer. Back in Black. Jumpin' Jack Flash. Superunknown, from Soundgarden. __________________ Happiness is a conscious choice; consciousness, a happy accident.

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Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Are we talking about just riffs or extended guitar solos here? Not being a musician of any type, for me a riff is just a brief guitar piece that repeats itself over the course of the song at different stages whereas I see a guitar solo as forming an entire section of the song, anyway whether they are riffs or solos some of my favs over the years are: Smoke on Water-Deep Purple Celebration Day-Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix All Along the Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix Hydra-Toto Edge of the Blade-Journey Walk-Pantera Sunshine of Your Love-Cream Under the Bridge-Red Hot Chilli Peppers Also there is an amazing guitar solo by Rich Williams of Kansas on the Masque album but can`t think of the name of the song.

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SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	Well lets see here... Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby, Unglued Pearl Jam - I Am Mine Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song, The Ocean, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love Soundgarden - Get On The Snake, Burden In My Hand Alice In Chains - Man In The Box, Them Bones, Dam That River Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Neil Young - Hey Hey My My, Heart of Gold Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box, Stay Away The Offspring - I Choose, Gotta Get Away, Way Down The Line Just to name a few..