The 50 Greatest Riffs in Rock

RVCA · 01-19-2011, 02:24 AM

It's time for.... another list thread!!! I found an article about the "50 Greatest Riffs in Rock" and decided it might make a nice discussion. While #1 was a pretty predictable choice, I was pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of others such as "Plug In Baby" and "This Charming Man".

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25-1
(The article has nifty links to the riffs if you don't immediately recognize them all, s'worth checking out)

50. Alive - Pearl Jam
49. Devo - Girl U Want
48. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out
47. The Temptations - My Girl
46. Muse - Plug In Baby
45. Dinosaur Jr - Feel The Pain
44. Iron Maiden - The Trooper
43. Iron Butterfly - In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida
42. Michael Jackson - Beat It
41. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
40. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
39. Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot
38. The Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane
37. Roy Orbinson - Oh, Pretty Woman
36. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
35. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
34. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
33. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
32. Slayer - Raining Blood
31. Chic - Le Freak
30. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
29. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
28. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
27. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
26. Van Halen - Aint Talking Bout Love
25. Sly and the Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song
24. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
23. The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
22. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
21. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
20. James Gang - Funk 49
19. The Meters - Look-ka Py Py
18. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla
17. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
16. T Rex - 20th Century Boy
15. The Smiths - This Charming Man
14. Funkadelic - Hit It and Quit It
13. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
12. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
11. Day Tripper - The Beatles
10. Metallica - Enter Sandman
9. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
8. ACDC - Back In Black
7. Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
6. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
5. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
4. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
3. Black Sabbath - Iron Man
2. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
1. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

Agree? Disagree? Got a list of your own?

01-19-2011, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	The 50 Greatest Riffs in Rock It's time for.... another list thread!!! I found an article about the "50 Greatest Riffs in Rock" and decided it might make a nice discussion. While #1 was a pretty predictable choice, I was pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of others such as "Plug In Baby" and "This Charming Man". 50-26 25-1 (The article has nifty links to the riffs if you don't immediately recognize them all, s'worth checking out) 50. Alive - Pearl Jam 49. Devo - Girl U Want 48. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out 47. The Temptations - My Girl 46. Muse - Plug In Baby 45. Dinosaur Jr - Feel The Pain 44. Iron Maiden - The Trooper 43. Iron Butterfly - In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida 42. Michael Jackson - Beat It 41. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl 40. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 39. Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot 38. The Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane 37. Roy Orbinson - Oh, Pretty Woman 36. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades 35. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man 34. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 33. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 32. Slayer - Raining Blood 31. Chic - Le Freak 30. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name 29. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun 28. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army 27. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train 26. Van Halen - Aint Talking Bout Love 25. Sly and the Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song 24. Aerosmith - Walk This Way 23. The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica 22. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom 21. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog 20. James Gang - Funk 49 19. The Meters - Look-ka Py Py 18. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla 17. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water 16. T Rex - 20th Century Boy 15. The Smiths - This Charming Man 14. Funkadelic - Hit It and Quit It 13. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel 12. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love 11. Day Tripper - The Beatles 10. Metallica - Enter Sandman 9. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing 8. ACDC - Back In Black 7. Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine 6. The Kinks - You Really Got Me 5. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode 4. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker 3. Black Sabbath - Iron Man 2. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child 1. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Agree? Disagree? Got a list of your own?