Best Guitar Riffs Of All Time

Adoria · 02-08-2005, 12:55 AM

What are they?

My thoughts:

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns and Roses
Anything Van Halen (yes anything)

There are others out there, but I thought I would just get the thread started.

Osterbaum · 02-08-2005, 05:21 AM

Hmmm...You know...I've gotta love the intro of Hard as a Rock by AC/DC...I'm not sure if it qualifies as a "Best" guitar riff, but still...

Meister · 02-08-2005, 06:23 AM

A lot of riffs by Neil Young qualify for that. Most notably, "Hey Hey My My," especially in live versions. "Dangerbird" is great too, but less the riff than the whole song, actually.

EDIT: And, of course, the one from the Dead Man soundtrack.

Jack's Smirking Revenge · 02-08-2005, 09:14 AM

I have always really liked "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie.

Squishy Cheeks · 02-08-2005, 09:20 AM

Smoke on the water - deep purple. So classic, so memorable, so easy to play.

Witness1 · 02-08-2005, 09:33 AM

My favorite is Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin, with "Immigrant Song" a close second.

My Lead Airbag · 02-08-2005, 02:43 PM

Cmon people. Purple Haze, Hendrix, all your base belong to the master.

lazy man · 02-08-2005, 02:59 PM

Bad to the Bone- George Thorogood. Such a great sound, who could forget it.

Osterbaum · 02-08-2005, 03:05 PM

There are so many...And yet I can barely think of a few...

Let's see...Um...

TNT by AC/DC. It's just classic. As well as Back in Black. Then there's Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf.

Meister · 02-08-2005, 03:35 PM

Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and "Iron Man," to name only two, are very distinctive if nothing else. I guess it really depends on how much you like the song; if I hear the riff of, say, "Satisfaction" by the Stones, I immediately recognize it, but I get nowhere near as gleeful as with "Hey Hey My My."

02-08-2005, 05:21 AM	#2
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	Hmmm...You know...I've gotta love the intro of Hard as a Rock by AC/DC...I'm not sure if it qualifies as a "Best" guitar riff, but still... __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

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Jack's Smirking Revenge Space Monkey Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 75	I have always really liked "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie. __________________ It isn't until you've lost everything that you're free to do anything.

02-08-2005, 02:43 PM	#7
My Lead Airbag Magikoopa Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,632	Cmon people. Purple Haze, Hendrix, all your base belong to the master. __________________ Former Forum Names: BMHadoken, BiteTheWaxTadPole...krylo made me do it, really. RP Fight Lord RP Story Sage Retired.

02-08-2005, 03:05 PM	#9
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	There are so many...And yet I can barely think of a few... Let's see...Um... TNT by AC/DC. It's just classic. As well as Back in Black. Then there's Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf. __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

02-08-2005, 06:23 AM	#3
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	A lot of riffs by Neil Young qualify for that. Most notably, "Hey Hey My My," especially in live versions. "Dangerbird" is great too, but less the riff than the whole song, actually. EDIT: And, of course, the one from the Dead Man soundtrack.

02-08-2005, 09:33 AM	#6
Witness1 Stop Lord Foul Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 280	My favorite is Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin, with "Immigrant Song" a close second.

02-08-2005, 02:59 PM	#8
lazy man Harrumph! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: My not-so-humble abode Posts: 2,891	Bad to the Bone- George Thorogood. Such a great sound, who could forget it.

02-08-2005, 03:35 PM	#10
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and "Iron Man," to name only two, are very distinctive if nothing else. I guess it really depends on how much you like the song; if I hear the riff of, say, "Satisfaction" by the Stones, I immediately recognize it, but I get nowhere near as gleeful as with "Hey Hey My My."