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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:31:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:31:55 PM EDT
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One - Metallica.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:34:17 PM EDT
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Slash's solo in Sweet Child of Mine, or the solo in Skynrd's Call Me the Breeze.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:35:41 PM EDT
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Throw a few out here:
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing, Sultans of Swing Heart - crazy on you (opening) Outlaws - green grass and high tides Marshall Tucker - fire on a mountain |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:40:17 PM EDT
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Maybe not the best but one of my favorites.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:40:21 PM EDT
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I can watch this cover all day.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:42:39 PM EDT
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Yeah, David Gilmour's solo's in Comfortably Numb would have to be up there somewhere as well. Jeeze people - solo's are not riffs. They may incorporate riff's, but are intended to be singular. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:45:22 PM EDT
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Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:47:00 PM EDT
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Solid nominations.
Sweet Child O Mine is my ringtone for my wife, so...gotta go with that. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:47:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:50:21 PM EDT
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wouldn't say that either of them would qualify as BOAT, but 'stranglehold' by nugent and 'wild side' by the crue come to mind.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:50:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat is a great one, but it sounds so much better when the horns are playing it! 
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:51:31 PM EDT
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Jeeze people - solo's are not riffs. They may incorporate riff's, but are intended to be singular. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah, David Gilmour's solo's in Comfortably Numb would have to be up there somewhere as well. Jeeze people - solo's are not riffs. They may incorporate riff's, but are intended to be singular. True. I retract my "solo" statement for both Sweet Child O' Mine and Call Me The Breeze, and vote for the riffs in both instead. Better now? 
(I still like the damn solos, though  )
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:55:22 PM EDT
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Too many good ones to choose from. Am I really the first one to mention Iron Man? Great riff. How about Holy Diver by Dio?
One of the most recognizable: House of the Rising Sun as performed by The Animals. A less well known one, but which also burrs itself into your brain: I Want You/She's So Heavy by The Beatles. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:55:33 PM EDT
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One - Metallica. I would agree with that. Probably my favorite Metallica song. And although it's my least favorite song on the Black album Enter Sandman is up there too as far as historical riffs go. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:56:10 PM EDT
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"Best" is dumb, but here's a favorite:
As Hendrix goes, I always preferred "Little Wing" to "Voodoo Chile". |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:56:24 PM EDT
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True. I retract my "solo" statement for both Sweet Child O' Mine and Call Me The Breeze, and vote for the riffs in both instead. Better now?
(I still like the damn solos, though )
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Yeah, David Gilmour's solo's in Comfortably Numb would have to be up there somewhere as well. Jeeze people - solo's are not riffs. They may incorporate riff's, but are intended to be singular. True. I retract my "solo" statement for both Sweet Child O' Mine and Call Me The Breeze, and vote for the riffs in both instead. Better now?
(I still like the damn solos, though )
I will heartily agree that solo is up their with the greatest solos of all time. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:57:26 PM EDT
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If we wanted to expand this to bass riffs, I might have to post Roundabout by Yes!
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:58:30 PM EDT
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I remember they had a list for best opening riff. Like Layla and Wake up Little Susie and Smoke on the Water.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:58:44 PM EDT
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just because i was picking on megadeth in my metal of 1990 thread.
awesome riff:
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:59:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
If we wanted to expand this to bass riffs, I might have to post Roundabout by Yes! When my son took up bass guitar I played him that song as an example of what he should aspire to. Shortly thereafter he switched to guitar. 
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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:59:38 PM EDT
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This one is pretty damned good.. especially cranked to eleven!
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:01:52 PM EDT
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Back in Black
Highway to Hell You Shook Me all Night Long |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:02:33 PM EDT
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Sultan's of Swing. The entire song is a riff. This right here. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:04:08 PM EDT
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first time I air guitared Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Dire Straits- Money For Nothing. first time I air guitared Just saw Mark Knopfler last year for the first time. What an awesome musician! |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:06:54 PM EDT
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So many great ones, but I think Nugent's "Stranglehold" tops all. The guitar riff on top of the stalking drums creates a mood matched by damn few songs ever.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:07:51 PM EDT
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Eagles' Life in the Fast Lane Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:10:39 PM EDT
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Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Eagles' Life in the Fast Lane Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good. Actually, Rocky Mountain Way |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:10:43 PM EDT
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When my son took up bass guitar I played him that song as an example of what he should aspire to. Shortly thereafter he switched to guitar. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If we wanted to expand this to bass riffs, I might have to post Roundabout by Yes! When my son took up bass guitar I played him that song as an example of what he should aspire to. Shortly thereafter he switched to guitar. Maybe should have started him on "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" by The Animals.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:21:34 PM EDT
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Winnah: Dick Dale and Miserlou. Honorable Mention: AC/DC Thundestruck
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:30:22 PM EDT
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I disagree with "Whole Lotta Love" which won the BBC poll. It's good but not that good. Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28929167 Discuss. "Stairway to Purgatory" It is so rad I can only listen to half of it. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:31:52 PM EDT
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Don't Fear The Reaper from my fav band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:31:57 PM EDT
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Winnah: Dick Dale and Miserlou. Honorable Mention: AC/DC Thundestruck  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y3h9p_c5-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyIbJQBcQKgI'll throw in two, but I think that you'd have a hard time trying to find the "best": Eric Clapton - Forever Man the Police - Walking on the Moon |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:32:37 PM EDT
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Nothing Van Halen ever did was the best of anything. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Van Halens " Hot for Teacher" Nothing Van Halen ever did was the best of anything. You be careful what you say 
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:33:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Don't Fear The Reaper from my fav band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg yup |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:37:34 PM EDT
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please tell me that someone has already mentioned 'crazy train'.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:38:52 PM EDT
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If we're not limiting ourselves to rock...
Asturias by Isaac Albeniz. I offer this for your viewing pleasure. Or G.F. Handel's Sarabende. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:40:11 PM EDT
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You be careful what you say Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Van Halens " Hot for Teacher" Nothing Van Halen ever did was the best of anything. You be careful what you say Don't be mad at facts. 
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:40:57 PM EDT
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A lot of really good ones already mentioned. I'll throw in Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam.
ETA: After checking I may not understand exactly what a riff is so the above may be an incorrect entry. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:41:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:42:54 PM EDT
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Does VH play the riff too on this or just the solo?
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:43:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:44:47 PM EDT
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I came here to post this. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Dire Straits- Money For Nothing. I came here to post this. I also did.. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:45:08 PM EDT
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Does VH play the riff too on this or just the solo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0hZG-zNOk
Steve Lukathar |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:47:40 PM EDT
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Grant Geissman. "Chase the Clouds Away" from Chuck Mangione's "Evening of Magic" album. I love that melody!
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:48:15 PM EDT
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Yellow ledbetter.
Period. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:50:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's a ripoff of Little Wing by Hendrix. |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:51:09 PM EDT
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It would seem this category would need to be divided between technical ability and just straight up bad ass.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:54:26 PM EDT
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Not the best, but one of my favorite modern ones.
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Posted: 8/27/2014 5:54:53 PM EDT
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A great hook from a great guitar band:
Best ever? Nope, but I got to see Phil and the boys when I was 14 years old and it stuck with me. |
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