Best Riffs in Rock

[Rastafari]

Lets make a list of all the sentient and/or beautiful riffs we can.

Obviously (or maybe not so obviously!), Led Zeppelin (AKA The New Yardbirds) rule in this category, but just about every band good and band has drudged a few decent melodies up, right?


The Yardbirds were the masters at "Riff Rock," by the way.

[canikickit]

Metallica - Enter Sandman

[dark fairy]

i have to get back to you on this there a wide variety but none come to mind.... :unsure:

[Ian]

Morphine Child by Savatage

[(*]

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

[The Rotten One]

Day Tripper by the Beatles

Crazy Train by Black Sabbath

Pressure Drop by the Clash

Purple Haze by the Jimi Hendix experience

Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

[monkeydust]

Aint talkin' bout love by Van Halen, excellent riff.

[Lefty]

Seven Nation Army- White Stripes
Santeria- Sublime
Raindrops + Sunshowers- Smashing Pumpkins
Castles Made of Sand- Jimi Hendrix

[Dirty Commie]

Originally posted by (*@Apr 12 2004, 02:15 AM
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Exactly... it is amazing. Whenever I hear it I can't help but go into a spasmic action that I tell people is the air guitar...


...but people are worried I'm having a seizure.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Layla by Eric Clapton
Sunshione of Your Love by Eric Clapton
Badge by Eric Clapton
Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix
All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrox
Foxey Lady by Jimi Hendrix
Purplr haze by Jimi Hendrix
Fire by Jimi Hendrix
Panama by Van Halen
Running with the Devil by Van Halen
Hot for Teacher by Van Halen
Judgement day by Van Halen
Space Truckin' by Deep Purple
Highway Star by Deep Purple
Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
Fireball by Deep Purple
Back in Black
Somebody to Love
Born to be Wild
Electric Funeral
the Animal
Money
Wish you Were Here
Couldn't Stand the Weather
Scuttle Buttin
Cocaine
21st Century Schizoid Man
Zero
Diamond Dogs
Ziggy Stardust

Jesus, I just listed like so many fucking songs out of everywhere.

[Rastafari]

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[truthaddict11]

Crazy Train by Black Sabbath

Crazy Train was by Ozzy Osbourne not Black Sabbath

[truthaddict11]

War Pigs- Black Sabbath

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

:lol:
I'm sure I missed a ton.

Here's a lot of great ones I missed
Johny B Goode
Breaking the law
I can't Explain
Crushing day
Rebel Rebel
The Extremist
Alive
Peace Frog
Jeremy
Living After Midnight
25 or 6 to 4
Limelight
Spirit of the Radio
Man on a Mission
Crossroads
Pride and Joy
Suffragette City

Some good stuff by Sabbath (if they're post-sabbath, you can lick my balls)
Into the Void
Electric Funeral (did I already mention that one?)
Over the Moutain
Crazy Train
Sweet leaf
iron man
Paranoid
No More Tears
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Paranoid

some good stuff by the Stones
Live with me
Can't You Hear me Knocking
Brown Sugar
Jumping Jack Flash

some more even better stuff by Zepp
*nearly everything they did. Do I really have to list it all?*

And not to be a corporate whore, but Cold Hard ***** by Jet has a cool riff.

[Rastafari]

Ezy Rider is an awesome experience with the Band of Gypsies.
So is Message to Love.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

I think Band of Gypsys fucking amazing album.

Personally I think it rivals Are You Experienced and Electric Ladyland which get much more praise.

And Noel Redding is a mediocre bassist next to Billy Cox.
Not to mention that Buddy Miles was not only a great drummer, but also a really good songwritter.

[RAGING BULL]

I have never heard Noel Redding or Billy Cox on drums. I think you mean Mitch Mitchell and Buddy Miles. I must disagree with you, I prefer Mitchell.

Band of Gypsys is indeed an amazing album.

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

slayer-
war ensamble
eaxpendable youth
born of fire
seasons in the abys

[atlanticche]

i cannot say as i am not in the least bit musical, of course i like music n' stuff but i have no idea what a riff is, all i know is that it has somethin to do with guitars

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

its basicly when the lead guitarist goes wild

[atlanticche]

well now i kinda know, then its sanitarium by metallica, if that works

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Raging Bull - No actually, that isn't what I meant. I wrote 'drummer' where I meant 'bassist' and 'bassist' where I wrote 'drummer'.

Petey - A riff is not the same thing as a solo. A riff is any guitar part, whether the song features it or not. A solo is the guitar specificaly featured. That's normaly when the guitarist goes wild.

[RAGING BULL]

ah, I see. I agree with you then. Billy Cox was the best bass player of those two.

Best riffs?

LED ZEPPELIN

[celtopunk]

Anything from Dick Dale.

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2004, 10:27 PM
Raging Bull - No actually, that isn't what I meant. I wrote 'drummer' where I meant 'bassist' and 'bassist' where I wrote 'drummer'.

Petey - A riff is not the same thing as a solo. A riff is any guitar part, whether the song features it or not. A solo is the guitar specificaly featured. That's normaly when the guitarist goes wild.
so you are agreeing?

[truthaddict11]

Over the Moutain
Crazy Train
No More Tears

those are all Ozzy Osbourne not Black Sabbath

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing.

You said a guitar riff is when the guitarist goes wild. Normally when i think of the guitarist going wild I think of a solo, not a riff. But I don't really know what you meant.

[Hampton]

I'm a fan of Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters, that's not exactly "rock" though.

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

Id be the same a guitarist on his own per se is a solo, although most are just somebody fucking around with the pentatonic scale, something I do myself.

Good riff - Peace Frog by the Doors for origanility anyway, god bless Robbie Krieger.

[truthaddict11]

Mr Crowley
Crazy Babies
Bark at the Moon
Miracle Man
I Dont Want To Change The World
Perry Mason
Momma I'm Comming Home
Flying High Again
I Dont Know

Sweet Emotions

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Paranoid
Hand of Doom
The Wizard (Ozzy's harmonica parts are awesome too)
Spiral Architecht
Children of The Grave