Best Solo / Guitar Rif ....

[Toxick]

I picked Enter Sandman.... but I can think of a few that I like even more... In no particular order

Powerman 5000 - When worlds collide
Godsmack - Bad Religion
Blue Orchids - White Stripes
Gel - Collective Soul
Paralyzer - Finger 11
Slither - Velvet Revolver
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) - Offspring



I'm not super-big into classic rock like most of the selections. Although, I liked most of them.

 

[Tomcat]

From Wikipedia "A riff is a short, repeated, memorable musical phrase, often pitched low on the guitar, which focuses much of the energy and excitement of a rock song."
I don't know about "low on the guitar" part?? So, would some of the selections really apply?

BTW Larry, thanks a lot. I'm at work and can't see (or hear) a single thing you've posted

 

[PsyOps]

From Wikipedia "A riff is a short, repeated, memorable musical phrase, often pitched low on the guitar, which focuses much of the energy and excitement of a rock song."
I don't know about "low on the guitar" part?? So, would some of the selections really apply?

BTW Larry, thanks a lot. I'm at work and can't see (or hear) a single thing you've posted

Nope.

 

[Tomcat]

From Total Guitar, a British guitar magazine's poll of 2000 readers,

The top 20 riffs:

1. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
3. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
4. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
5. Enter Sandman - Metallica
6. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes/Eric Clapton
7. Master Of Puppets - Metallica
8. Back In Black - AC/DC
9. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
10. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
11. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
12. All Right Now - Free
13. Plug In Baby - Muse
14. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
15. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Van Halen
16. Walk This Way - Aerosmith w Run DMC
17. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
18. No-One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age
19. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
20. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machi

 

[Tomcat]

Or Virgin Media's list:

1-Led Zeppelin: Whole Lotta Love, Jimmy Page
2-The Rolling Stones: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Keith Richards
3-Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Kurt Cobain
4-Jimi Hendrix: Foxy Lady
5-AC/DC: Back In Black, Angus Young
6-Blur: Song 2, Graham Coxon
7-Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine, Slash
8-Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water, Ritchie Blackmore
9-Cream: Sunshine Of Your Love, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
10-The Kinks: You Really Got Me, Dave Davies (rumor has it that it was actually Jimmy Page)

 

[nachomama]

Great choices on the poll, but I was going to go with Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Can't see youtube at work, but for an AC/DC selection, I'd go with Dirty Deeds.

 

[PsyOps]

 

[Nanny Pam]

other.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA -- Eagles

 

[nachomama]

other.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA -- Eagles

I got one better. Tiny Bubbles - Don Ho.

 

[Agee]

YouTube - Tiny Tim

 

[clevalley]

Eruption!

 

[Beaver-Cleaver]

Speak up ...


sigh only limited to 15 choices ...

of the choices, i chose "Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water"

but my favorites are the guitar solos on hinders version of born to be wild, life is a lemon by meat loaf and journey dont stop belivin

 

[Tomcat]

Larry, you've had me thinking about this for several days now. If we were to define the riff as the "opening" of the song which is instantly recognizable, you hit it with all of your selections. If I can figure out this You Tube thing, here are some of my favorites in no special order

 

[Tomcat]

and




And one of my favorite 2 guitarists, Duane & Eric, although this doesn't quite qualify as an opening riff. Enjoy

 

[desertrat]

How about.

 

[desertrat]

Or

 

[Larry Gude]

...

 

[JimW711]

Poll closed

I edited the Youtube video out, but the comment is CORRECT!
Anything with Stevie Ray Vaughn. Man was a master!

 

[Larry Gude]

...

I edited the Youtube video out, but the comment is CORRECT!
Anything with Stevie Ray Vaughn. Man was a master!

...the single greatest loss to music, ever.

 

[Xaquin44]

Poll Fails for not having 'Lady Picture Show' by the Stone Temple Pilots.