Best Rock and Roll Riffs

[peacefrog081]

What is everyones favorite Rock and Roll Riff, or or song that defines Rock Music.

some of my favorite bands that have great riffs are guns n roses, the rolling stones, the doors, acdc.

[Fat_Sunny]

Hey Peacefrog, Pick One Or Two Or Three Particular SONGS; Listing The Groups Is Too Vague. Peacefrog's Favorite Guns And Roses Riff Is.........."

[underdog]

One of the best Rock riffs ever is Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out. There's just something really catchy and great about it.

I also have to nominate Finger 11's Paralyzer. I can't even explain what it is about the riff in the song, it just hits me on some weird level.

[Fat_Sunny]

F_S Doesn't Mind Telling You That His Favorite Riff Is The Infantile, Easily Played 10-Second Riff In The Middle Of "Incense And Peppermint". It Is So Incredibly Juvenile, And Yet It Epitomized Psychedelic Rock. It Still Gives Fat Goosebumps 40 Years Later.

Also, The Overplayed And Predictible "Baker Street", Which Fat Thinks That MikeyBoy Said He Hated. But That Is OK, 'Cause Music Is A Matter Of Personal Taste.

By The Way, J-Lo Looked Spectacular On Idol Tonight.

[Bob Impact]

If we're gonna do that, i'm in for the middle chunk of 11th Hour by Lamb of God.

[peacefrog081]

guns n rose-sweet child of mine.

rolling stones-jumping jack flash

the doors- opening keyboard lines to light my fire. the song "peacefrog"

aerosmith-sweet emotion

[douchebagsean]

black sabbath with ronnie james dio--heaven and hell

[Fat_Sunny]

Now You Got It Froggy!

[peacefrog081]

I can't forget. "I can't get no satisfaction by the stones..."

[FUNKMAN]

Collective Soul has a bunch, favorite is Precious Declaration

[bigredd]

Not necessarily my favorite but the opening to "When the Levy Breaks" is certainly up there. GNR's Mr. Brownstone rocks the house.

[Hottub]

Once again, any riff Malcolm Young wrote.

[A.J.]

"Smoke On The Water" -- first riff every guitarist learns.

[TheMojoPin]

Once again, any riff Malcolm Young wrote.

Yeah, no kidding. Nothing beats "Back in Black's" opening in terms of straight up riff-iness.

[Furtherman]

Midnight Rambler - Rolling Stones.

[Ritalin]

Hey Peacefrog, Pick One Or Two Or Three Particular SONGS; Listing The Groups Is Too Vague. Peacefrog's Favorite Guns And Roses Riff Is.........."

Ritalin likes this. Not only does Fat Sunny post in the third person, when he's demonstrating how to post to someone else, he has THEM posting third person.

Ritalin loves consistency.

[burrben]

the white stripes have a bunch but if i had to pick the best riff ever it would be



"funk #49" - james gang

[SinA]

the white stripes have a bunch but if i had to pick the best riff ever it would be



"walk away" - james gang

fixed that for you



ps - how that f do you strikethru on this crazy new board?

[jetdog]

King Crimson - 21st century schizoid man

[FezPaul]

Rush- Cygnus X-1
Led Zep- Heartbreaker
AC/DC- Riff Raff
Aerosmith- Adam's Apple
RATM- Sleep Now In The Fire
Jimi Hendrix- Machine Gun
Foo Fighters- Everlong
Grand Funk- T.N.U.C.
Black Sabbath- N.I.B.
The Replacements- Seen Your Video
The Beastie Boys- Sabatoge
Neil Young- Sedan Delivery
The Hives- I Told You So
Deep Purple- Space Truckin'

[high fly]

My fave riffs would appear on (in no particulat order):

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" - the Stones,
"I Wanna Be Your Dog," - the Stooges,
"Sister Ray," - the Velvet Underground
"Johnny B. Goode," - Chuck Berry
"I'm A Man," - Chicago
"Eli's Coming," - Three Dog Night
"Devil With A Blue Dress," - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
"Crystal Blue Persuasion," - Tommy James & the Shondels
"Sunshine Superman," - Donovan
"Ina Gadda Da Vida," - Iron Butterfly
"Green River," - Creedence
"Why Can't We Live Together?" - Timmy Thomas

[reformed]

Love the FezPaul picks:

Black Sabbath- N.I.B. - The definition of rock and roll bass, along with Into the Void.

Jimi Hendrix- Machine Gun - Guitar and drums become visual.

Gotta add:

Blind Faith - Had to Cry Today - Clapton brings the intensity of Cream and adds beauty

Jimi Hendrix - Manic Depression - Simply because of the 3/4, the key to understanding the brilliance of Hendrix. The method to his madness. Not just a musician but a composer. An inventor.

Freddy King - Let the Good Times Roll - Wow. The best of the Three Kings.

[barjockey]

"The real me" The Who

[Yerdaddy]

I'm really bored with my music so if anyone feels like emailing me any mp3s of these sounds that would be out of sight.

"Yer Blues" as performed by Lennon, Clapton, Kieth Richards and Mitch Mitchell - the Dirty Mac - on Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus.

[tele7]

Here Comes Your Man/ Pixies

[Mike Teacher]

Sheeesh a bazillion are flying around, concentrate...

Soundgarden: Rusty Cage, My Wave
Alice In Chains: Them Bones
AC/DC: It's a Long Way to the Top if you wanna Rock and Roll
Deep Purple: Space Truckin, Highway Star
Van Halen: Mean Street
Zep: Kashmir, Misty Mountain Hop
Metallica: Sad But True, Master of Puppets
Alice Cooper: School's Out
Slueeves: Mighty Horse

There's a bunch to get ya going in the morning. God that doesnt scratch the surface.

[Swannee]

Yeah, no kidding. Nothing beats "Back in Black's" opening in terms of straight up riff-iness.

I dont like AC/DC but you cannot deny the "badassness" of the beginning of Back in Black

[Gvac]

Let's face it; Keith Richards, Malcolm and Angus Young, and Jimmy Page are the undisputed kings of riff-rock. There are far too many choices to pick any one as the best, but I'll say "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" for Keith, "Whole Lotta Rosie" for AC/DC, and "The Ocean" for Page.

[hedges]

Two songs I just listened to:

"Voodoo Chile" - Hendrix , the whole song is awesome; the opening riff with the wah-wah can't be beat

"It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock n' Roll)" - AC-DC , the bagpipes jam out

one more jam: "Celebrated Summer" Husker Du ; starts acoustic, goes electric

[underdog]

There's a LOT of Mars Volta with awesome riffs, but Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) has an amazing one.

And looking through everyone's picks, jesus, listen to a song from the 21st century or something.

[DonInNC]

And looking through everyone's picks, jesus, listen to a song from the 21st century or something.

So "Yes! We Have No Bananas" wouldn't go over real well?

[burrben]

And looking through everyone's picks, jesus, listen to a song from the 21st century or something.

dead leaves and the dirty ground (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpwSbGL13Zs)


screwdriver (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvXqw1jdrJo)
(actually screwdriver came out in 1999)

[IamPixie]

sponge-plowed.

[Gvac]

There's a LOT of Mars Volta with awesome riffs, but Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) has an amazing one.

And looking through everyone's picks, jesus, listen to a song from the 21st century or something.

I have, and I still haven't heard a single band that can generate the power from a riff like the three bands I mentioned.

And Mars Volta is probably the gayest sounding band I've heard since The Killers.

They're 21st century equivalents of The Village People if you ask me.

[IamPixie]

I have, and I still haven't heard a single band that can generate the power from a riff like the three bands I mentioned.

And Mars Volta is probably the gayest sounding band I've heard since The Killers.

They're 21st century equivalents of The Village People if you ask me.

they're not gay, they're innovative. Seriously though, I think the Mars Volta is a good band, I can see how they wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea but I respect the fact that they're doing something different.

[Gvac]

they're not gay, they're innovative. Seriously though, I think the Mars Volta is a good band, I can see how they wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea but I respect the fact that they're doing something different.

Sounds fruity to me.

[IamPixie]

Sounds fruity to me.

thanks for keeping an open mind.

[Gvac]

Personal tastes and preferences have nothing to do with an open mind. If something sounds awful to me, it sounds awful. Despite repeated attempts to convince me otherwise, I'd still hate the sound of nails on a chalkboard.

If you despise the color orange and I bought you an orange outfit, would I say "keep an open mind" when you told me you hated it?

[IamPixie]

Personal tastes and preferences have nothing to do with an open mind. If something sounds awful to me, it sounds awful. Despite repeated attempts to convince me otherwise, I'd still hate the sound of nails on a chalkboard.

If you despise the color orange and I bought you an orange outfit, would I say "keep an open mind" when you told me you hated it?

it was just a playful jab that was poorly translated through the internet.

[Gvac]

I just wanted everyone to know I'm not some old fuddy duddy who only likes music from my youth. There's a ton of new bands that I dig and I like "discovering" new music. It's funny, though - a few years ago JerseyRich excitedly told me about this band that he had discovered and they absolutely blew him away. It was Mars Volta.

Since we share similar musical tastes, I was eager to hear them. He gave me the disc. I listened to it 3 times because I thought maybe I was missing something. I gave it back to him and told him to never give me anything that crappy again.

[RoseBlood]

Personal tastes and preferences have nothing to do with an open mind. If something sounds awful to me, it sounds awful. Despite repeated attempts to convince me otherwise, I'd still hate the sound of nails on a chalkboard.

If you despise the color orange and I bought you an orange outfit, would I say "keep an open mind" when you told me you hated it?

it was just playful jab that was poorly translated through the internet.
Gvac's just a grouchy crotchity old man. He didn't even appreciate the lovely PM I sent him even after all his begging and crying that he hadn't received any PM's in sometime. This is the reason I refuse to post in the Gvac appreciation thread. I was on the fence but now my minds made up!!! :tongue:

[Gvac]

Gvac's just a grouchy crotchity old man. He didn't even appreciate the lovely PM I sent him even after all his begging and crying that he hadn't received any PM's in sometime. This is the reason I refuse to post in the Gvac appreciation thread. I was on the fence but now my minds made up!!! :tongue:

Oh, you know it was appreciated. In fact, I'm still waiting to hear back from you on the one I sent.

I thought it was hilarious.

I guess not. :down:

[RoseBlood]

I just wanted everyone to know I'm not some old fuddy duddy who only likes music from my youth. There's a ton of new bands that I dig and I like "discovering" new music. It's funny, though - a few years ago JerseyRich excitedly told me about this band that he had discovered and they absolutely blew him away. It was Mars Volta.

Since we share similar musical tastes, I was eager to hear them. He gave me the disc. I listened to it 3 times because I thought maybe I was missing something. I gave it back to him and told him to never give me anything that crappy again.

Please disregard my previous post. Anyone who incorporates the phrase 'fuddy duddy' into normal conversation is alright by me. :thumbup:

[RoseBlood]

Oh, you know it was appreciated. In fact, I'm still waiting to hear back from you on the one I sent.

I thought it was hilarious.

I guess not. :down:
Oh, it was hilarious!
So much so that it left me speechless.

[lleeder]

Gvac's just a grouchy crotchity old man. He didn't even appreciate the lovely PM I sent him even after all his begging and crying that he hadn't received any PM's in sometime. This is the reason I refuse to post in the Gvac appreciation thread. I was on the fence but now my minds made up!!! :tongue:

I begged and cryed and still no pm or appreciation thread. :down:

[underdog]

They're 21st century equivalents of The Village People if you ask me.

I can honestly say that's the worst comparison I've ever seen anyone make anywhere about anything ever.

If the Mars Volta dressed up as different people on stage, it might make sense.

[RoseBlood]

I begged and cryed and still no pm or appreciation thread. :down:
Your crocodile tears don't fool me mister!

[IamPixie]

I can honestly say that's the worst comparison I've ever seen anyone make anywhere about anything ever.

If the Mars Volta dressed up as different people on stage, it might make sense.

who knew the Mars volta would stir so much controversy?

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Fez4Prez likes the bass riff on Cake's song Short skirt and a long jacket. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsu4DAxlKRw)

[RoseBlood]

Fez4Prez likes the bass riff on Cake's song Short skirt and a long jacket. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsu4DAxlKRw)
Alot of Cake songs very bass driven.. i like it though.

[Bulldogcakes]

Gvac's just a grouchy crotchity old man.

I'm with the ladies, GVAC. I had never heard of Mars Volta, so I just checked them out on I-Tunes. Love the singers voice, music has a fresh feel to it. Good stuff. Cant say they sound like anyone else I can think of off the top of my head, and they still sound good.

You sir, are an old fuddy duddy.

[Gvac]

I'm with the ladies, GVAC. I had never heard of Mars Volta, so I just checked them out on I-Tunes. Love the singers voice, music has a fresh feel to it. Good stuff. Cant say they sound like anyone else I can think of off the top of my head, and they still sound good.

You sir, are an old fuddy duddy.

Exactly.

Enjoy your chick music.

I hear Shakira's got a new album out. :tongue:

[TheMojoPin]

Gvac is the fucking man.

If I could get the Mars Volta fired from music for offending me, I would do it in a heartbeat.

[Bulldogcakes]

I hear Shakira's got a new album out. :tongue:


I LOVE Shakira. Oh God, do I ever love Shakira.
Shakira plays music? What instrument?

[Stankfoot]

The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So

VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsm2hSKkH7E)




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[Kevin]

I begged and cryed and still no pm or appreciation thread. :down:

Wouldn't you have to be appreciated to have an appreciation thread??

Just a thought.....

[ChimneyFish]

Three fuckin' pages, and only one person mentions "Into the Void" in passing.

Probably the greatest riff ever written by mortal man.

[Crippler]

Originally Posted by burrben
if i had to pick the best riff ever it would be

"funk #49" - james gang

Originally Posted by SinA
"walk away" - james gang

fixed that for you

Agreed...Walk Away is a great tune.

My two cents:

Rockin' in the Free World - so infectious it's been covered more than just about any rock song I can think of.

Suicide Solution - Randy Rhoads was such a genius, he created the riff to this song while warming up to play. So sad how little of his work we have to enjoy.

Unchained - Eddie's "Solo Project" is chocked-full of delicious, angry riffiness.

...and too many others to list without it becoming "my favorite songs" list.

Guilty Pleasure Riffs:

The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows by Brand New- I'm no fan of emo, and the whole song isn't exactly an instant classic, but the first time I heard the hook of this song I wanted to loop it & blast it out of a stereo on 11 until my ears bled.

Hazy Shade of Winter - never heard the Simon & Garfunkel version, but I always thought the Bangles' version would have been such a great song if the guitar was more out in front of the mix because the riff was so catchy.

[ChimneyFish]

Hazy Shade of Winter - never heard the Simon & Garfunkel version, but I always thought the Bangles' version would have been such a great song if the guitar was more out in front of the mix because the riff was so catchy.



Wow.
Nice pick.
That's always been a guity pleasure song of mine, too.
And that is a badass riff.

[Freakshow]

bump

anyone have the list they were talking about on the air?

I checked a bunch of lists and "Pretty Woman" was a big omission. Did they mention anything by Neil Young?

How about Hair of the Dog by Nazarath?

[KnoxHarrington]

Here's a few:

"Sugar Kane" by Sonic Youth
"Debaser" by The Pixies
"Street Waves" by Pere Ubu

And the greatest guitar song ever: "Marquee Moon" by Television.

And I gotta agree with Gvac: Mars Volta is pretentious bullshit. All the trappings of prog rock without its musical merit.

[epo]

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[Hottub]

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Well done, sir.