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Re: Best riff EVER EVEr EVer Ever..

Post by Veitchy » Wed May 25, 2022 2:39 pm

AwesomeWelles wrote:
Wed May 25, 2022 10:12 am
Also, many many tracks by Fu Manchu
King of the road is a favorite. That riff is filthy.

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Post by MechaBulletBill » Thu May 26, 2022 3:39 am

day tripper
stones - live with me
stone roses - love spreads

i had the thought recently that nirvana's aero zeppelin has more killer riffs in it than most bands manage in their entire lifespans

booker t & the mgs - soul limbo
turtles - buzzsaw
boris - akuma no uta
hendrix - third stone from the sun
dick dale - a run for life/the wedge
zepp - heartbreaker

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Post by Chippertheripper » Thu May 26, 2022 3:57 am

War pigs always seems to come out when a guitar is in my hands and there’s some gain going on.
What now?- dang nasty is another one I can’t not play.

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Post by pacemaker » Fri May 27, 2022 12:15 pm

Too many to choose from, but Wilson Pickett’s version of “Funky Broadway” is definitely up there for me. It makes me do “the face” every time I hear it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yIuJH3qroDY

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Post by JSett » Fri May 27, 2022 10:56 pm

In modern 'heavy' music I am quite partial to Red Fang - Prehistoric Dog - there's a LOT of Melvins competing in my head with it though.

Often forgotten is riffs that are quiet/clean. For that I would submit that Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) is probably one of the most beautifully simple, yet aurally stunning, examples you could hope to find.

For anything funky I'd probably vote with The Meters - Cissy Strut - although there' many others to choose from

Boomer rock it'd go to any one of the well-known Led Zeppelin riffs. They're all bangers.
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Post by dinosaurkale-> » Sat May 28, 2022 7:08 pm

silver machine - hawkwind

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Post by MechaBulletBill » Sun May 29, 2022 1:38 am

you could fill this thread with old school guitar instrumentals

apache
walk don't run
peter gunn
ghost riders in the sky

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Post by Bradley-Jazz » Sun May 29, 2022 3:35 am

Soul Man - (or indeed most of Steve Cropper's riffs!)

The cascading run on Just Like Heaven by the Cure - it just make me very happy
All the cheeses....

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Post by Russell1982 » Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:14 pm

Bradley-Jazz wrote:
Sun May 29, 2022 3:35 am
Soul Man - (or indeed most of Steve Cropper's riffs!)

The cascading run on Just Like Heaven by the Cure - it just make me very happy
Agree with the cure here, that song just makes me feel full of joy. Amazing how a band can release an album like pornography and faith and then release something like just like heaven.

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Post by Russell1982 » Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:15 pm

Chippertheripper wrote:
Thu May 26, 2022 3:57 am
War pigs always seems to come out when a guitar is in my hands and there’s some gain going on.
What now?- dang nasty is another one I can’t not play.
The riff towards the end of war pigs just before the solo is one of my all time riffs by anybody. It just does something to me.

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Post by Maggieo » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:37 am

"For The Love Of Money"- The O'Jays

"Marquee Moon"- Television

"Love And Happiness"- Al Green

And a bunch that have already been mentioned.
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Post by DeathJag » Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:09 am

She Bop by Cyndi

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Post by luau » Sun Jun 12, 2022 5:46 am

"Timing X" - Devo

Its got one of the better guitar solos as well.

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Post by MC5tooge » Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:10 am

The Raveonettes - Heart of Stone

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Post by SignoftheDragon » Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:27 am

Lips. Like. Sugar.


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