Greatest Guitar Riffs
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My Top Ten from that list, in no particular order:
All Right Now, Free
Satisfaction, Stones
Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
Layla, Derek and the Dominos
Miserlou, Dick Dale
Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison
Smoke On the Water, Deep Purple
Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top
You Really Got Me, The Kinks
Given a little time to think, I might say that there are others that I would put in there instead.
Also....correct me if I am wrong, but the notable hook from the Seven Nations Army song is really more of a bass line than an guitar riff...isn't it?
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Smoke on the water is deep purple.
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Some others not on the list:
When Doves Cry, Prince
Revolution, Beatles
Freebird, Skynyrd
Hotel California, Eagles
Billion Dollar Babies, Alice Cooper
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No there is a bass line but seven nation army is a straight power chord riff. It's well known but wouldn't make my top ten.
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I don't know that free bird has a particularly notable riff. Solos sure.
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
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Jimi hendrix is widely regarded as the best but like Muhammed Ali it's a reputation thing. I feel like many have eclipsed him and I'll be honest I don't really like any Jimi hendrix songs all that much.
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
I don't know that free bird has a particularly notable riff. Solos sure.
I don't know that free bird has a particularly notable riff. Solos sure.
Are you fucking kidding me? What difference does it make if it is a solo or not?
Was this list just limited to song intro riffs? I don't think so.
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A riff and a solo are two very different things gip.
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
Jimi hendrix is widely regarded as the best but like Muhammed Ali it's a reputation thing. I feel like many have eclipsed him and I'll be honest I don't really like any Jimi hendrix songs all that much.
Jimi hendrix is widely regarded as the best but like Muhammed Ali it's a reputation thing. I feel like many have eclipsed him and I'll be honest I don't really like any Jimi hendrix songs all that much.
Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton say he is the best ever. Their opinions are good enough for me. (though I might agree that I am not that hot on his songs).
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A riff is usually played somewhat repetitively, often as an intro and coming out of a chorus or a bridge. A solo is a solo.
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A riff and a solo are two very different things gip.
A riff and a solo are two very different things gip.
Yea....one is a guy playing a guitar, and the other is a guy playing a guitar. Please explain what you think is the difference.
Are you saying this category should be limited to only those parts played by the rhythm guitar?
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Clapton and townshed have also been eclipsed. And frankly I'd put clapton above hendrix. I think he's selling himself short.
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
The riff is the underlying melody, if you like, of a song. The solo is the bit in the middle where the guy goes crazy. They can be the same tune, often they're not.
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Think of the chain - the bass solo isn't something that's a recurring melody in the song, it's an iconic solo.
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yeah it's not a listing of great guitar players it's a listing of great guitar hooks. Yet they neglected Wally Bryson's opening on go all the way.
WSS
yeah it's not a listing of great guitar players it's a listing of great guitar hooks. Yet they neglected Wally Bryson's opening on go all the way.
WSS
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Clapton and townshed have also been eclipsed. And frankly I'd put clapton above hendrix. I think he's selling himself short.
Clapton and townshed have also been eclipsed. And frankly I'd put clapton above hendrix. I think he's selling himself short.
Bullshit, most of what I suspect that you think are people that have eclipsed them are merely people that mimic them.
Is there good new talent out there? Sure.. But your opinion smacks is tantamount to trying to say that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abe Lincoln have been been eclipsed. No fucking way.
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Christ Gipper. Spare me the old "only old guys are good" crap, ok?
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Muse I find are one of the better newer acts - I'm not sure if they ever made it big over there?
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