What's your favorite RIFF?

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What in the heck is a green manalishi w/ a two prong crown anyway????

I saw Judas Priest do that live - twice. Good thing you have two cheeks.:eek: :eek:

Aaron
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Satisfaction .Stones
Aqualung..Tull
Carry On Wayward..Kansas
I agree with the Leslie West/Mountain "Missi Queen"

Theres too many to choose from...these just are off the top O' the noggin




Don
 
Cemetery gates...

On this one song it's not the opening riff, but the riff on the chorus of Pantera's Cemetery Gates (from the Cowboys from Hell album) is awesome... simple, heavy, melodic and very effective use of artificial harmonics. IMO what makes most really cool riffs work well is the vocal melody on top of them... Children of the Grave by Sabbath is a simple riff but with the vocals on top, it sounds killer. The riff that always makes me want to pick up my guitar and play is the one in Helloween's "you always walk alone" from the keeper part II album.

Carlos
 
Jeff Berlin's entire tune "Joe Frazier" from Bruford, "Gradually Going Tornado" ((C)(P)1980, EG Records Ltd., EGCD44 if anyone cares). Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin, Dave Stewart, John Clark. Get it, if you've never heard of it...

Fuck.

Done as one take, too, as I recall. So who says bassists can't write killer fusion music? I saw Berlin live with Tiger Okoshi at Jazz at Michaels in Boston in 1979 (hell, it was only two blocks from my apartment on Hemenway St!) and thought I'd freakin' died...

The rest of the album's not too bad either, if you want to stretch out your bass chops. Trust me. Just don't listen to the vocals...
 
At the Gates - The Swarm
In Flames - Moonshield
Opeth - The Night and the Silent Water
Ulver - Hymn no. 6
Amon Amarth - Victorious March
Metallica - Fade to Black
Pantera - 25 Years
Napalm Death - Social Sterility
Suicidal Tendencies - The Feelings Back
 
Oh, and in a more pop vein, the guitar hook from the Vapors tune "I'm Turning Japanese" circa 1981 or so. I don't think I've ever heard a hook set so *hard* from a (basically) nothing tune... Eat your heart out, Buggles!
 
So many to choose from....

Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe...nothing special, just crunching.
Megadeth - Mary Jane
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot
Metallica - Seek and Destroy
Death - Lack of Comprehension
Sepultura - Roots
Unleashed - Where No Life Dwells
Deftones - My Own Summer
Soundgarden - Loud Love
AIC - Would
Obituary - End Complete
Danzig - Twist of Cain
Overkill - Skullcrusher
Biohazard - Punishment
Slayer - South of Heaven
Iron Maiden - Be Quick or Be Dead (the only album I have :( )
Carcass - Corporeal Jigsore Quandry (what does this mean?) :confused:

And many more...including non metal ones, but this is probably too many favorite opening riffs already :D.
 
Crazy Train?????????? Funny, back when I was giggin, we covered that tune in one of the bands I was in and now if I tried to play it, it would be like I was tryin to play the guitar upside down and backwards! I just listened to it again a few days ago and thought to myself...........how the hell did I do that? Gotta be one of the top 5 at least!


bd


BTW skippy, I love that tune!
 
What the Hell Have I - Alice In Chains from Last Action Hero Soundtrack.
 
Wish You Were Here - David Gilmour
Can't Get Enough - Mick Ralphs
Simple Man - Skynryd
On The Hunt - Skynyrd
All Right Now - Free
Sorrow - David Gilmour live on "Pulse"
Movin' On - Missouri on Missouri II (www.missouriband.com)
Warm Desire - Dave Mason on Mariposa De Oro

Guess I'm stuck in the 70's...
 
Most Page and Blackmore riffs.

Rat Bat Blue
Space Truckin'
Speed King
Burn

Heartbreaker
The Ocean
Black Dog
Whole Lotta Love

etc, etc, etc
 
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