Hamerhack Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Liked these riffs the first time I heard 'em... What riffs made an immediate impression on you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 So many! Like, This one and this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry65 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kge_Krzuegs .............is there a better riff ever?????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfbiv Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Have A Drink On MeFor starters, anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Miracle Man by Ozzy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02U1mv0-DF0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 The one and only Smoke On The Water came into my mind at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manic Street Preachers - Just a killer riff/melody hook. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YckDspM1AUw And of course Welcome to the joungle comes to mind. That riff blew me away when I first heard GnR on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I had to learn as soon as I heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 VH - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 VH - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love!That is a good one, and that hook gets you from the very start of the song. That song was mandatory to learn back in high school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack C Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Honeysuckle Blue by drivin n cryin. Saw them play it live before the album came out and immediately recognized it when I eventually heard the album. Very cool, memorable riff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 A lot of the early Dire Straits stuff"Unchained"---VH"Daylight Fading"---Counting Crows"Do You Feel Like We Do"---Peter Frampton"Got This Thing On The Move"---Grand Funk RR"The Devil Made Me Do It"---Golden EarringToo many ZZ TOP songs to list"Miami 2017" (live version on Songs in the Attic; non-guitar)---Billy Joel"Tequila"---Tony LevinToo many Motorhead songs to list"Blood of the Sun"---Mountain"Days Are Numbers"---Alan Parsons Project"Blister on the Moon"---Taste"Pale Shelter"---Tears for Fears"Yours is No Disgrace"---Yes"Leaf and Stream"---Wishbone Ash (+ other songs on Argus)Prolly add others later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmindbeginner Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I would say:Brown Eyed Girl - Van MorrisonCrazy On You - HeartWe Will Rock You - QueenSheep - Pink FloydBlack Sabbath - Black SabbathFOPP - Ohio PlayersBlack Dog - Led ZepplinVoodoo Chile - Jimi HendrixThat Girl Could Sing - Jackson BrownGive Me The Night - George BensonHot Blooded - ForeignerSlow Ride - FoghatLove Gun - KISSNever Goin' Back Again - Fleetwood MacSeptember - Earth Wind and FireLife In The Fast Lane - EaglesChina Grove - Doobie BrothersLay it Down - RATTLooks That Kill - Motley CrueCrazy Train - OzzySuite Judy Blue Eyes - CS&N25 or 6 to 4 - ChicagoRoundabout - YesFeelin' Satisfied - BostonStrut - Bob SeegerWalk This Way - AerosmithSober - ToolEvenflow - PearljamPlush - Stone Temple PilotsWould - Alice and Chains1979 - Smashing PumpkinsFell on Black Days - SoundgardenTurn it On - GenesisMarch of the S.O.D. - S.O.D.Angel of Death - SlayerHoly Wars - MegadeathI could go on and on and on... these just stand out a bit more than other songs. It is usually a matter of the riff giving me a super strong chemical reaction when I heard it or just really liking it. These riffs changed my brain waves when I heard them for the first time. I literally got goosebumps...The one and only Smoke On The Water came into my mind at first.Great choice, one of the best riffs of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I would say:The one and only Smoke On The Water came into my mind at first.Great choice, one of the best riffs of all time. Together with Satisfaction by the Stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turdus Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manic Street Preachers - Just a killer riff/melody hook.What a great band! Anybody not familiar with these guys needs to give this track here a listen. It's what comes to my mind when I hear the name:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sl3TQ-0dH0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeofdarkness56 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Honeysuckle Blue by drivin n cryin. Saw them play it live before the album came out and immediately recognized it when I eventually heard the album. Very cool, memorable riff.Drivin n Cryin. Now that was a good band that got lost in the shuffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitaround Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 AC/DC "Back in Black" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaZmY52gHM For me that's "THE RIFF" (with "Smoke in the water") What about RHCP? "Can't stop" is Frusciante at his bests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chap Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Most of the lead hooks by Billy Duffy, esp. Fire Womanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSm0iLIeZESubscribed to a cool thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 The coolest riff of all time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 This one, from way back... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZMLLfIgT8Q and this one, for sure... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3YtvuZ2-I0 and while we're at it, and not to be forgotten, . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crwth145 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 OK, I'll play... Lovin' You Sunday Morning... Lay It Down... Blow My Fuse... Symptom Of The Universe... Don't Fear The Reaper... The list goes on and on and on and on...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTMN Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Combination - ROCKS AerosmithGirls Got Rythymn - Highway To Hell AC/DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkavenger Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 this came to mind for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Guy Dave Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Have A Drink On Me For starters, anyways... That's a good one. Always liked Rock and Roll ain't noise pollution as well... This is probably my favorite and a great effort from Brian Johnson covering a classic Bon Scott song.Some fave Metal hook riffs from my youth: The whole "Restless and Wild" album was great, but their big riff probably has to go Great riff and (and cool little bass solo lick,) with one of the more "what were we thinking?" Conan-esque videos of the early 80s. Another old but the video is from a few years ago. Amazing that Halford has any voice left in his late 50s."Miracle Man" was a great riff. Probably my favorite from that album is here. King's X is always good for a hook riff, IMO. example 1 example 5 (and a cool Ty Tabor solo tune, )Cool thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathman Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Aqualung - Tull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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