Faveorite Riff?

superconor

what are your favorite riffs, ever? mines would have to be
Sweet Child o Mine - Guns N Roses
The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden (the bit after the first bit of singing)
Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy version.
Jump - Van Halen
Back In Black - AC/DC

cournioni

In Flames - Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
Pantera - Becoming
Slayer - Postmortem
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat
Morbid Angel - Maze of Torment
Decapitated - Spheres of Madness
Children of Bodom - Everytime I Die
Megadeth - Holy Wars

Antisocialiser

Prob the end riff from bullet in the head but i have piles prob most of the morello tho

nesthead

Down- Ghosts Along The Mississippi -one of the best riffs ever written..........EVAR


also Black Sabbath - Paranoid (intro riff) and Iron Man (main riff)

In Flames -Gyroscope and Embody The Invisible, bloody classic.
RATM - Bullet In The Head (both verse and chorus riffs)
RATM - Freedom (dont think people realise what an amazing song that is)
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (other totally amazing song)

theres so many more...

Pugsley

Ozzy - Zombie Stomp
In Flames - Colony
Nightwish - Bless the Child
Sinergy - Rock you Like a Hurricane
Arch ENemy - Dark of the Sun

loismustdie

nirvana - molly's lips

Sarky

AC/DC- Riff Raff
Iron Maiden- Chains Of Misery
Metallica- Sad But True
Led Zeppelin- Immigrant Song
Judas Priest- Breaking The Law:cool:

gaizka71

if we talk riffs we must mention malcom young and Highway to hell, I bet everyone would recongnize the song inmediatly

Sarky

Oh yeah, when they play live you can hear the crowd roar by the second note! Class act...

Sandi

My favourite riff is the guitar at the beginning of "Turn" by Therapy? ...deadly...:D

Mystic Fibrosis

Probably "When Satan Rules His World" by Deicide, it just kicks so much ass:p

NeMiSiS

Jimi Hendix - Voodoo Chile (Slight return)

Sexy.

Tom

Johnny_the_fox

Thin Lizzy - Roisin dubh
Hocus Pocus - Focus

Shamo

Iron Maiden - Flash of the Blade

The riff at the start is just brilliant (sounding), its played again in the aswell.

AngelofFire

Black sabbath-paranoid
Led Zepplin-Stairway to heaven.
Guns and roses-paradise city
Iron Maiden-fear of the dark
Aerosmith/Run Dmc-walk this way
Beatles-Day tripper
Metallica-nothin else matters.
AFI-6 to 8

nadir

My Dying Bride. -The Cry of Mankind.
Anathema. -Sleepless.
Blind Guardian. -too numerous to mention, but something like Age of Innocence.
man there are just too many I could go on forever.

MrJoeSoap

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

I'm also quite fond of the riff after the solo in Dont Tread On Me by Metallica. Orion is quality too.

Sarky

Slayer- War Ensemble. Just got that album. Nicenice.


AC/DC- Stiff Upper Lip. Such kickass boogie guitar-playing.

Lukin Black

Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution, Alive or Animal
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir, Achilles Last Stand
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Too many choices

Deckard

Metallica- Harvester of Sorrow main heavy riff
Megadeth- Captive Honor chorus riff
AC/DC- Hells Bells main riff
Fear Factory- Replica main riff
Motorhead- Stone Dead forver verse
Pantera- Medicine Man
Pearl Jam- Glorius G verse
Alice in Chains- Down in a Hole when it gets semi-heavy
Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
Any Steve Vai

subject to erratic change

The_Bullet

Deep Purple- Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple- Ted the Mechanic
RATM- Bullet in the Head
RATM- Know Your Enemy
Megadeath- Symphony for Destruction
Iron Maiden- Powerslave
Iron Maiden- The Wickerman
System of a Down- Know
System of a Down- Toxicity
Metallica- Master of Puppets
Slayer- Stain of Mind
Motorhead- Ace of Spades
Black Sabbath- Paranoid.

demanufactured

"Prob the end riff from bullet in the head but i have piles prob most of the morello tho "

You have piles?? , ya wanna get that sorted man

anyway

KoRn - blind
KoRn - here to stay
slayer - seasons
slayer skeletons of society
pantera- walk
sepultura- orgasmatron
seputura - refuse resist
sepultura - territory
slipknot - wait and bleed

too many more to talk ABOOT

Sarky

The opening to Slayer- Skeletons of society.

Simple, but very catchy.

And Judas Priest- Breaking the law.

It's just so cool...

avatar

NIN -- Big man with a gun
Smashing Pumpkins -- Silverf*ck (intro riff)
Marilyn manson -- Fight Song
QOTSA -- Feelgood hit of the summer
Pearl Jam -- Do The Evolution
Offspring -- The kids aren't alright
Green Day -- Hitchin' a ride
Hole -- Miss world
Motorhead -- Ace of Spades
Oasis -- F*cking in the bushes
Ash -- Melon Farmer
Sonic Youth -- Kool thing
Manic Street Preachers -- Suicide is painless
Black Sabbath -- Paranoid
Kula Shaker -- Hush

The Beer Baron

Funky riffs guitar or bass:

"Angel of Death"- Slayer- the middle bit/
The Beautiful People- even tho I hate M Manson.
"Too drunk to ****"- DK
"Money for Nothin'"- Dire Straits.
"Everlong"- Foo Fighters.
"Sinner Boy"- Rory Gallager.
"Call of Kthulu"- Metallica.
"Bullet the Blue Sky"- U2 (kick ass bass riff)
"One of these days"- Pink Floyd. (also a kick ass bass riff)
"Susie Q"- Creedence Clearwater Revival.
"Electric Head pt1"- White Zombie (get's me going)
"Du Hast"- Rammstien (yes it's cheesy but it's good for headbanging)
"Peacefrog"- The Doors.
"On a Rope"- Rocket from the Crypt.
"Paint it Black"- Rolling Stones.
"Laundromat"- Rory Gallagher.
"Dancin' in the Moonlight"- Thin Lizzy.

af666x

Master of Puppets - Metallica
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Riff Raff - ACDC
Phantom Of The Opera - Iron Maiden
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
You Could Be Mine - Guns 'N Roses

loismustdie

the opening riff crowded house - weather with you, is worth a mention, methinks
me now sits and awaits criticism patiently

pyramid man

amazingly no-one has mentioned wanderlust by nightwish.

the intro is the best eever.

Devilman

Davidian ( Intro Riff ) - Machine Head
Blackened - Metallica
Back In Black - AC DC
Sultans of Swing - Dire straits
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ( take your pick here ) - Black Sabbath
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Too many more to mention

T "real deal" J

How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin

Sweet Child - Guns and Roses

Jumping Jack Flash - Stones

Satisfaction - Stones

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols

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Worst riff

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Anything by Metallica

gucci

i have billions of them and have made my fingers bleed plenty of times attempting them-quit poorly!
smoke on water really gets a crowd going tho.wat about emerald by thin lizzy r even the darkness i belive in a thing called love

the fnj

Muse- In your world, since I learnt this riff I can't stop playing it, it's so so good.

af666x

Originally posted by T "real deal" J

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Worst riff

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Anything by Metallica

Erm, ok. We'll let you quietly bugger off into the night and won't kill you!!!

Metallica have lots of classic riffs - Sound great and are simple to play. The way all great riffs should be:

Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Basket Case - Green Day
Rock 'n Roll - Led Zeppelin
Last Caress - The Misfits
Astronomy - Blue Oyster Cult
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell*
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Anthrax - I am The Law
AC/DC - Thunderstruck


* This is probably the most dificult of these to play but it could just be me.This is proof to PORNAPSTER that i don't judge a band without having actually listened to them and basing fy opinions on facts. (See thread: Zepplellin the best) I did include the spelling mistake on purpose.

cournioni

Well most of the people on this board have heard Pantera before, so I didn't really need to see any proof that you listened to them. You listed some damn good riffs there. Some that I've never actually really tried to play. I must learn a few.

Another Pantera song full of great riffs has to be Mouth For War. Fucking excellent!

BrianD3

From the album Marquee Moon by the band Television:
See No Evil
Venus
Marquee Moon
Prove It

Great guitar album

BrianD3

Doctor J

Anthrax - A.D.I./Horror of it all


in fact, the whole Among The Living album is a veritable riff-fest

IgnatiusJRiley

Charlatans - One to another

T "real deal" J

Enter Sandman - poor

Fuel - Average

Metallica's new album - Awful (Frantic is the worst song of recent times)

Think about it clearly, they're so bad they're on Tour with Linkin Park (who amazingly are far worse than metallica)

Classic Rock Died when Punk came in the late 70's. Since then nothing permanently classic has been released (guns n' roses came close, they kept the dream alive).

af666x

How about My friend of misery, TJ?

That's a classic.

cournioni

Originally posted by T "real deal" J
Enter Sandman - poor

Fuel - Average

Metallica's new album - Awful (Frantic is the worst song of recent times)

Think about it clearly, they're so bad they're on Tour with Linkin Park (who amazingly are far worse than metallica)

Classic Rock Died when Punk came in the late 70's. Since then nothing permanently classic has been released (guns n' roses came close, they kept the dream alive).

Erm... you only listed Metallica's new songs there. What about For Whom the Bell Tolls, Seek and Destroy, No Remorse, Creeping Death, Master of Puppets and Damage Inc. ?

feylya

Originally posted by T "real deal" J
Enter Sandman - poor

Fuel - Average

Metallica's new album - Awful (Frantic is the worst song of recent times)

Think about it clearly, they're so bad they're on Tour with Linkin Park (who amazingly are far worse than metallica)

Classic Rock Died when Punk came in the late 70's. Since then nothing permanently classic has been released (guns n' roses came close, they kept the dream alive).

I'd like to hear you writing and recording a better song. I'm not saying Sandman or Fuel are the greatest songs ever but compared to some of the cr/\p that's out today, they are pretty close.

Creamy Goodness

The Trooper by iron maiden best riff ever


reminds me of carmagedden 2

dotus

Maiden - Aces High
Maiden - Losfer Words
Arch Enemy - Bury Me An Angel
Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment due
Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be
QOTSA - First It Giveth
Fu Manchu - Hell On Wheels
Deftones - My Own Summer

I could go on forever!

smoking_kills

Fav Riff's

Out ta get me - Guns N' roses
Black Dog - Led Zepplin
Have a drink on me - AC/DC
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
White Room - Cream
Highway to hell - AC/DC
Mr Brownstone - Guns N' Roses


Fav Solos

Sweet child O' mine - Guns N' Roses
travellin riverside blues - led zepplin
Out ta get me - Guns N' Roses
Shook me all night long - AC/DC
fade to black - Metallica
you could be mine - Guns N' Roses
Have a drink on me - AC/DC
Mr brownstone -Guns N'Roses

Fav Albums

Appetite For Destruction -Guns N' Roses
Back In black - AC/DC
Led zepplin 3 - led zepplin
Master Of Puppets -Metallica
Big One's -Aerosmith
Wheels Of Fire -Cream
Pocket full of kryptonite -Spin doctors
A Kind of Magic -Oueen

Doctor J

Originally posted by feylya
I'd like to hear you writing and recording a better song. I'm not saying Sandman or Fuel are the greatest songs ever but compared to some of the cr/\p that's out today, they are pretty close.

Christ, I think even Barney the purple 2+2is4 dinosaur has recorded better tunes than some of the slop that's on the last few Metallica albums...

dotus

I know we shouldn't be givin' out 'bout Metallica here, but it has come up several times now so I can't help it: Metallica are burnt out...they have nothing left to give the world - they died a long time ago & should have left it there but they have chosen to fill CD's with their alternative country or what ever the hell it is that they've been releasing! St.Anger? No comment... - sorry, I couldn't help myself...I'll take my vallum now...ah, dat's better

Chada

Morbid angel - where the slime live
RATM - Freedom, testify, ghost of tom joad
In flames - jester race transfigured, satellites adn astronauts, biosphere, co-excered coexistance, suburban me
Hate eternal - spiritual holocaust

Wheeler

Hundred Reasons - Silver

dotus

QOTSA - First it givith

Pugsley

Opeth - A Fair Judgement

Creature

Radiohead - My Iron Lung