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Most memorable riffs/hooks?

tech77 · 2008-03-09 07:20:03

What's the most distinctive/evocative riff/hook in a song you can think of: Off the top of my head i'm thinking of: 1) the intro to Sweet Child O' Mine by GNR 2) the intro to Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode 3) Whole lotta Love by Led Zeppelin What are your favourites?

09-03-2008 7:20am

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tech77

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What's the most distinctive/evocative riff/hook in a song you can think of:

Off the top of my head i'm thinking of:
1) the intro to Sweet Child O' Mine by GNR
2) the intro to Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
3) Whole lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

What are your favourites?

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#2 09-03-2008 7:43am

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Riff raff, Thunderstruck, Hell's Bells etc...;)

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#3 09-03-2008 11:13am

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Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi, the riff masters.Way too many classics from both to mention.

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#4 09-03-2008 11:17am

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Dur Da Durrrrrrrr Dur Dur Da Durrrrrrrr Dur Dur Dur Da Dur Durrrrrrrr!

Mike.

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#5 09-03-2008 11:40am

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Day Tripper - Beatles

Money - Pink Floyd

Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

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#6 09-03-2008 12:16pm

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Satch Boogie-joe satriani, a fantastic piece of guitar work........

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#7 09-03-2008 5:44pm

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Sunshine Of Your Love-Cream

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#8 09-03-2008 6:15pm

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Rock & Roll and Kashmir from Led Zep
Message in a Bottle - The police

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#9 09-03-2008 7:35pm

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Yoshimi Part two - Flaming lips
Come on, come over - Jaco Pastorius
Birdland - Weather Report

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#10 09-03-2008 7:43pm

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Would have to go for the intro to Sweet Child O Mine, or maybe the intro to Hendrix's version of All Along The Watch Tower.

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#11 09-03-2008 9:47pm

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The bassline in milk by kings of leon - its so good

Money by Pink Floyd

Plug in baby by muse

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#12 09-03-2008 10:03pm

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Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller, etc. etc. etc. Science bless Michael and Quincy
Under Pressure/(Ice Ice Baby):p

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#13 09-03-2008 10:15pm

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Sweet wrote: »

Sunshine Of Your Love-Cream

I forgot about that one. A great one indeed.

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#14 09-03-2008 11:31pm

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Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera.

Mainly merorable from being the music for an old Lucozade advert in my youth.

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#15 09-03-2008 11:33pm

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Enter Sandman. Every single rock fan of my age must know this one.

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#16 10-03-2008 6:04am

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Black Sabbath have riffs coming out of their noseholes.

Iron Man and N.I.B. are my personal faves

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#17 10-03-2008 11:30am

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Led Zepplin-Black dog. It's the one that always comes to mind with this question

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#18 10-03-2008 11:32am

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Alright now by Free - Paul Kossoff rocked!

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#19 10-03-2008 12:13pm

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The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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#20 10-03-2008 1:45pm

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Smells like teen spirit, Nirvana

I win!!! :D

And furthermore;
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Hendrix,
Start Choppin, Dinosaur Jr
Rusty Cage, Sound Garden
Would, Alice in Chains

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#21 10-03-2008 10:55pm

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Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water", very suprised people didn't say that yet!
Also "Loose Fit" by the Happy Mondays, it sounds really cool!

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#22 10-03-2008 11:00pm

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Nailz wrote: »

Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water", very suprised people didn't say that yet!

ahem

Mike.

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#23 11-03-2008 9:44am

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Would 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonder qualify?

Played on synth, not a guitar, but still a riff in my book,

and 'Seven Nation Army'.

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#24 11-03-2008 9:47am

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Blue Monday by New Order

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#25 12-03-2008 8:22pm

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Riffs... let's see:
intro to Blue Monday by New Order

the first bass bit of Perfect Kiss by New Order

the reocurring riff in Island in the Sun by Weezer ( you know: its followed by "hip hip")

the intro (which reoccurs again later) to Human Nature by Michael Jackson

the intro to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

the intro to Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode

the bass intro of Bullet in The Head by Rage Against The Machine

the reocurring riff in Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

the reocurring riff in Sunshine of Your Love by Cream

the reocurring acoustic guitar riff on Small Blue Thing by Suzanne Vega, played by herself.

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