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Music fans vote on best guitar riff of all time, placing above Prince's Purple Rain in second.
Music fans vote on best guitar riff of all time, placing above Prince's Purple Rain in second and Dire Straits' hit Sultans of Swing in third
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My subjective opinion is that only 3 or 4 of those belong in a greatest riffs top 20. at least 8 wouldn't make my top 50 and 3 wouldn't have made it off the cutting room floor.
nae zappa either when i think about it, who made that list haha they need new ears
Am i wrong here
I'd say a guitar riff is a sort of "hook", think of the opening bars of the 'Stones (I can't get no) Satisfaction - that's a riff.
Same with "Every breath you take"....
Ah i see , if that's the case then they should be on the list , i just thought a riff was more of a technic with more finger playing rather than a few chords , i stand corrected
1, Crazy Train - Ozzy - Riff performed by Randy Rhodes
2, Layla - Derek and the Dominoes - Riff performed by Eric Clapton
3, Raise Your Hands - Bon Jovi - Riff performed by Richie Sambora
4, Light in The Black - Rainbow - Riff performed by Richie Blackmore
5, Enter Sandman - Metallica - Riff performed by Kirk Hammet
6, Sunshine of Your Love - cream - BASS Riff performed by Jack Bruce
7, Down Down - Status Quo - Riff performed by Francis Rossi
8, Paranoid - Black sabbath - Riff performed by Tony Iommi
9, Start me Up - Rolling Stones - Riff performed by Keith Richards
10, phantom of the Opera - Iron Maiden - Riff performed by Dave Murray.
Some people confuse solos with riffs, great solos would include stuff like Dave Gilmour on Pink Floyds Comfortably Numb, Blackmore on Deep Purples Highway Star or Angus Young on Ac/Dc Let There Be Rock.
In fact a greatest 20 rock guitar solos would be a brilliant listen, providing people could agree on the definition of rock, solo or even great.
Whatever as long as your music moves, inspires, comforts and gives pleasure then it's done it's job.
Great information there, I knew about the Chuck Berry riff but the others were fascinating.
As for Riff number 5, well now I've got to check out all the full length tracks as they sound great. I've seen Budgie and Sabbath play those very songs but never caught the similarity with 2 minutes to midnight.
HERE'S A FUN FACT
T'Pau once sued Enya claiming the keyboard on Orinoco Flow was a direct copy of the keyboard they used on China in your Hand.
I only know that because in the early 90's T'pau and Roxette were 2 of my secret vices. Well actually Carol Decker and Marie Fredriksson to be precise.