Greatest rock riffs ever?

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  1. grapenut

    grapenut Forum Resident

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    Whipping Post!......
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  2. carlwm

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    Saxon - And The Bands played On

    Judas Priest - Breakin' The Law

    Steeleye Span - John Of Ditchford

    REO Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out
     
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  3. segue

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    #1 by a landslide

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  4. Saint Johnny

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    I'll see your Whipping Post and raise you a One Way Out!
     
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  5. Danby Delight

    Danby Delight Forum Resident

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    "Marquee Moon" has two key riffs among the all time greats, the verse riff and the wordless refrain.
     
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  6. grapenut

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    I thought of that one as well....
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  7. rockclassics

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    Layla and Whole Lotta Love were the first 2 I thought of and they are my favorites.
     
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  8. grapenut

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    BTR and Badlands by Springsteen are firm contenders. Bablands in particular can break a stadium...
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  9. Saint Johnny

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    Saxon - Princess Of The Night
     
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  10. ~dave~~wave~

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    Dirty Water
     
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  11. sons of nothing

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    Zero The Hero. Thank You, Mr. Tony Iommi!

     
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  12. grapenut

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    One Way Out is just a bone deep groove.....
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  13. Saint Johnny

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    Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound
     
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  14. grapenut

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    China Grove ...always liked that one.
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  15. Aftermath

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    Jumping Jack Flash gets my vote
     
    Aftermath, Feb 10, 2018
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  16. mdent

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    You reminded me of a couple of other similar tunes in the key of D that are classic riffs and excellent on guitar; Cream - Whiteroom and Neil Young - Ohio.
     
    mdent, Feb 10, 2018
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  17. grapenut

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    How can we not mention 25 or 6 to 4 by Terry Kath.....
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  18. maxwell2323

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    Black or White - Slash
    It's Late - Brian May
     
    maxwell2323, Feb 10, 2018
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  19. grapenut

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    How the guitar clicks with the drums in the intro....amazing.
     
    grapenut, Feb 10, 2018
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  20. LitHum05

    LitHum05 El Disco es Cultura

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    Agreed. It’s a shame that song loses its bite by the end.
     
    LitHum05, Feb 10, 2018
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  21. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

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    Big Star

    Back Of A Car
    Watch The Sunrise
    In The Street
     
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  22. blaken123

    blaken123 Your Greater Tri-County CD Superstore

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    Out on the Tiles - this is also one of the longest catchy riffs I can think of

    It Could be Sunshine - Love and Rockets. I'd been listening to Bauhaus for years, but this is the riff that made me start paying close attention to Daniel Ash. He's maybe not a virtuoso but he is a master of tone, a great writer of riffs, and maybe the most important of the 90s noise guitar godfathers (other than Hendrix of course!)

    The Core - Clapton. I could listen to this riff endlessly, which is a good thing because he must play it a hundred times in this song

    Runnin with the Devil - I love it when Eddie's brown sound is so thick that the guitar almost sounds like a bass

    Changes - Band of Gypsys. UNSTOPPABLE RIFF
     
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  23. StarThrower62

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    King Crimson-21st Century Schizoid Man, Red
    Zappa-Willie The Pimp, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, The Grand Wazoo, Cosmik Debris, Dirty Love, Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy, Muffin Man, etc...
     
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  24. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

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    Steely Dan

    My Old School
    Bodhisattva
    Josie
     
    lightbulb, Feb 10, 2018
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  25. 131east23

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    Whole Lotta Love was the first thing that jumped into my brain...
     
    131east23, Feb 10, 2018
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