Best Riff EVER???

bocephusfreak · 12-24-2007, 02:20 AM

best riff ever, in my opinion is the best fight riff ever, walk - pantera, which is followed closely by sweet child o' mine - guns n roses!

Aqualung · 12-24-2007, 02:39 AM

Best riff ever? That's such a hard question. I usually don't think in riffs.

Hero Of The Day · 12-24-2007, 02:51 AM

Oh, god countless ones:

Jump In The Fire- Metallica
Enter Sandman- Metallica
One- Metallica
Seek and Destory- Metallica
....Lets just say, all Metallica riffs.

Sweet Child O Mine- GNR
Walk- Pantera
Cowboys From Hell- Pantera
Sweet Home Alabama- Skynyrd
La Grange- ZZ Top
Smoke on the water- Deep Purple

Millions more, but i say my fave is: Sweet home Alabama

Uncut Rubber · 12-24-2007, 08:20 AM

Yeah, the standard boogie riff as used in "La Grange" comes in many variations... and it always rocks.

I love the riff on Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom". It's the ultimate blues standard; nearly every blues artist does a cover of it sooner or later.

Hero Of The Day · 12-25-2007, 01:38 AM

I'd say the hardest riff ever is building the church by Steve Vai, but damn it sounds good...

bocephusfreak · 12-25-2007, 01:51 AM

dragonforce's stuff is up there too!!! it's so damn fast!!

Hero Of The Day · 12-25-2007, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bocephusfreak

dragonforce's stuff is up there too!!! it's so damn fast!!

Yeah, dragonforce is pretty hard. Especially the riffs you have to play with your hand over the neck instead on under it to stretch the frets!!

Building the church bets them though, IMO. Ever heard it? You gotta listen to it, he'll blow your mind.

bocephusfreak · 12-25-2007, 01:58 AM

yeah i looked at it on you tube, it's just crazy!!! i like classic rock type stuff and i really see no need to do that stuff in my songs, but i would like to know how to do it to kinda complete my guitar talent

miker · 12-31-2007, 04:53 AM

EZY Ryder-Jimi Hendrix
7 and 7 is- Love (Auther Lee)
Cold night for aligators- Rory Erickson
Legs -ZZ top

Sorry don't have much but a random list of riffs I like that I could possibly think of.

miker · 12-31-2007, 05:08 AM

oh yeah Jimmy Page on Joe Cockers' "with a little help from my friends" is iconic!--- Right?

Hero Of The Day · 12-31-2007, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by miker

oh yeah Jimmy Page on Joe Cockers' "with a little help from my friends" is iconic!--- Right?

You bet!!! Jimmy Page owns on that song!!

meanceprimeaux · 12-31-2007, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miker

EZY Ryder-Jimi Hendrix
7 and 7 is- Love (Auther Lee)
Cold night for aligators- Rory Erickson
Legs -ZZ top

Sorry don't have much but a random list of riffs I like that I could possibly think of.

Great choices !!

miker · 12-31-2007, 06:21 AM

I guess Jimi really liked Billy Gibbons' playing style(quoted as saying so) and Author Lee and Jimi were old buddies from the day. How could Jimi not like Billy Gibbons though! 'hot stuff, coming through!' HEy Just wondering, are there many prince fans out on this guitar forum? First record I ever bought was purple rain (followed by 1984VH) Still will play those records.

Aqualung · 12-31-2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miker

I guess Jimi really liked Billy Gibbons' playing style(quoted as saying so) and Author Lee and Jimi were old buddies from the day. How could Jimi not like Billy Gibbons though! 'hot stuff, coming through!' HEy Just wondering, are there many prince fans out on this guitar forum? First record I ever bought was purple rain (followed by 1984VH) Still will play those records.

I like Prince. You could start a thread talking about him if you wanted.

Stringbender · 12-31-2007, 08:58 PM

The best riff ever? well, I suppose that one of the key ingredients for a riff to be good is it has to be hum-able, or have some way that folks can still hum the riff after the song is over. I can also think that those riffs that have left an indelible mark in the world of guitar- (by influencing generations of guitar players ever-after to play these riffs) would be higher up the scale than others.
So- just a few:
Heartbreaker, Living Loving (She's Just a Woman) -Led Zeppelin
or actually- thinking about the riffmaster that Page is Whole Lotta Love,
Stairway- Since I've been loving you- ANY ZEPPELIN SONG has a great riff!
Smoke on the water- Deep Purple
Hey Joe- Jimi Hendrix
Overture or "Pinball wizard" from The Who.
American Woman (original version) The Guess Who
just a few-

miker · 01-01-2008, 01:21 AM

I really got to throw in Hush by Deep purple(riffy song) and "The Rocker" by Thin Lizzy. Hey, american woman and the guess who are rad! "No sugar tonite" is awsome! String bender; the heartbreaker solo is like no other solo I've heard! So effective!!

Rocko · 01-01-2008, 05:58 AM

Tough One...

My first instinct was Money for Nothing by Dire Straights.

The Trooper-Iron Maiden
Zeppelin-Trampled Under Foot
ACDC-Shot of Love maybe... so many sweet riffs

It's tough to deny the sheer awesomenossity-ification of Iron Man... I had to invent a new word just to try.

MusicMan · 01-01-2008, 07:22 AM

I could name a thousand as there's no way I could pick a favorite, but here's a few that popped into my head just now.

Pink Floyd - Money
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Pantera - Walk
Nirvana - Lithium
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have
Nine Inch Nails - Last
Portishead - Over
Nine Inch Nails - Eraser
Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched
Nine Inch Nails - The Becoming
Muse - Hysteria
Prodigy - Funky Shit
Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
SRV - Cold Shot
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Lots of ZZ Top stuff like La Grange, Shard Dressed Man, Tush, and Jesus Just Left Chicago...nearly all of their material is heavily driven by great riffs.

Stringbender · 01-02-2008, 02:28 PM

Definitely have to agree with lots being said here.. "Hush" is an awesome song.. excellent groove to it.
Nugent's "Stranglehold"- man..I was playing that one last night on my guitar.. had the phaser effect cranked up.. this song is awesome- fantastic riff- nice and dirty.. makes ya wanna get all nice n' nasty.. which is probably what Nugent had in mind..
Probably another good one like this is "Slow an' easy" or "Slide it In" by Whitesnake.
And that opening riff to "Lonely Is The NIght" by Billy Squier.

Aqualung · 01-02-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Stringbender

Probably another good one like this is "Slow an' easy" or "Slide it In" by Whitesnake.

Slow 'n' Easy is one of my favourite Witesnake songs.

INeedX · 01-03-2008, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MusicMan

I could name a thousand as there's no way I could pick a favorite, but here's a few that popped into my head just now.

Pink Floyd - Money
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Pantera - Walk
Nirvana - Lithium
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have
Nine Inch Nails - Last
Portishead - Over
Nine Inch Nails - Eraser
Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched
Nine Inch Nails - The Becoming
Muse - Hysteria
Prodigy - Funky Shit
Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
SRV - Cold Shot
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Lots of ZZ Top stuff like La Grange, Shard Dressed Man, Tush, and Jesus Just Left Chicago...nearly all of their material is heavily driven by great riffs.

A few eh?

I like you.

Stringbender · 01-04-2008, 03:32 PM

Heard a little Collective Soul while driving home last night- made me think a little.. don't know the guitarist's names in the band- fairly decent when it comes to recoginzable riffs. When I think about it, most of their songs have become hits- and they all have a nice chunk of riffage going.. seems like somebody has dipped into Jimmy Page's "Grand Grimoire of Riffs". ..
I find it difficult when I'm writing a rock song to have not only fairly decent lyrics that people can relate to or understand the emotion- but ALSO to try and come up with a cool, memorable riff that might make future guitarists want to play my song on THEIR guitars someday... this has easily got to be one of the most difficult things to do. Probably more reason why I write far more instrumental works lately..

Aqualung · 01-04-2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stringbender

Heard a little Collective Soul while driving home last night- made me think a little.. don't know the guitarist's names in the band- fairly decent when it comes to recoginzable riffs.

That's true. I forgot about them.

Hero Of The Day · 01-05-2008, 01:23 AM

In 2 Deep- Kenny Wayne Shepard

Dave Lombardo · 01-07-2008, 03:08 PM

Master of Puppets- Metallica!!

12-24-2007, 02:20 AM	#1
bocephusfreak Here to change rock and roll! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 139 Thanks: 38 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Rep Power: 0	best riff ever, in my opinion is the best fight riff ever, walk - pantera, which is followed closely by sweet child o' mine - guns n roses! __________________ Get a life raft everyone, cause the resurgence of rock and roll is coming and it's gonna flood the nation!!

12-24-2007, 02:39 AM	#2
Aqualung Pshaw! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 11,539 Thanks: 527 Thanked 731 Times in 684 Posts Rep Power: 276	Best riff ever? That's such a hard question. I usually don't think in riffs. __________________ Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

12-24-2007, 08:20 AM	#4
Uncut Rubber One Step Beyond... Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Secret hideout in the Pennines Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 36 Thanked 84 Times in 71 Posts Rep Power: 82	Yeah, the standard boogie riff as used in "La Grange" comes in many variations... and it always rocks. I love the riff on Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom". It's the ultimate blues standard; nearly every blues artist does a cover of it sooner or later. __________________ I hope that you will understand I do not mean to cause offence, and that no wolfbirds will be sent upon me as a result of this post. Yours sincerely, Uncut Rubber

12-25-2007, 01:51 AM	#6
bocephusfreak Here to change rock and roll! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 139 Thanks: 38 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Rep Power: 0	dragonforce's stuff is up there too!!! it's so damn fast!! __________________ Get a life raft everyone, cause the resurgence of rock and roll is coming and it's gonna flood the nation!!

12-25-2007, 01:58 AM	#8
bocephusfreak Here to change rock and roll! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 139 Thanks: 38 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Rep Power: 0	yeah i looked at it on you tube, it's just crazy!!! i like classic rock type stuff and i really see no need to do that stuff in my songs, but i would like to know how to do it to kinda complete my guitar talent __________________ Get a life raft everyone, cause the resurgence of rock and roll is coming and it's gonna flood the nation!!

12-24-2007, 02:51 AM	#3
Hero Of The Day Buckethead's Best Bud Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where do I live? ....Over There... Posts: 2,898 Thanks: 326 Thanked 198 Times in 173 Posts Rep Power: 151	Oh, god countless ones: Jump In The Fire- Metallica Enter Sandman- Metallica One- Metallica Seek and Destory- Metallica ....Lets just say, all Metallica riffs. Sweet Child O Mine- GNR Walk- Pantera Cowboys From Hell- Pantera Sweet Home Alabama- Skynyrd La Grange- ZZ Top Smoke on the water- Deep Purple Millions more, but i say my fave is: Sweet home Alabama

12-25-2007, 01:38 AM	#5
Hero Of The Day Buckethead's Best Bud Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where do I live? ....Over There... Posts: 2,898 Thanks: 326 Thanked 198 Times in 173 Posts Rep Power: 151	I'd say the hardest riff ever is building the church by Steve Vai, but damn it sounds good...

12-31-2007, 04:53 AM	#9
miker Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 33	EZY Ryder-Jimi Hendrix 7 and 7 is- Love (Auther Lee) Cold night for aligators- Rory Erickson Legs -ZZ top Sorry don't have much but a random list of riffs I like that I could possibly think of.

12-31-2007, 05:08 AM	#10
miker Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 33	oh yeah Jimmy Page on Joe Cockers' "with a little help from my friends" is iconic!--- Right?

12-31-2007, 06:21 AM	#13
miker Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 33	I guess Jimi really liked Billy Gibbons' playing style(quoted as saying so) and Author Lee and Jimi were old buddies from the day. How could Jimi not like Billy Gibbons though! 'hot stuff, coming through!' HEy Just wondering, are there many prince fans out on this guitar forum? First record I ever bought was purple rain (followed by 1984VH) Still will play those records.

12-31-2007, 08:58 PM	#15
Stringbender Guitar Adept Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: whispered in dark corners Posts: 1,776 Thanks: 289 Thanked 218 Times in 188 Posts Rep Power: 146	The best riff ever? well, I suppose that one of the key ingredients for a riff to be good is it has to be hum-able, or have some way that folks can still hum the riff after the song is over. I can also think that those riffs that have left an indelible mark in the world of guitar- (by influencing generations of guitar players ever-after to play these riffs) would be higher up the scale than others. So- just a few: Heartbreaker, Living Loving (She's Just a Woman) -Led Zeppelin or actually- thinking about the riffmaster that Page is Whole Lotta Love, Stairway- Since I've been loving you- ANY ZEPPELIN SONG has a great riff! Smoke on the water- Deep Purple Hey Joe- Jimi Hendrix Overture or "Pinball wizard" from The Who. American Woman (original version) The Guess Who just a few- __________________ Only with the eyes closed can one begin to truly see.

01-01-2008, 01:21 AM	#16
miker Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 33	I really got to throw in Hush by Deep purple(riffy song) and "The Rocker" by Thin Lizzy. Hey, american woman and the guess who are rad! "No sugar tonite" is awsome! String bender; the heartbreaker solo is like no other solo I've heard! So effective!!

01-01-2008, 05:58 AM	#17
Rocko Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 33	Tough One... My first instinct was Money for Nothing by Dire Straights. The Trooper-Iron Maiden Zeppelin-Trampled Under Foot ACDC-Shot of Love maybe... so many sweet riffs It's tough to deny the sheer awesomenossity-ification of Iron Man... I had to invent a new word just to try.

01-01-2008, 07:22 AM	#18
MusicMan "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Inside your head Posts: 7,662 Thanks: 570 Thanked 482 Times in 423 Posts Rep Power: 500	I could name a thousand as there's no way I could pick a favorite, but here's a few that popped into my head just now. Pink Floyd - Money Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing Pantera - Walk Nirvana - Lithium Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have Nine Inch Nails - Last Portishead - Over Nine Inch Nails - Eraser Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched Nine Inch Nails - The Becoming Muse - Hysteria Prodigy - Funky Shit Smashing Pumpkins - Zero Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy SRV - Cold Shot Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile Ted Nugent - Stranglehold Weezer - Say It Ain't So Lots of ZZ Top stuff like La Grange, Shard Dressed Man, Tush, and Jesus Just Left Chicago...nearly all of their material is heavily driven by great riffs. __________________ Rules! A definite must-read The Music Showcase is the best place to share your music here, you can even embed Youtube videos. Send me a PM if you need any help with anything.

01-02-2008, 02:28 PM	#19
Stringbender Guitar Adept Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: whispered in dark corners Posts: 1,776 Thanks: 289 Thanked 218 Times in 188 Posts Rep Power: 146	Definitely have to agree with lots being said here.. "Hush" is an awesome song.. excellent groove to it. Nugent's "Stranglehold"- man..I was playing that one last night on my guitar.. had the phaser effect cranked up.. this song is awesome- fantastic riff- nice and dirty.. makes ya wanna get all nice n' nasty.. which is probably what Nugent had in mind.. Probably another good one like this is "Slow an' easy" or "Slide it In" by Whitesnake. And that opening riff to "Lonely Is The NIght" by Billy Squier. __________________ Only with the eyes closed can one begin to truly see.

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01-04-2008, 03:32 PM	#22
Stringbender Guitar Adept Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: whispered in dark corners Posts: 1,776 Thanks: 289 Thanked 218 Times in 188 Posts Rep Power: 146	Heard a little Collective Soul while driving home last night- made me think a little.. don't know the guitarist's names in the band- fairly decent when it comes to recoginzable riffs. When I think about it, most of their songs have become hits- and they all have a nice chunk of riffage going.. seems like somebody has dipped into Jimmy Page's "Grand Grimoire of Riffs". .. I find it difficult when I'm writing a rock song to have not only fairly decent lyrics that people can relate to or understand the emotion- but ALSO to try and come up with a cool, memorable riff that might make future guitarists want to play my song on THEIR guitars someday... this has easily got to be one of the most difficult things to do. Probably more reason why I write far more instrumental works lately.. __________________ Only with the eyes closed can one begin to truly see.

01-05-2008, 01:23 AM	#24
Hero Of The Day Buckethead's Best Bud Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where do I live? ....Over There... Posts: 2,898 Thanks: 326 Thanked 198 Times in 173 Posts Rep Power: 151	In 2 Deep- Kenny Wayne Shepard

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Dave Lombardo Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 33	Master of Puppets- Metallica!!

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