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+1 to Layla

Sultans of Swing another, maybe Money for Nothing

That bit in Angle of Death that goes

Diddle duh
Juh juh juh juh juh juh
Diddle duh juh diddle duh juh diddle duh
Diddle duh
Juh juh juh juh juh duh
Juh juh juh juh juh juh juh duh

Or that bit in Rain in Blood that goes

Juh juh juh
Da da de da, da de da, da de da
Juh juh juh
Da da de da, da de da, da de da (rpt x2)
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Dum de dum de do de do do (rpt x2)
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jer
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jer jiggiduh (rpt x8)
Juh juh juh
Do do de do
Juh juh juh
Do do de do
Diddle duh diddle duh diddle duh diddle duh (rpt x3)
Diddle duh diddle duh der der

my 2 cents wrote:

shanky wrote:Jumpin Jack Flash for me

Not a bad opening lyric either...

I was also born in a crossfire hurricane, incidentally

Paint It Black also one of the all-time greatest riffs.

This is a good one

https://youtu.be/_duhhVa-dk8

Santa wrote:That but in Angle of Death that goes

Diddle duh
Juh juh juh juh juh juh
Diddle duh juh diddle duh juh diddle duh
Diddle duh
Juh juh juh juh juh duh
Juh juh juh juh juh juh juh duh

Or that bit in Rain in Blood that goes

Juh juh juh
Da da de da, da de da, da de da
Juh juh juh
Da da de da, da de da, da de da (rpt x2)
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Dum de dum de do de do do (rpt x2)
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jer
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jer jiggiduh (rpt x8)
Juh juh juh
Do do de do
Juh juh juh
Do do de do
Diddle duh diddle duh diddle duh diddle duh (rpt x3)
Diddle duh diddle duh der der

10 out of 10 for getting that down in word format. Sorely underused, particularly by orchestral compositions.

Guess this one.

N.n.n. n.n.n.n..n.n.neeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehh
hhhhwwwwww
w.nuh.neeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeooooooooooooooowww
wwww (and repeat)

Spoilered for size, oh fk it doesn't work now.

It was Heroes :/

The first one that springs to mind (and mostly because I was listening to it earlier today) is "Hellion/Electric Eye" by Judas Priest. Main "Electric Eye" riff kicks in at around 42 second mark, but the preceding "Hellion" intro riff shouldn't be skipped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUCRFMZ-hiY

Whole Lotta Love - Zep

Santa wrote:That but in Angle of Death that goes

Diddle duh
Juh juh juh juh juh juh
Diddle duh juh diddle duh juh diddle duh
Diddle duh
Juh juh juh juh juh duh
Juh juh juh juh juh juh juh duh

Or that bit in Rain in Blood that goes

Juh juh juh
Da da de da, da de da, da de da
Juh juh juh
Da da de da, da de da, da de da (rpt x2)
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh
Dum de dum de do de do do (rpt x2)
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jiggiduh jer
Jiggiduh jiggiduh jer jiggiduh (rpt x8)
Juh juh juh
Do do de do
Juh juh juh
Do do de do
Diddle duh diddle duh diddle duh diddle duh (rpt x3)
Diddle duh diddle duh der der

https://youtu.be/bJRbBB4LU_s

Not going to say "the best" as it is clearly subjective and impossible, but some greats riffs that haven't been mentioned yet...

Kashmir - Led Zep (probably my favourite. The other competitor being Immigrant Song that has already been mentioned)
Wearing and Tearing - Led Zep (a relatively obscure song as it is on the unloved Coda album).
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Thunderstruck - ACDC (easy to play wrongly, hard to play properly)


Layla is just horrible from the opening riff to the piano outro that goes on about 43 minutes too long. The start of Clapton's decline into middle of the road mediocrity.

In a nod to Clapton I give you Boogie Chillen.

I'm sure John Lee Hooker borrowed from earlier Delta bluesmen too, but there is something clean and hypnotic about his application of the electric guitar to a simple riff in his early Chicago days.

Cookie Monster wrote:Whole Lotta Love - Zep

Was about to say the fred was bogus without Zeppelin, you have saved it from the forgettable pile Well done Sir.

I could go on for days, so many amazing riffs.

But Layla electric has always been awful to my ears. Quite like Slowhand’s acoustic version.

A5D5E5 wrote:Not going to say "the best" as it is clearly subjective and impossible, but some greats riffs that haven't been mentioned yet...

Kashmir - Led Zep (probably my favourite. The other competitor being Immigrant Song that has already been mentioned)
Wearing and Tearing - Led Zep (a relatively obscure song as it is on the unloved Coda album).
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Thunderstruck - ACDC (easy to play wrongly, hard to play properly)


Layla is just horrible from the opening riff to the piano outro that goes on about 43 minutes too long. The start of Clapton's decline into middle of the road mediocrity.

Layla is fantastic, though I like it mostly for Duane Allman and the coda.

Clapton’s decline came much later IMO.

mr bungle wrote:I could go on for days, so many amazing riffs.

But Layla electric has always been awful to my ears. Quite like Slowhand’s acoustic version.

You’re mental. Please tell me you’ve got those two versions around the wrong way. Please

naki wrote:

mr bungle wrote:I could go on for days, so many amazing riffs.

But Layla electric has always been awful to my ears. Quite like Slowhand’s acoustic version.

You’re mental. Please tell me you’ve got those two versions around the wrong way. Please

Electric version is alright but acoustic is the best.

Layla is a treble laden wank-a-thon. Never liked it. And while age and all the rest has allowed me to come round to music disliked in the past, It hasn’t helped Layla.

Jeez lads, half of those mentioned aren’t riffs.
Sort out your licks from your riffs lads.

CI agrees... I am mental

As said above, there’s just too many great riffs, from too many styles of gat music.

But this one is still on high rotate.

Kyuss - Gardenia

Flametop wrote:Jeez lads, half of those mentioned aren’t riffs.
Sort out your licks from your riffs lads.

Amen.

This is a riff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvsQsao1F88

This is a lick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXewLr-xjug

mr bungle wrote:Layla is a treble laden wank-a-thon. Never liked it. And while age and all the rest has allowed me to come round to music disliked in the past, It hasn’t helped Layla.

Allman never wanked you plum, I doubt he ever even touched his celestial penis.

My only problem with it is Clapton’s voice, he could never do justice to his strongest material

naki wrote:

A5D5E5 wrote:Not going to say "the best" as it is clearly subjective and impossible, but some greats riffs that haven't been mentioned yet...

Kashmir - Led Zep (probably my favourite. The other competitor being Immigrant Song that has already been mentioned)
Wearing and Tearing - Led Zep (a relatively obscure song as it is on the unloved Coda album).
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Thunderstruck - ACDC (easy to play wrongly, hard to play properly)


Layla is just horrible from the opening riff to the piano outro that goes on about 43 minutes too long. The start of Clapton's decline into middle of the road mediocrity.

Layla is fantastic, though I like it mostly for Duane Allman and the coda.

Clapton’s decline came much later IMO.

Clapton's decline can be pinpointed very precisely - when he stopped using Gibsons and started with the Strats.

Deep purple - Burn

or

Frank Zappa - Tell me you love me

Flametop wrote:Jeez lads, half of those mentioned aren’t riffs.
Sort out your licks from your riffs lads.

I never knew that.

"Licks are usually associated with single-note melodic lines rather than chord progressions." I doubt that this is an accepted difference, but I usually envision a riff as an integral part of a song, often repeated multiple times throughout the song."

https://youtu.be/iSf_cs4-E-I

Cheesey as hell but fudge it, it a bit of craic.

I withdraw "wasted years" (lick?)

Master of Puppets

https://youtu.be/xnKhsTXoKCI

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

SASP wrote:Master of Puppets

https://youtu.be/xnKhsTXoKCI

For sure. Fade to Black too.

No love for Hendrix here?

I’m surprised neither Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) or Purple Haze got a mention.

Placebo, Pure Morning.
Enter Sandman

Scrumhead wrote:No love for Hendrix here?

I’m surprised neither Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) or Purple Haze got a mention.

Good point. A career in premium riffology.

In reality it’s hard to go past Jimmy Page in sheer volume of memorable, diverse riffage.

Nightrain - GNR.
Rocket Queen

the one at the start of Money for Nothing, Chicks for Free

It's My Life (The Animals) or Day Tripper (The Beatles) for me.

Nearly all of the above.

Modern:

Jesus Christ Pose.

Life in the fast lane - Eagles

The opening of that song is stuck in my head.

Deadtigers wrote:Life in the fast lane - Eagles

The opening of that song is stuck in my head.

And now mine you git!

Nah, it's got to be Chuck and Johhny Be Good.

Hell, it even made it to the movies

I’m sure I’ll be shot down for this but Royal Blood had some nice riffs on their first album.

Little Monster is simple but effective, particularly given that it’s played on the bass.