Best Guitar Riff - EVER

Here's several:

"Cat Scratch Fever' by Ted Nugent

"I Can't Wait To Feel Your Love Tonight" by Van Halen

"Power And The Glory" by Saxon; "2 Minutes to Midnight" by Iron Maiden; "Flash Rockin' Man" by Accept -- those three are very similar

"I'll See The Light Tonight" by Rising Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen)

"Lightning Strikes" by Ozzy Osbourne (Jake E. Lee)

"Lightning Strikes Again" by Dokken

"Love Child" by Accept

"Nailed To The Gun" by Fight

"Hell Bent For Leather" by Judas Priest
"Breaking The Law" by Judas Priest
"You've Got Another Thing Comin' " by Judas Priest
"Reckless" by Judas Priest
"Painkiller" by Judas Priest
"One Shot At Glory" by Judas Priest
"Death Row" by Judas Priest

"Wicked Sensation" by Lynch Mob

"Seek And Destroy" by Metallica
"Master Of Puppets" by Metallica
"Shortest Straw" by Metallica

"Symphony Of Destruction" by Megadeth

"Looks That Kill" by Motley Crue
"Too Young To Fall In Love" by Motley Crue
"Kickstart My Heart" by Motley Crue

"Tie Your Mother Down" by Queen

"Queen Of The Reich" by Queensryche

"Du Hast" by Rammstein
"Rein Raus" by Rammstein

"You're In Love" by Ratt

"Get Down And Dirty" by Saxon
"Can't Stop Rockin' " by Saxon

"Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots

"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins

"Mean Man" by W.A.S.P.

"Give Me All Your Love" by Whitesnake

"Princess Of The Dawn" by Accept

There is no such thing as the best riff ever, I agree. Its all about personal preferance.

A great song to one person could be trash to another, and vice-verca.

the point of music is to find something you like, thats why there is so many different genres.

But in all honesty, at the end of the day, we all know who the best guitar riff'er is.

Jimmy Paige. My hero.

Magic sam: Magic sam's Boogie
Just got paid: ZZ top

The best guitar riff ever, is the one I played about 20min. ago; that I have already forgotten.


I'm with cug....

there is no best riff....many, many good one's....a few great one's

Guitar playing is not a competition sport, it's an art.

reply to post by Cug

its got to be dont stop by the stones.

In other words...how old are we? LOL

"Sweet child of mine" GnR
"Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones
"Star Spangled Banner" Jimi Style
"Johnny b. Goode" Chuck Berry
Any Stevie Ray Vaughn riff is pure love...god I miss him.
Any Michael Hedges
"Last Goodbye" Jeff Buckley
"Barracuda" Heart
"Sweet Leaf" "Iron Man" Black Sabbath
"Holy Diver" Dio
"No more tears" Ozzy/ Zack Wylde
"Crazy Train" Ozzy/
"Cowboys from hell" Pantera
"Hot for Teacher" Van Halen

I gotta stop, cause I can't name just one. I'd be here till I died.

Peace

reply to post by Zhenyghi


Awesome Choices...shoot.

Peace

ok, some favorite riffs:
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
The Beatles: Day Tripper
The Rolling Stones: (I can't get no) Satisfaction
Deep Purple: Smoke on the Water
Nirvana: Smells like Teen Spirit
Muddy Waters: Mannish Boy
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Cream: Sunshine of your Love
Black Sabbath: Iron Man
Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven
The Kinks: You really got Me
The Doors: Roadhouse Blues

ok, some favorite riffs:
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
The Beatles: Day Tripper
The Rolling Stones: (I can't get no) Satisfaction
Deep Purple: Smoke on the Water
Nirvana: Smells like Teen Spirit
Muddy Waters: Mannish Boy
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Cream: Sunshine of your Love
Black Sabbath: Iron Man
Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven
The Kinks: You really got Me
The Doors: Roadhouse Blues

The main riff of Cemetery Gates by Pantera (Dimebag Darryl Abbott)
I would have been so proud to have written that one.



[edit on 21-12-2008 by Lanimilbus]

"Sunshine Of Your Love" - Jimi Hendrix: Live at Winterland

Steve Gaines (Lynrd Skynyrd) - I know a Little






Stevie Ray Vaughn - Couldn't Stand the Weather






Eddie Van Halen - Hot for Teacher






John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Funky Monks







There's just four of the thousands of bests that I could think of that weren't posted.

right off the top of my head.

there is a good one on Bell Bottom Blues.....Clapton

Suicidal Tendencies - You Can't Bring Me Down

Honorable mention for best lyric: "Who you callin' crazy? You wouldn't know crazy if Charles Manson was eatin' Fruit Loops on your front porch!"

Love the lead-lines in this one too.






Days of the New - Touch, Peel, and Stand (easy riff to play too)






Audioslave - Be Yourself (not really a riff, per se, but still a great melody and song)




Some more Morello...


Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy




That's enough for now.... just what's on today's playlist (thought I'd share)