The MayorofRockNRoll wrote:Fuggit, I have no guilt, though I do have a weakness for cowbell rockers

Seconded. In no small way.

almost all the songs on the Sir Lord Baltimore, Kingdom Come

Spirit of Radio.

Zeppelin were the kings of opening riffs.


-Communication Breakdown
-Black Dog
-Rock and Roll
-Immigrant Song
-Dazed and Confused


I could go on and on. (And I'm sure I have left out some good ones, but these were the ones that immediately came to mind)

'Let Me Drown' - Soundgarden

I don't care what you say - that's a fookin' awesome riff.

o_d_m wrote:Zeppelin were the kings of opening riffs.


-Communication Breakdown
-Black Dog
-Rock and Roll
-Immigrant Song
-Dazed and Confused


I could go on and on. (And I'm sure I have left out some good ones, but these were the ones that immediately came to mind)

- Most of Houses of the Holy ("Dancing Days", "No Quarter"..fuck)
- "The Wanton Song"
- "In My Time of Dying"
ok, at least an LP of material from Physical Graffitti

I'm Bored- Death Angel

more to come...

Poison- Alice Cooper

Good Call on Satan's Chainsaw, Col.

Tad's got a bunch of good openers, don't forget Stumblin Man

Alice in Chains-
What the Hell Have I?, my favorite AIC riff
Rain When I Die, not at the very beginning but heavy as hell when the guitar kicks in
Rotten Apple

i like the opening riff to radiohead's 'airbag'

and the opening riff to botch's 'to our friends in the great white north'

That IfIHadAHiFi song where choppy goes "do do do bee do, do do do bee do" and then DrAwkward plays those triplets buba de buh . . . . . . buba de buh . . . . . . etc.

That song rules.

I think it's number 2 on No More Music.

HiFi. What is that song called.