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top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:16 pm
by jim primate_Archive
you read the topic, what's your answer?

mine:
1. down on the street, the stooges
2. rebel, rebel, david bowie
3. theme from konono, the ex
4. mommy, what's a funkadelic, funkadelic
5. willie the pimp, frank zappa

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:31 pm
by Jeremy_Archive
1)Watch Song - Shellac
2)Rut Row - Bellini
3)Someone Has His Finger's Broken - Black Eyes
4)I Wear The Gold - For Carnation
5)Mouth Breather - Jesus Lizard


Jeremy

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:58 am
by Champion Rabbit
Jeremy wrote:5)Mouth Breather - Jesus Lizard

Jeremy


Fucking.

Hell.

Yes.

Also:

1. Engine Kid - Astronaut (the only good thing they ever did.)

2. Motorhead - Ace of Spades.

3. Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?

4. Bitch Magnet - Goat-Legged Country God

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:46 am
by sack of smashed assholes_Archive
jesus lizard - killer mchann
form of rocket - you know what this is
hot snakes - if credit's what matters I'll take it

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:54 am
by Maurice_Archive
Just to make sure these are mentioned in this thread:

Television - "Little Johnny Jewel"
Jorge Ben - "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)"
Neil Young - "Barstool Blues"
Polvo - "Bat Radar"
and while not written for guitar, Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser" is permanently lodged in my head.

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:56 am
by ginandtacoscom_Archive
"Custard Pie" - led zeppelin
"Sleep now in the fire" - ratm
"plug in baby" - muse
"the power of independent trucking" - big black
"louie louie" - (take your pick)


I think that pretty much covers it.

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:31 am
by spoot_Archive
There are lots - but the one that always sticks in my mind is the opening riff from Tumbling Dice, the cool, slowly descending thing. Something about it is so emotive for me, & it's all of 3 seconds long, if that.

But the best riff ever is all of Supernaut. This song is on Black Sabbath Volume 4.

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:10 am
by John W_Archive
Here are 5 off the top of my head -- hard to think of THE top five. That would take forever to figure out.

1. Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
2. Bombers - Tubeway Army
3. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
4. 59 Times the Pain - Husker Du
5. Making Time - The Creation/You Really Got Me - The Kinks (tie)

Jupiter's Thunder! Now I'm thinking of a bunch more that I could mention. This is too hard to narrow down!

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:21 am
by mattw_Archive
Top 5 (as I set here at my desk- once I get up, this will change)

Bellini- Conflict Between Fire and the Wet Wood

High On Fire-The Face of Oblivion

Rolling Stones- Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Enablers-Pauly's Days in Cinema

Bowie- Queen Bitch


All time?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

top 5 favorite guitar riffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:22 am
by Dylan_Archive
Yes, this is difficult to narrow down. As far as right now:

    1. "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" - Bitches Brew
    2. "The State Is Bad" - Long Hair In Three Stages
    3. "Click Clack" - Grow Fins
    4. "Let's Get It Up" - For Those About To Rock
    5. "Hey Bulldog" - Yellow Submarine