Best riff in a song

[bassinplace]

Black Dog: Zeppelin.

Moby Dick: Zeppelin.

Living Living Maid: Zeppelin

Nobody's Fault But Mine: Zeppelin

And so on.

+1. Like I said, Kashmir. THE! BEST!

 

[TomA1234]

Probably the ones from Spheres of Madness by Decapitated:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-XkMUQ4yN0

Either that or the slam from Lurking in the Depth by Katalepsy (50 second mark):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kli8SAeE2M0

 

[GregC]

Grown So Ugly--originally written/sung by Robert Pete Williams, then covered by Capt. Beefheart. The Black Keys turned it into a song with a titanic riff that I can't resist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f5L3qqHLCw

 

[Tituscrow]

Main riff of Killing is my Business.

The riffs in the middle of the Conjuring.

Main riffs in Rust in Peace......



....like I said, there are 14,000 of them. We could do this all day.

Piggy had twice as many.

 

[Unrepresented]

Main riff of Killing is my Business.

Ooh. I forgotted how much I liked that riff. Good call.

 

[buzzbass]

Anything written by Tony Iommi or Geezer. The opening to Wrathchild also comes to mind.

 

[madman4string]

Speaking of openings, the intro to Am I Evil. Either one I'm ok with too

 

[skwee]

I always liked the riff from Hazy Shade of Winter

 

[Boom762]

On the acoustic side of things, I dont think there are many other songs thag can pop a crowd through the roof like the first notes to "friends in low places" and tenacious ds "tribute"

 

[Clark Dark]

"Uncle Jams Army" Funkadelic @ 1:50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFYJXMVxTc
RIP Boogie



"Hot Stuff", Rolling Stones, Harvey Mandel's guitar solos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alGAeImcNvs

 

[Marial]

Pino Palladino's entire bass part on Pete Townsend's Give Blood
Both the rhythm and descending key lines on Riders On the Storm.

 

[Michedelic]

Jumping Jack Flash

 

[chuck norriss]

No Quarter

 

[Darth Handsome]

Piggy had twice as many.

Great. Now I'm depressed again. Thanks a lot.

I miss that chubby little SOB.

 

[Jeff K]

Berry Oakley's crunching bass intro to "Whipping Post".

Statesboro Blues

Iron Man.

Gary Moore's, "Still Got the Blues".

This is like the old Lay's potato chip ads: "Bet ya' can't eat just one!"...

 

[Tituscrow]

I'd post some Meshuggah links, but the truth is, pretty much every damn song from the last 20 years is just an awesome riff-fest.

If you know the band, you know I'm right.

 

[Tituscrow]

Great. Now I'm depressed again. Thanks a lot.



I miss that chubby little SOB.

Had Killing Technology on in the car today. 'Forgotten In Space' just slays me every time.

 

[nukes_da_bass]

Eagles On the Border around 2:50.

Eagles - 'On the Border' (lyrics in description): http://youtu.be/wRmzajCyToo

 

[Darth Handsome]

Had Killing Technology on in the car today. 'Forgotten In Space' just slays me every time.

That reminds me: my copy of Nothingface has grown legs. A smart man would never have kids, because if by some remote chance you become foolish enough to allow them a sniff of any of your discs, one day you'll wake up to find half of them gone. That daughter of yours? You watch her, Titus. Closely.

 

[Tituscrow]

That reminds me: my copy of Nothingface has grown legs. A smart man would never have kids, because if by some remote chance you become foolish enough to allow them a sniff of any of your discs, one day you'll wake up to find half of them gone. That daughter of yours? You watch her, Titus. Closely.

Funny you mention that. She was leafing through some boxes of records a few weeks ago, and I had to dive in to make sure she didn't stumble across any album covers that might have burned an inappropriate image on her innocent little retinas.

I got plenty of records like that.