50 Greatest Guitar Riffs in R'n'R

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited July 2011
    strider wrote: »
    Slap my **** and call me a eunuch, that Smiths song ain't half bad.

    Speaking of wristwatch Crisco, ol Zappa has some pretty darn good riffs and leads to boot.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited July 2011
    To many missing on that list.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited July 2011
    I think Smoke On The Water should have been much higher, and The Smiths How Soon Is Now is pretty good.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    My first bar chord allowed me to play the riff from Proud Mary. Seemed like everyone was working on that song when it came out.
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  • saemark30
    saemark30 Posts: 146
    edited July 2011
    I really like "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks and redone by Van Halen.
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  • saemark30
    saemark30 Posts: 146
    edited July 2011
    Interesting no Van Hagger songs made it.
    I like Intruder, the intro to Pretty Woman on Van Halen II.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited July 2011
    saemark30 wrote: »
    Interesting no Van Hagger songs made it.
    I like Intruder, the intro to Pretty Woman on Van Halen II.

    Intruder is a Eddie Van Halen Classic, however it comes off the Diver Down LP, remember new VH with DLR comming this fall.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    "Rumble" - Link Wray
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjs5QWjvNWc
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  • saemark30
    saemark30 Posts: 146
    edited July 2011
    Right forgot about Diver Down.

    I would add Schools Out by Alice Cooper.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited July 2011
    saemark30 wrote: »
    Right forgot about Diver Down.

    I would add Schools Out by Alice Cooper.

    hell yes schools out should be there.

    The smiths, please, i like some of their stuff, but not because of monster riffs, in fact, some of those are much like the selections to the r&r hall of fame, nothin to do with rock and roll.

    Notice how many of the great ROCK&ROLL riffs are simple, i can appreciate the steve vai and ingwe malmstein technical mastery, and i can understand guitarists enthusiasm for their songs, but the " oh you think thats fast fingerwork?, listen to this" sorta gets old quick.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2011
    Voodoo Chile,,, long Version (If you have to ask,,nevermind)

    James Gang Live Walk Away

    Deep Purple "Child In Time"

    Zepplin "Dazed and Confused"

    just my .02
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited July 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    Voodoo Chile,,, long Version (If you have to ask,,nevermind)

    James Gang Live Walk Away

    Deep Purple "Child In Time"

    Zepplin "Dazed and Confused"

    just my .02

    Child In Time on the Made In Japan album is one great guitar solo. I like your other choices too.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited July 2011
    If you get a chance, listen to "The Rocker" by Thin Lizzy some time. Awesome guitar work.
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited July 2011
    I thought Reelin In The Years would be on the list.

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited July 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    Voodoo Chile,,, long Version (If you have to ask,,nevermind)

    :biggrin:

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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited July 2011
    3/4 of that list seems to be there simply because the song was popular, not because it was a particularly memorable, or even good, song and/or riff. Truth be told, while I've heard the majority of them, I'd forgotten about nearly every one of them. So, not that memorable for me.

    Guess some of the most obvious that I would have put there would be Steely Dan - Josie, Joe Striani - Surfing With The Alien, SRV - Crossfire, CCR - Born On The Bayou, Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress, and well, I guess it's obvious I'd have a much different list.

    I do agree with maybe 4 or 5 of the picks though, so not all bad.
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  • saemark30
    saemark30 Posts: 146
    edited August 2011
    Problem is, electric guitars have been around over 60yrs.
    We can't even select 1 song per year.
    Maybe we can divide that list by periods, such as 50-60's would surely include some Elvis licks like Hound Dog and Jail House Rock, CCR and Cream and lots of Beatles and Rolling Stones.
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