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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by firky » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:11 am

oprs wrote:Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

second solo, right night, right time. one of the best experiences you will ever have.

i would easily give my left or right nut too see it live.
That's not a riff - where's the ostinato in Comofortably Numb? (but I can tell you that Pink Floyd live are very very very good. Earlrs Court - 1994. But you'll never ever know, eh? :P)

These are riffs:

Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Radiohead - National Anthem
Violent Femmes - Add it Up
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
The Birthday Party - Nick The Stripper

But I think the accolade of my personal best guitar riff ever is......... Peter Gunn Theme by Art of Noise:


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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by Fused Productions » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:01 am

Not really sure what a riff is haha but my favourite songs including/focusing on a guitar are following, in order of epicness:
SOOTHSAYER!!! By the mysterious Buckethead!


Staten och Kapitalet! Made by the old swedish punk group called Ebba Grön!


And last but not least, The Funeral, by Band of Horses!
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

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I'm also a sucker for the first 50 seconds or so of Master of Puppets. But not the other 8 minutes.
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

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Opening riff kills me every time
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by therapist » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:19 pm

particle-jim wrote:
Opening riff kills me every time
That was really cool, why are people so happy to write the same old V-VI-I-IV chord sequences when you can throw in chords like that.

Oh, and pretty much every riff in this track
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by particle-jim » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:21 pm

therapist wrote:
particle-jim wrote:
Opening riff kills me every time
That was really cool, why are people so happy to write the same old V-VI-I-IV chord sequences when you can throw in chords like that.
that's one of their more 'simple' tunes as well... tim smith is a fucking musical genius
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by therapist » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:26 pm

I've never heard them before, I think I just wrote them off as another one of those wannabe-the-smiths for some reason. Any suggested listening?

Oh and this opening riff too while I'm having an Opeth sesh.
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Post by particle-jim » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:40 pm

therapist wrote:I've never heard them before, I think I just wrote them off as another one of those wannabe-the-smiths for some reason. Any suggested listening?
i honestly wouldnt know where to begin, my favourite song/album of theirs changes near enough every day... 'sing to god' and 'on land and in the sea' are both top notch albums, but really you can just pick out anything of theirs at random and chances are it'll be a winner
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by Naan_Bread » Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:09 pm


Guitar comes in about 0.45.

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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by capo ultra » Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:12 pm

therapist wrote: Oh, and pretty much every riff in this track


riffs!
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by capo ultra » Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:18 pm



10 minutes, 1 riff, no deviation

all hail NWOFHM!



this whole track is amazing but the riff at 2.30 gives me goosebumps every time



can't have a riffs thread without the riff band themselves, Fucking Champs live is just constant headbang all the way through, nonstop amazing riffs
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by capo ultra » Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:37 pm

more







first two are all riff, Coldworld riff starts at 0.50

one of the best ever, formula one riff

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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by firky » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:25 pm

capo ultra wrote: can't have a riffs thread without the riff band themselves, Fucking Champs live is just constant headbang all the way through, nonstop amazing riffs
Was trying to think what you call them when I was compiling my list. Quite surprised how many people here have posted guitar solos as riffs, I thought this was a music forum... and yet people don't know what a riff is.
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by firky » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:26 pm

Capo, I think I need to introduce to do a friend of mine, you'll have to go to Barcelona, like. But you'll get on, she's a un utter rock-geek who likes obscure rock bands like ya self.
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by therapist » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:59 pm

firky wrote:
capo ultra wrote: can't have a riffs thread without the riff band themselves, Fucking Champs live is just constant headbang all the way through, nonstop amazing riffs
Was trying to think what you call them when I was compiling my list. Quite surprised how many people here have posted guitar solos as riffs, I thought this was a music forum... and yet people don't know what a riff is.
Lol, listening to that forest swords thing wondering "is the best riff ever written?" did make me laugh.

Got to say those fucking chumps riffs are pretty bland.
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Re: Best guitar riffs ever?

Post by Naan_Bread » Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:16 pm

therapist wrote:Lol, listening to that forest swords thing wondering "is the best riff ever written?" did make me laugh.
Not ever no. Just something new and slightly different to contribute. Thought it would be more interesting than posting a standard fair cliche riff. :W:
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