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[BigJonsson]

Name your choice

 

[BigJonsson]

Boo to you

 

[soakrates]

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

 

[Escape Goat]

Not exactly sure what a "riff" exactly means but Top Gun theme rocks!

 

[Star Power]

Not really a "riff" per se, but the guitar dueling in Television's "Marquee Moon" is the best thing ever.

 

[sefskillz]

I'd probably go with Black Dog.

 

[Error Macro]

In Flames - Jotun

 

[Desperado]

Black Dog for me too.

 

[Blackace]

anything by Jimi

 

[Diablos]

Geek USA

 

[Pattergen]

Alex Lifeson

Done.

 

[Winged Creature]

Communication Breakdown

 

[evil ways]

U2's The Edge on "Where the Streets Have No Name"

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

 

[White Man]

Either Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones or SY's Star Power.

 

[Coop]

Anything by Randy Rhoads

 

[Kuramu]

Beatles "Day Tripper"

 

[turbos]

Mick Jones is the only guitarist that matters

 

[Malakhov]

Come as you are is great.

 

[Hitman]

Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine

 

[JackFrost2012]

Pixies - Velouria

 

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb

Van Halen: Eruption

Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water, Child in Time, Highway Star

Guns n' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine
(And a special mention for 'Estranged', which is ten minutes of Slash bliss)

Metallica: Enter Sandman, One

 

[SD-Ness]

Opeth - Master's Apprentice

 

[Lambtron]

"The Argus" by Ween. The last minute and a half of that song sends shivers through my whole body.

Honorable mention to "Everyone Chooses Sides" by The Wrens.

 

[Matlock]

Seven.

Nation.

Army.

 

[KingGondo]

The Ocean, hands down. Jimmy Page is a god.

 

[Winged Creature]

The Ocean, hands down. Jimmy Page is a god.

I have to agree, that and communication breakdown are 2 of led zeppelins finest and the best guitar riffs IMO

 

[Mason]

Pixies - Velouria

The Pixies have a lot of great riffs, but why Velouria in particular?

 

[JackFrost2012]

The Pixies have a lot of great riffs, but why Velouria in particular?

Because ... it's my favorite?

 

[Plankton]

Anything by Randy Rhoads

 

[alex chilton]

I'll add david bowie - rebel rebel and the creation - making time

 

[Eminem]

One of these four:

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Zeppelin - Black Dog
Zeppelin - The Ocean

 

[Project Midway]

Iron Maiden - Trooper

hell, anything from Iron Maiden is great, Aces High, Where Eagles Dare....I could go on forever.

 

[Eminem]

fuck, The Trooper is great. One of the first things I learned on guitar.

 

[AlphaSnake]

A Perfect Circle - Judith.

Specifically the full intro, right before the chorus starts.

 

[maharg]

By this is meant solo I assume?

Slash doing the Godfather theme.

 

[AlphaSnake]

No, a solo is a solo. A riff is the main hook of a song. Nirvana's 'Teen Spirit', the 4 chords played in their written succession, that's a riff. The opening to Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water", that's a riff.

 

[Eggo]

Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine

Yes. One of the most instantly recognizable guitar riffs anywhere.

 

[iapetus]

Too many people who don't know what a riff is. Makes me sad.

I'll second the vote for Rebel Rebel, because after reading everyone's answers, that's the one that's going through my head.

 

[Hooker]

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Led Zeppelin - No Quater
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

 

[yodathesoda]

Muse- Plug in Baby or New Born

 

[Raxel]

Van Halen - Ain't talking 'bout love
Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
Def Leppard - Promises
Masterplan - Heroes
GnR - Sweet child 'o mine
Ratt - You're in love
Winger - Battle Stations

+ many many more!

 

[spikydavid]

Best Guitar Riff:

Seven Nation Army, and I hate White Stripes, but this riff is killa

Best Non-Guitar Riff:

Muse's latest single, with the extremely odd war bunker video.

Or Girl In The Corner

 

[sprsk]

yeah its either crazy train or cliffs of dover

 

[Guzim]

Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell

 

[sefskillz]

this may or may not be an opinion topic but muse doesn't belong on anyones list, that is FACT gentlemen.

the 70s/80s rule the riff. noone has mentioned any sabbath songs yet

 

[JackFrost2012]

B-52's - Rock Lobster

 

[yacobod]

some good choices thus far

guns n roses - sweet child of mine
iron maiden - the trooper, but as was said they have a lot of memorable guitar riffs

other memorable riffs that havent been mentioned

black sabbath - paranoid or sweet leaf