Best rock or metal riff ever ?

[aircooled]

Megadeth Holy Wars is high on my list..... The rythym is as good as the solo's.

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: americangigolo
Thrice has some sweet riffs. Check out the songs below for a sample:

Identity Crisis
T & C
Kill Me Quickly
Deadbolt
To Awake and Avenge the Dead (especially at 2:21 in the song)

Thrice is Awesome! Especially in "Deadbolt" and "See You In The Shallows"

Thursday, Juliana Theory, Injected, Union Underground, Apartment 26, and 30 Seconds to Mars are great bands too!

 

[ProviaFan]

ots of awesome songs already posted. I'd like to add a new one I just heard the other day:

Stratovarius - Speed of Light

 

[Chaotic42]

Dream Theater-Ytse Jam- Edit: Listen
Steve Vai-Animal
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-All Along the Watch Tower

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Kev
Zeppelin - The Ocean

Yeah, the ending with all the overdubs is quite good. But for a one-take, no overdub Zeppelin solo I'd have to choose The Lemon Song.

I'd also add Cream's live Crossroads and the third stanza of Jeff Beck's Going Down. That was WAY ahead of its time.

 

[guapo337]

whats a riff?

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Kev
or Van Halen - Ain't Talkin Bout Love

Another vote for Van Halen.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: americangigolo
Thrice has some sweet riffs. Check out the songs below for a sample:

Identity Crisis
T & C
Kill Me Quickly
Deadbolt
To Awake and Avenge the Dead (especially at 2:21 in the song)

Thrice is Awesome! Especially in "Deadbolt" and "See You In The Shallows"

Thursday, Juliana Theory, Injected, Union Underground, Apartment 26, and 30 Seconds to Mars are great bands too!

Yeah this guy knows what's up

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: guapo337
whats a riff?

Riff or Rif

1. A member of any of several Berber peoples inhabiting Er Rif.
2. The Berber language of this people.

Oh, that's not it?

Let's try this:
riff

Music. A short rhythmic phrase, especially one that is repeated in improvisation

There, is that better?

 

[deftron]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
I'm totally oblivious to this whole heavy guitar genre (i listen to mostly trance/classics/movie scores/some mainstream)

what's the diff between Metal vs Rock?

Probably going to be pretty subjective..

For me, it has mostly to do with the guitarwork of the song. Usually fast tempo, palm-muted modular riffs.

Most rock songs have little to no "crunch".. just distorted strummed chords.

I've always considered Sabbath metal because of their music's "crunchiness".

Yeah, you're right. Sabbath is definately metal. I'm not familiar with the song mentioned in the first post, though.

That's probably the crunchiest Sabbath song ever, man!

Listen to it. It's on the Master of Reality album.
That whole album is awesome and full of heavy riffs
... Sweet Leaf, Children of th eGrave, Lord of this World, Into the Void..

 

[Martin]

YAMHH = Yet Another Metal Head Here

There's simply sooo many to choose from. Some from the top of my head:

Rhapsody's Emerald Sword and Holy Thunderforce (such energy, wow!)
Iced Earth has lots of them in Dante's Inferno and Wolf (amazing songs)
Children of Bodom have some good ones in Needled 24/7 and The Trooper.
Dark Tranquility...damn there's so many...most notable ones are Punish My Heaven, Lethe, One Brooding Warning, Zodijackyl Light, Scythe Rage and Roses, The Mind's Eye.
And finally, what is undoubtedly the most original metal band I've heard, Apocalyptica with Pray!, Path and Apprehension and especially Hall of the Mountain King.

 

[Muck]

Bulls On Parade is a good one.

Bodycount - There Goes The Neighborhood

 

Sex Pistols. EMI

And the kind of all rifs....

The Beatles - The End

Paul, George, and John riffing in succession. John's final "I dont give a sh*t rif" on the song rocks to no end.

 

[LordMaul]

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water; or, better yet, Black Sabbath's slightly harder cover of it.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: aphex
Van Halen - Eruption Guitar Solo

There you go.


Also:
AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long.....that's got to be one of the most recognizable first notes ever.

Edit: Got to add Iron Maiden's Wasted Years. That intro rules.

 

metal head here
not at liberty to say best, but heres a bunch of favorites off the top of my head

kmfdm - light
fear factory - demanufacture, replica
faith no more - surprise you're dead
'tallica - breadfan, four horsemen
carcass - darkstar
relative ash - bounce, pout
union underground - revolution man
venom - black metal
perfect nothing - pupil
ozzy - DEE!!!!!!!!! (although not technically a 'riff')
nailbomb - world of sh1t
anthrax - i'm the man
MOD - aren't you hungry

 

almost forgot, black label society - counterfeit god

 

[flyfish]

Pantera--Cowboys from Hell...the riff in the beginning...
My wife thinks it sounds like someone trying to start their car.
I think it just effin RockS!
Danzig- Twist of Cain.
Pantera.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: flyfish
Pantera--Cowboys from Hell...the riff in the beginning...
My wife thinks it sounds like someone trying to start their car.
I think it just effin RockS!

Heheheeheh......

I can understand why she would say that...

The effect in that riff is called a Flanger.

 

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long.....that's got to be one of the most recognizable first notes ever.

It's even recognizable when I play it.

http://www.bbzzdd.com/at/track-3.mp3

 

[xboxist]

Blind Guardian - Mordred's Song

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long.....that's got to be one of the most recognizable first notes ever.

It's even recognizable when I play it.

http://www.bbzzdd.com/at/track-3.mp3

Use slightly less distortion and it would sound almost exactly like the "real thing" (IMHO).

BTW, Iron Maiden - Wasted Years is great, too (especially the solo, which includes part of the intro). I want to learn to play it on my cornet (don't have an electric guitar ).

 

[ThaGrandCow]

stairway...

 

[Platypus]

Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone
Alice In Chains - Them Bones (among almost every other)
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Dimmu Borgir - Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny
Dream Theatre - Home (among many others)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave, Phantom of the Opera, Fear of the Dark (tons)
Jerry Cantrell - Anger Rising
Opeth - Leper's Afinity, Blackwater Park
Who - Relay

Off the top of my head

 

[pac1085]

"I'm Broken" by Pantera
"Divine Intervention" by Slayer
"Angel of Death" by Slayer