Guns N' Roses Named Top Rock Riff

[user123]

Not exactly new but interesting ;)

Guns N' Roses' anthem Sweet Child O' Mine has the greatest guitar riff ever, according to a poll in a music monthly.

Full story & source + the top 20 riffs Click here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3677965.stm)

I wouldn't agree with all of them :D

What would make your Top 20 ;)

If this has been posted before, sorry but couldn't find it :P

[Adster]

Nice post

yes i do love that guns Riff using the high strings with high octaves

smells like teen spirit is very simple

yes enter the sandman

i don't know if I agree that back in black is ACDCs best riff song

QOTSA always loved that riff

as for ones not mentioned

Pure Massacre Silverchair

Tool Eulogy

Rolling Stones No Satisfaction

Dire Straights Money For Nothing

Fleetwood Mac The Chain

Stone Temple Pilots interstate Love song

[user123]

Cheers Aster ;)

Would definitely have Comfortably numb:Pink Floyd at the top of my list :D

It is my favourite so i am biased :P

[Edit:see below]

Forgot to mention nice list :D

[Desert Eagle]

Smells Like Teen Spirit is a great song but I don't think it is a great guitar riff. How can Hotel California by the Eagles not be in the top 20? That's my favorite riff of all time.

[Arm]

<_< In a Gadda Da Vida has the greatest guitar riff ever. What a bunch of dumbasses.

[Adster]

Originally posted by Arm@5 May 2004 - 23:45
<_< In a Gadda Da Vida has the greatest guitar riff ever. What a bunch of dumbasses.
You talkign about Slayer or Iron Butterfly?

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by Arm@5 May 2004 - 05:45
<_< In a Gadda Da Vida has the greatest guitar riff ever. What a bunch of dumbasses.
well ffs, anus.....errrr.......arm........is at it again

dude, did your mommy not show you enough luv as a kid? :huh:

:01:

[v-man]

If your talking about iron butterfly, that would deffanatly be one of the greatest riffs.

[Lamsey]

I&#39;d have put Layla at the top myself, but Sweet Child O&#39; Mine is a damn fine riff too. I&#39;d also have liked to see Evanescence&#39;s "Tourniquet" in there but it&#39;s perhaps a little too new; it&#39;s got not one but two great riffs.

[fkdup74]

ok, ok....instead of flaming that FAG arm....
here&#39;s some of the ones i like....
(just some bands, it would take forever to list songs)

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Def Leppard
anything heavy and metal :P

(and just to show everyone that i am not totally biased towards metal.....)

Led Zeppelin (of course) :P
Boston (anyone who says "Dont Look Back" doesnt have some great guitar is GAY&#33;)
Aerosmith
Golden Earring

(and for some of the newer rock.....)

Queens Of The Stoneage
Audioslave
Incubus
Lit (just got an advance copy of their 2004 self-titled album, not bad)

this is of course a very short list,
and maybe not the top of list,
it&#39;s just stuff that i have heard recently so was in my head :lol:

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by Lamsey@5 May 2004 - 07:17
I&#39;d have put Layla at the top myself
oh yeah, Layla is definately up there,
also Sunshine Of Your Love when he was with Cream
Clapton was a damn fine player...
too bad he had to start talkin smack about Page when they split up...
i might have liked Clapton more :lol: :P

[tensegg]

not a single &#39;who&#39; riff
no ten years after
no lynard skynard
no smashing pumkins
no golden earing
no floyd
no a host of others I cant be bothered to list

bah humbug :( :huh: :blink:

goons and pansies suck, even if it was a great riff :lol:

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by tensegg+5 May 2004 - 07:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (tensegg @ 5 May 2004 - 07:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> not a single &#39;who&#39; riff
no ten years after
no lynard skynard
no smashing pumkins
no golden earing
no floyd
no a host of others I cant be bothered to list

bah humbug :( :huh: :blink:

goons and pansies suck, even if it was a great riff :lol: [/b]
blah...
user123 brought up floyd, and i mentioned golden earring myself
read up ffs :P

and i havent heard any skynyrd or who lately...
could be why they slipped my mind :P

must i quote myself?
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this is of course a very short list,
and maybe not the top of list,
it&#39;s just stuff that i have heard recently so was in my head :lol:
[/quote]

[Arm]

Originally posted by FKDUP74+5 May 2004 - 09:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FKDUP74 &#064; 5 May 2004 - 09:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Arm@5 May 2004 - 05:45
<_< In a Gadda Da Vida has the greatest guitar riff ever. What a bunch of dumbasses.
well ffs, anus.....errrr.......arm........is at it again

dude, did your mommy not show you enough luv as a kid? :huh:

:01:[/b]
I cant think of any conclusion of why Arm is why he is. There are big reasons but nothing thats an absolute answer.
<!--QuoteBegin-Arm@5 May 2004 - 23:45
<_< In a Gadda Da Vida has the greatest guitar riff ever. What a bunch of dumbasses. [/quote]
You talkign about Slayer or Iron Butterfly?
Iron butterfly of course. :flowers:

And what I voice my opinion of what the greatest guitar riff ever and everyone flames me like I&#39;m some drone who isnt supposed to speak or disagree. <_<

And Layla is a nice riff too. Though the unplugged version aint as good as the plugged version.

[Adster]

Originally posted by tensegg@6 May 2004 - 01:55
not a single &#39;who&#39; riff
no ten years after
no lynard skynard
no smashing pumkins
no golden earing
no floyd
no a host of others I cant be bothered to list

bah humbug :( :huh: :blink:

goons and pansies suck, even if it was a great riff :lol:
yeah the who pinball wizard although it&#39;s not really a riff a nice 12 string

lets not forgot hosue of the rising sun

Th Byrds Turn Turn Turn

I can go on for ages

[amphoteric88]

Originally posted by Lamsey@5 May 2004 - 16:17
I&#39;d have put Layla at the top myself
Hey, we&#39;re not in the union, turn that shite off :angry:

:rolleyes:

[dumdum]

here are some worthy riffs we still enjoy at the old age home :music1:

beatles - day tripper
richie valens - la bamba
roy orbison - (oh) pretty woman
the kinks - you really got me
rush - the spirit of radio
def leppard - bringin&#39; on the heartache
blue oyster cult - (don&#39;t fear) the reaper

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by Arm@5 May 2004 - 14:21
And what I voice my opinion of what the greatest guitar riff ever and everyone flames me like I&#39;m some drone who isnt supposed to speak or disagree. <_<
it wasnt that you gave an opinion...
thats what this thread was about....
it was HOW you gave it...

when you put shit like " <_< " and "what a bunch of dumbasses" together...
you are askin for it....

so dont sound so fkn surprised ;)

[mortsapprentice]

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Good on G&#39;N&#39;R well deserved me thinks

There Use your illusion tour was one of the best gigs i ever went too

[RGX]

Guns n&#39; Roses forever.