Best Guitar Riff of all time?

[Super_Dave_D]

[sammyg2]

[Super_Dave_D]

Thunderstruck!!

[BeyGon]

The intro to Hotel California remake on the Hell Freezes Over albumn

Mizzerlou by Dick Dale last heard in Pulp Fiction

[TheMentat]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

pink floyd, the wall always gets me going. simple, but mesmerizing. (the solo).

Funny... as soon as I saw the thread title, that's what popped in my head.

I don't like the Wall much, but there's a lot of anthematic guitar riffs on it.

[Az911]

Van Halen - Panama

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by craigster59

I'm a bit partial to that "Blinded By the Light" riff

Bruce Springsteen's version is OK....Manfred Mann's version, I wanna put an ice pick in my ear. The local station plays it all the time. I've offered to PAY the program manager to destroy it.

Guy musta popped his cherry with his mouth breathing cousin when that song was playing in the background on AM radio....ARRRRRGGGGHhhhh

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Az911

Van HAGAR - Panama

Fixed it for ya

[Superman]

Some great stuff is mentioned here by you guys and of course, this is a bit like choosing which flavor of popsicle is best. Current and recent rock and blues guitarists are really not doing licks that were not done by the founders of the genre many decades ago.

For what they call "phrasing" or "voice," it's hard to resist bowing to the likes of Clapton or Gilmour. For powerful, eye-opening stuff, there's Roy Buchanan, Page, etc.

And while my contribution to the discussion here is certainly going to get some boo's, I've been noticing what a masterful job Don Felder did on the solo in Hotel California. It is as if the genius of Mozart possessed him.

[Superman]

BTW, Hendrix performed the definitive version of Johnny B. Goode.

[ednj]

I’ve been listening to this band lately.
check out some of their music



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjQGt7WjK0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=0tN6_1dJveM&feature=PlayList&p=E28603A2E8BB47E5&index=7

[steve185]

Neil Young , like a hurricane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULYqvNeydG0

[techweenie]

Partial to the Smithereens' Blood and Roses, myself. A lot of the hookiness comes from the bass line. And for bass line... I Like the Way by BodyRockers

But PF's Comfortably Numb is definitely on the list. And Intro to Sweet Jane by Lou Reed.

[ednj]

Haven't you always wanted to know Joe was saying?

http://www.elwp.com/Joe%20Cocker.html

[Sonic dB]

maybe not the greatest riff ever...but this one surely will get your fanny movin and your toe tappin

[Sonic dB]

Another simple...but very groovin riff

[jeffgrant]

Guns and Roses -- Sweet Child of Mine

[cl8ton]

Do I win anything

[glewis80SC]

[glewis80SC]

Enjoy!!