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Catchiest Guitar Riffs
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When I was living in London for a number of years, I recall visiting an rock instrument shop in Denmark Street in the West-End (Denmark Street is famous for the number of stores selling instruments and other businesses associated with popular music).
On the wall above rows and rows of electric guitars for sale was a large sign which clearly stated "Anyone heard playing the opening bars of Smoke on the Water will be asked to leave the premises".
I couldn't agree more!
Hah! Just like the "No Stairway to Heaven" sign in Wayne's World!
Dickey Betts has to be one of the most underrated guitarists, #61 on the Rolling Stone 100? Ridiculous.
Yes. This intro is just awesome.
^ Awesome is the word. The early 70's is my favorite era of rock & roll.
I think the opening of Steve Earle's Snake Oil is kind of catchy.
Keith Richards' bass riff in this song is pretty catchy. Mick Taylors' fill isn't too shabby in the catchy department.
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Anything Derek Trucks plays- period.
I'm pretty sure the human riff machine Tony Iommi hasn't been listed yet, so.....
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath, Iron Man, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, a National Acrobat, NIB, etc. etc.
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath, Iron Man, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, a National Acrobat, NIB, etc. etc.
Guns and Roses. ..intro to Sweet child of mine.
Back to the 80s and the Crown Prince of catchy riffs....
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Even older, but surely you all remember this:
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Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Man, Brothers and Sisters is a great album.
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Yes it is.
Television - See No Evil. And just about every other song from the album Marquee Moon, really.
Might be a bit heavy for some, but the first 45 seconds or so of this track calls upon the riff gods, and they smile (not to mention that TONE!)
The whole album is full of some of the finest death metal riffing ever committed to disc, in my opinion
The whole album is full of some of the finest death metal riffing ever committed to disc, in my opinion
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"Oh Carol"...Chuck Berry
Oh, yeah. If NIB doesn't get stuck in your ear you must be deaf.
