best riffs in a song?

**1984** · 10.23.00, 07:09 PM

honestly besides choruses i dont know many lyrics. the riffs make van halen rock!!! here are a FEW of my favs:
on fire-all the riffs in this song rip!
panama-killer opening
dirty movies-every riff in this song
i'm the one-opening
somebody get me a doctor
etc...

**Glenn** · 10.23.00, 08:07 PM

Unchained
Mean Street
Runnin With the Devil
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Romeo Delight
Take Your Whiskey Home

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**kujo** · 10.23.00, 08:25 PM

Panama
Unchained
Ain't Talkin'
The intro to Summer Nights
5150, the song-Rules....
Black and Blue
Finish What ya started
Fire in the Hole

shit I could go on and on here...........

kujo

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**Down In Flames** · 10.24.00, 02:07 AM

Mean Street - all the riffs. LOL.
Unchained
I'm The One
DOA
DTNA
RWTD
Romeo Delight
Panama
Hang Em High

... and I could go on, as well.

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**scherb** · 10.24.00, 04:50 PM

Good calls. Some favs of mine not mentioned:
Girl Gone Bad
On Fire
Hot For Teacher
The Full Bug
Sinners Swing
Take Your Whiskey Home
Bottoms Up

**1984** · 10.24.00, 09:26 PM

man these are some good ones. i think ed's riffs sets him from the others. they sound too good to be true
some more
hot 4 teacher-this just fuckin grooves
hang em high
poundcake
that fast legato in loss of control
etc...

**Rat Salad** · 10.25.00, 12:26 AM

All mentioned are great.
My little addition is Outta Love Again....Ed and Al's play on this tune rocks...especially Al's.

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**BrokenCombs** · 10.25.00, 03:55 PM

Too numerous to list...

**Greg** · 10.25.00, 05:43 PM

Unchained & Humans Being are heavy, always a favorite, but my vote for the best goes to The Dream Is Over.

**Justin Time** · 10.25.00, 10:22 PM

happy trails

**Kasi VH** · 10.26.00, 11:54 AM

I've been listening to a lot of VH I here lately, and I love that riff in I'm the One, I've been listening to that song every time I get in my car. Oooh, that Eddie's the man, ain't he?

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**Georgie** · 10.26.00, 02:03 PM

Best VH Riffs:

1) Summer Nights
2) 5150
3) Mean Street
4) Panama
5) Hot For Teacher

Best Non-VH Riffs

1) Crazy Train- Randy Rhoads
2) Cliffs of Dover- Eric Johnson
3) Seven Seas of Rhye - Brian May ( Queen)
4) Spirit of Radio- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
5) Play With Me - Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)

**Georgie** · 10.26.00, 02:04 PM

Best VH Riffs:

1) Summer Nights
2) 5150
3) Mean Street
4) Panama
5) Hot For Teacher

Best Non-VH Riffs

1) Crazy Train- Randy Rhoads
2) Cliffs of Dover- Eric Johnson
3) Seven Seas of Rhye - Brian May ( Queen)
4) Spirit of Radio- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
5) Do U Wanna Play - Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)