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    And now for something completely different. How about your very favorite riffs (intro, outro, verse) from other bands/artists than Van Halen?

    I'll start with no particular order:

    AC/DC:Highway to Hell
    Alien Ant Farm: Smooth Criminal
    Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Iron Man
    Deep Purple: Anya, Fire in the Basement (intro riff)
    Divlje Jagode: Hopa Cupa
    Judas Priest: Breaking the Law, Hell Patrol, Reckless ( intro and verse)
    Dokken: Breaking the Chains, In My Dreams, Kiss of Death
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    Check this out ...

    "It's so lonely at the top because it's so crowded at the bottom" - Diamond David Lee Roth

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    Random (just love playing it.)


    Or from the same album

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    "It's so lonely at the top because it's so crowded at the bottom" - Diamond David Lee Roth

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    Not sure there are more consummate mainstream signature riffs than Back in Black, Satisfaction, or Stairway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Van Squalen View Post
    Not sure there are more consummate mainstream signature riffs than Back in Black, Satisfaction, or Stairway.
    For AC/DC, I'll go with Highway To Hell or Shoot To Thrill.

    For the Stones, I'll go with Can't You Hear Me Knocking or Monkey Man.

    For Zeppelin, I'll go with Whole Lotta Love or Black Dog.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marcin View Post
    And now for something completely different. How about your very favorite riffs (intro, outro, verse) from other bands/artists than Van Halen?

    I'll start with no particular order:

    AC/DC:Highway to Hell
    Alien Ant Farm: Smooth Criminal
    Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Iron Man
    Deep Purple: Anya, Fire in the Basement (intro riff)
    Divlje Jagode: Hopa Cupa
    Judas Priest: Breaking the Law, Hell Patrol, Reckless ( intro and verse)
    Dokken: Breaking the Chains, In My Dreams, Kiss of Death
    Accept: Midnight Mover
    Nazareth: Miss Misery, Razamanaz
    Rainbow: Since You Been Gone
    PRL: Ona Kocha Ten Sport
    Ram Jam: Black Betty
    Rammstein: Du Hast
    Thin Lizzy: Johnny
    Ozzy: I Don't Know
    Motley Crue: Bitter Pill
    Scorpions: He's a Woman She's a Man

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    Quote Originally Posted by Van Squalen View Post
    Not sure there are more consummate mainstream signature riffs than Back in Black, Satisfaction, or Stairway.
    Quote Originally Posted by I Coulda Hada VH View Post
    For AC/DC, I'll go with Highway To Hell or Shoot To Thrill.

    For the Stones, I'll go with Can't You Hear Me Knocking or Monkey Man.

    For Zeppelin, I'll go with Whole Lotta Love or Black Dog.
    Then there's Iron Man, Smoke on the Water, Painted Black.

    Plus, When the Levee Breaks (the drum intro is a riff in itself! )
    Just go for it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BREW CREW View Post
    Then there's Iron Man, Smoke on the Water, Painted Black.
    I have to say that I friggin' hate Iron Man and am completely burned out on Smoke On The Water.

    Also, it's actually Paint It Black ...

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    My bad on the Stones song title. Those that I listed are not my favorites. I was responding to the VS post about mainstream riffs. I thought you were doing the same.
    Just go for it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BREW CREW View Post
    My bad on the Stones song title. Those that I listed are not my favorites. I was responding to the VS post about mainstream riffs. I thought you were doing the same.
    All good, my friend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I Coulda Hada VH View Post
    All good, my friend.
    I'm still thinking about my favorite non VH riffs. Lol
    Just go for it!

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    Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion, Get The Lead Out, Draw The Line, Chiquita
    Badlands - High Wire
    Black Sabbath - Supernaut, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Neon Knights, The Mobe Rules
    Boston - Hitch A Ride, Feelin' Satisfied
    B.T.O. - Roll On Down The Highway
    Cheap Trick - Stiff Competition, Writing On The Wall
    David Bowie - Rebel Rebel, Suffragette City
    Deep Purple - Burn
    Doobie Brothers - China Grove
    E.L.O. - Do Ya'
    Foghat - Drivin' Wheel
    Foreigner - Feels Like The First Time
    Heart - Barracuda
    Judas Priest - Electric Eye, Riding On The Wind
    Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Black Dog, The Ocean, Custard Pie, Hots On For Nowhere, In The Evening
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - I Know A Little, You Got That Right
    Montrose - Rock The Nation, Space Station #5
    Ozzy Osbourne - Steal Away The Night, Flying High Again, Bark At The Moon, No More Tears
    Police - Next To You, It's Alright For You
    Pretenders - The Wait, Tattooed Love Boys, Middle Of The Road
    Queen - Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottom Girls, Hammer To Fall
    Rolling Stones - Can't Your Hear Me Knocking, Brown Sugar, Monkey Man, All Down The Line, Start Me Up
    Scorpions - Lovedrive, Blackout, Arizona, Rock You Like A Hurricane
    UFO - Only You Can Rock Me, Lights Out, Too Hot To Handle
    U2 - I Will Follow, Gloria, Surrender, Wire, All I Want Is You, Vertigo
    The Who - Baba O'Riley, Bargain, Long Live Rock
    X - White Girl
    Yes - Going For The One, Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Our Song
    ZZ Top - LeGrange, Tush, Pearl Necklance
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    Quote Originally Posted by BREW CREW View Post
    Then there's Iron Man, Smoke on the Water, Painted Black.

    Plus, When the Levee Breaks (the drum intro is a riff in itself! )
    Levee is a true blue stone cold all time bad boy .

    Smoke is prob the most played riff in history of course. Do any beginner guitar players not learn that first?

 

 

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