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The Top 30 Best Damn Rock Riffs Ever. Period.
YouTube ^ | 3/19/09

Posted on 10/09/2012 9:02:14 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

well the title says it all!


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: rock; rockriffs
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To: Vendome

Two Santana slow instrumentals I can think of are Europa and Samba Pa Ti.


181 posted on 10/10/2012 7:40:27 AM PDT by Baynative
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To: Baynative
Also the late Link Wray. And who can forget the father of the surf guitar, Dick Dale, here with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan.
182 posted on 10/10/2012 7:46:01 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Blue Jean Blues ZZ Top
http://youtu.be/3W2_vb-tDUk


183 posted on 10/10/2012 8:17:07 AM PDT by Hotmetal (FReepin' from the sandbox.)
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To: Neidermeyer

Okaaaay!...”No More Looking Back”- from the Schoolboys In Disgrace album.


184 posted on 10/10/2012 9:34:20 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Salamander

I wouldn’t have known which one you were, unless I had read your comment on the video...lol You ever bring that trike up to Thunder in the Valley?


185 posted on 10/10/2012 11:24:51 AM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: Impala64ssa
Link Wray, indeed. Now that you brought that one up I have to include Gary Glitter - Rock n' Roll Part 2

I guess going back to the original Link Wray years means we should mention Duane Eddy.

186 posted on 10/10/2012 12:26:11 PM PDT by Baynative
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To: Impala64ssa

Intro piano to “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Blues”


187 posted on 10/10/2012 12:27:45 PM PDT by Mr. K ("The only thing the World would hate more than the USA in charge is the USA NOT in charge")
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To: Impala64ssa
In the Star Trek First Contact movie, there's a scene where they walk into the makeshift bar/saloon and Rumble is playing on the jukebox......
188 posted on 10/10/2012 12:34:22 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: Mr. K
"Intro piano to “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Blues”"

Uh, oh - that brings to mind Long John Baldry's - Don't try to lay no Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock n' Roll

189 posted on 10/10/2012 12:54:59 PM PDT by Baynative
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To: Baynative

Talk about a riff, Check out Mitch Ryder & Detroit doing a cover version of Lou Reed’s “Rock And Roll”. Shit hot!


190 posted on 10/10/2012 1:54:45 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Impala64ssa

“Watchtower” (Hendrix) #1....”Gimme Shelter” (Stones) #2


191 posted on 10/10/2012 3:51:53 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Ambassador Stevens Is Dead And The Chevy Volt Is Alive)
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To: dalereed
"What is a rock riff?

In terms of rock music, the series of notes, chord pattern or musical phrase that are repeated is called a "riff." I think it sort of translates into something we can hum or imitate and people will know what song we mean. An example of a song that has a memorable riff is "Smoke on the Water" played by Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, or Louie, Louie played by almost everyone.

There a lot of memorable 'riffs' in rock and roll and there are a lot of memorable, or hit songs, that really don't have memorable riffs.

Some of the songs suggested in this thread are great songs, but not ones that I would consider as having memorable riffs that most of us would identify immediately. I think a good riff instantly and consistently reminds you of someone, someplace or some time.

An example of that would be "My City was Gone" by the Pretenders. While we may not remember where we first heard it, we all think of Rush Limbaugh when we hear it now.

192 posted on 10/10/2012 6:32:02 PM PDT by Baynative
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To: Salamander

Went to high school there (FT Hunt in Alexandria), burnt down the year after I graduated.

Went to merriweather once but I don’t remember who for. Mostly Cap Center. Saw Aerosmith at DAR Constitution Hall right after Toys in the Attic came out. Went to Shady Grove (think that was the one where the stage rotated).

Those were some days...


193 posted on 10/10/2012 8:20:49 PM PDT by One Name (Ultimately, the TRUTH is a razor's edge and no man can sit astride it.)
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To: One Name

I went to the Cap Center only twice.

Once for Springsteen and once for the BOC/Foghat tour.

Both times, I was so far up in the rows that I got second-hand stoned.

The BOC concert was a kick, though.

I was sitting in front of a whole bunch of USMC and for whatever reason, they decided I was their ‘little mascot’ for the night.

They wouldn’t share their beer with my fiance, who got rather miffed when they picked me up and we all sang “Roadhouse Blues” quite drunkenly together.

Yeah, those were some days.

[I’ve loved Marines ever since]

LOL


194 posted on 10/10/2012 8:30:30 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep. Clowns will eat me.)
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To: Despot of the Delta

Just look for the skinny red inverted mop.

That’s me...:)

Never made it up that far.

I have to worry about the dogs so trips have to be kept within a 2 hour drive to allow for time at events.


195 posted on 10/10/2012 8:33:18 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep. Clowns will eat me.)
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To: Zeneta

Used to catch big acts at the Cap Center for like 6-8 bucks.

The Who (Keith Moon still alive), ELP, Zappa...

Saw Aerosmith at DAR when they were just catching on.

Kind of a blur now, and hedonistic to boot but I remember the days fondly..Then along came work and life and responsibility and Ronald Reagan and things were never quite the same.


196 posted on 10/10/2012 8:33:39 PM PDT by One Name (Ultimately, the TRUTH is a razor's edge and no man can sit astride it.)
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To: Rebelbase

In the early 80s’, it was “NO STAIRWAY” and I’ve seen “NO HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN”.

Picky.

;D


197 posted on 10/10/2012 8:38:36 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep. Clowns will eat me.)
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To: Zeneta

That is beautiful.

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198 posted on 10/10/2012 8:54:27 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Salamander

If your in W. Maryland, Johnstown, should be well within the 2 hr window. But, I definitely understand not being too far from the babies.


199 posted on 10/11/2012 11:22:55 AM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: cva66snipe

I forgot about Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman”...


200 posted on 10/15/2012 5:27:44 PM PDT by Nathaniel (- A Man Without A Cross -)
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