The Top 30 Best Damn Rock Riffs Ever. Period.

YouTube ^ | 3/19/09

[Impala64ssa]

well the title says it all!

[Zeneta]

Love your additions, especially Tull.

Then there is:

Ram Jam “Black Betty”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R044sleOW6I

ZZ Top “La Grange”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU&feature=related

[Revolting cat!]

The undiscerning fool, who chose what he considers “riffs”,likes them loud, stupid, and containing as few notes as possible. Do go to Youtube and press the thumbs down botton. Umbarassing!

[Salamander]

Yeah, really.

Three chords.

Wow.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Good to Great and notable but the hook is too simple/slow to be the "Best".

[HerrBlucher]

I would have put “Free Ride” in there too, maybe even number 1.

[Salamander]

Oh, hell yeah.

You’d love my iPod playlists.

:)

[Revolting cat!]

You got it! That tune is the riff from beginning to end!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1w4b7Kaexw

[Zeneta]

Sometimes simple is good.

However I would rather experience more depth:

Ian Anderson with the London Symphony “Locomotive Breath”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=embimweuYU4

[One Name]

We are all biased towards are favorite kick ass riffs.

Aerosmith has a few more Joe Perry kickass classics.

How about Kansas, Rob ?

Blue Oyster Cult

Golden Earring

Thin Lizzy

Stevie Ray Vaughn

just to name a few...

[Salamander]

LOL!

[stole it]

:)

[The Cajun]

No Frigid Pink’s “House Of The Rising Sun”,

Wow!
Thought I was the only person left that believed that was the best version.
The heavily clipped/distorted amp on the guitar was awesome and ahead of its' time.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Though one of the greatest Stones songs ever the Intro is too slow and needs the vocals and drums to form the rhythm. Not what what I consider a guitar riff. Back up singer Merry Clayton made that song great.

[Salamander]

BIB is a good album but much as I like Brian, [more so when he sang for Geordie] he’s no Bon Scott.

[daler]

Not sure what qualifies as a "riff", but how do you compete with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBllejn5fVA

or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9Hs3rnd6s

[Baynative]

Let me be the first to say that list is WEAK... ...we're talkin' riffs here!

Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain High
George Thorogood - BAD to THE BONE
Ted Nugent - Hey Baby
Loggins and Messina - Angry Eyes
Allman Brothers - Whipping Post
CSNY - Southern Cross
Van Halen - Beautiful Girl
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Jeff Beck (Rod Stewart)- Ain't Superstitious
Doobies - Listen to the Music
Stones - Honkey Tonk Women
Aerosmith - Train Kept a rollin'
Cream - Crossroads
Zeppelin - Whola Lotta Love
Stones - Can't ya hear me knockin'
Tower of Power - Knock your self out
Tower of Power Don't change Horses
AC/DC - Back in Black
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
Christopher Cross - Ride like the Wind
Elton John - Love Lies Bleeding in my hand
David Bowie - FAME
Doctor John - Must of been the Wrong Place
Lee Michaels - Do you know what I mean
Boz Scaggss - Loan me a Dime
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes
Robin Trower - Too Rollin' Stoned
Spirit - I've got a line on you
T. Rex - Bang a Gong
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

[Revolting cat!]

I bet the fool hasn’t even heard of this band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s70y40ba7k8

[reagandemocrat]

No Zappa?

Feh.

[Zeneta]

I agree, but it wouldn’t make for a short top 30.

[Salamander]

FP’s version is The One to which all others must be compared.

My second favorite version features, of all people, Brian Johnson, currently of AC/DC fame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPab0qMd-V4

If the singer doesn’t sound like they’ve *lived it*, I don’t wanna hear them.

[The Animals/Eric Burdon looked like they were sleep walking through the song]

[Clint N. Suhks]

Not the Keith Richards of old. Can you tell the difference?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fa4HUiFJ6c