Best Rock Riff

[Maertl513]

Guns N Roses: 'Sweet Child O Mine'
Rage Against The Machine: 'Killing in the Name'
Aerosmith: 'Janie´s got a Gun'/'Walk this Way'
The Police: 'Message in a Bottle'
Metallica has a few archetype riffs likewise Enter Sandman, Sad but true, Battery, For whom the Bell tolls
Iron Maiden as well (e.g. Number of the Beast,
Queen is little different, they´ve their unique sound and compositions, but in my opinion Queen is not that riff orientated.
Oh, Cake´s 'The Distance' has a very fine riff, too.

 

[11top]

Queen is little different, they´ve their unique sound and compositions, but in my opinion Queen is not that riff orientated.

Maybe not, but "Keep Yourself Alive" sure has a great riff.

 

[rugerpc]

Don't forget Stone Cold Crazy...

 

[Maertl513]

Convinced, @11top and @rugerpc!

I'll check my CD collection for riffs, which - after a few seconds being played - name the band/musician.

Pink Floyd: 'Wish you where here', 'Comfortably Numb', 'Another Brick in the Wall'
Dire Straits: 'Money for Nothing', 'Sultans of Swing'
ACDC: 'Thunderstruck'
Toto: 'Africa', 'Rosanna'
Genesis: 'We can't dance'

 

[Screamingdaisy]

 

[Screamingdaisy]

 

[alantig]

Maybe not, but "Keep Yourself Alive" sure has a great riff.

Don't forget Stone Cold Crazy...

And "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Fat Bottomed Girls".

 

[JustRob]

A lot of mine were already mentioned but here's some I didn't see.

 

[Alan Manning]

Night Train, Guns & Roses (Live Version).

 

[DISTORT6]

That sign behind them now resides in Metallica's HQ rehearsal warehouse.

 

[Maertl513]

dada: 'Dizz Knee Land', 'Dim'

Beastie Boys: 'Sabotage' 'Fight for your right to party'

Santana: 'Smooth'

Michael Jackson: ' Beat it'

Scorpions: 'Rock you like a Hurricane' 'Still loving you' and a few more

Megadeth: 'In my darkest Hour', 'Sweating Bullets', 'Hangar 18', 'Into the Lungs of Hell'

Sepultura: 'Refuse/Resist'

Pearl Jam: 'Alive'

Limp Bizkit: 'Nookie'

 

[11top]

Forgot about this one:

 

[Alan Manning]

Day Tripper, George Harrison, Beatles.

 

[IKnowALittle]

Clapton has like, 18 Grammy Awards, has been inducted into the RRHOF three times, has a music festival named after him, and... what was his nickname in the 60's again?

Knofler has 4 Grammy Awards, holds 3 honorary doctorate degrees in music from 3 different universities along with receiving an Edison Award, the Steiger Award, and the Ivor Norvello Award.

If the world was any farther up their butt's they'd have annual parades... And I'm not sure they don't.

Not trying to be combative, they deserve all of it, but they're not exactly unappreciated.

I give, your right. Nickname in the '60s ... God!!, and well deserved.
Regardless, I know that no one will, but check out my perspective from the original post.
Which was, not claiming that he is best/greatest or any of that.
But, he is the most important, most influential.
Surprised that Les hasn't weighed in on this. He is a fountain of knowledge regarding that original timeframe.

Take care bud.

 

[IKnowALittle]

He's reading a "Beano" comic on the cover.

YES!!! ... If u had to look it up, disqualifies you.
but I think u knew the answer.

 

[IKnowALittle]

Yeah, but still.

I stand by my original option.

 

[IKnowALittle]

Biggest EVH influences are Blackmore for overall approach, and Jeff Beck / Rory Gallagher for the tapping. Of course Eddie will never admit the Blackmore influence, because Ritchie was such a dick toward him.

Think your wrong. Just listen to the first two albums and check your history... there ain't no Blackmore or Beck, but there is all kinds of Clapton.
JMO.

 

[IKnowALittle]

In case some of you young whipper snappers missed it......................

Hi, I would suspect that I'm the only one who knows who Blackberry Smoke are before u posted.
Kinda shocked that u would have any clue about these guys.
Kudos ... well done.

 

[Alan Manning]

How about, Nile Rodgers, Le Freak ( Chic)!!!.

 

[Maertl513]

Hot Chocolate: 'I believe in Miracles'
ZZ Top: 'Waintin' for the Bus' and many more