2007-02-13 08:41:52 · 13 answers · asked by siznick3000 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Tough to say because of the nature of the radio business these days. If they didn't play the same five freakin' songs on every classic rock station every day, it would be easier to compare riffs. As it is, you get so sick of the classics that it is hard to tell. I can't stand Clapton anymore but the first time you hear the opening of "Layla" it is pretty tight, up there with "Purple Haze," "Black Dog," and "Satisfaction." Unfortunately all are so played out that it is hard to be objective. I think I'd give it to Purple Haze or Satisfaction.
2007-02-13 09:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Free Bird Solo and Smoke on the Water Riff
2007-02-13 16:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by Chase P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about the best (tastes are different) but my favorites are:
1 Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
2 Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
3 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
4 American Woman - Guess Who
5 Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin
2007-02-13 16:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by r~@~w 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Orion by Metallica (riff by Kurt Hammett)
...and anything by David Gilmour from Pink Floyd.
...and just about anything by Chuck Schuldiner from the metal band, Death.
2007-02-13 16:50:38 · answer #4 · answered by Soficetica 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Opening to A Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin is great
2007-02-13 16:47:09 · answer #5 · answered by Mike H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones has a very well known guitar riff. I don't know if it is the best...but, it is up there.
2007-02-13 16:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Led*Zep*Babe 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow... way too many to answer this with a single answer. It depends on who you like, what style of music, and personal preference - Van Halen or Joe Walsh? Leo Kottke or Yngwie Malmsteen? Too many for me to pick one as the absolute best.
2007-02-13 16:46:41 · answer #7 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The beginging of PUrple Haze by Hendrix
2007-02-13 16:49:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
David Gilmour's solo at the end of Another Brick in the Wall, Part II. Or pretty much anything he does for that matter. Amazing guitarist whose solos move me to tears sometimes.
2007-02-13 16:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by Last Call 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Chet Atkins.
2007-02-13 16:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋