Favourite Riffs? Need something new ...

[99_not_out]

So, I have my favourite riffs that I always try to subtly goad any jam session in the direction of, or simply downright ram them into every quiet moment between songs :) But affter 10 years I feel I am perhaps open to some new ones ... so whatta the riffs that you guys just can't help but play?

For me, its:

Crazy Train, Rhandy Rhoads magic :)
Sin City, AC/DC
The back half of Fade to Black, Metallica
Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker
Sunshine of your Love, Eric Clapton

[shaman]

riff is spelled P-A-G-E....anything zepp
-alt. spelling  I-O-M-M-I..anything Sab
-also note Morello...I put him up there,too

[99_not_out]

Fair enough Shaman, but which tracks?
Black Dog / Supernaut / Bullet in the head (end bit) given those guys for me.

[Kilby]

Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker

By extension La Grange, ZZ Top

Voodoo Chile, you know who
8 Miles High, The Byrds

On an acoustic or 12 string I simply have to play "Wish you where here"

[noodleplugerine]

Fair enough Shaman, but which tracks?
Black Dog / Supernaut / Bullet in the head (end bit) given those guys for me.

Bullet in the head has to be one of the most overrated songs ever.

Many people say it's rages best song which I think is insane.

Listen to the riff from Know Your Enemy - Not much gives me more of an urge to nod.

[Muzzzz]

Ozzy:
No More Tears, Crazy Train
Dream Theater:
Peruvian Skies, Fatal Tragedy
Pantera:
Cemetery Gates, Floods
(The new) Deep Purple:
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming, Money Talks, Castle Full of Rascals, Loosen my Strings
(The old) Deep Purple:
Love Child

[TwilightOdyssey]

Victim Of Changes, Judas Priest.

It's a lot harder to play than it sounds, and it is a GREAT riff to play!!

Also:
Anything by Rush
Lynch-era Dokken
Anything from the firs two RATT albums

Long Distance Love, LOUDNESS. Very tricky riff, as all of Takasaki's are, but very melodic, lots of  fun to play, too.

[Philly Q]

In My Time Of Dying by Led Zeppelin

Stoned Again by Sword

Johnny Blade by Black Sabbath (the f*cking titanic riff just before the line "Well you know that Johnny's a spider... ")

Muscle And Blood by Hughes/Thrall

Top Of The Rock by HSAS

Shot Down In Flames by AC/DC

and thousands more I can't think of at the moment...

[shaman]

follow up-fave zepp is Immigrant Song
sabbath-how about a little NIB??
ratm-dig Bombtrack...Killing in the Name ...
check out Govt Mule and Thorazine Shuffle-awesome 3 piece masterpiece...the bass plays the main riff while guitar and drums go off into sratosphere-my fave ex. of the power of the 3 piece!
viva la alan woody!!

[BloodMountain]

anything by Opeth has great riffs in.... The Baying Of The Hounds could be the most riffing Opeth song though, it's a classic in my view  :)

also Pantera: almost all of their songs are groove riff fests!

also Mastodon... their riffs are like big wild beasts coming to destroy the listener

and finally Lamb Of God..... Pantera-esque brutal precision riffing with added aggression

BM

EDIT: oh yeah forgot about Amon Amarth.... Chest beating Viking metal riffs galore!

[99_not_out]

I *must* get round to listening to some Opeth ... in fact I shall add it to todays to do list.

And +1 for Shot Down in Flames. I LOVE that bass line underneath it all ... one of the songs that got me into the Guitar in the first place :)

[noodleplugerine]

Some more In Flames:

Versus Terminus - Love the riff in that.

Trigger's allways a fun one to play.

Embody the Invisible - A classic

[BloodMountain]

^ +1, In Flames:

Scream

Take this life

Cloud Connected

Gyroscope     <i love this song!

and finally "Lord Hypnos"

BM

[99_not_out]

EDIT: oh yeah forgot about Amon Amarth.... Chest beating Viking metal riffs galore!

Ooooo, just had a listen to those guys on iTunes ... awesome riffage! I feel a purchase coming on ... Asator on 'With Oden on our Side' is just superb, although probably far faster than anything I could actually play :D

+1 for the recommendation BM, just the sort of thing my new Warpigs have been waiting to play me thinks.

[Kepu]

for In Flames you can't beat The Jester Race, Jotun and Only For The Weak


and of course Metallica
Master Of Puppets, Battery, Damage Inc., Seek & Destroy, Jump In The Fire, Motorbreath, Enter Sandman, Creeping Death, Fade To Black...