Best Rock Riff

[Shimmy]

Because it's more of my personal interest. My favourite bass riffs and lines.

[YOUTUBE="RaekgRtsTiQ"]The Who - Behind Blue Eyes[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="Tja6_h4lT6A"]Tool - Forty Six & Two[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="eiUx0WdBdyA"]Muse - Hysteria[/YOUTUBE]

 

[JocktheMotie]

For Bass, I love listening to YYZ.

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKBLSkN2sRk"]Rush-YYZ[/youtube]

For guitar...hmm I love Welcome to the Jungle. Pumps me up.

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtXN_EHPwSg"]Guns N' Roses[/youtube]

I'm more of a metal fan when it comes to guitar, so I'll leave with one of my favorite opening riffs by Kalmah.

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmj_ochRjk"]Kalmah-Hades[/youtube]

 

[run]

Welcome to the Jungle

I hate that shit.

 

[Falcarius]

Layla - Derek and the Dominos
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Day Tripper - The Beatles
Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

[pure_mercury]

"Aire & Calder" by Ultrasound is one of my favorites.


Ultrasound – Aire & Calder – Free listening at Last.fm

 

[Nonsensical]

Though I'm not a Val Halen kind of guy, and the song doesn't particularly attract me, one of the best riffs I have heard is

YouTube - Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Stereo!)


also--
YouTube - The Ocean - Led Zeppelin

 

[Octarine]

I hate that shit.

I'd be ok without the awful screaming vocals.

 

[ajblaise]

Zeppelin -- Black Dog

Oh yes. Best ever IMO. Blows 99.99% of all riffs ever created out of the water.

 

[Misty_Mountain_Rose]

I love the intro to Money For Nuthin' (Dire Straits). Too bad the rest of the song kind of goes down hill once he starts singing hehe

 

[Fluffywolf]

I love the intro to Money For Nuthin' (Dire Straits). Too bad the rest of the song kind of goes down hill once he starts singing hehe

Absolutely, totally, yes! That intro never gets old.

 

[Prototype]

YouTube - Nirvana - Sappy

A great, simple song... I like the solo best.

 

[Fluffywolf]

YouTube - Guns N' Roses - November Rain: With Graphics

7:04 and onward.

<3

 

[Oberon]

LaGrange, by ZZ Top. You can just take out the vocals, as far as I'm concerned.

Oh, and Blackfoot's cover of Train, Train.

 

[vince]

Van Halen on Beat it by Michael Jackson. As catchy as a riff can get. Maybe strictly not really a rock riff.

The titletrack Master of Puppets (metallica) is 15 insane riffs in a row.
Symphony of destruction - Megadeth
Anything Adam Jones or Justin Chancelor (tool)
Stayin alive - Bee gees !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and so on...

 

[lowtech redneck]

[YOUTUBE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVa_iAzOiwg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVa_iAzOiwg[/YOUTUBE]

 

[lowtech redneck]

YouTube - Metallica - One: Video[YOUTUBE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuMW3l1FCVY&feature=fvst"][/YOUTUBE]

 

[simulatedworld]

^ Oh man I played that song on Guitar Hero last night and my hands wondered if it would ever end.

 

[Tallulah]

I love the intro to Money For Nuthin' (Dire Straits). Too bad the rest of the song kind of goes down hill once he starts singing hehe

Yes! Though I love Knopfler's voice, too. I also love the riff in Sultans of Swing.

 

[avolkiteshvara]

By riff I assume you mean a short clip or section.

There are alot of great beginnings that send chills. I think alot of these are conditioned though.

Stones-Shelter

Metallica-One

Korn-Blind(Have an instict to mosh whenever I hear this)

Mazzy Star-Fade

Maybe Maddona

 

[Shimmy]

[YOUTUBE="d7R7q1lSZfs"]Sick Harpsichord riff[/YOUTUBE]