OK, its the off season. These are among my favorite riffs and solos. What are yours? Best riffs: The Beatles (Harrison) -- Day Tripper The Kinks -- You Really Got Me Cream (Clapton)-- Sunshine of Your Love Bo Diddley -- Bo Diddley The Beatles (Lennon) -- I Feel Fine Chuck Berry -- Johnny B. Goode Best solos: Beatles (Clapton) -- While My Guitar Gently Weeps Pink Floyd (Gilmore) -- Comfortably Numb Zeppelin (Page) -- Stairway to Heaven Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower Stevie Ray Vaughn -- Texas Flood Derek & The Dominos (Clapton) -- Layla
riff- jimi hendrix-voodoo child also for some reason my fave guitar solo of all time is vernon reid of living colour on "cult of personality" also while i'm thinking of jimi--"all along the watchtower" wait, i gotta throw a white guy in there... kirk hammet of metallica- "one"
Let me get the definitions straight. A riff is a catchy and memorable lick -- just a couple of bars. A solo is an extended improvisation. The opening to the Stones Satisfaction is memorable riff. Hendrix in All Along the Watchtower is a memorable guitar solo.
Here is a few: Elton John's Saturday Nites all right for fighting, love it! Most of Dokken's hits, Its not love comes to mind right off the bat!
Naw, There are a bunch of lists here much older than mine! A few more I just thought of: Solo, Boston More than a feeling. Riffs, Boston Peace of Mind Solo, Great White Rock Me! Love this thread as a guitar enthusiast. Play as a hobby but I haven't really played in about 17 years! Its nice to get old compared to others less fortunate:thumb:
ill try to avoid the common pink floyd, zeppelin responses but i cant leave out the first dude: little wing/voodoo chile--hendrix anything on 2112 --lifeson--rush fade to black/one--hammet--metallica(live) stinkfist/h.--pacman jones (tool) know your enemy--(whoever he is)--rage against the machine honorable mention: thunderstruck--angus--(ac/dc)--(a certain LSU video furthered my liking of this one.)
