Great Guitar Riffs - Radio 2 Poll

[Worthingite]

I would have gone for Telstar by the Tornado's had it been there, went for Apache in the end.

 

[jakarta]

Bizarre list all round imho. The Feelgood track - Milk and Alcohol - after Wilko Johnson left? What about Roxette or She Does It Right.

For the Feelgoods it has to be Back in the Night, Shirley?

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Uriah Heep - Gypsy

 

[fire&skill]

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) by Neil Young - especially the acoustic version on 'Rust Never Sleeps'

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Wow , how can you pick a winner out of that lot.

Saying that, nothing after 1990 on that list should even get close to winning.

Because the best riff of all time isn't on it: Zep's Black Dog.

 

[goldstone]

How come Wichita Lineman is not on the list? One of the very best guitar riffs.

 

[shaolinpunk]

I'm a little bit surprised that no Muse track made it into their list

 

[jakarta]

Because the best riff of all time isn't on it: Zep's Black Dog.

You have pre-empted me - mind you When The Levee Breaks off the same album is none too shabby. That Drum Sound!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbrjRKB586s&feature=kp

 

[El Presidente]

Alive by Pearl Jam or Hocus Pocus by Focus for me.

Edit. Didn't see Spoonman by Soundgarden. Love that riff.

Saw Pearl Jam last Friday, 3 hours 20 of sheer brilliance.

 

[brakespear]

Hmmmmmmm, I'd have gone for 'Thunderstruck' instead of 'Back in Black' for AC/DC. From those on the list though - maybe 'No One Knows' by QOTSA.

edit: also maybe would add 'Senses Working Overtime' by XTC.

 

[tinycowboy]

I love these lists - they are begging us to say "Why isn't [obscure personal favourite] on this list??" Having said that, where are Cruiser's Creek by The Fall and Jacket Hangs by The Blue Aeroplanes?

 

[Nathan]

There are some good songs on that list. White Stripes, seven nation army is always good. Think they need to put them in some sort of category - almost world cup style vote, rather than all at once.

 

[seagully]

Saw Pearl Jam last Friday, 3 hours 20 of sheer brilliance.

Me too. Great gig.

They have some serious stamina, they sounded as tight at the end as they did on the opening song. Brilliant stuff.

 

[Norman Potting]

I love these lists - they are begging us to say "Why isn't [obscure personal favourite] on this list??" Having said that, where are Cruiser's Creek by The Fall and Jacket Hangs by The Blue Aeroplanes?

I must confess that was part of my cunning plan! Just working through the ones I have never heard of on Spotify. Starting with the "A"'s - Alive by Pearl Jam. I would go with the poster's suggestion on that.

 

[Mellotron]

Radiohead 'No Surprises' - does that have a 'riff' as such? If you'd asked me to pick a Radiohead tune for the list I'd have gone for 'Creep'.

Creep doesn't have a riff? It has chords. No Surprises shouldn't be included as the "riff" is on glockenspiel.

 

[seagully]

Creep doesn't have a riff? It has chords. No Surprises shouldn't be included as the "riff" is on glockenspiel.

I did think it was either that or xylophone.

A riff is just a repeated series of notes or chord patterns so I would say Creep does have one.

 

[Razzoo]

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Radar Love Golden Earring is a must

 

[Norman Potting]

Love this one and the riff.




How much must that video have cost?

 

[Bwian]

Surprised there's no BTO on the beeb's list.

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