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Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs

A British guitar magazine recently polled it readers to compile a list of the greatest guitar riffs. Guns 'N Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" came in at the number spot. Here's a link to the poll results. As you can see the list is entirely metal oriented.

My list would include:

The Chuck Berry intro
The Chuck Berry rhythm
The Bo Diddley beat
Temptations - My Girl
Kinks - You Really Got Me
Steely Dan - Reelin' In the Years
Sam & Dave (Steve Cropper) - Soul Man
Stone Temple Pilots - Plish
Beatles - I Feel Fine intro
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze intro

Is it my fault that nearly all the great riffs are pre-1980?

What's on your list?
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mapman
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slaw,

yeah, it does kind of end prematurely.

oh well, still lots of fun while it lasts.

its nice hearing old am radio fare like that again on a good system to appreciate all that is going on that was not discernable then. nice audio candy!
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mapman
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gel - collective soul
isochronism
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song: Beyond The Wheel. band: Soundgarden. album: ULTRAMEGA.
guitarist: Kim Thayil. The BADDEST rock riff! Highly recommended to all you thrasher's out there!
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tjnif
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Heres a few I like (in no particular order)
1 Blackmores Rainbow -Starstruck & Stargazer
2 Trower- Day of the Eagle& Bridge of Sigh
3 Stevie Wonder- Superstitious
4 Neil Young- Hey,hey,my,my Like a Hurricane
5 Nazareth- Hair of the Dog My GOSH!!! SOO MANY MORE!!!
richard_stacy
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The Afghan Whigs "Now You Know" from Gentleman...a close second to "Debonair", same album.

My favorite rock album of all time and if you had a chance to see it live....just wow. I was lucky enough to see Greg Dulli Saturday night doing his solo stripped down thing and he still has the magic. Anxiously awaiting the new Twilight Singers record due out shortly.
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