[vhiner]

I second Whole Lotta Love, Mississippi Queen and would like to add

Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing

Jimi Hendrix "Machine Gun"

Jimi Hendrix "All Along the Watch Tower"

[whell]

How bout some bass guitar riffs -

Money - Pink Floyd
Walking on the Moon - Police
Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf

[Rclark]

Ancient 

You guys have no idea. Those lists are meant to appease you. he fact that there isn't a song less than 40 years old should tell you something

[blutto]

Ancient 

You guys have no idea. Those lists are meant to appease you. he fact that there isn't a song less than 40 years old should tell you something

...kinda funny isn't it....no mention of Chuck Berry....or Mickey Baker...or Jimmy Bryant...or James Burton...or Scotty Moore...way too ancient????...though without those guys R'n'R would be a riff wasteland and we would be gruvin' to Mantovani riffs and singing doowop...

Cheers

blutto

[blutto]

....and Lowman Pauling....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUJieUDf0RU&feature=related

Cheers

blutto

[blutto]

...and the mighty Bo....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdmhAFBnAoE

Cheers

blutto

[geowak]

Anytime Robin Trower did a solo and
Steve Hunter on Lou Reed's "Rock and Roll Animal" Sweet Jane

[nathanm]

I won't bother pointing out which riff I mean, if you know the song you probably already know what I mean. (which is probably hardly anyone on this site, but I'm doing it anyway)

Melvins "Honey Bucket"
Nuclear Assault "Critical Mass"
Living Color "Cult Of Personality" (RClark's first concert reminded me of this epic riff)
Exodus "Verbal Razors"
Annihilator "Allison Hell"
Pestilence "Out Of The Body"
Cannibal Corpse "Hammer Smashed Face"
Deranged "Flesh Rebel" (some of the fastest triplets I've ever heard.)
Morbid Angel "Immortal Rites"

I don't have iTunes in front of me, that's what came to mind at the moment.

[jackman]

I won't bother pointing out which riff I mean, if you know the song you probably already know what I mean. (which is probably hardly anyone on this site, but I'm doing it anyway)

Melvins "Honey Bucket"
Nuclear Assault "Critical Mass"
Living Color "Cult Of Personality" (RClark's first concert reminded me of this epic riff)
Exodus "Verbal Razors"
Annihilator "Allison Hell"
Pestilence "Out Of The Body"
Cannibal Corpse "Hammer Smashed Face"
Deranged "Flesh Rebel" (some of the fastest triplets I've ever heard.)
Morbid Angel "Immortal Rites"

I don't have iTunes in front of me, that's what came to mind at the moment.

I'm only familiar with one or two on the list but these are by far the angriest riffs in the thread, possibly on the planet.  You are a very interesting dude.

Cheers,

J

[nathanm]

Some more I simply must mention:
"March Of The S.O.D." S.O.D.
"Still Of The Night" Whitesnake
"Breaking The Law" Judas Priest
"Baptized In Fire And Ice" Bathory

[jackman]

Some more I simply must mention:
"Breaking The Law" Judas Priest

Breaking the Law...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhaB7wx96Fg

[Rclark]

I won't bother pointing out which riff I mean, if you know the song you probably already know what I mean. (which is probably hardly anyone on this site, but I'm doing it anyway)

Melvins "Honey Bucket"
Nuclear Assault "Critical Mass"
Living Color "Cult Of Personality" (RClark's first concert reminded me of this epic riff)
Exodus "Verbal Razors"
Annihilator "Allison Hell"
Pestilence "Out Of The Body"
Cannibal Corpse "Hammer Smashed Face"
Deranged "Flesh Rebel" (some of the fastest triplets I've ever heard.)    

Every
Morbid Angel "Immortal Rites"

I don't have iTunes in front of me, that's what came to mind at the moment.

now we're TALKIN' (being hammered by  Morbid Angel blast beats as we speak)   


Everyone's opinion is valid  let er' rip

[Larkston Zinaspic]

I'll take this one after a few rounds of "Sweet Leaf"....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFIMWRXWY90

I couldn't stop laughing when the toilet paper lands center stage at the 1:35 mark.

[won ton on]

Zappa was the man