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Has anyone forgotten HEAT OF THE MOMENT or OWNER OF A LONELY HEARTLOLLOL???? 
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No, but we pretend to Wink
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Khan "Space Shanty"
pretty much anything from Gong's trilogy period

and a greatest Jethro Tull's riff: Cross Eyed Mary
Percussion, sir!
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Two of the best riffs ever:

Rythm 8 (x4)
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-4-------------------------5---4-----------------------------
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---2-2-2-2-2-0h3p2p0h2-2-2---2---2-2-2-0h3p2p0---------2-2-2-


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------------------------------5-5-4--1h2p1h2p1---------------
-2-2-0h3p2p0h2-2-2-0h3h6p3p0----------------------3-2-0------


Rythm 9 (x2)
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-4-----------------5---4-------------------------------------
-----------------------------------5---4---4p3---3-----------
---2-2-2-0-3-2-0-2---2---0-3-2-0-2---2---2-----2---2-0-3-2-0-

                               a.         b.        c.
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------------------------------ ----x2---- --------- ---------
---------------3-------------- ---------- --------- ---------
---------------3------------2- ---3---2-- -3-6-2-5- -3---6-2-
---------5-1-1-1-----5------2- -5---4---- --------- ---------
-0-2-3-3-3-------3-3-3--0-0-0- ---------- --------- ---------


(Symphony X - The Odyssey, taken from the SyX website) Big%20smile



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^Got to admit, as much as I dont like that album, that is one excellent song.
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Gong - Master Builder. one of the best riffs ever
 
Yeah, this one.
 
I'll also second 'A Visit To Newport Hospital', as well as Steve Hillage's Dervish Riff that appears in the latter half of 'Solar Musick Suite'.
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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2008 at 09:01
Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Has anyone forgotten HEAT OF THE MOMENT or OWNER OF A LONELY HEARTLOLLOL???? 
 
Heat of the Moment is a great song!
 
As for Owner of a Lonely Heart, it's a fantastic riff at the beginning, then it all goes wrong.Cry
 
When it comes to writing a great riff, Hawkwind are hard to beat:
 
Master of the Universe
Brainstorm
You Shouldn't Do That
Lord of Light
Time We Left
Magnu
 
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Points: 21776 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2008 at 09:20
Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Has anyone forgotten HEAT OF THE MOMENT or OWNER OF A LONELY HEARTLOLLOL???? 
 
Heat of the Moment is a great song!



Eric Cartman ruined it for me ... LOL
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Gong - Master Builder. one of the best riffs ever

Master builder has a riff?ConfusedConfusedConfused
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2008 at 18:14
Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Gong - Master Builder. one of the best riffs ever

Master builder has a riff?ConfusedConfusedConfused

certainly it has - the glorious Om Riff. dadadadadadadadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah
dadadadadadadadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah
dadadadadadadadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah-dadah

that is not a riff?


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Points: 21776 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2008 at 18:33
^ it might be ... but your notation does not reveal a lot of details about it.Wink
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the repeated dadah constitutes a falling small second that is repeated over and over again. 2 4ths notes, followed by a 4th pause, the beginning of the riff is an almost chromatic figure consisting of 6 8ths notes. is that more descriptive?


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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2008 at 21:33
Just a thought. If Ghost Rider would reply to this thread, would that be then construed as  "Riff-Raff"   LOL
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2008 at 21:36
Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Has anyone forgotten HEAT OF THE MOMENT or OWNER OF A LONELY HEARTLOLLOL???? 
 
Heat of the Moment is a great song!
 
As for Owner of a Lonely Heart, it's a fantastic riff at the beginning, then it all goes wrong.Cry
 
When it comes to writing a great riff, Hawkwind are hard to beat:
 
Master of the Universe
Brainstorm
You Shouldn't Do That
Lord of Light
Time We Left
Magnu
 
 
Hey AB , your Hawkwind rant is dead on. The are the RIFF masters of the Universe! I would add Hassan-I Sabha, Spririt of the Age and the Golden Void to your list . (Time we left, whooo, no kidding!)LOL
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 1008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2008 at 22:19
Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

 
[ 
When it comes to writing a great riff, Hawkwind are hard to beat:
 
Master of the Universe
Brainstorm
You Shouldn't Do That
Lord of Light
Time We Left
Magnu
 
 
When Hawkwind come up with a riff they certainly make sure you don't overlook it.
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Points: 188 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2008 at 12:53
Like Antonio Vivaldi, Hawkwind wrote one really great riff -- 500 times.
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2008 at 15:17
Originally posted by Weston Weston wrote:

Like Antonio Vivaldi, Hawkwind wrote one really great riff -- 500 times.

that's what Stravinsky said about Vivaldi's concerts, and he was way off the mark


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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 09 2008 at 09:56
Originally posted by Weston Weston wrote:

Like Antonio Vivaldi, Hawkwind wrote one really great riff -- 500 times.
 
Rubbish! Hawkwind haven't written 500 songs. Wink
 
 
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Points: 50 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 09 2008 at 15:28
What You're Doing - RUSH
Larks' Tongues part I & II and the end of Lament are three amazing riffs from the genious mind of Fripp
Also the main riff in Lemmings is an unforgetable Van Der Graaf riff
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Points: 31662 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2008 at 13:32
Gentle Giant - The Runaway
 
Of course, there's many more..
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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