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Posted: July 19 2010 at 12:22
BaldJean wrote:
let's not forget some other riff lords: Hawkwind. "Brainstorm", "Master of the Universe", "Orgone Accumulator", "Silver Machine", "Steppenwolf", "Magnu" and lots of others
Some bands would kill just to have one of Dave Brock's riffs: The Riff machine was so rifftastic and riffmongous that he would get more riffs in one 'song' than others had in a lifetime.
Just the start of this ^ sends tingles of rifftricity down my spine! oooooerrr
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Posted: July 19 2010 at 12:00
I'd agree with Larks Pt-2 (though Pt-1 was mentioned!)! But I'd probably pick Symptom of the Universe or Sweet Leaf. Master of Puppets and Post Mortem also come to mind. Metal's where it's at if it's riffs you want.
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Posted: July 19 2010 at 06:53
Focus - Harem Scarem King Crimson - Red (three great riffs on this one) King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare King Crimson - Lark's Tongues in Aspic Part I King Crimson - Fallen Angel (chorus riff) King Crimson - Indiscipline King Crimson - Neal and Jack and Me
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Posted: July 18 2010 at 16:33
The Less obvious"
Robin Trower's Day of the Eagle and same on Procol Harum's Whiskey Train! Wow! Jan Akkerman makes Hocus Pocus (and not Van Leer's yodeling!) resonate. Fripp on LTiA part 2 is sizzling. Killing Joke's Love Like Blood is deadly , the Payolas Eyes of a Stranger is another fave. So many more though,,,,,,
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Posted: July 18 2010 at 16:18
let's not forget some other riff lords: Hawkwind. "Brainstorm", "Master of the Universe", "Orgone Accumulator", "Silver Machine", "Steppenwolf", "Magnu" and lots of others
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Posted: July 18 2010 at 12:16
For more generic (but still f**king awesome) rock, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (the album) has a TON of great riffs, more than Back In Black I would say.
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Posted: July 18 2010 at 12:07
Heart Of The Sunrise I could listen to for days on end. I'm also finding the main theme of Celestial Elixir by Haken extremely enjoyable! But there's so many out there, it's impossible to choose.
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Posted: July 15 2010 at 17:41
Fields of the Nephilim - "Power" Massacre (Frith/Laswell/Maher) - "Legs" MC5 - "Kick Out The Jams" The Damned - "New Rose" ; "Neat Neat Neat" Dead Kennedys - "Holidays In Cambodia" ; " Napalm Death - "Vision Conquest" ; "Unfit Earth" ; "Plague Rages" ; "Greed Killing" Death - "Leprosy" ; "Living Monstrosity" ; "Without Justice" Django Reinhardt - "I Have My Moments" ; "Nuages"
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Posted: July 15 2010 at 12:22
Another great one which has been overlooked so far: "Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull. And how about "Bird of Prey" by Uriah Heep? Several great riffs in that one. Amon Düül 2 had lots of great riffs too, for example "Surrounded by the Stars" or "Archangel's Thunderbird".
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BaldJean wrote:
But I'd probably pick Symptom of the Universe or Sweet Leaf. Master of Puppets and Post Mortem also come to mind. Metal's where it's at if it's riffs you want.
