Favorite Riff
 

Tell people what your favorite guitar riff is, weither if you enjoy listening to it or playing it.

The riff from Prodigy's "Breathe" is a cool riff, because it's got a great groove to it and it's a simple one-string riff, and great for a finger exercise if you play it fast.

IT'S ALSO A BASS, FAG

All of the riffs off of the Manic Street Preacher's album "The Holy Bible" are my favourites.

besides the cliche answer of iron man i would say slayer raining blood.

What is the actual defintion of a riff anyway, in musical terms?

Just a memorized rythum line that's played multiple times over a verse or by itself. It can be chords or single-string. When someone says "Dude, I just learned this new riff!" or "Hey, that riff kicks ass!" they mean something rythum-wise.

Just so you know, a lead is a short one-shot line (or riff, but it doesn't really fit the definition) that's either remembered or made up off the top of your head (improv) that can be used to fill space, make transitions, or a bunch combined for a solo. This is the aspect of playing most people have problems with. I've been playing 2 years and I just barely have a vauge grasp on soloing, and I'd have beer cans thrown at me if I tried to solo at a open mic night. Back to practice...

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linkin park- one step closer

satyricon - fuel for hatred

Masked Jackal, by Coroner. Or maybe Serpent Moves by said band. They could write some kickass riffs.

Undying - Echoes - There is an awesome part in the middle of this song, I suppose you could call it a 'bridge'.

The Black Dahlia Murder - Supreme Elder Misanthropy

any riff by Mr. Bungle.

the begginning of GWAR-immortal corrupter

Well, along the lines of GWAR, I like a LOT of them, but if pressed to pick a favorite riff I'd say it's Jack The World. Good highway music heh heh eh

Two of my favourites from Deep Purple are Smoke on the Water and Perfect Strangers.

This thread died over a year ago. :|

Riffs are for Retards :)

Now "my girl", theres a riff for your fancy...

i remember The Trooper's riff taking over my life, note by note :(

Megadeth- "Holy Wars..... The Punishment Due"

Pretty much every single riff in that song is badass.

Damnit, now I want to go to a GWAR concert. :(

i found a shirt i wore when i saw gwar just yesterday, its still stained with blood and peepee

Did you lick it?

dillinger escape plan - variations on a cocktail dress (1:55 - 2:04)


NASTYYYY

Sspad is right. Early megadeth are awesome. I have a thing for Tornado of Souls also, but Holy Wars is their peak moment.

I saw GWAR about a month and a half ago :)

i think walter simard took classes on being boring