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Old 01-23-2006, 06:46 PM
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Some pretty goood ones in no particular order.

Monster Magnet--"Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (Kiss + Hawkwind = Monster Magnet)

Queens of the Stone Age--"No One Knows"

Fu Manchu--"Evil Eye"

Mick Ronson--"Queen Bitch" (it's not the three chords its how you play em)

My Bloody Valentine--"Only Shallow"

i agree with most (if not all) of the previous posts, but espically with the my bloody valentine citation; if you can't hear how gorgeous the melodies are, or how mighty (though simple) their riffage is, you are deaf.
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Old 02-08-2006, 03:43 PM
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The warlocks- shake the dope out
Lightning bolt- assains
Devo- smart patrol/mr. Dna
Ccr- fortunate son
rolling stones-gimme shelter
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Old 02-08-2006, 06:54 PM
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classics:

the kinks - you really got me
rolling stones - satisfaction
smoke on the water - deep purple
louie louie - the kingsmen
in-a-gadda-da-vida - iron butterfly

for a decent list go here: http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarriff.html
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Old 02-09-2006, 09:19 AM
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A totally killer riff that nobody ever mentions is the chorus of Chicago - "Stay The Night".
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Old 02-10-2006, 03:22 PM
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alice cooper "schools out" da da da DAH da da da DAH da da da DAH DAH... DAH!

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Old 02-10-2006, 03:35 PM
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alice cooper "schools out" da da da DAH da da da DAH da da da DAH DAH... DAH!

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The riff from 18 is vital. So vital.
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Old 02-10-2006, 04:26 PM
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The riff from 18 is vital. So vital.

indeed, that is mass riffage nice...

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Old 02-10-2006, 08:33 PM
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Daytripper (Beatles), Castles made of sand (Jimi), Slaughter of the soul (At the gates), Piece by Piece/Angel of death (slayer), Electric Eye (Judas Priest)

...in no particular order.
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Old 02-15-2006, 12:41 PM
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alice cooper "schools out" da da da DAH da da da DAH da da da DAH DAH... DAH!

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I thought that was the riff from Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
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Old 02-15-2006, 12:53 PM
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hehe

also like the riff from "i'm bored" iggy pop catchy riff; doo doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo, boom! boom! ya know?

haha
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