top 40 rock riffs

briggie · 16-07-2010, 21:43

Its a sort-off follow-on to Driving songs.
Again it the result to a poll carried out by a radio station. What are Rock Riffs? They are that chunk of guitar playing that can turn us all into "air guitarists"..

1) Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
2) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
3) Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
4) AC DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
5) Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
6) Derek & The Dominoes - Layla
7) Free - All Right Now
8) Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
9) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
10) Deep Purple - Burn
11) AC DC - Back In Black
12) Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
13) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
14) Metallica - Enter Sandman
15) Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
16) Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
17) Lynryd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
18) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
19) Aerosmith - Walk This Way
20) AC DC - Highway to Hell
21) Black Sabbath - Iron Man
22) Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
23) Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
24) Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
25) Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
26) Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
27) AC DC - Thunderstruck
28) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
29) UFO - Rock Bottom
30) Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
31) Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
32) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
33) Rush - Spirit of Radio
34) Status Quo - Caroline
35) Pink Floyd - Money
36) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
37) Iron Maiden - The Trooper
38) Jethro Tull - Aqualung
39) Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
40) Guns n Roses - Paradise City

(RIP) PLANK · 16-07-2010, 22:58

cool, i wouldn't have put them in the same order and a couple not in there at all, but I can see why they were chosen.

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 16-07-2010, 23:07

so how many can you claim to have heard live then?

ok, i'll start with the two g'n'r tracks at monsters of rock
donington '88 and axel's left overs at sheffield arena 2006.

metallica sandman also sheffield arena 92 i think.

not a maiden fan but also headlined above monsters and
later same year at whitley bay...bonny lad.?

(RIP) PLANK · 16-07-2010, 23:11

[QUOTE=Thomas-the-Terrano2;97242]so how many can you claim to have heard live then?

QUOTE]

i've read the list carefully and i may be wrong, so forgive me if i am, but the answer is ..................................none!

makeitfit · 16-07-2010, 23:17

Now that's what I call Driving riffs ever

Seen Dire Straits and the Floyd

Was at a gig where Jethro was on but mised the Tull

17-07-2010, 10:22

i would add the riff from ''a kind of magic''

16-07-2010, 21:43	#1
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	top 40 rock riffs Its a sort-off follow-on to Driving songs. Again it the result to a poll carried out by a radio station. What are Rock Riffs? They are that chunk of guitar playing that can turn us all into "air guitarists".. 1) Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water 2) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love 3) Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine 4) AC DC - Whole Lotta Rosie 5) Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 6) Derek & The Dominoes - Layla 7) Free - All Right Now 8) Cream - Sunshine of Your Love 9) Black Sabbath - Paranoid 10) Deep Purple - Burn 11) AC DC - Back In Black 12) Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze 13) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir 14) Metallica - Enter Sandman 15) Rolling Stones - Satisfaction 16) Led Zeppelin - Black Dog 17) Lynryd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 18) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 19) Aerosmith - Walk This Way 20) AC DC - Highway to Hell 21) Black Sabbath - Iron Man 22) Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker 23) Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 24) Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll 25) Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower 26) Dire Straits - Money for Nothing 27) AC DC - Thunderstruck 28) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar 29) UFO - Rock Bottom 30) Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone 31) Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 32) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 33) Rush - Spirit of Radio 34) Status Quo - Caroline 35) Pink Floyd - Money 36) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 37) Iron Maiden - The Trooper 38) Jethro Tull - Aqualung 39) Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond 40) Guns n Roses - Paradise City

16-07-2010, 23:07	#3
Thomas-the-Terrano2 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackenthorpe Sheffield Vehicle: Terrano2 R20 lwb 2.7TDi Posts: 5,234	so how many can you claim to have heard live then? ok, i'll start with the two g'n'r tracks at monsters of rock donington '88 and axel's left overs at sheffield arena 2006. metallica sandman also sheffield arena 92 i think. not a maiden fan but also headlined above monsters and later same year at whitley bay...bonny lad.? __________________ M6YTB / 20YTB '60' 2010 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6i, black '56' 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0TD, silver 2021 Bailey Pegasus Grade SE Turin caravan Smile, its more likely to confuse. One Life, Don't Just Live It, Drive a Nissan, or ...... a Jeep. Owner of Nissan 4x4s 2005 to 2019, and maybe in the future too!

16-07-2010, 22:58	#2
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	cool, i wouldn't have put them in the same order and a couple not in there at all, but I can see why they were chosen.

16-07-2010, 23:11	#4
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	[QUOTE=Thomas-the-Terrano2;97242]so how many can you claim to have heard live then? QUOTE] i've read the list carefully and i may be wrong, so forgive me if i am, but the answer is ..................................none!

16-07-2010, 23:17	#5
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Now that's what I call Driving riffs ever Seen Dire Straits and the Floyd Was at a gig where Jethro was on but mised the Tull

17-07-2010, 10:22	#6
Darwin Guest Posts: n/a	i would add the riff from ''a kind of magic''