Top 10 Guitar Riffs of All Time
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
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Ozzy when he sings you can understand every word perfectly.. When he talks you can't understand a word.
Because he had a stroke several years ago, he has trouble articulating...
Just like a someone with a studder
So fucking true
@@zippythechimp4219 *stutter
Many reasons but the main ones are stutter, drugs and the fact he's from Birmingham and when he sings loses his accent like many people
I can’t get no satisfaction from this list
Oh cool, me too, but only because of SOME mentions on it
Levon11 that's only because you don't know anything about music MC
@@markclayton7294 stfu
that's soo funny
@NSBDS gnr ? what do you expect it's watchmojo
“Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits
It should be in this list!
I'm still really torn about the missing verse....
There is no speaker loud enough to handle that first riff
@@vstrmrk nicely said
yeah it really should
its a honorable mention but should be on the list
“Money for Nothing” is a requirement when talking about the best riffs. I can never get that one out of my head.
No doubt. One of the top 5 riffs of all time
Na
and .... the guitar riff of BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, and that Brian May executes with precision and accuracy being that one of the most difficult riffs to execute first because it is very long and lasts 2 minutes! but my dear watch mojo in spanish you were wrong, it is not from Brian May, it is from Freddie. yes gentlemen, Bohemian Rhapsody was written and composed in its entirety, by our dear Freddie. Lo ejecuta Brian obviamente, pero lo presentaste como un riff de Brian May.
@@jasonouellette2436 but there is a small drawback ... a small error, and in composers to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Freddie did the riff for Bohemian Rhapsody. That song is entirely his. I would have liked Let it say look here is an interesting fact, the riff of the 20th century song, it was not composed by a guitarist, on the contrary, it made the guitars cry, Mr. Freddie Mercury (Meteor in his spare hours, ). Meteorite in his free hours, Precisely who made the papers to give him that name, in tribute to his great friend.
@@jasonouellette2436 pppp
4:09 can we just appreciate how badass that transition was?
Almost sounded like one song.
‘Twas smooth indeed
Not really tho, it's just cutting one video to another
heck yeah. i like it.
@@christopher4443 he's talking about the music
The honourable mentions make more of a good list than the actual list.
I second that
I was at that Van Halen concert
Not quite...I think you are not right
@Nathaniel Butcher lmao
Truth
Watch mojo: Do you agree with our list ?
Everyone: where do I start ?
Best place to start: what’s a riff
@@michaelb9537 and what a guitar is
When they put GVF in the worst snl performance I realized their lists are not a true representation of what rock fans know and love.
@@michaelb9537 A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music; it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition.
Best place to start: fuck off you fucking amateurs
Name a person who hears the opening to Sweet Home Alabama and doesn’t know exactly what song it is
What song
Still think their best riff is Call me the Breeze but no Skynard at all?
@@Fix_Bayonets That one's good but I go with Gimme Three Steps.
Stairway to heaven, dream on, iron man, thunderstruck, smells like teen spirit all shoulda been on this list
Zack Thompson not smells like teen spirit. The rest I sort of agree
Kurwa smells like teen spirit is more recognisable and iconic than dream on and stairway to heaven
A.J.S Nirvana sucks so much i hate smells like teem spirit so much
A.J.S Stairway to heaven is 10x more recognisable
Dr moist 69 when you think nirvana you think smells like teen spirit. When you think led zeppelin you think immigrant song and black dog not stairway to heaven
4:09 SMOOOOOOTH AS FRICK TRANSITION
Nolan Harrison ha ha yeah
Yeah lmao
Ok nolan harrison
@@LiamEgan17 new favorite song
Not a Clapton fan by any means…and definitely a metal head…but Layla gets my vote for best riff of all time. It’s just untouchable.
it's really more of a lick
And I’m my opinion just unlistenable. A whining boring song.
Shine on you crazy diamond still gives me goosebumps when gilmour plays that note
Yo guys I found this track called Stairway To Heaven, it's not bad lol
U do know that song is considered one of the greatest Rock songs of all time?
Pruthvi Dinesh I’m assuming he was being sarcastic because that song is one of the most iconic but yet wasn’t included in this list. Basically watch mojo made it seem like some nobody song so hes being sarcastic by following up with how he just found out about that “underrated” song
Pruthvi Dinesh r/wooosh
Clearly CM was expressing the clear injustice of stairway not being in the top 10 let alone an honorable mention. Especially because WM clearly know who the zep are!
@@pruthvidinesh9846 fuck you bullshit
Watchmojo: *Talks about Randy Rhoads*
Also Watchmojo: *Shows Brad Gillis*
Randy is too good to be showed on such a shitty channel
@@ALLMETAL1970 agreed
I thought the same thing!!!!
Agreed, boo to watchmojo
Well, there's not really much videos with Randy. Fucking thank you, Sharon!
“Money For Nothing” should be on this list, there’s no speaker in the world loud enough for that intro riff.
Hey bud let’s party
Honorable mention - but should have been on the main list.
“Money for Nothing” is definitely up there for greatest riff ever. Some of my favorites though are Black Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” and Dio’s “Straight Through the Heart.”
Watch mojo: master of puppets #9
Metallica: am I a joke for you
It’s really sad because that is one of there most popular song
This list should be all metallica.
10. Wherever I may roam
9. Seek & Destroy
8. And justice for all
7. Ride the lightning
6. For whom the bell tolls
5. Nothing else matters
4. Fade to black
3. Master of puppets
2. Welcome home sanitarium
1. ONE!!!
@@beefaveli3443 ONE as number 1 is more of a right answer than saying the absolute value of 1 plus the absolute value of 1 is 2 (if we are only using base 10)
Master of puppets is not only sick to listen to but it’s relatively easy to play it you can get the down picking right
@@beefaveli3443 They should've replaced Master of Puppets with something else and just done a separate video for Metallica riffs instead
My personal favorites, no particular order.
Sweet child o' mine - Guns n Roses
Plug in baby - Muse
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Money - Pink Floyd
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Fortunate son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Here comes your man - Pixies
Day tripper - The Beatles
When I come around - Green Day
Song 2 - Blur
What do you think about this list :)?
Jimi Hendrix ?
Dream on?
Good list👍🏻
Not as good as the original, and that's saying something
Enter Sandman -Metallica
My best guitar riffs:
Ozzy Osbourne- I Don't Know
Iron Maiden- Aces High
Loudness - Crazy Nights
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Whitesnake- Still Of The Night
Dokken- In My Dreams
Ratt- Lay It Down
Motley Crue- Looks That Kill
Dio- We Rock
Rush- Limelight
Judas Priest- Breaking The Law
Black Sabbath- Iron Man
Van Halen - Runing With The Devil
Poison- Talk Dirty To Me
Cinderella- Gipsy Road
Saxon- Denim and Leather
Accept- Balls to the Wall
Survivor- Eye of the Tiger
Toto- Hold The Line
Foreigner- Feels Like The First Time
Heart- Barracuda
Stryper- Soldiers Under Command
Like many of you out there, I also have some favorites that are not included in the list but, for most of the picks I agree. Van Halen's Jump, The Guess Who's American Woman, Jethro Tull's Aqualung, The Hollies' Cool Long Woman; also La Grange by ZZTop or Purple Haze by you know who may have at least been mentioned, but all this is so subjective and depends on taste and favoritism. There will never be a list on which we all concur.
No thunderstruck, eye of the tiger, smells like teen spirit, dream on, johnny b Goode, nothing by the Beatles or queen and sweet child of mine is an honorable mention WHAT?!???
Edit: i would have switched back in black and whole lotta love for thunderstruck and immigrant song. Also helter skelter/day tripper on the list at least honerable mention
Exactly
Stairway to heaven? Do you know what a riff is?
@@patrickobrien4391 now that you say it you are right
Hail king Johnny
It’s watch mojo. My expectations were low, but holy fuck!
"only Jimi Hendrix was really capable of producing it"
SRV: "am I a joke to you?"
Sam S stevie left the chat
Stevie played it a lot better
R.I.P to both of those legends
Just as well... in the top 10 underrated guitarists, SRV wasn't even mentioned either. But they mentioned EVH
@@naimsguitarandoutdooradven1261 No Jimi = No Stevie
Totally agree with Ain't Talkin Bout Love VH... Gives me shivers every time.
The fact that stairway to heaven wasn’t on the list or even an honourable mention is a tragedy
That’s prob because it’s acoustic
@@iplayroblox2317 He didn’t play that song on an acoustic he played it on his double neck with the twelve string.
My favourite band is led zeppelin!
But stairway to heaven is not a riff
@@tbreezy8681 wasn’t that live
@@joaoferreiradealmeida1102 no the whole song is not a riff I’m just talking about the first riff it’s iconic
My Opinion
10. Rock You Like A Hurrakine
9. Paranoid
8. Layla
7. Whole Lotta Love
6. Crazy Train
5. Back In Black
4. Voodoo Child
3. Johnny B Goode
2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1. Smoke On The Water
I'm happy for you Santiago and Imma let you finish but No one like you (Sorpions) has the best riff of all the time!!
Sara Sapphire Is Excellent, but not most important as this.
Important, maybe not, but damn! the riff is orgasmic!
Sara Sapphire Well, that is just your opinion.
Because everyone thinks different, for example from me, the best riff on electric guitar is Shine On You Crazy Diamond of Pink Floyd, and I did not included on this list.
I'm talking about *only* Scorpions songs.
Sweet Child O' Mine is just an honourable Mention? WTF?
Queen
That riff makes me want to chop off my ears
Oodibigah fair but everyone knows it and it’s so iconic it should at least be on the list
Yoda _ woah chill😂😂
GNR sucks so an honorable mention is more than it deserves.
jimmy made enough songs to make the list for himself.
I'm glad to see Iron Maiden and The Trooper get any acknowledgement, as they often get far too little, but I think they really should have made the top 10!
Honorable mentions are better than the actual list lol
Tox- ic in other news, the sky is blue
Agreed
Ikr? Trooper gets an honorable mention? Are they showing us videos or trolling us?
Tox- ic What would you remove from the list ?
Roger that! Mark & the Straits were SO cheated.
“Weve excluded instrumentals” Me: there goes eruption
Eruption is not a riff but a solo
They even showed it in the beginning
And I was sad when they said that cause the excluded goat by polypha with is the hardest riff
Yeppers urgh
Not a riff ..
I’ve loved Layla for over fifty years!
War pigs by Black Sabbath is also really memorable. Also I think the only thing they got right was smoke on the water
Thunderstruck, Barracuda and Spirit of Radio all deserve at least an honorable mention
Smells like teen spirit was the first song showed lol
damb straight
Barracuda definitely.
Thunderstruck - honorable mention if AC/DC didn't already have a better riff on the list.
well, at least back in black is on the list. i wouldhave chosen a different one from the band, but still, they are there and sure deserve it
Spirit of the radio absolutely
Barracuda by Heart has one of the most instantly recognizable opening riffs of all time!
one of many but yes. I think Sweet child O' Mine is also instantly recognizable
Omg yess and crazy on you
As does Crazy On You
I love Barracuda's riff, It's definitely in my top 5 favorite riffs, and Heart is in my top 5 favorite bands.
💩💩💩
*Here in alphabetical order are just a few bands that could have made the honorable mention list, if not the top ten:*
Boston ("Smokin'")
David Bowie ("Moonage Daydream", "Suffragette City", "Rebel Rebel")
Eddie Cochran ("Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else")
Alice Cooper ("I'm Eighteen", "Muscle of Love", "Cold Ethyl")
Kiss ("Black Diamond", "Parasite", "Detroit Rock City")
Mountain ("Mississippi Queen")
Elvis Presley ("Jailhouse Rock")
The Sex Pistols ("God Save the Queen", "Anarchy in the UK", "Problems")
The Stooges ("Search and Destroy", "Gimme Danger", "Raw Power")
The Who ("Pinball Wizard", "My Generation")
"Layla" deserved to be higher than 6!!!!!
Watch Mojo: (puts Nirvana in intro, doesn't mention it)
Nirvana: "Am I a joke to you?"
I didn't even see them in the intro, I didn't think they'd make the list when I saw what was #10
A 'mind blowing' joke
I hate Nirvana and I live in Seattle LOL
"Am I a joke to you?" - yes
Yes, they are
Me: I know this list is wrong
*clicks anyway*
Ikr, i must end this habit
Well, share your list... Let's see what people think of your picks. You might be right
@@jesuscalderon6809 I’ll probably be wrong also
There are so many good riffs than your favourites
Bro that paranoid to back in black transition was awesome
Surprised that Welcome to the Jungle was not there. My favorite riff: Rattlesnake Shake by Motley Crue.
My fave is Girls Girls Girls
4:07 that transition from paranoid to back in black tho
I was hoping someone was gonna comment about that lol. It was so fluid
Yeah at first I thought it was Highway To Hell but then quickly realised.
I would give don't fear the reaper at least an honorable mention.
vgames89 MORE COWBELL!
+vgames89 thank you
Where is “Money for Nothing”? One of the best riffs of all time, instantly recognizable and iconic.
Bro didn’t watch the video💀💀
Never mind the ball bustin', just happy to have lived in an era that we all shared in such great music.
Now we're living through the era of RUclips/social media on our electronic devices 24/7.
Honourable mention to Watchmojo.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper should've at least gotten an honorary mention.
Maybe if there was more cowbell
yeah
+Jimmy Neutron AHHAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
it just needs more cowbell
I think....I think I have... a fever.We got a doctor nearby?
Layla rift is just so beautiful. Bad list still though XD
Its riff not rift
Riff*
Dumbass
I think “Ziggy Stardust” by David Bowie should be In this list the opening riff was amazing
Mick Ronson is a legend...
Wow! For the most part this was actually a good list. Only a few things, one I wouldn't have chosen I Can't Get No satisfaction as number one but the riff does make the top ten. Another: Whole Lotta Love would be one of my last picks for Jimmy Page's greatest riff: I would've chosen Communication Breakdown, No Quarter, The Ocean, How Many More Times, The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Moby Dick, Black Dog, Immigrant Song, Out on The Tiles, Rock and Roll, When The Levee Breaks, Misty Mountain Hop, Stairway to Heaven, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Houses of The Holy, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In The Evening, heck even Hot Dog before I chose Whole Lotta Love (sorry for the long list I won't do it again). Also Ain't Talking bout Love is far from Eddie's best riff, I think Unchained, Mean Street, Panama, or 5150 should've made the list (not just the honorable mentions)
This is a top 10 most POPULAR guitar riffs for people who don't really know guitar or rock music .
Really! How the fk 'Satisfaction' made the list let alone #1 is pathetic.
@@Businessmobilewebdesign because a lot of people like it and the stones. Satisfaction was also the first song i learned on guitar.
In all fairness any TOP 10 list in any artistic category is purely speculative and subjective unless based on a verifiable, documented variable such as sales, etc.
I don't see 'Johnny B. Goode' on here, that's like one of the most famous riffs of all time.
@@mwilliamson7533 btw I really like satisfaction, its a really good song. But I get what he means it's not that hard of song to play.
Well done you just offended the whole fricking guitar community
, not just the guitar community the rock community
Not 'frickin' but pickin' and yer rite !
Shame about excluding instrumentals, because the “Orion” riff is truly epic
“Am I evil” definitely deserves a spot on here
Riff #2 Crazy Train. That's Brad Gillis in the video, not Randy Rhoads, lol.
fucking Sharon cant even let Randy take the credit
Sad thing is they showed him in the intro of the countdown
Guitar Lessons - EASY TO LEARN BobbyCrispy something seemed off when I saw the pink strat
And sweet Child o' mine isn't a riff
I saw that!
As a guitar player, I have to say that Chuck Berry's "Johnny B Goode" riff (which actually he used variants of in many songs) is ESSENTIAL. So much in rock depends on that riff, that it's inexplicable.
Philip Frandsen , for me he’s The Godfather of Rock Guitar,
I agree with you. The Beatles and the Stones both talked about the influence of Chuck Berry.
Totally agree with you, burst the list is not the most influential, but rather the greatest, & usually the first attempts at something are not the greatest
MIA: Rolling Stones 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', Byrds ' Eight Miles High', Who 'I Can't Explain', Deep Purple 'Burn', Chicago '25 Or 6 To 4', Beatles 'I Feel Fine'.
Crazy Train is number one, it's by far, the greatest riff ever. Metallic Seek and Destroy should be on the list.
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir or Immigrant Song
Definitely Kashmir,this song has best riff ever.
I'm against immigrants. I also don't like Kashmir. Terrible place
Ramble on is a little better
Kashmir!
Immigrant song definitely
Breaking The Law by Judas Priest
amen to that
1984 wls rockfest Chicago
Breaking The Law is good, but I personally like Living After Midnight and You've Got Another Thing Coming more.
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Max Ward
Painkiller is legendary, no questions asked. I think it got its status from Halford's singing skills and not the unique riff though.
dat boi from a guitarist, I'd say the riff is a bit generic and BABYMETAL ruined the vocals, however the drums are phenomenal from start to finish
This might be the only watch mojo list where I love and know every single thing on it. Rock and roll forever 🤟
Nothing beats the holy wars riffs for me. The raw energy, and the amount of joy I get from listening to that song. I just love megadeth
Zz tops “la grange” should have been on there
yes that ones very famous
Yessir
I don't know about you guys but Pink floyd Shine on you crazy diamond was stuck in my head for ages great riff
***** ahhhh 2 very good points
Nirvana smells like teen spirit or the man who sold the world
The fact where the river flows isn’t on this list genuinely blows my mind.
IMO, I’d switch smoke on the water with BURN by deep purple
This video should be called “most iconic guitar riffs”
I guess by 'best' they mean 'instantly recognizable by most' ...
I mean out of 1000s of different bands there are so many riffs to choose from, a true definitive top 10 list would be impossible.
Exactly, they should give their heads a good shake, What is this list, and where is SRV?😬
Yea seems more like that rather than the "best". Certainly difficult to boil it down to 10 best since highly subjective but some here probably don't belong. Eric Clapton?? No freaking way that's in the top 10 and I would say probably not even in the top 100. The Kinks is very questionable also.
they didnt say the best they said the top 10 ("most signature" "most memorable" and "most skilled")
@@tfriddo most signature or skilled? Come on then Metallica doesn't belong here at all (they didn't anyway). They have none of that and can't even hear the guitars through all the noise to really put any defining label on it... besides noise I guess.
4:09 love the switch of the songs
Songs that actually deserve to be on this list in no particular order:
Rock Bottom (UFO)
Out on the Tiles (Zep)
Bitch (Stones)
Heartbreaker (Zep)
Dynamite (Scorpions)
No Class (Motorhead)
On the Hunt (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
T.V Eye (Stooges)
The Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young)
Death Letter (Son House)
The last few honorable mentions like Sunshine of Your Love, Sweet Child O' Mine, and Seven Nation Army definitely should've been on the list.🎸
(No disrespect to WatchMojo)
Stevie Ray Vaughn did incredible justice to Jimmy Hendrex’s “Voodoo Child”.
Legend
His version of little wing is great
*Jimi Hendrix*
SRV brought Jimi back for too short of time . Incredible talent.
Stevie also did "Superstition" some fantastic justice!
Scorpions Top of the bill is one of the best imo, I know it's not as popular as these but it goes so hard!!
Totally agree with #1: always count "Comfortably numb" a greatest solo in musician history, especially in
P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls court 1994.
For me the best. All greats tho. Dave gilmour
Why is no one saying anything about the Ozzy Osbourne footage? The narrator is talking about Randy Rhoads' guitar work... but the footage is Ozzy playing with frigging Brad Gillis! Rhoads wrote the damn riff and it's not like video doesn't exist of him playing this song. Gillis is awesome and everything, but Mojo, just make sure you're using footage of the artist you're talking about, alright?
THANK YOU! RIP RANDY
Well done Erin!!!! I just watched this and was appalled by the Crazy Train video clip as you were. How the hell do you honor someones guitar work with a video of someone else playing it?????? ESPECIALLY, when there are plenty of video clips of Randy. Sometimes, WATCH MOJO has their head up their ass.
***** Yeah...it didn't sound like Randy either. Close but I knew something was off...Randy never played strats live and that was a dead giveaway. It was always the polka dot V or creme Les Paul.
they could've used crazy train video from after hours. live with randy
I scrolled thru comments to c if anyone mentioned the footage of crazy train..... Yes younger viewers that wasn't the almighty Randy roads!!! C'mon mojo Wtf???!!?!!
Dire Straits ''Money for Nothing" shoulda been at least 3rd and not just a honorable mention
yes
Dire straits is better than 99% of the newer artists
Straight facts
Amazing riff
I feel like that should’ve been number one. That riff is amazing
Fantastic selection !!!!
Other songs with great guitar riffs:
Blood type by kino
Changes by kino
Eigentum by Knorkator
Fur meine fans by Knorkator
Lazaretto by Jack White
Top 10 Drum Intros!
Living After Midnight by Judas Priest would definitely make the top 3.
Hot for teacher number 1 guaranteed. there you go.
David Soule YYZ, Painkiller, Run to the Hills, Stargazer...
None are as long, skilled and recognizable as hot for teacher
please dont forget about Pink Floyd - Learning to fly
Slash's 'Sweet child o' mine' on the "honorable mentions" .... lol
☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ ikr
Ikr shouldn't even be in the video
if you even can't appreciate sweet child o' mine you dont have a very good music taste.
☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ I was about to say the same thing like wtf lol
☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ don't feel bad....Stranglehold by ted nugent was probably never considered either
My list
1. Eternity's Breath. Mahavishnu Orchestra
2. Highway to Hell. AC/DC
3. Hocus Pocus. Focus
4. Sweet Jane (live). Lou Reed
5. Satisfaction. Rolling Stones
6. Iron Man. Black Sabbath
7. Since You've Been Gone. Rainbow(originally Russ Ballard)
8. Smoke on the Water. Deep Purple
9. In a Gadda da Vida. Iron Butterfly
10. Sunshine of your Love. Cream
I'm a guitar player and singer, and I'm a fan of everything Beatles to Dokken to current day Metal or Prog rock. I can't believe that Soundgarden - Rusty Cage didn't even make honourable mention. That IS a classic, and very distinctive riff.
Kashmir
dBumpster if you are talking about the danish band, i would say that they are very good, but i dont think they have any particular riffs that match the ones on this list.
Hell yeah
Andreas Skovbak Graversen no, it’s a Led Zeppelin song, look it up and enjoy being blown away! 👌
pro hacker it's led zeppelin song about Indian state kashmir. Plant wrote that song after visiting that place. And at that time kashmir was joyful place but today it's a terrorists territory.
I agree
Sweet child "o" mine should've been number 1. When you hear that riff, you either jump for joy or roll your eyes; but EVERYONE knows that one!
Agreed..love from India
It sucks
@@bobstalder7278 fuck u
Most annoying piece of guitar work of all time. Made me want to jump off a building every time I heard it.
@@Corehinduism Fuck U 2.. It still sucks
my list(no particular order)
stairway to heaven-led zeppelin
layla-derek and the dominoes
sunshine of your love-cream
thunderstruck-ACDC
iron man-black sabbath
back in black- ACDC
All along the watchtower-jimi Hendrix
Purple haze-jimi Hendrix experience
Fortunate son-CCR
white room-cream
honorable mentions
black diamond-KISS
N.I.B-Black sabbath
Heart full of soul- the Yardbirds
The single greatest rock guitar lick of all time was from Whole Lotta Love. It's got everything: instantly recognizable, power, timing, and an incredible build up during the entire song until the iconic lick is finally heard. #1!
Where is Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"..? Totally signature!
They re-released a version featuring Run DMC. Get your facts right.
I agree, that's a pretty signature riff right there
He's deleted his comment now.
Yeah.
Agree with ya there
Hey Mojo,
Next time show the correct person when touting their abilities. The lead guitarist with Ozzy was not Randy Rhoads but Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) performing Crazy Train. He filled in to complete Ozzy's tour after Randy died from a plane crash in 1982...
My personal favorites are more like:
10. Fade to Black
9. Mr. Scary - George Lynch
8. Electric Eye
7. Little Fighter
6. Tooth and Nail
5. Unholy Confessions
4. Bark at the Moon
3. Mother
2. Allison in hell
1. Panama
Santana Smooth, had to make it on this list surely!
Um, that's not Randy Rhoads lady. That's Brad Gillis. You could have Googled Randy for some footage of him.
How is it that nobody else noticed that was not Randy?? Smh
Ok cool so I wasn't going crazy lol. I don't know what Randy looks like well enough to distinguish between him and Brad, but I was thinking that it was really strange to see Randy playing a Strat over his usual guitars haha
No kidding...that's a insult to Randy!
dave whiting pink floyd
I noticed Brad IMMEDIATELY, that was very insulting ! Fire the editor !!!
That transition between Paranoid and Back in Black. You just got a like WatchMojo.
I’m 38 yr old now, started playing guitar at 12. And I’m self taught by ear. And I learned on most of these songs.
Soo many more songs could be in this list. But every song in it should’ve been also. So great list. Need to do a top 40 riffs, and leave these 10 out.
If you're going to talk about Randy Rhoads, you might want to use actual footage of him and not Brad Gillis butchering his solo..just saying.
Butcher? Gillis is no joke! Granted no RR but still.....
Yeah, I think its harsh to say he butchered it, especially since he had practically no time to learn the entire setlist. But the point is well taken about the video. I'm certain nobody at WatchMojo knows that's not Randy in the shots they showed.
i was confused also...
kinda sounded like Randy, but i kept
seeing Brad...
Beatles, Day Tripper and Paperback Writer.
Revolution, Taxman, Come Together, Ticket to Ride, and I Feel Fine also deserve mention
Common guys!! everybody knows that the beatles are in the gods level, that is a fact and nobody can argue 😂
Deep purple smoke in the water is the best riff ever!! No doubt about
Sorry Octavio, that credit goes to Sunshine of Your Love by Cream. Hands down!
You gotta love Ozzy bassist just wacking the bass during the intro
Like the bass owes him money
Most people in the comments don't seem to know what a riff is: It's a phrase that's repeated all through a song, a simple motif that is the basis of the song.
There's no riff on tracks like "Eruption" or "Hotel California", or "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" (except maybe the iconic "4 notes", but I see it as a theme more than a riff) . "Ain't Talk About Love", "Life in the Fast Lane" or "In The Flesh?" are riff based.
MetalSonic you mean like TNT by ac/dc. Missing from this list too
how about aqualung by Tull.
@@billiey61 one of my favorites!
MetalSonic A rift doesn’t have to be repeated throughout the song that’s more of a hook and a hook is a Rift but yeah they were getting guitar parts or guitar solos mixed up with riffs lol
Stevie Ray Vaughn.. The rift in, Cold shot..
agree , one of the first addictive riffs that popped into my head pal. SRV. gone too soon.
Damn you Watch Mojo I really love your content. I'll leave a subs
Whole Lotta Love is like my least favorite Led Zeppelin riff, could've chose a much better one