What’s your favorite riffs of all time

[Techdeth]

I been doing a thing about types of riffs for my students. I wanna see what your favorites are to help
For its Symptom of the Universe to Dyers Eve
Round and Round ,Stripped Raped and Strangled , and Sun Named Mood

 

[Arch Stanton]

Funk 49

 

[GOHOINC]

I'll limit to my top 5

Over the hills and far away
Money for nothing
Mr. Brownstone
What the hell have I?
Better living through chemistry

Ok 6
Shedding skin

 

[EyesOfTheSouth!]

Stranglehold
Lay It Down
Snortin’ Whiskey
Stained Class
Swords and Tequila

 

[RaceU4her]

Funk 49

i could and probably will be sitting here the rest of the night pondering this question, truth is though theres really no better answer i can give than this

 

[thenine]

Balls to the Wall
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Holy Diver
I’m the One
On Fire

 

[tallcoolone]

Funk 49

i could and probably will be sitting here the rest of the night pondering this question, truth is though theres really no better answer i can give than this

Yup, first one I thought of. This and Have a Drink on Me are the go-tos for soundcheck--always get love

 

[alan67]

Lay it Down
House of Pain
Sex Type Thing
Bloodstone
Lights Out

 

[Techdeth]

Yup, first one I thought of. This and Have a Drink on Me are the go-tos for soundcheck--always get love

Have a drink on me!

 

[alund]

Life in the fast lane
Rebel yell
Black dog
Lay it down
Still of the night

 

[NowYou'rePlayingWithPower]

Most Sabbath
Most Steppenwolf
Most CCR
Most Skynyrd
Most NIN

 

[Techdeth]

Lay it Down
House of Pain
Sex Type Thing
Bloodstone
Lights Out

Faster Oussy Cat -House of Pain

 

[Techdeth]

Life in the fast lane
Rebel yell
Black dog
Lay it down
Still of the night

Lay it down rules us all

 

[alan67]

Faster Oussy Cat -House of Pain

LOL, oh no, not that one..........

 

[watson503]

A few off the top of my head...

S.O.D. - March of the S.O.D.
Vital Remains - Icons of Evil
Anthrax - Medusa
Cannibal Corpse - Scourge of Iron
Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat

 

[glpg80]

LOL, oh no, not that one..........

Which one then?

 

[glpg80]

Septic Flesh - Sangreal
Nightmare - The Winds of Sin
Symphony X - The End of Innocence
Firewind - The Fire and the Fury
Infant Annihilator - Cuntcrusher
Children of Bodom - Sixpounder
Zakk Wylde - Losin’ Your Mind
Reb Beach - Cutting Loose
Behemoth - Ov Fire and the Void

 

[alan67]

Which one then?

 

[stratjacket]

Riffs…damn so many good ones…

Crazy Train (or Lightning Strikes post Randy)
Holy Wars
Silent Night, Bodom Night (COB)
Kiss of Death or Mr Scary or Burning Like A Flame or Dream Warriors (so many on the album)
Modern Day Cowboy
Caught In The Middle (Dio) I hum this tune all the time, strange I can’t get it out of my head after 40 years
Walk In The Shadows (Queensryche)
Solders Under Command (Stryper)
Hungry or Lady Of The Valley (White Lion)
Here I Am (Skid Row)
Too Young To Fall In Love (M.C.)
Pursuit of Vikings (Amon Amarth)
Beyond the Dark Sun (Wintersun)
Waking The Demon (Bullet For My Valentine-riff machines on their first 2 albums)
….could probably go on forever….so last one - Forever Is A Long Time (Yngwie)

 

[Metalhex]

Silent Night, Bodom Night (COB)