NOTE: I FIND IT UNFAIR TO PUT THE SAME BAND TWO TIMES IN THE TOP 10 LIST!
I did a lot of research on this subject... These are NOT my favorites, but it is my list. I say the most known riffs are the best ones... Look, why else would the riffs be mostly known, because it's a good riff. The more catchier it is, the more it stays in your head, right? But it has to be good, that makes you go with the flow. I went out to public, playing guitar, asking questions, if they ever heard these riffs... Also went on the internet looking at all the lists and 'why' they were chosen the best. I know earlier I said if it's catchy it's good, but it has to have a meaning and all these riffs do have a meaning, but if I saw riff in a list and the reason because was that it was catchy I wouldn't accept it... And I got the list and did a few changes to make me happy, for my suiting. Let's say the riffs are all mostly hard rock riffs, what the majority thinks what the best riffs are.
The list of the Riffs::
1: Smoke On The Water
Deep Purple
Richie Blackmore
Hofstra University, New York, 1973
2: Sunshine Of Your Love
Cream
Jack Bruce/Eric Clapton
Royal Albert Hall, London, 1968
3: Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi
The Olympia Theater, Paris, 1970
4: Layla
Derek And The Dominos
Duane Allman/Eric Clapton
Royal Albert Hall, London, 1983
5: Back In Black
AC/DC
Malcolm Young/Angus Young
Castle Donington, Donington, 1991
6: Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Randy Rhoads
The Palladium, New York, 1981
7: Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page
Royal Albert Hall, London, 1970
8: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Rolling Stones
Keith Richards
Madison Square Garden, New York, 1969
9: Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jimi Hendrix
Woodstock, New York, 1969
10: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Doug Ingle
??? Comment if you know ???
Best Riff Makers:
1: Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin
2: Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath
3: Angus Young
AC/DC
4: Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones
5: Richie Blackmore
Deep Purple
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