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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/playlist/greatestriffs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUpfw4Hf3w
Gary Moore |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOEnj89XnA4
Mystery Train - Brian Setzer |
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Jack whites solo on The Raconteurs - Many shades of Black.... Sublime! ... this is the best version...
from 2.25 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGmj3m_82k |
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Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (nap)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxNEwG2eis |
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Dave Gilmour - Comfortably Numb
Brian May - Brighton Rock Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth (Genesis) |
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Not solos, but hard to find better rhythm guitarists than Nile Rogers and Johnny Marr.
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what about HANK.
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Pepe Romero Concierto de Aranjuez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-FvKCZp3s |
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Not a riff at at all, although Curtis Robinsons bass riffs are stellar, one of the best albums for guitar work you'll ever hear. A snippet..
https://youtu.be/HHj-JjcAo3k?t=2m46s |
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*Curtis Robertson
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Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
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Ralph machio as the jazz guitarist in crossroads. ?
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Slash - Sweet Child Of Mine
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Tiny Tim - Tip Toe Through The Tulips (Live).mp4
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Anything by the White Stripes, Just Jack and Meg playing made an incredible sound. Im a rather big fan BTW, was there both nights in Blackpool.
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Agree about the Yardbirds,underrated and innovative.
Phil Cordell Rory Gallagher |
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My dad is the worlds biggest Rory fan, also Stevie Ray Vaughan. He could play a bit.
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depends what you define as a riff, a short break, a long solo or a prominent base riff running right through the track?
Bowie did some great ones deceptively simple catchy and memorable. |
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Once you can type 60 or 70 words a minute its not how fast you can type but what you write that counts.
The Bands Robbie Robertson on `It Makes No Difference` is sublime And wait until the sax solo comes in at the end also, very beautiful. |
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smoke on the water intro.
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eddie grant ,baby come back,think the group was the equals.
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Best is so subjective but Keith Richards wrote some of the most memorable.
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keith said the group are thinking of breaking up soon,he says jaggar is thinking of going solo to further his career
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Never seen or heard anyone who was in such complete control of a guitar like the late, great Gary Moore.
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Nile Rodgers - Good Times
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brassneck, please stop laughing at your own posts
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I smoked a joint with gary moore and the brush shields in the phoenix park in 1968.
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they were together in a group called skid row and played a jam session and nobody paid ,think there was 42 quid collected in a cap at the end and they got famous a few months later.
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Gary was indeed in Skid Row, nice memory for you.
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Joe Moretti's solo on "Shakin' All Over" - Johnny Kidd and The Pirates.
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Highway Star - Deep Purple (Made in Japan album)
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brassneck
15 Apr 16 01:37 Joined: 13 Feb 03 | Topic/replies: 6,765 | Blogger: brassneck's blog they were together in a group called skid row and played a jam session and nobody paid ,think there was 42 quid collected in a cap at the end and they got famous a few months later. I saw Skid Row at Leeds Polytechnic circa '71. Fantastic night. |
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Roy Buchanan.....The Messiah will come again
Neil Schon......Topaz ...Journeys first album Keith Cross...No More White Horses...T2 Boomland Album Robert Fripp...Sailors Tale .....Islands Album Jimi Hendrix...All of it but Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock is just f@cking awesome. |
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Only one Sabbath nomination???
Tony Iommi is THE riffmeister folks! Yeah Sabbath Bloody Sabbath....Iron Man....Tomorrows Dream......Die Young....Neon Knights. Oh just throw a dart and you'll hit a good 'un. |
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Or for the greatest non-axe hero, axe-hero what about John Squire of the Stone Roses?
Tears (off 'The Second Coming').....I am The Ressurection (outro)....This Is The One |
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ah, another vote for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath I see.
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Where do you start with this one ...and how many of you are guitarists ?
A couple of quickies/favourites off the top of my head ... 1) Solo - "Hotel California" 2) Solo - Another Brick in the Wall 3) Solo - Calling Elvis 4) Solo - Black Magic Woman - (take your choice here Peter Green or Carlos) 5) Solo - Bad Love (E.C. of course) 6) Solo - All Right Now Just a few of my favourites .... Have a look at this for guitar playing .... Most Incredible FEMALE Guitarist STUNS the World! 16 Year old Tina S France! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx5-dDYbUkk Of course with regard to "best guitar players" ...you could list as long as your arm and in no particular order - ..Jeff beck, EC, Jimmy Page, SRV,Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Brain May, Toni Iommi, Garry Moore, Ry Cooder,Rory Gallagher, Joe Walsh, etc...etc ... RockinRon - Ex - lead guitarist - "Rockin Ron and the Inmates" |
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Dont know about "the best" not quite in the Sabbath league but hears a slow wan ,get the volume cranked up and get the w/end started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kbv1OpIpaA and speeding up onto the electric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ycEXkNQlWs here its murdered by a crazy metal dude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFq-lPwmlc and given the techno mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGmPJoR6bs ![]() |