Favourite riffs

**paul_oshea** · 04/05/2007, 9:34 AM

Day Tripper?

exception to every rule noby. exception to every rule.

stann, spot on. well done. why do you call him a ****?

**gustavo** · 04/05/2007, 9:38 AM

Taxman has a great riff too

**endabob1** · 04/05/2007, 9:41 AM

The 2 songs that made me want to play RAWK guitar
Opening Riff of Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
& Messin With the Kid - The late great Rory Gallagher

I ended up playing the Bass so I'll cheat a little and put in my fave Bass lines
The Jam - Town Called Malice
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

**Neish** · 04/05/2007, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by endabob1

The 2 songs that made me want to play RAWK guitar
Opening Riff of Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
& Messin With the Kid - The late great Rory Gallagher

I ended up playing the Bass so I'll cheat a little and put in my fave Bass lines
The Jam - Town Called Malice
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

Good choices on the riffs, love both songs.

If were chatting bass lines I think the following a mention

Transmission-Joy Division
Money-Pink floyd
ComeTogether - The Beatles
Walk on the wild side-Lou Reed
Guns of Brixton-The Clash

**BohsPartisan** · 04/05/2007, 10:12 AM

Ticket to Ride

**gustavo** · 04/05/2007, 10:16 AM

Bass riffs par excelance
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Breeders - Cannonball

**paul_oshea** · 04/05/2007, 10:53 AM

favourite riffs

ticket to ride

my god

**BohsPartisan** · 04/05/2007, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

my god

Don't knock it. always thought it would make a great sample.

**gustavo** · 04/05/2007, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

In music, a riff is an ostinato figure: a repeated chord progression, pattern or melodic figure, often played by the rhythm section instruments, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition (Usually rock music, Latin, Funk or jazz, but also occasionally classically orchestrated music, Ravel's Bol�ro being an obvious example). They can be as simple as repeated saxophone honking an entire chorus on a single exciting note by Big Jay McNeely or as complex as the head arrangements played by the Count Basie Orchestra.

Thats what Wikipedia says a riff is.

**paul_oshea** · 04/05/2007, 11:41 AM

Thats what Wikipedia says a riff is.

As Lionel, once said to me, you are using wikipedia as a reference, laughable!!!!

in fairness it doesnt really say a lot there, from that "anything" could be construed as a riff.....

in terms of sax/thrombones etc certainly a style of riff is possible, but i dont think if you asked the average joe, would they consider it a "riff", their answer would be no.

BTW, does anyone know what the term "playing the thrombone" means not in a musical parlance.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 04/05/2007, 2:45 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Bass riffs par excelance
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Breeders - Cannonball

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths
Orion by Metallica
Got The Time by Anthrax ...second nomination from me

Celebrate by An Emional Fish

Anyone learning bass should pick up a copy of London Nil Hull Four by The Housemartins. The Bass-lines on it are quite superb and deceptively easy to learn.

**Wolfie** · 04/05/2007, 3:27 PM

I Wanna be Adored - Stone Roses

Great Base Line.

**stann** · 04/05/2007, 5:25 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

stann, spot on. well done. why do you call him a ****?

I remember he was a bit of a running joke between meself and a mate years ago when we were faffing about learning the guitar. The fact his first name was apparently 'Whingey' only added to it.
But mainly the fact that his fretboard w@nkery broke all boundaries. Talk about a triumph of style over substance! A chap who's idea of musical proficiency is apparently to try and cram as many notes as he can into a given time period is a tw@t. And he made an album called 'Concerto for Electric Guitar' or something so he's a pretentious tw@t as well.

Also, yeah, am aware of the phrase 'tromboning' but in a context that perhaps makes it wise that I stop here, being as it's an open forum and all...

BTW your use of a superfluous 'h' in 'trombone' in this context is vaguely unsettling!

**Beavis** · 04/05/2007, 5:41 PM

Anyone ever here a live Daytripper version by I think ists Paul Wellar and Noel Gallagher? seriously rocks.

**BohsPartisan** · 05/05/2007, 10:59 AM

Black night - Deep Purple

**Risteard** · 05/05/2007, 1:36 PM

Ocean Colour Scene Beavis methinks.

**gustavo** · 05/05/2007, 7:28 PM

Been thinking about it heres another few i like
Green Day - American Idiot
Sex Pistols -God Save the Queen
U2- Vertigo
Hives - Hate to Say I Told You So
Oasis - Headshrinker
QOTSA=No one knows

**republicofwhite** · 05/05/2007, 8:02 PM

Good to see Johnny Marr is getting the plaudits here... Everything he churned out was a great riff... Might as well be a great riff personified! And while we're touching on bass riffs, Andy Rourke was a great man for them, Barbarism Begins at Home, This Charming Man, Rusholme Ruffians etc... Probably something to do with their "Irish Blood", More so than their "English Hearts"