Your opinion: the best guitar rifts in rock and roll 60s-80s.

[ToysAreUs]

A local DJ is running a challenge for listeners to suggest the 'best guitar rifts' or portions of songs that YOU think are the best guitar work ... (1960's- 1980s). I think he wants "popular" short sections to use as bumper music for his new show.

I have not yet responded to the radio station with my candidates because I want to read yours first. Early Friday is the deadline.

Randy Bachman is one of my candidates because of the final minute of BTO Cut-2 Album-2 when he changes the song Welcome Home to something entirely different

Bass Guitar rifts were not mentioned ( ! ) Not fair!

Thanks for any forthcoming suggestions and I will forward all of them.

 

[phrodeau]

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix, measures 3 through 14.

 

[Maidboy]

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix, measures 3 through 14.

I see your Purple Haze and raise you one Voodoo Child intro.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Pull this one off right an you'll win I gay-wron-TEE!!

 

[renard_ruse]

@ 2:21...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKuuHfMx3CQ

Two guitars but still awesome.

 

[BotanyBoy]

He makes it sound/look soooo easy....

Sultans of Swing


It's a really hard jam to jam...like way harder than Vewdew Chili.

But if you could pull it off the only folks who will likely appreciate what you did will be other guitarist.

 

[jb139659]

First several measures of Heart's 'Barracuda'.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Dwayne Eddie Rebel Rouser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0tIVbcR7Xg

And doing Peter Gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuIPjg_pUrI

 

[Hard_Rom]

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[Maidboy]

Bass Guitar rifts were not mentioned ( ! ) Not fair!

As a bass player myself I'm outraged at this gross injustice! Paul McCartney's bass playing talent is overshadowed by his singing/songwriting, but imho, the bass lines for "Rain" and "Drive My Car" are some of the best ever. The Who's John Entwhistle gets an honorary mention for the solo bass breaks on "My Generation."

 

[BotanyBoy]

Get yourself an extended scale 7 string, drop that fucker to G...plug it into a Dual Rectifier and rip some Sabbath, you'll fuckin' wreck everyone bro!!

Scoop the mids!! Moar GAIN! ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THE GAIN BRO!!

 

[Maidboy]

OH NO! THERE GOES TOKYO! GO GO GODZILLA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T65rW_SIzg0

 

[Comshaw]

Pretty Woman for Black and White Nights--Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen and James Burton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PLq0_7k1jk

Comshaw

 

[Not Normal]

Can't You Hear Me Knocking?

 

[Fata Morgana]

I see your Purple Haze and raise you one Voodoo Child intro.

Agreed. I did a thread about the intro once! Fabulous.

 

[Adre]

I can't get it down to a single one, but Jeff Beck or Mark Knopfler probably played it. And not to be picky but it's called a riff.

 

[albertaboy]

First several measures of Heart's 'Barracuda'.

Even better because Ms. Wilson is gorgeous

 

[darlasmaster01]

Dave Davies You Really Got Me

Keith Richards doing double duty on bass and lead guitar for Sympathy for the Devil

 

[Maidboy]

Dave Davies You Really Got Me

Keith Richards doing double duty on bass and lead guitar for Sympathy for the Devil

Gimme Shelter has just about the coolest intro to a song ever recorded, imho.

 

[BattlingSoul]

Eruption...

N'uff said...

 

[sircumvent]

BURN....Deep Purple

 

[ryan8558]

Layla

 

[trysail]

Jeff Beck


"Beck's Bolero"


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[trysail]

George Benson


"On Broadway"



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[Miles]

What is a guitar rift?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY