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[@NytronX]

All I know is Howard Stern's sound guy is a God. The sound quality of the live performances in their studio is phenomenal.

[@itzkealohi]

not enough people give sound guys credit🥲

[@rmiraflor]

I don’t know how much they do in post but the mixes on the videos they put up are just perfect

[@NytronX]

@@rmiraflor They work their magic in post. They use melodyne for pitch correction.

[@Sixhundredsixtysix-y9p]

@@rmiraflor p

[@Sixhundredsixtysix-y9p]

@@rmiraflor 0

[@hankm7013]

1. Whole Lotta love, Led Zeppelin 2. Unchained, Van Halen 3. Voodoo child, Jimi Hendrix This is constantly changing

[@Samfan4Films777]

yeah Unchained is wicked great. My whole 3 are probably King Edward

[@mikescott3370]

Mine is voodoo #1 solid list

[@myndzi9926]

@@mikescott3370 Yes on Whole Lotta Love. What about: 1. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love 2. Zeppelin - Black Dog 3. ZZ Top - La Grange

[@nnormand3370]

1. Layla - Eric Clapton and Derek Dominos 2. Snow (Hey oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers 3. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne These are all classic riffs from different genres and times. But Everyone has their own opinion.

[@traviswaugh8766]

👌🏼perfect choices

[@aljazcresnik147]

Dont agree with snow but layla is an amazing shout

[@backroomsorigin]

@@aljazcresnik147 snow is a prettttty amazing riff

[@sonicguy7464]

@@aljazcresnik147 snow I think is the perfect blend of simple yet complicated because the riff itself is easy but yet hard to keep tempo while staying perfect

[@kingstonlaw8889]

Layla is my top 1 too

[@marcelodominguez9518]

Impossible to truly pick a fitting top 3 but the first ones to come to mind are 1. Alice In Chains - Them Bones 2. Megadeth - Holy Wars 3. Van Halen - Unchained

[@lucadi-rito6193]

Approve of the Alice. Under appreciated af

[@Skabanis]

Triple approve AiC epic

[@Insidious88]

How bout the top 3 modern metal Riffs?

[@fedup3449]

Oh dear!

[@rticle15]

All solid choices.

[@jefferp]

Poor Kyle. I hope he’s ok. Never, ever call into a radio show. Many times even if the host basically agrees with you, you could still end up feeling like crap after it’s over.

[@matthew_thefallen]

Especially his show... He is the king or roasting live and has this attitude that is so boring 😂 he knows probably nothing about music c'mon...

[@mrbungle3310]

Or just not mention who you are

[@GuitarsRockForever]

Radio show can be like that, the host would find anything that keeps things interesting, troll or roast the random caller is expected.

[@paulyguitary7651]

Yeah old school talk radio was brutal. You don’t get much of this on the radio these days. Everything is more milquetoast these days much like radio music.

[@matthiasfoo1217]

I dont watch his show...but this kinda makes him (and the woman he was broadcasting with) look like ass holes. Idk bout you but I felt really bad for Kyle

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Very entertaining video. Really enjoyed it. For me Whitesnake "In The Still Of The Night", EVH "Ice Cream Man", "Back In Black" ...because they are the first that come to my mind, haha.

[@quiltface83]

idk about the riff in ice cream man but the lead melts my face

[@DavidDiMuzio]

@@quiltface83 I probably should've picked Jamie's Cryin, haha.

[@kodaallen4329]

ice cream man rlly hits differenttttt

[@Matthew_Scan]

Ice cream man? That’s only a 12 bar blues

[@andrewmingst1797]

same bands, but its still of the night, then panama, then for those about to rock

[@Clayviation_]

1. Life In The Fast Lane - Eagles 2. Money for Nothin' - Mark Knopfler 3. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes/Clapton

[@jonlikesmail]

100% this

[@coltknight3945]

I like this list

[@paradise_valley]

I like this list too.

[@draetonalimoffatt8780]

Layla is really more of a lick than it is a riff. But it's a fantastic song, I named my strat after that song.

[@paradise_valley]

@@draetonalimoffatt8780 what’s the difference for you? The guitar part is the melodic and rhythmic hook, and is the most memorable part of the song, not simply a unique phrase or unfinished idea that is played by the guitar player. Sure it’s just a couple notes but now we get into a discussion of semantics and what a riff/lick means to you as opposed to what it’s regarded as by the majority of listeners who aren’t caught up in the music scene. I get it, it’s slightly annoying, I’m a guitarist too, and as you seem to be passionate about music too I would say don’t get caught up in this sort of thing as some see it as pretentious. Fair argument though.

[@dcinsc]

Writing as soon as you requested my top 3: 1. "Lay It Down" by Ratt 2. "Money For Nothin" by Dire Straits 3. "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" by Van Halen (Had to have EVH in here and this one probably is the best imo)

[@franksaldana6570]

It’s always changing, but right now my 3 are (in no particular order) 1) Panama- Van Halen 2) Paperback Writer- The Beatles 3) Message in a Bottle- The Police

[@erikanderson4605]

solid

[@SilkyMilkyOriginal]

Day Tripper is better.

[@franksaldana6570]

@@SilkyMilkyOriginal I agree day tripper is more memorable but rn I’m really digging paperback writer riff. So simple but effective

[@carlneoh5843]

I like the bassline in Paperback Writer more

[@fogman2041]

Nice. Love the police

[@Shadowchylde1]

I'm not sure if it really counts as a riff but the first 4 notes David Gilmour plays on "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond" (A#,F,G,E) makes me shiver every time

[@fedup3449]

It's a riff in my books!

[@C-DM96]

You could basically choose most of led zep 2 but for me I like 1. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker 2. The Beatles - Taxman 3. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl

[@wesleytrott6397]

I just tried listening to Taxman. The vocals are panned center and all the instruments are in my left ear only. Why???? It hurts to listen to.

[@GoinMLG]

@@wesleytrott6397 It's called stereo

[@GoinMLG]

Taxman's technically a bass line tho

[@garyanthony8044]

Neil Young is on of my favorites and I think he doesn't get enough appreciation.

[@ZJMusic1990]

“Man on the Silver Mountain” is one of the greatest riffs of all time. There is also “Ain’t Talking ‘bout Love” by Van Halen, and “Two Minutes to Midnight”.

[@baguxtte]

Rainbow does have some pretty great riffs

[@BoxOfBananas]

3) Citizen Erased - Muse Something about it just scratches a primal itch in my brain that I didn't even know I had until that riff blasted through my skull. 2) Jimi Hendrix - Manic Depression Had to go for this over some of the arguably more popular ones, just because of the fun slides and chromatics he throws in, which just make the riff hit a little different. And in true WatchMojo style, some honourable mentions: • Layla - Eric Clapton (acoustic and/or studio version) • Money for nothing - Dire Straits • Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas • Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson And finally, my personal number one... *ALLL ABOOOAAAARDDDD!* Every riff in Crazy Train is spectacular, and so masterfully constructed with such awesome passion and technique, making it impossible for me to not pick it as my number one. ... Not that anybody really cares. Lol.

[@MaxPower-js1sk]

I’ve been an electric guitar player for 45 years and I’ve never thought of Kashmir’s riff being a guitar riff.

[@TheMetalHeathen]

Yep! I love how Kyle got burned by Howard!! Cute L.L. Bean jacket, new sponsor? Is IZOD or POLO next?!? Lol

[@mgauthi3]

1. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin (more iconic Zeppelin riff IMO) 2. Panama - Van Halen (that intro is nothing but rock) 3. Knights of Cydonia - Muse (that ending riff) Also this was insanely hard to narrow it down to just 3. Tomorrow it will probably be another 3 riffs that make the top. Too many good riffs to go around. And unlike Kyle, I can play these riffs so I’ll take a gig for Howard Stern any day of the week.

[@davidfernandez8515]

Man I was thinking Panama the moment they named Hot for Teacher. If someone mentions Van Hallen that's always the first song that comes to my mind

[@joandrumz3176]

Off of my mind right now, Afterlife - A7X Put you down - Alice In Chains I'm broken - Pantera

[@mrbungle3310]

Totally agree with all 3 ,i would put 2/3 of those easly, but i went for pre 70s

[@PadawanIan]

i think heartbreaker might be one of the most iconic riffs of not just zeppelin but of all time

[@mrbungle3310]

@@PadawanIan its the first fun fun riff to play

[@cooper8559]

1)Electric Funeral-Black Sabbath 2)Dire Wolf-Grateful Dead 3)All Along the Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix

[@braylendoesskitts8492]

3 favorites, 3. Try honesty by billy talent 2. Whole lotta love by Led Zeppelin 1. The Reaper by the blue oyster cult

[@BlaziNTrades]

Try honesty riff is something else ♥️

[@braylendoesskitts8492]

Yea

[@olihughes]

I haven't heard Try Honesty for fucking years!!! Thanks so much for reminding me how much I love that song!!

[@braylendoesskitts8492]

@@olihughes your welcome

[@sambochen2010]

Hey now. So glad to hear that you're a Stern superfan too. I've been listening for 30+ years and Howard is a true rock and roll fan. Here's my list: 1) Black Dog 2) Voodoo Chile 3) Unchained Rock On! 🤘

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

My 3 favorite riffs: - The Ocean - Purple Haze - Sunshine of Your Love

[@Dylan_Stankewicz]

I was tied between The Ocean and The Rover

[@clairesejkora3348]

YES

[@isma2249]

@@Dylan_Stankewicz the Rover is my favorite Zep song from physical graffiti. The riff would be on my top 3 for sure

[@erikanderson4605]

Very good choices

[@quiltface83]

the ocean is too good... made my list as well.

[@Twitchyx7]

1. Arch Enemy - Nemesis (The whole last 45 seconds of guitar playing especially) 2. Metallica - Sad But True (intro part before vocals) 3. In Flames - Crawl Through Knives (opening riff)

[@MegadethFan9000]

1. More Than A Feeling (chrous riff) 2. Master of Puppets (main riff) 3. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (intro riff)

[@klintburns7230]

Nice bro with the holy wars. Somehow, I left it off my list, it was number 4, lol..

[@christianstojgtr]

holy wars and master of puppets are both thrash metal... not rock

[@klintburns7230]

@@christianstojgtr Yeah, No.. Thrash metal is rock, dude. It sure as sh!t isn't country. Which if I wanna be a pretentious donkey, then none of rock is rock, it's all blues..

[@MegadethFan9000]

@@christianstojgtr Who cares?!

[@erikanderson4605]

no

[@TheGuitarman1968]

There are a LOT of great songs, and guitar riffs, mentioned in this thread. I won't argue with any of them. However, here are 3 of my favorite guitar riffs that I listen to, and play often, myself. I also don't see them previously mentioned: 1) "Meanstreak" by Y&T 2) "Limelight" by Rush 3) "The Zoo" by Scorpions "Coast to Coast" by Scorpions also gets an honorable mention, as does "Switch 625" by Def Leppard and "D.T." by AC/DC, as they are all very catchy instrumental riffs. 🎸 🎸 🎸

[@m.a.r.c.u.s8563]

The zoo👌🏻😮‍💨

[@darrenroot4562]

1. Cold Shot - Stevie Ray Vaughan 2. Voodoo Child- Jimi Hendrix 3. Wherever I May Roam - Metallica

[@urifogelgerson7620]

My personal favourits are: Like a stone - audioslave Wherever I may roam - metallica Hallowed be thy name - iron maiden

[@peterfarrell66]

What a hilarious Stern clip! Everybody's bringing up some great ideas. I'm thinking globally here: 1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry. Rock and roll would have been very different without Chuck and this timeless gem. 2. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience. I can't even imagine the impact this opening riff must have had in early 1967, pre-Sgt. Pepper, with Penny Lane and The Supremes topping the charts. 3. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana. After a decade of hair metal, this riff hit hard. Like Purple Haze, the guitar intro said, "Things are about to get very different in music."

[@acelynch8110]

Uh, SLTP "hit hard" after a decade of hair metal? Well, if your definition of "hard" = "super easy, weak shit that anyone can play", then yeah, maybe.

[@tonycarpaccio9550]

Oooof solid three right there.

[@jimherleva4541]

@Zac S you just summed up everything wrong with how Nirvana changed rock music for the worse: lauded as great musician despite being rubbish at his instrument. Holds some good company: Mozart Bach Beethoven Berry Allman Page Beck Gaines Kossoff Hendrix Oh wait, they could play - which made them great musicians. I’m not sure how you can be one without the other.

[@progrockmorelikefrogc0ck157]

@@hy42069 Im not so sure nirvana got anymore lucky than any band thats ever been popular. People always say nirvana was overrated bc Kurt wasnt a great guitarist (or even a good one) but he was a great song writer and wrote incredible lyrics. Frankly if bands today would try to do more with less we would get something great out of it. Just because a song is hard to play doesnt mean its automatically good, music theory is great but a low level of music theory knowledge can make you forget that music is supposed to SOUND good and not just use theory

[@tedroneous]

This was my favorite episode so far... all I need is Howard in my life... either you get it or you don't! Rock on!

[@dh4094]

I don't think it's possible to have a top 3 riffs list, there's so many by each artist but: 1. Ten years gone - mighty zeppelin 2. Stone in love(including solos) - journey 3. Im the one (Show your love) - Van halen Could easily pick 3 from SRV, 8 from van halen 3 from journey, 10 ac/dc, judas priest, there's so many 🤯 yes, even creed and nickleback! I SAID IT!

[@klintburns7230]

Nice number one, it was mine as well🤘🏼

[@stanny.p5057]

Ten years gone so ridiculously underrated

[@Max-kq3nj]

1. Life in the fast lane by the eagles 2. For those about to rock by ACDC 3. Ain't talkin bout love by Van Halen Those are in my opinion, and keep up the great work, i love what you're doing man

[@imCurveee]

Honestly ACDC hasn't aged well for younger generations and is synonymous with corny "boomer" or "drunk Moms at a wedding" rock, but "For Those About to Rock" is still an epic rock anthem

[@peterpain6009]

There are too many to count on top of my head so heres just some list 1. Miracle Man - Ozzy 2. Money for nothing - Dire Straits 3. Panama - Van Halen

[@ironbar5786]

Miracle man is very underrated, good pick

[@thagreatadante]

@@ironbar5786 If I may say.. the Zack Wilde 'Just say Ozzy' live ver is outstanding. And with Randy Castillo on drums..👌 RIP RC...

[@stimihendrix3404]

Off the top of my head 3. buckethead- baseball furies 2. Never satisfied- living colour 1. Barracuda- Heart or Sid Vicious was Innocent- The Exploited

[@rachelandryan]

1. Don't Fear the Reaper 2. Bastard (Devin Townsend) 3. The Damned (Kotzen) Btw, the technical term for the rhythm found in the Cashmere riff is known as an 'Iso‐Rhythm'.

[@Kallum]

Kotzen is so underrated, amazing music

[@jacktilghman9797]

Kashmir*

[@erikanderson4605]

wrong

[@RKOboring9]

Bastard is such a sweet riff, Devin needs more credit in the greater conversation of music writing and riffs, so many great riffs and songs from that dude. Love?, Deadhead, More!, Life, etc

[@shanelewis7052]

Bastard at the Royal Albert Hall was incredible. One of the best concerts I've ever witnessed. And I was sat down.

[@richardhanly4446]

Endless possibilities, but just a few suggestions for fun. In no particular order! 1. Back in Black - AC/DC (especially the middle 8 riff) 2. Who did you think I was (J.Mayer) 3. YYZ (Rush)

[@jackg1968]

Some of my personal favorites are: Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream Killing Floor - Jimi Hendrix (the Monterey version is insane).

[@joshuagibson2520]

I have a killing floor on a live at the BBC cd of jimi's. I can't find it anywhere else, but it's so good.

[@yakacm]

Stone Roses Love Spreads is epic win, punk was all about riffs, so something from the Pistols, Anarchy in the UK, or Holidays in the Sun something like that, Jimi Hendrix has some good riffs, The 3 Little Bears has a great riff, especially when you think it was from a novelty Christmas EP, the whole EP is really good, and not that many folk now about it.

[@chrisrva710]

A very underrated riff in my opinion is Lazy by Deep Purple. By far my favorite riff off Machine Head and definitely in my top 3 for sure.

[@joemonroe1106]

Lazy is an excellent choice. Makes you move. Ironically.

[@pepper5686]

Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd The Width of a Circle - David Bowie Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (Specifically the live version from “Sounds of the 70s” - John Peel, recorded 16/5/72) Mick Ronson plays that trumpet bridge with his electric guitar.

[@Mcmullinn6]

1. Snowblind (Sabbath) 2. Cemetery Gates (Pantera) 3. Whole Lotta Love (Zeppelin) Could of went so many ways with this list.

[@jonathanbolger6173]

Supernaut could also make that list

[@datsoon9236]

"Cemetery Gates" by The Smiths is a much better song

[@user-xm5fo3bo3t]

@@datsoon9236 no lol

[@datsoon9236]

@@user-xm5fo3bo3t all of you heavy rock blokes will never be swayed huh

[@ral0958]

Could be my top 3 too

[@alec7364]

1) Heartbreaker-Led Zeppelin 2) Sunshine Of Your Love-Cream 3) Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones

[@bigphatty5298]

For me it always changes but some of my favorites right now are: That lady - the isley brothers Can't you hear me knockin - rolling stones Mosquito song - queens of the stone age

[@tokiyakillsinsight160]

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is a great one

[@crazyade9556]

Exactly

[@RawAutos]

Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ has always been one of my favorites, and no one ever talks about it. It’s such an underrated intro riff.

[@phelps1485]

1. Joe Satriani - Always with Me 2. Jimi H - Voodoo Child 3. Steve Vai - For the Love of God / Bad Horsie 4. Paul Gilbert - Blues for Rabbit 5. SRV - Pride and Joy 6. John Mayer - I don't need no doctor 7. Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe 8. Van Halen - Panama /Jamie's Cryin' This was a hard list to compile, Joe Satriani is definitely my favorite guitarist.

[@andrewgrubbs759]

1: Sweet Emotion- Aerosmith 2: Back in Black- AC/DC 3: Sweet Child o Mine - Guns and Roses

[@NytronX]

The more I play guitar, the more I realize narrowing a top 3 or top 5 list down is impossible.

[@lukethelongboardguy2006]

1. Creeping death Metallica 2. War pigs Black Sabbath 3. The Trooper Iron Maiden

[@klauswigsmith]

Solid choices

[@christianstojgtr]

creeping death is metallica silly

[@DanielGarcia-uq5ht]

Ok but wait, what riff from creeping deat

[@erikanderson4605]

bad choices

[@Musicman1506_]

Which riff in war pigs lol? There are like a thousand

[@jacobhumphrey3535]

1. 2 Minutes to Midnight by Iron Maiden 2. Divinations by Mastodon (specifically the verse riff) 3. Crossfire by Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Respect for “Let Me Roll It” - great riff, great song, from great album!!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

That is a very cool classic riff indeed.

[@stanny.p5057]

1. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin (it is definitely a riff) 2. No Quarter - Led Zeppelin 3. Crossroads - Cream

[@alexschwartz8319]

1: Black Sabbath- After Forever 2: Megadeth- Wake up Dead 3: Jimi Hendrix- Spanish Castle Magic.

[@tomasschuman6576]

"After Forever" is great. Don't hear too many people bring it up

[@xbmpr]

Every time I hear that portion of Wake Up Dead I feel like a terminator. Duh DUN dunna da dun duh da na DUN (WAKE UP DEEAD)

[@drewlawrason4560]

spanish castle magic is such a good riff

[@darrylbutt2570]

@@tomasschuman6576 Off a spectacular album.

[@robertsnow3273]

Great video! I’m a long time Stern listener love his perspective on Rock and also yours. Top three for me … DOA Van Halen .2 Voodoo Child. 3 Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin

[@dipanjanbose4989]

Whole lotta love,sunshine of your love,satisfaction

[@hilberto408]

Favorite guitar riffs 1 you shook me all night long 2. highway to hell 3 thunderstruck Only ones that came to mind

[@myless.5493]

1. Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana 2. 96 Quite Bitter Beings - CKY 3. Hysteria - Muse (Ik it's a bass riff, but it's still phenomenal none the less)

[@guitarifuldexter6366]

My three favourites (not in any order) are Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin), I Don’t Live Today (Jimi Hendrix) and Crossroads (Cream). 🤘🎸

[@midrider335]

My 3 top riffs ( for whatever it’s worth ): 1. Day Tripper- way ahead of it’s time 2. Sunshine of Your Love- birth of psychedelic rock 3a-Aqualung- because it’s so cool 3b- Layla- great Duane Allman riff on Clapton’s greatest song But in reality impossible to narrow it down to just 3!

[@ArdaKutay48]

1)Black Sabbath - Wicked World 2)Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3)UFO - Rock Bottom

[@randomprecisionmotors3130]

1: Out On The Tiles- Led Zeppelin 2: Celebration Day-Led Zeppelin 3: Interstate Love Song-Stone Temple Pilots And sooooooo many more worthy of mention...

[@rightonthemark1]

of course it depends what one means by greatest (favorite? influential? etc.). so i'm going with influential/impact on rock music that came after. 1) johnny b goode - chuck berry 2) rumble - link wray 3) you really got me - the kinks

[@musicisfree91]

1. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 2. Into the Void - Black Sabbath 3. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses

[@Ninjametal]

I had different choices, but I agree with yours

[@MrMd5555]

Most guitar players favorite guitar riffs list changes every few days or maybe weeks depending on mood & the gear your into at the time. At least in my 20 plus years of playing & experience

[@rossw73]

In no particular order... Crazy Train - Ozzy/Rhoads Layla - Clapton Ain't Talkin Bout Love - Van Halen

[@gustavofring9013]

“Feel your love tonight”- Van Halen at #3. “Castles Made of Sand” - Hendrix at #2. “Locomotive/Complicity” - GnR at #1.

[@ryantabor3026]

I have a weird top 3 favorite list. I hope people don't curse at me too much. 1. Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd 2. Sister Ray - Velvet Underground 3. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

[@baronrogers806]

Pretty similar you and I.

[@markknoop777]

Good choices

[@christophermartin8130]

1. Psycho Holiday / by Pantera. The intro riff and it has the most killer solo i think dime ever did too, btw. 2. Is a toss up between: Ain't Talkin Bout Love, or Unchained / by Van Halen. 3. Bulls On Parade / by Rage Against The Machine. It hits so hard everytime yet so simple lol.

[@RiderVilly]

My favorite pantera song and favorite Van Halen songs

[@christophermartin8130]

@@RiderVilly Hell yes bro. Its so funny cause even so called "die-hard pantera fans" wont even know that song. Im like bro, that song shows the van halen influence it had on Vinnie and Dime. I wish i could have met them.

[@pj4733]

1. While my Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison 2. Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson 3. Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne (Randy Rhoads)

[@dusky4151]

1. Scuttlebuttin SRV 2. Over the hills and far away Zeppelin 3. Anything by Jesper Stromblad haha! He has some phenomenal guitar work on the entire Whoracle album

[@stephenpoltorak6889]

Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll - Blue Oyster Cult Freedom - Rage Against The Machine Master of Puppets - Metallica (basic but idc) These are the three riffs I do for warm ups on guitar!!

[@xijinvegg]

Blue Öyster Cult in general bro. Cities on flame with Rock and Roll and Don’t fear the reaper.. i mean, Burnin’ for you aswell. Gotta love BÖC

[@klorox420]

Fucking Tom Morello is amazing with riffs with attitude Freedom is my go to warm up riff because it's a lil kickass jungle gym. Another favorite would be Cochise

[@thepiston11]

my three favorite riffs: 3. for whom the bell tolls (Metallica) 2. the kids aren't alright (The Offspring) 1.When I Come Around (Green Day)

[@WilhelmWilder]

Howard stern: "so how much money are you making?" Stevie: "none of yo' damn business" Some day I wish to be 1% as cool as SRV

[@madmusicianmagician]

My favorite riffs at this point in my live are The Cure- prayers for rain Stone Temple Pilots- where the river goes And Candlebox- Change

[@Phi_MD]

I never do these "call to action, comment below what you think..." comments, but this seems too fun not to. 1. Snow by The Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes 3. Dammit by Blink-182 Not saying these are the best ever, but they are my favorite. If more people understood the difference the world would get along much better.

[@MetalJames1282]

"Atomic Punk" Van Halen "The River Dragon Has Come" Nevermore "Barracuda" Heart 🎸🎵 Greatest 3, too hard to choose. So many 😕

[@evam8636]

My favourite rock guitarists are: 1. Richie Sambora ( but he did and a lot of blues stuff) 2. Jimmy Page 3. Slash, Lita Ford, John Noram, Yngwie Malmsteen.... Amazing video, Thank you!!!🎸🤟

[@ivorharden]

That's 7 not 3

[@BlaziNTrades]

My three favorite foods are pizza, apples, and ford Mustangs, oranges, and lawn chairs

[@evam8636]

Sorry, I just couldn't choose 😅

[@BlaziNTrades]

@@evam8636 😂🤣

[@klintburns7230]

Um, I thought this was a top 3 riffs list🤨🤔

[@derpy9800]

1. Satisfaction - Stones 2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 3. Wonderwall - Oasis

[@everythingproductions643]

1. You really got me (intro riff) 2. Crossroads (intro riff) 3. Thunderstruck

[@valkarcy]

Lmao your joking right?

[@everythingproductions643]

@@valkarcy music is subjective

[@brandonmolina7603]

1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) -Hendrix 2. Hear my train a comin -Hendrix (People, Hell and Angels album version) 3. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin

[@aidanparsons2669]

1. Back in Black (might not be considered a riff, but it is in my heart) 2. Kashmir 3. Crazy Train

[@BrianTKessler]

For me, all you need is Smoke on the Water and Iron Man. Cliche? Absolutely. But how many of us became actual guitarists by learning these riffs? These riffs are the genesis of the riffers that went on to riff riffs.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

I would add back in black to those two. As a guitar teacher I can tell you, little kids are still asking about those riffs.

[@Junkiescum]

New York Dolls “Jet Boy” The Kinks “All Day and All of the Night Link Wray “Rumble” Johnny Thunders tone and timing on this riff just oozes that punk attitude while The Kinks and Link Wray not only have the earliest examples of distortion but all three bands have influenced everyone that came after them.

[@tysonrinker5958]

Nice list

[@v1ncebutnotfromnyc177]

1. Purple haze-Hendrix 2. Black dog-Led zeppelin 3. Sunshine of your love-Cream

[@VeilSideZ32]

So may good riffs, I’ll take the ones that had the most impact on my life 3. EVH - Hot for teacher 2. Metallica - Master of Puppets 1. Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze

[@lekatamur4451]

Ah yes, my favourite guitarist is Jimi Page

[@VeilSideZ32]

@@lekatamur4451 auto correct lmao fixed it :)

[@lekatamur4451]

@@VeilSideZ32 i officially declare this as an autocorrect moment

[@VeilSideZ32]

@@lekatamur4451 lmao 🤣

[@moptop5253]

1.Bring it on Home- Led Zeppelin 2.Sunshine of your Love- Cream 3.Iron Man/Paranoid- Black Sabbath Thats my list

[@danbosch-]

Lateralus, by Adam Jones needs to be on there somewhere. It's brilliant. A fibonacci sequence. Others are debatable for me.

[@Byler39]

There’s like 5 different riffs in that song and they’re all amazing

[@seanpowell1496]

That phasing effect you mention is called "poly metrics"! 2 overlapping time sigs!!!! A lot of Prog rock groups do this. Rush and Yes most famously. What's really cool about poly metrics is that drummers can pull it off on the drum set alone. Example would be playing 3/4 with hands and 4/4 with feet. We are cool like that. The phrasing will always meet up on certain bars and makes for some challinging and cool sounding effects.

[@JoshuaG2545]

Not the greatest of all time but surely the iconic riffs that I think that are great Rock you like a hurricane - Scorpion Foxy lady - Jimi Hendrix Life in the fast lane - Eagles

[@scottdematteo]

I am a big Stern fan, listen every day and caught this episode as well, Three great riffs are: Focus by Hocus Pocus, Dead and Bloated by STP, and Sad but True by Metalica. I am sure I have tons of other fav,s but off the top of my head, those come to mind.

[@thomasdequincey5811]

1 - Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin 2 - Sweet Jane by The Velvet Underground 3 - Rebel, Rebel by David Bowie *Honorary mentions* Helter Skelter by the Beatles Rollin' Stone by Muddy Waters (this could be consider a blues riff, maybe). EDIT: I've chosen these not for any technical satisfaction, but because of how they make you feel.

[@q3m7]

Fav 3 - 1 - "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" VH intro... "Heartbreaker" Zeppelin intro... "The Grudge" Tool during the breakdown after the lyric... "Sinking Deeper..." BOOM!

[@alanpettibone]

Knowing you’re a Stern fan makes me like your channel even more. While I don’t share his musical tastes, the guy knows a metric sh*t ton about music. I always enjoy his perspective. Thanks for sharing this with your audience. Thoroughly entertaining stuff.

[@whilemyguitarblowsup4174]

hmm my top 3 do change around a lot like most ppl here mention, but the 3 riffs im feelin today would probably be: 3. Welcome Home - Coheed & Cambria (Opening riff) 2. Money for Nothing - Dire Straits 1. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes Runner Up: This is Shangrila - Mother Love Bone

[@bon3y4rd]

It might be cheesy but one of my favorites has always been Van Halen, "Ain't Talkin' bout Love". I learned that years ago and always liked it. Pretty much any riff from Metallica would be #2 and #3.

[@ladscrimpton8590]

James is a riff God.

[@majtom5313]

1. Little wing/3rd stone SRV at Ripleys 2. Voodoo Chile Blues off Jimi’s blue album 3. Rooster- AIC. Kind of a weird list but the ear makes the rules on this topic

[@aaronmcbryer4362]

"Det som engang var" by Burzum has a MONSTROUS guitar riff in it, absolutely one of my favorites. I don't care about the politics, the crazy church burning stuff or any of that. I'm talking purely badass guitar riffs. Severely underrated. "Deathcrush" by Mayhem too. Black metal has an untapped well of amazing riffs that are underrated due to the controversy of the artists.

[@heggysarchive]

Varg my goat

[@Dr-Stu]

Absolute Dogsh*t you only know about because of the "politics and church burning stuff".

[@vadlasletta]

Gave it a listen. Sounds unfinished. Wouldn’t even call it a riff. And that dorky synth sound with the standard 6th grader back beat drum groove is meh

[@sittlerpierre2245]

I could cite burzum too , but for the song Jesus Tod

[@damienslattery1718]

@@sittlerpierre2245 yes!

[@shaithelightsaberguy4731]

1. The first and second riff from cowboys from hell 2.the trooper 3. And a tough tie between tornado or souls and holy wars

[@dualtahunter4043]

1. Alice in Chains - Died 2. Black Sabbath - Into the Void 3. Joy Division - Day of the Lords

[@klintburns7230]

Into the void, love it, left it off mine, definitely num 4 or 5 for me personally tho🤘🏼

[@devonull8784]

1. Money For Nothing 2. Crosstown Traffic 3. Black Dog It is encouraging that you can read this thread and find these and so many other good riffs on individual lists. I wanted to add Pride & Joy but SRV's fluid R&B rock shouldn't really be described as riff-based.

[@kevincorbin9875]

What drives me nuts about lists like this (and greatest songs of all time, guitarists of all time, etc.) is that things from the distant past are always graded higher. Same with vintage guitars: older equals better. I won't dispute anyone's list, because it's all subjective. But it's annoying how many people immediately look back 50 years or so as if that's the default, somewhere you HAVE to turn to without question. With all the amazing players---old and new---we're still talking about Iron Man?!? Smoke on the Water?!? (Okay, maybe I am disputing someone's list). I just wish more people felt okay with saying players and songs from recent years just might match or outshine older counterparts. End of rant.

[@iost5459]

Nothings going to outshine a day in the life or tomorrow never knows

[@TobeyFairre7861]

Also, Howard Stern isn't a guitar player. I don't think he knows anything about music theory. Yet, people will flock to him and defend him because he's had a radio show for decades and that somehow makes his opinions more valuable than someone who has spent time with the guitar as an instrument? If anyone else treated the caller the way Stern does in this clip, an argument would ensue. And yeah I get it, it's for shock value. Doesn't mean I have to like it or respect anything that comes from his mouth.

[@TobeyFairre7861]

@@iost5459 that's subjective. You may think that, but someone else may not think so.

[@kwakerjak]

I think part of it is that you never know how well something is going to age until it has a chance to start aging, and people are trying to avoid making statements that might be really cringy 10 years from now. (The other, more irritating part is that people tend to apply the idea of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” to pop culture and see no reason to expand their horizons when they’ve found something they like.)

[@joandrumz3176]

You are absolute correct. Honestly I like a song like Paranoid, but from today's perspective this is at max a mediocre song and I like it. That shit was crazy in the 60s/70s, but the first song kinda making it feel out of place on my playlist is just the shit production, which is fine, it's got a vibe. But people be fucking swearing on shit, like it's the best thing ever created, just because it's old. Still don't get me wrong I like Black Sabbath. But nowadays there are so many fucking amazing, skilled, creative, hard working guitarists out there that have been writing crazy sick riffs and solos for decades and still on every damn riff tier list you find a riff by fucking Black Sabbath.

[@kostarazman3444]

1: into my coven - mercyful fate 2: after all (the dead) - black sabbath 3: transilvanian hunger - darkthrone

[@calebshelton9240]

3. 5150 by Van Halen 2. Building the Church by Steve Vai 1. Crystal Planet by Joe Satriani

[@Samfan4Films777]

oh my gosh! Finally someone appreciates 5150! great choice man!

[@bman6414]

Late to the party but 1. Sunshine of your love, Cream 2. Always on the run, Lenny Kravitz/Slash 3. Them bones, Alice in chains Honorable mentions : spoonman- sound garden, don't fear the reaper- blue oyster cult, crazy train-Ozzy. God I could pick 39 more.

[@rktrumble]

Question: Have you heard of the band Iced Earth? It has been my favorite guitar band since I first heard them in 1990. Please check them out, start with the Stormrider album. Thanks!

[@harrisonwhitman3329]

My favorite guitar riffs: 1. Money For Nothing- Dire Straits 2. Voodoo Child- Jimmi Hendrix 3. Cross between Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd and Run Through the Jungle- Creedance Clearwater Revival The third one is kinda biased just because Pink Floyd is my favorite band, but just how iconic wish you were here is and how great it sounds but how easy it is....