Favorite rock&roll opening guitar riff

Riviera · September 2017

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

AddickUpNorth · September 2017

Budgie - Breadfan.

Shrew · September 2017

Like A Hurricane - Neil Young pref live version.
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Van Halens version of 'You Really Got Me' bit of an extra kick to it.
Siberian Khatru - Yes

bobmunro · September 2017

Brown Sugar
Jumping Jack Flash
Back in Black
Smoke on the Water
Paranoid
Layla

Loads of others.

king addick · September 2017

i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Arctic Monkeys do a couple, but I can't think if the names of the songs of the top of my head

Not riff related but the drum opening to " A Certain Romance " on the first album is cracking and made better when they add the Guitars!

king addick · September 2017

Oasis - Rock n Roll star
Nirvana - Come as you are
Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love

king addick · September 2017

king addick said:
Oasis - Rock n Roll star
Nirvana - Come as you are
Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love

wouldn't say that's in order but there are some belters out there!

Addick Addict · September 2017

Samba Pa Ti _ Santana

Lincsaddick · September 2017

there are so many .. one that has just come to mind .. the opening of Fleetwood Mac's 'Oh Well' .. don't know which of the three was the lead guitar on that one

bbob · September 2017

Purple Haze

RodneyCharltonTrotta · September 2017

What's the story morning glory

Greenie · September 2017

Johnny B Goode.
Gimme Shelter.
Crossroads.
Satisfaction. The Stones nail it Riff wise, Keef is the King of the Riff. No other guitar player comes close.
Voodoo Chile.
Hey Joe.

Plus a thousand others.

Macronate · September 2017

Pretty Vacant-Pistols

Dugdaleclass · September 2017

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Man Who Sold The World - Bowie

iainment · September 2017

Shakin all over.

MrOneLung · September 2017

Money for nothing - Dire Straits

DaveMehmet · September 2017

DaveMehmet said:
Smoke on The Water
Back in Black - ACDC

And not forgetting of course, Caroline by the mighty Quo.

JohnBoyUK · September 2017

All along the watchtower - Hendrix

Algarveaddick · September 2017

Lonesome Train, Johnny Burnette and the Rock n Roll Trio.

golfaddick · September 2017

Macronate said:
Pretty Vacant-Pistols

MrOneLung said:
Money for nothing - Dire Straits

These 2 plus a few of the others already mentioned (I feel fine, Honky Tonk Woman & She sells Sanctuary) .......... and my nomination

Waterfront - Simple Minds.

IdleHans · September 2017

Blue Eyes - TheWeddng Present

IdleHans · September 2017

Alternative Ulster - SLF

IdleHans · September 2017

You got my number - The Undertones
(and Teenage Kicks isn't bad either)

AddicksAddict · September 2017

addickfanatic said:
Thunderstruck-AC/DC

So good it even made a bit of the Battleship film seem exciting.

Such a shame song and film rapidly go downhill from that point. Handbrake turn in a 50,000 ton warship, anyone?