Favorite rock&roll opening guitar riff

Bigbadbozman · September 2017

This Is Not a Love Song PIL
Thunderstruck AC/DC
Kennedy WEDDING PRESENT
Motorcycle Emptiness MANICS

Bigbadbozman · September 2017

EastTerrace said:
Cannonball - The Breeders

Good shout

McBobbin · September 2017

Sabotage - beastie boys

man_at_milletts · September 2017

lolwray said:
any T Rex Hit ...masters of the Guitar intro

and many of them so simple.

fadgadget · September 2017

The Vapors - News at Ten

MadGerman · September 2017

One of my favorites Kickstart my heart -- Mötley Crüe

EastTerrace · September 2017

Bigbadbozman said:

Kennedy WEDDING PRESENT

And we have the winner!

MadGerman · September 2017

EastTerrace said:

Bigbadbozman said:

Kennedy WEDDING PRESENT
And we have the winner!

They are touring Germany and will be playing in Münster on October, 22nd. I think I'm going.
Thanks for introducing me to this band.

Stig · September 2017

Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

ashley · September 2017

Message in a bottle - the Police
Love - the Cult
Eight miles high - the Byrds
Brass in pocket - the Pretenders
Pride - U2
Rebel Rebel - Bowie
Swamp Thing - the Chameleons

24 Red · September 2017

I think all my favourites have been mentioned except for one of my all-timers - Silence Kit by Pavement.

Bigbadbozman · September 2017

24 Red said:
I think all my favourites have been mentioned except for one of my all-timers - Silence Kit by Pavement.

Quality

Bigbadbozman · September 2017

MadGerman said:

EastTerrace said:

Bigbadbozman said:

Kennedy WEDDING PRESENT
And we have the winner!
They are touring Germany and will be playing in Münster on October, 22nd. I think I'm going.
Thanks for introducing me to this band.

They are brilliant live Mad, definitely go

Six-a-bag-of-nuts · September 2017

Evil Hearted You - The Yardbirds
The Jean Genie - David Bowie
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Black Night - Deep Purple

Stig · September 2017

Deep Purple - Black Night
Smiths - What Difference Does It Make
Be Bop Deluxe - Fair Exchange

LennyLowrent · September 2017

Doobie brothers - Long train running

DamoNorthStand · September 2017

Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men

PragueAddick · September 2017

Radar Love - Golden Earring
Dominion - Sisters of Mercy
Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

man_at_milletts · October 2017

I picked this book up today from the Oxfam bookstore in Folkestone for a princely £2.99.

(Just before I picked up my new Custom Telecaster :-))

blackpool72 · October 2017

Faithhealer
Alex Harvey band.
I saw them at the valley as warm up for the who back in the 70s.
Quality

blackpool72 · October 2017

Zak clemonson was leed guitar I believe

cafcpolo · October 2017

Not the longest but love Muse - Plug In Baby

Wheresmeticket · October 2017

Four Sticks - Led Zep
Sweat Loaf - Butthole Surfers
The King Will Come - Wishbone Ash

kafka · October 2017

Some great intros here. T Rex, Smiths, Undertones and wonderfully Be Bop Deluxe, but clearly you have all missed the greatest intro of all; lyrics by Bowie but riff by Mick Ralphs...All the Young Dudes -,Mott the Hoople. Timeless and immense.

kafka · October 2017

blackpool72 said:
Zak clemonson was leed guitar I believe

Zak was some riff king

Clem_Snide · October 2017

Missed It said:
Vapour Trail - Ride

Was going to say this, so will go for Paralysed by Ride instead

Does a bass guitar riff count? If so Homeboy by Adorable

DaveMehmet · October 2017

The Faces, Stay With Me

Oakster · October 2017

Chizz said:
Great thread!

Johnny B Goode is, of course, the best opening riff. But many of the ones already mentioned are making me itch to plug my guitar in.

Ha! Have been working on this riff for the last week - it’s not an easy one at full speed (at least for me) - but I’m getting there