Ten Best Lead Guitar Riffs, What Songs?
What a great lead guitar question:
Angus Young – Thunderstruck – AC/DC (Angus could be the top 10 on his own)
Michael Schenker – Captain Nemo – Michael Schenker Group
Joe Satriani – Satch Boogie
Kerry King/Jeff Hanneman – Raining Blood – Slayer
Tom Morello – Killing in the Name of – Rage Against the Machine
Graham Oliver – Denim and Leather – Saxon
Slash – Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses (with Fergie at Superbowl, oooh)
Jimmy Page – Communication Breakdown – Led Zeppelin
Tony Iommi – Fairies Wear Boots – Black Sabbath (like Angus, TI could do the top 10)
Jan Akkerman – Hocus Pocus – Focus
Could probably think of a dozen more given more time but a few who didn’t make the list:
Randy Rhoads – Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne.
James Hetfield – Enter Sandman – Metallica (and covered brilliantly by Apocalyptica)
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Deep Purple – Smoke On the Water
The Beatles – Day Tripper
Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven
Metallica – Fade To Black
AC/DC – Back In Black
Avenged Sevenfold – Betrayed (Has a catchy beginning riff)
Boston – More Than a Feeling
Pearl Jam – Alive
Additional ones:
Iron Maiden – The Trooper, Where Eagles Dare
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Rage Against the Machine – Killing In the Name
EDIT:
WTF are all the thumbs down for? Isn’t a question like this personal opinion? Not to mention, aren’t these great guitar riffs? Wtf is up with this R&P today??
I can’t think of 10 so i’ll just put the best of all time…
"I Wanna Be A Homosexual" by Screeching Weasel
There are so many by some very talented guitarists. But ill just name the one im listening to right now. Cold Blooded by Annihilator. Killer!
1) The Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
2) Iron man – Black Sabbath
3) Smoke On the Water – Deep Purple
4) Sunshine of your love – Cream
5) Symphony of Destruction – Megadeth
6) The Trooper – Iron Maiden
7) Search and Destroy – Metallica
9) Walk This Way – Aerosmith
10) Back in Black – AC/DC