Best riff ever of all time

[8Fingers]

No, he didn't. The only thing Eddie Van Halen did for that song was record the guitar solo.

I read or watched a long time ago Eddie(or someone else) saying he composed that riff and solo.
But who knows,people like gossip.
If it wasn't him does anybody know who composed that riff?

Google gave me this =

Who wrote the famous guitar riff for michael jacksons beat it?

The famous guitar riff and solo from michael jackson's song ''beat it'' was done by famous guitarist Eddie Van Halen

 

[decypher]

love the main riff, but the riffing from 2:42 on is crazy

 

[Kurkkuviipale]

C'mon guys... We all know that the right answer is the intro of enter sandman...duh. But seriously have to go with pry. Dont know if thats the best riff but at least peace sells is pure pure win in that area. Mean Lucetia intro for example..mang.

Also love some serious offtopic riffs of sikth. Sanguine of seas(orhoweveritswritten) is just pure gold.

 

[Blake1970]

I love me some Black Sabbath Riffs!

 

[Malkav]

/thread

 

[-One-]

Not a riff, per se, but the melody at the end of the song (3:21-3:40 + played clean through the end, but it's definitely at its best distorted).

 

[phatfil]

i CAN NOT believe this one hasn't been mentioned....

MAIN RIFF! (kicks hard @ :17)
YouTube - Pantera Cowboys From Hell

intro riff (may not fit everyone's definition of 'riff', but it fits mine!)
YouTube - Can't you hear me knocking- rolling stones

 

[BucketheadRules]

If it wasn't Eddie maybe a studio guitarist.

It was Steve Lukather. Best known for his work with Toto. And it is a badass riff.

 

[Esp Griffyn]

"Where the slime live" by Morbid Angel, but I'm going to throw in the pre-chorus riff in "God of Emptiness" too. To most it probably sounds like a transitional riff that only serves to link the big, memorable verses to that crushingly heavy chorus, but to me it's so good it's silly!

 

[LamaSabachthani]

Definitely one of my favorite riffs ever:

The outro riff, starting around 5:05.

I actually think the part that comes right before that is better. SUCH A GOOD SONG!

 

[LamaSabachthani]

Also, this song is just memorable riffs galore, but the riff starting at 2:42 is just something I'll never forget, it's so punchy!

Dude, that whole album is memorable riffs galore!

 

[LamaSabachthani]

THis thread needs some Pantera

@ 4mins

Speaking of whom/which.............

'Walk'?



Not my favorite but probably one of their best known.

Edit: Even if you don't like the music, the 1990s clothing should provide more than enough of a laugh haha

 

[8Fingers]

It was Steve Lukather. Best known for his work with Toto. And it is a badass riff.

Lukather and Eddie in the same song,hmn.......what happened,lack of better guitarists in the recording sessions?!...............
Lukather wanted to do the solo and after Eddie finished it,Lukather said -

Hey Eddie...
As soon as my heart stops breakin'
Anticipating
As soon as forever is through
I'll be over you

 

[krypter]

:: looks around ::

Seriously? I'm the first to post this?

Well, guess i better let slip the mightiest riff attacking band ever. Like Thor's hammer.

VABOOM!

 

[LamaSabachthani]

:: looks around ::

Seriously? I'm the first to post this?

Well, guess i better let slip the mightiest riff attacking band ever. Like Thor's hammer.

VABOOM!

Time to change trousers.

 

[ittoa666]

2 minutes to midnight is my favorite by Maiden.

 

[TimSE]

Closing riff from SYLs Skesis

and Keith Merrows Pillars of Creation "chorus"

 

[Prydogga]

Now that I think about it, 4:11 onwards. Not the most 'riffy' kind of riff, but it works absolutely perfectly as the outro to both my favourite SikTh tune, and one of the best albums of all time.






And because Kurkkuviipale reminded me of it, this includes some amazing riffing.

 

[Louis Cypher]

Speaking of whom/which.............

'Walk'?

Not my favorite but probably one of their best known.

Edit: Even if you don't like the music, the 1990s clothing should provide more than enough of a laugh haha

Not a huge fan of Walk, Best Pantera riff gotta be one of theses


[Edit] Just finished watching this live version of Cowboys..... holy fcuking mother of christ....!! I love youtube!!



Domination fcuking rules as well!!

 

[SenorDingDong]

My favorite riff has, and always will be, Change in the House of Flies