Spiritinthesky Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 From http://www.thisdayinmusic.com May 2nd, 2004, Total Guitar magazine's readers voted Guns N' Roses' anthem ‘Sweet Child O' Mine’ as the greatest guitar riff ever ahead of Nirvana's grunge anthem ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. Led Zeppelin's ‘Whole Lotta Love’ came third, followed by Deep Purple's ‘Smoke On The Water’. Total Guitar editor Scott Rowley said: "To a new generation of guitarists, Guns N' Roses are more thrilling than the Sex Pistols." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Here's my post from earlier today Sweet Child Of Mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Hand Grenade Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 "Whole Lotta love" should have been first. "Sweet child o mine" is the most annoying riff on the planet, Also why was "Smells like gun powder" even on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Any magazine with a poll that places Nirvana ahead of Zep and Purple doesn't get more than one look form me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Any magazine with a poll that places Nirvana ahead of Zep and Purple doesn't get more than one look form me. +1 Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I could name several Zeppelin riffs that could be number 1.... Heart Breaker, Black Dog, Bring it on Home....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I agree why is "Smell like" even on the list thats not a riff but a chord progression. Which he stole from Boston's More Than a Feeling..... although Zep was never opposed to lifting a riff now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Which he stole from Boston's More Than a Feeling..... although Zep was never opposed to lifting a riff now and then. In defense of Nirvana it's not really the same riff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 "Whole Lotta love" should have been first. "Sweet child o mine" is the most annoying riff on the planet Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Any magazine with a poll that places Nirvana ahead of Zep and Purple doesn't get more than one look form me. +2 There's a couple hundred songs in their catalogs, and thousands in classic rock as a whole that should be on that list first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Whole Lotta Love It seems like they're defining riff pretty broadly. I really love the riff/chord progression of Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" more than "Smells". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Which he stole from Boston's More Than a Feeling..... although Zep was never opposed to lifting a riff now and then. Smells Like Teens Spirits reminds me of Blue Oyster Cults Godzilla. Heartbreaker or Black Dog should have been top riffs. Played by JIMMY PAGE, THE GREATEST ROCK GUITARIST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I think that Page invented the word "riff." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Smells Like Teen Spirit is just a sped up version of Godzilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 'Sweet Child O Mine' and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in the top 2? Geez. What about 'Johnny B. Goode' or ANYTHING by AC/DC, or '21st Century Schizoid Man', or 'Iron Man' or 'Reign In Blood' 'Purple Haze' or...? There are just too many awesome riffs for there to be one Highlander of Riffs. I'm with 'em on Led Zeppelin though. Jimmy was a riff factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Any magazine with a poll that places Nirvana ahead of Zep and Purple doesn't get more than one look form me. !! My thoughts exactly. I always liked the intro to Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love by Van Halen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Yeah I just got through listening to Heartbreaker by Zep. That's certainly is a more popular and recognizable guitar lick than either Sweet Child of Mine or Smells Like Teen Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Aw man.... Page has more stuff up his sleeve than most people realize. There's at least a dozen killer songs that I've NEVER heard on the radio, but make me stop in my tracks when I hear 'em. Cell phone ring tones, guys at work playing Led Zep at their desk, etc. Lotsa good stuff there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 'Sweet Child O Mine' and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in the top 2? Geez. It just goes to show which reader's did the voting. I love Pagey's riffs, but there are many; Thin Lizzy - Chinatown & Ballad of a Hard Man, Ted Nugent - Great White Buffalo, Stranglehold, Cat Scratch Fever, Van Halen - Take Your Whiskey Home & Mean Street, Aerosmith - Walk This Way & Back In The Saddle, and the list goes on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Zappa's every note. Gatton's every note Allman's every note Atkins' every note or My two string leads to, "Time Won't Let Me" or D finger postioned, "Gloria"...... smokin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thin Lizzy, killer, epic stuff! Aerosmith - Back In The Saddle is one of my all-time favorites after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 There's so many great guitar "riffs," that anyone's designation as "the greatest" is just THEIR opinion, and just another long "tail chase,"...IMHO. I find it hard to stomach ANY of the "guitar" magazines, anymore, except maybe "Vintage Guitar," or Acoustic Guitar. All the others are of no use to me, whatsoever. I'm in the wrong demographic. LOL! And, they're all "Advertising," anyway...80-90%, in some cases. ;>b CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Umm...mag polls are stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 It is a reader's poll, take it for what it is. That shows you who is reading that particular magazine. If someone does not agree with you on Led Zeppelin riffs why get bothered? maybe another guitar magazine would have Led Zeppelin as number 1, you just have to pic that magazine instead of the other. I am myself more a Sabbath fan than a Zeppelin fan. I love classic rock but as anything else in life there are no absolutes. If I was going to vote for one of the best riffs ever, I would vote for AC/DC's "Giving th Dog a Bone" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigac/dcfan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 There's too many good riffs to name a number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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