What's the most easily identified opening guitar riff
 

What do you think is the most easily identified guitar riff to open a song. For example, when you hear the guitar within seconds you know the song. I am going to say Sunshine of Your Love by Cream. Or Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple.

Ted Nugent Stranglehold.

Good call. The Nuge kicks ass. :thumbsup

smoke on the water

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Korn - Blind.

Hotel California

Double Live Gonzo was the first album my mom ever threw away. She denies it but I have no doubt that it was her. I'm still pissed off about that.

Smoke on the water

Ride the Lightning - Metallica

Ah yes, excellent tune, hadn't thought of that. Also Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry.

yeah :thumbsup

That sucks man, that's a great album. You sig rocks by the way.

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

Pop goes the weasel :1orglaugh

Smoke on the water for sure. So much so, that i can't stand the fucking song.

Whole Lotta Love.
Heartbreaker
Helter Skelter
Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
For Those About To Rock (we Salute You)
You Shook Me All Night Long
Cat's In The Cradle
Layla
Classical Gas
You Really Got Me
Shooting Star
Loser


so many more...

any of the beatles tunes

led zeppelin - heartbreaker

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child

Guns n Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine

bastarrrrrd

smoke on the water or maybe stairway

Always on the run / Lenny Kravitz

led zeppelin - stairway to heaven

thank you for loving me

Running with the devil - Van Halen


and there are so many more.

Rock N Roll All Nite

There is a gret story about Joe E and this song :)

Slayer - Reign in Blood

:thumbsup

I read the post and my 1st thought was Smoke on the Water. :)

I would have to say "Dream On" by Aerosmith :)

Shout At The Devil

Innagadavida

(can't remember how to spell it)

Ac/Dc - You shook me all night long

kids....how can you miss the original riff?

Johnny B Good
:)


oops...missed where it was mentioned...
I agree with Layla and Classical Gas too....

Great list. "For Those About to Rock" is identifiable in 1-2 notes. To this list I would add:

Black Sabbath's "Paranoid"

Jumpin Jack Flash- Stones
Revolution- Beatles
Purple Haze- Hendrix
Voodoo Child - Hendrix
Wild Thing- The Troggs
All Along the Watchtower-Hendrix
Mr. Tambourine Man- The Byrds
Tumbling Dice- Stones
Samba Pa Ti- Carlos Santana

and probably thousands of others as mentioned

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

definitely stairway....that part in wayne's world where he starts to play it in the guitar store and theres a sign prohibiting it always cracks me up

Kickstart my heart by Motley Crue

I agree, Smoke on the Water:thumbsup

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
UMASS - Pixies
Just - Radiohead
Bigmouth strikes again - The Smiths


... so many more

Good ones!!

some more:

AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Chuck Berry - Johnnie B Good
ZZ Top - La Grange
Led Zap - Communications Breakdown
Black Sabbath - Ironman
Kinks - You Really Got Me

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Do Ya Fuck On First Dates?

:thumbsup

School's Out : Alice Cooper
Purple Haze : Jimi Hendrix

Welcome to the Jungle - Guns-N-Butter
Walk this way - Aerosmith (even though it begins with drums, you can't not recognize the guitar riff)
Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
Look what the Cat Dragged in - Poison
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry


am sure there are a bunch more