DISQUS

Anonymous · 1 year ago

Seven Nation Army is one of the greatest songs ever and Metallica sucks dick. Learn to be better at music, fag.

Ovidiu · 1 year ago

Man, that's one angry guy! Dude, because I believe in the freedom of expression, I approved your comment but I just don't feel bad in anyway because I don't know a song, you know, as much as you would like to believe, you can not know every song on this earth. I understand you don't like Metallica. I am not a big fan, just that I think One's starting riff is extremely popular among rock fans, my dear...anonymous!

asdads · 1 year ago

Anon up there: STFU. No place for subjective fanboys anywhere. Metallica rocked (IMO, and according to lots of other people). At least until the Black Album. After that one, they started sucking hard.

"Seven nation army"? One of the greatest songs ever? I, for one, don't like overly simplified rock. It's a matter of taste.

Going back to Metallica... they've got myriads of recognizable riffs. Master Of Puppets? No Remorse? Battery? Fade To Black? Wherever I May Roam? One? All of them greater, IMHO, than that White Stripes song.

Megadeth: Holy Wars, Tornado Of Souls, Train Of Consequences, Symphony Of Destruction...

The problem with lists is that they're completely subjective.

Jack White's Boner · 1 year ago

Metallica has been far more influential to rock than the white stripes. Plus seven nation army is just the same stupid riff over and over again. Boring.

Ovidiu · 1 year ago

@asdas: And I think that not very well documented. Looks to me that the person who put it up had a deadline and was not in the mood to think too much.

Ovidiu · 1 year ago

@Jack White's Boner: Metallica was indeed, very influential, to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore. I used to wear long hair and leather jacket and entered a small local music store. The guy selling CD and cassette tapes asked me: do you want Metallica? Damn! Is it written on my forehead or what? I think also geographical area is very important. Here, the white stripes are not that popular while Metallica was a smashing cultural phenomenon among teenagers in 91-92.

Sammy · 1 year ago

These greatest whatever lists are completely pointless. Especially one that includes an Iron Maiden riff that is NOT The Trooper.

Cowardly anonymous posters who call people "fag" should be sent to Greenland.

KnotTubeRight · 1 year ago

I think Metallica collectively are pure genius. Having said that ,I do not like them since they killed Napster.Greedy bastards.
Jack White is a master of hooks. You can recognize a White Stripes song immediately. Much the same as Uncle Ted Nugent.
It is all so subjective that it is a moot point. If I listed my top 50 greatest riffs most of you would probably disagree with at least half of my picks.
Satisfaction would not be in my top 50, but Jumpin' Jack Flash would.
Maybe they should go by record sales, but then wouldn't that be Billboards greatest hits?
In the end, the greatest riffs are the ones that make you grab your guitar and learn them, however long it takes.

pilgrim · 1 year ago

When "One" came out I heard the song so many times--I got sick of it. You'd walk into a music store and you'd hear 2 or 3 kids just ruining the riff as well. It was a case of "One" overload---maybe the list's compilers felt the same way.

Ovidiu · 1 year ago

@KnotTubeRight: Indeed, the list is subjective, just that there are some songs one can not miss. I am not a big fan of Rolling Stones, but Satisfaction is one of the most known guitar riffs in my opinion. But probably if I would compile my own top 25 guitar riffs it would argued too.

@pilgrim: It may be the case, sometimes less is more, right?

Guitar MX · 1 year ago

Yeah, Satisfaction should be on the list. My reaction was "where's Ironman?"

Ovidiu · 1 year ago

Yep, that one too! I think there are way too many to squeeze them in the top 25 but what pissed me off was the fact that there are some that shouldn't be there IMO.

Patrick · 1 year ago

Yes, it does look like the Sears Roebuck Catalog of good/ better/ best gwitar riffs... my favorite is #20 on that list.

When this group did this in around 68?, .. i at 13 knew this would be a great sound for the rest of my life. In this orchestration the chord-riffs rhythm, is one long solo, in front of the entire piece. Rhythmic accents...chichichi ka-chawww, ka-chawww speak for my generation. They sound like choppers overhead, whipping wind into sound.

In those years, We are sons of the WWII veterans, waiting our number to come up to go to 'Nam. I did not get drafted, and did not enlist, but plenty of my buddies did.

Demonized war, too poor to be a pusher man, I stumbled through somehow unscathed, but I am grateful some thought enough to record the time in history through their songs, riffs and voice.

Anyway, when I pick up I play this style most -- got set in me at early age...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm5DPlNCmtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5w8M-8L2k

Ovidiu · 1 year ago

Music means history and at personal level it means a lot to each of us. I also have songs that follow me through my life. Due to the fact that I am 31 years old, my music is different, but the feeling is probably similar.

Jo Jo · 1 year ago

I looked up the guitar tab for Satisfaction. I was surprised to see that the intro riff is played on one string (with different frets). Maybe I just found a lame version of the tab. In any case, it is one of the most recognizable riffs in rock.

MG · 1 year ago

I was surprised about Satisfaction also, but like other people said, this list (and others like it) are purely subjective. Someone's favorite riff, song, athlete, porn star or whatever is going to be left off these lists sometimes!
What was up with that Seven Nation Army dude?! I like the WS's but geez you don't have to get all weirded out about a f'n riff!