Top 10 Guitar Riffs of All Time

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 20 гру 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 14 тис.

  • @cliff7292
    @cliff7292 5 років тому +1530

    Ozzy when he sings you can understand every word perfectly.. When he talks you can't understand a word.

    • @chrispennington5981
      @chrispennington5981 5 років тому +37

      Because he had a stroke several years ago, he has trouble articulating...

    • @zippythechimp4219
      @zippythechimp4219 5 років тому +9

      Just like a someone with a studder

    • @sagikurland1146
      @sagikurland1146 5 років тому +9

      So fucking true

    • @etonbachs4226
      @etonbachs4226 5 років тому +5

      @@zippythechimp4219 *stutter

    • @Mystic_Apollo
      @Mystic_Apollo 4 роки тому +9

      Many reasons but the main ones are stutter, drugs and the fact he's from Birmingham and when he sings loses his accent like many people

  • @skinnynuggetsmith7548
    @skinnynuggetsmith7548 3 роки тому +853

    4:09 can we just appreciate how badass that transition was?

  • @GabzitoHD
    @GabzitoHD 9 років тому +480

    My personal favorites, no particular order.
    Sweet child o' mine - Guns n Roses
    Plug in baby - Muse
    Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
    Money - Pink Floyd
    Everlong - Foo Fighters
    Fortunate son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Here comes your man - Pixies
    Day tripper - The Beatles
    When I come around - Green Day
    Song 2 - Blur
    What do you think about this list :)?

  • @MonkeyBoo
    @MonkeyBoo 3 роки тому +969

    “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits
    It should be in this list!

    • @ThomasTallant
      @ThomasTallant 3 роки тому +8

      I'm still really torn about the missing verse....

    • @vstrmrk
      @vstrmrk 3 роки тому +25

      There is no speaker loud enough to handle that first riff

    • @ThomasTallant
      @ThomasTallant 3 роки тому +4

      @@vstrmrk nicely said

    • @trishacorcoran6413
      @trishacorcoran6413 3 роки тому +3

      yeah it really should

    • @trishacorcoran6413
      @trishacorcoran6413 3 роки тому +6

      its a honorable mention but should be on the list

  • @levon1176
    @levon1176 5 років тому +3026

    I can’t get no satisfaction from this list

  • @Snuffzy
    @Snuffzy 4 роки тому +859

    The honourable mentions make more of a good list than the actual list.

  • @zackthompson2326
    @zackthompson2326 4 роки тому +910

    Stairway to heaven, dream on, iron man, thunderstruck, smells like teen spirit all shoulda been on this list

    • @slap-ft3tp
      @slap-ft3tp 4 роки тому +32

      Zack Thompson not smells like teen spirit. The rest I sort of agree

    • @a.j.s98
      @a.j.s98 4 роки тому +28

      Kurwa smells like teen spirit is more recognisable and iconic than dream on and stairway to heaven

    • @aaebsssb9914
      @aaebsssb9914 4 роки тому +14

      A.J.S Nirvana sucks so much i hate smells like teem spirit so much

    • @aaebsssb9914
      @aaebsssb9914 4 роки тому +27

      A.J.S Stairway to heaven is 10x more recognisable

    • @a.j.s98
      @a.j.s98 4 роки тому +8

      Dr moist 69 when you think nirvana you think smells like teen spirit. When you think led zeppelin you think immigrant song and black dog not stairway to heaven

  • @matthewtaylor1785
    @matthewtaylor1785 3 роки тому +622

    “Money for Nothing” is a requirement when talking about the best riffs. I can never get that one out of my head.

    • @jasonouellette2436
      @jasonouellette2436 3 роки тому +13

      No doubt. One of the top 5 riffs of all time

    • @Xxrocknrollgod
      @Xxrocknrollgod 3 роки тому

      Na

    • @freddiequeenfriendschannel2533
      @freddiequeenfriendschannel2533 3 роки тому +3

      and .... the guitar riff of BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, and that Brian May executes with precision and accuracy being that one of the most difficult riffs to execute first because it is very long and lasts 2 minutes! but my dear watch mojo in spanish you were wrong, it is not from Brian May, it is from Freddie. yes gentlemen, Bohemian Rhapsody was written and composed in its entirety, by our dear Freddie. Lo ejecuta Brian obviamente, pero lo presentaste como un riff de Brian May.

    • @freddiequeenfriendschannel2533
      @freddiequeenfriendschannel2533 3 роки тому

      @@jasonouellette2436 but there is a small drawback ... a small error, and in composers to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Freddie did the riff for Bohemian Rhapsody. That song is entirely his. I would have liked Let it say look here is an interesting fact, the riff of the 20th century song, it was not composed by a guitarist, on the contrary, it made the guitars cry, Mr. Freddie Mercury (Meteor in his spare hours, ). Meteorite in his free hours, Precisely who made the papers to give him that name, in tribute to his great friend.

    • @mughizal
      @mughizal 3 роки тому

      @@jasonouellette2436 pppp

  • @MinecraftGuy5145
    @MinecraftGuy5145 5 років тому +1445

    Yo guys I found this track called Stairway To Heaven, it's not bad lol

    • @pruthvidinesh9846
      @pruthvidinesh9846 5 років тому +57

      U do know that song is considered one of the greatest Rock songs of all time?

    • @nathanhull8302
      @nathanhull8302 4 роки тому +119

      Pruthvi Dinesh I’m assuming he was being sarcastic because that song is one of the most iconic but yet wasn’t included in this list. Basically watch mojo made it seem like some nobody song so hes being sarcastic by following up with how he just found out about that “underrated” song

    • @kickhul710
      @kickhul710 4 роки тому +33

      Pruthvi Dinesh r/wooosh

    • @TheOnilink1230
      @TheOnilink1230 4 роки тому +11

      Clearly CM was expressing the clear injustice of stairway not being in the top 10 let alone an honorable mention. Especially because WM clearly know who the zep are!

    • @gkb4401
      @gkb4401 4 роки тому +3

      @@pruthvidinesh9846 fuck you bullshit

  • @waifu_6399
    @waifu_6399 5 років тому +1027

    Watch Mojo: (puts Nirvana in intro, doesn't mention it)
    Nirvana: "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @krisfrederick5001
      @krisfrederick5001 5 років тому +7

      I didn't even see them in the intro, I didn't think they'd make the list when I saw what was #10

    • @blackpearl2341
      @blackpearl2341 5 років тому +3

      A 'mind blowing' joke

    • @INFAMOUSeddie707
      @INFAMOUSeddie707 5 років тому +7

      I hate Nirvana and I live in Seattle LOL

    • @phishfearme2
      @phishfearme2 5 років тому +1

      "Am I a joke to you?" - yes

    • @Luka-zi9kv
      @Luka-zi9kv 5 років тому +3

      Yes, they are

  • @nolanharrison798
    @nolanharrison798 5 років тому +287

    4:09 SMOOOOOOTH AS FRICK TRANSITION

  • @itsme9679
    @itsme9679 3 роки тому +217

    Watch mojo: Do you agree with our list ?
    Everyone: where do I start ?

    • @michaelb9537
      @michaelb9537 3 роки тому +6

      Best place to start: what’s a riff

    • @pin-starfish8931
      @pin-starfish8931 3 роки тому +2

      @@michaelb9537 and what a guitar is

    • @thomasglynn2282
      @thomasglynn2282 3 роки тому +5

      When they put GVF in the worst snl performance I realized their lists are not a true representation of what rock fans know and love.

    • @terrijaeger9679
      @terrijaeger9679 3 роки тому +2

      @@michaelb9537 A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music; it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition.

    • @ethanprince356
      @ethanprince356 3 роки тому +2

      Best place to start: fuck off you fucking amateurs

  • @Hydrolysis_Moment
    @Hydrolysis_Moment 5 років тому +1561

    Honorable mentions are better than the actual list lol

    • @denniscowe3289
      @denniscowe3289 5 років тому +7

      Tox- ic in other news, the sky is blue

    • @rickmatthews3487
      @rickmatthews3487 5 років тому +1

      Agreed

    • @austinmorris2647
      @austinmorris2647 5 років тому +12

      Ikr? Trooper gets an honorable mention? Are they showing us videos or trolling us?

    • @MetalDetroit
      @MetalDetroit 5 років тому

      Tox- ic What would you remove from the list ?

    • @georgeshotzbarger3955
      @georgeshotzbarger3955 5 років тому +5

      Roger that! Mark & the Straits were SO cheated.

  • @astrallixr6605
    @astrallixr6605 4 роки тому +188

    Watchmojo: *Talks about Randy Rhoads*
    Also Watchmojo: *Shows Brad Gillis*

    • @ALLMETAL1970
      @ALLMETAL1970 4 роки тому +22

      Randy is too good to be showed on such a shitty channel

    • @frid6277
      @frid6277 3 роки тому

      @@ALLMETAL1970 agreed

    • @HelenaHandBaskett1
      @HelenaHandBaskett1 3 роки тому

      I thought the same thing!!!!

    • @stevezellmer6695
      @stevezellmer6695 3 роки тому

      Agreed, boo to watchmojo

    • @JiraTheFreak
      @JiraTheFreak 3 роки тому +1

      Well, there's not really much videos with Randy. Fucking thank you, Sharon!

  • @matheuslobato9212
    @matheuslobato9212 4 роки тому +260

    Watch mojo: master of puppets #9
    Metallica: am I a joke for you

    • @gabifrancis7414
      @gabifrancis7414 4 роки тому +2

      It’s really sad because that is one of there most popular song

    • @beefaveli3443
      @beefaveli3443 4 роки тому +30

      This list should be all metallica.
      10. Wherever I may roam
      9. Seek & Destroy
      8. And justice for all
      7. Ride the lightning
      6. For whom the bell tolls
      5. Nothing else matters
      4. Fade to black
      3. Master of puppets
      2. Welcome home sanitarium
      1. ONE!!!

    • @TheOnilink1230
      @TheOnilink1230 4 роки тому +5

      @@beefaveli3443 ONE as number 1 is more of a right answer than saying the absolute value of 1 plus the absolute value of 1 is 2 (if we are only using base 10)

    • @gcar5214
      @gcar5214 4 роки тому

      Master of puppets is not only sick to listen to but it’s relatively easy to play it you can get the down picking right

    • @thiccochet
      @thiccochet 4 роки тому +4

      @@beefaveli3443 They should've replaced Master of Puppets with something else and just done a separate video for Metallica riffs instead

  • @nybsfp7486
    @nybsfp7486 2 роки тому +85

    Not a Clapton fan by any means…and definitely a metal head…but Layla gets my vote for best riff of all time. It’s just untouchable.

    • @nirj5991
      @nirj5991 Рік тому

      it's really more of a lick

    • @willemsikkema3604
      @willemsikkema3604 Рік тому

      And I’m my opinion just unlistenable. A whining boring song.

  • @Santhillanna014
    @Santhillanna014 10 років тому +117

    My Opinion
    10. Rock You Like A Hurrakine
    9. Paranoid
    8. Layla
    7. Whole Lotta Love
    6. Crazy Train
    5. Back In Black
    4. Voodoo Child
    3. Johnny B Goode
    2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
    1. Smoke On The Water

    • @moonmoon4893
      @moonmoon4893 9 років тому

      I'm happy for you Santiago and Imma let you finish but No one like you (Sorpions) has the best riff of all the time!!

    • @Santhillanna014
      @Santhillanna014 9 років тому

      Sara Sapphire Is Excellent, but not most important as this.

    • @moonmoon4893
      @moonmoon4893 9 років тому

      Important, maybe not, but damn! the riff is orgasmic!

    • @Santhillanna014
      @Santhillanna014 9 років тому

      Sara Sapphire Well, that is just your opinion.
      Because everyone thinks different, for example from me, the best riff on electric guitar is Shine On You Crazy Diamond of Pink Floyd, and I did not included on this list.

    • @moonmoon4893
      @moonmoon4893 9 років тому

      I'm talking about *only* Scorpions songs.

  • @kingjohnny4314
    @kingjohnny4314 4 роки тому +356

    No thunderstruck, eye of the tiger, smells like teen spirit, dream on, johnny b Goode, nothing by the Beatles or queen and sweet child of mine is an honorable mention WHAT?!???
    Edit: i would have switched back in black and whole lotta love for thunderstruck and immigrant song. Also helter skelter/day tripper on the list at least honerable mention

  • @samsipprell7676
    @samsipprell7676 4 роки тому +373

    "only Jimi Hendrix was really capable of producing it"
    SRV: "am I a joke to you?"

    • @stingpingking4040
      @stingpingking4040 4 роки тому

      Sam S stevie left the chat

    • @naimsguitarandoutdooradven1261
      @naimsguitarandoutdooradven1261 4 роки тому +6

      Stevie played it a lot better

    • @frans9933
      @frans9933 4 роки тому +1

      R.I.P to both of those legends

    • @tamibrandt
      @tamibrandt 4 роки тому +1

      Just as well... in the top 10 underrated guitarists, SRV wasn't even mentioned either. But they mentioned EVH

    • @AbinavV06
      @AbinavV06 4 роки тому +1

      @@naimsguitarandoutdooradven1261 No Jimi = No Stevie

  • @jafl1971
    @jafl1971 3 роки тому +3

    My best guitar riffs:
    Ozzy Osbourne- I Don't Know
    Iron Maiden- Aces High
    Loudness - Crazy Nights
    Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
    Whitesnake- Still Of The Night
    Dokken- In My Dreams
    Ratt- Lay It Down
    Motley Crue- Looks That Kill
    Dio- We Rock
    Rush- Limelight
    Judas Priest- Breaking The Law
    Black Sabbath- Iron Man
    Van Halen - Runing With The Devil
    Poison- Talk Dirty To Me
    Cinderella- Gipsy Road
    Saxon- Denim and Leather
    Accept- Balls to the Wall
    Survivor- Eye of the Tiger
    Toto- Hold The Line
    Foreigner- Feels Like The First Time
    Heart- Barracuda
    Stryper- Soldiers Under Command

  • @MetalMonkey
    @MetalMonkey 5 років тому +395

    Sweet Child O' Mine is just an honourable Mention? WTF?

    • @letshaveit6058
      @letshaveit6058 4 роки тому +2

      Queen

    • @drewlbers
      @drewlbers 4 роки тому +10

      That riff makes me want to chop off my ears

    • @chunkymonkey5458
      @chunkymonkey5458 4 роки тому +8

      Oodibigah fair but everyone knows it and it’s so iconic it should at least be on the list

    • @chunkymonkey5458
      @chunkymonkey5458 4 роки тому +4

      Yoda _ woah chill😂😂

    • @grahamhannah2108
      @grahamhannah2108 4 роки тому +2

      GNR sucks so an honorable mention is more than it deserves.

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 6 років тому +706

    Riff #2 Crazy Train. That's Brad Gillis in the video, not Randy Rhoads, lol.

    • @ericelzea9035
      @ericelzea9035 6 років тому +26

      fucking Sharon cant even let Randy take the credit

    • @stevenvictx
      @stevenvictx 6 років тому +21

      Sad thing is they showed him in the intro of the countdown

    • @griffinsdr1811
      @griffinsdr1811 6 років тому

      Guitar Lessons - EASY TO LEARN BobbyCrispy something seemed off when I saw the pink strat

    • @stewiegriffin4
      @stewiegriffin4 6 років тому +10

      And sweet Child o' mine isn't a riff

    • @jacksonfloyd5929
      @jacksonfloyd5929 6 років тому

      I saw that!

  • @phreemynd
    @phreemynd 5 років тому +399

    This is a top 10 most POPULAR guitar riffs for people who don't really know guitar or rock music .

    • @Businessmobilewebdesign
      @Businessmobilewebdesign 5 років тому +18

      Really! How the fk 'Satisfaction' made the list let alone #1 is pathetic.

    • @mwilliamson7533
      @mwilliamson7533 5 років тому +8

      @@Businessmobilewebdesign because a lot of people like it and the stones. Satisfaction was also the first song i learned on guitar.

    • @daveparsley6849
      @daveparsley6849 5 років тому +17

      In all fairness any TOP 10 list in any artistic category is purely speculative and subjective unless based on a verifiable, documented variable such as sales, etc.

    • @mikeabler2978
      @mikeabler2978 5 років тому +11

      I don't see 'Johnny B. Goode' on here, that's like one of the most famous riffs of all time.

    • @josericotaconachoquesadill9496
      @josericotaconachoquesadill9496 5 років тому +2

      @@mwilliamson7533 btw I really like satisfaction, its a really good song. But I get what he means it's not that hard of song to play.

  • @ryanb33n
    @ryanb33n 3 роки тому +76

    Name a person who hears the opening to Sweet Home Alabama and doesn’t know exactly what song it is

  • @themess7528
    @themess7528 5 років тому +187

    Well done you just offended the whole fricking guitar community

    • @meep9231
      @meep9231 4 роки тому +3

      , not just the guitar community the rock community

    • @m.e.bentoo2271
      @m.e.bentoo2271 4 роки тому

      Not 'frickin' but pickin' and yer rite !

  • @ChrisBrown-jp1hi
    @ChrisBrown-jp1hi 4 роки тому +230

    Thunderstruck, Barracuda and Spirit of Radio all deserve at least an honorable mention

    • @falconmain8616
      @falconmain8616 3 роки тому +1

      Smells like teen spirit was the first song showed lol

    • @warrentompkins912
      @warrentompkins912 2 роки тому

      damb straight

    • @bricefleckenstein9666
      @bricefleckenstein9666 2 роки тому +5

      Barracuda definitely.
      Thunderstruck - honorable mention if AC/DC didn't already have a better riff on the list.

    • @frankmaeder4358
      @frankmaeder4358 2 роки тому +2

      well, at least back in black is on the list. i wouldhave chosen a different one from the band, but still, they are there and sure deserve it

    • @owenb7823
      @owenb7823 2 роки тому +3

      Spirit of the radio absolutely

  • @nunornogueira
    @nunornogueira 8 років тому +353

    Led Zeppelin - Kashmir or Immigrant Song

  • @tbreezy8681
    @tbreezy8681 3 роки тому +358

    The fact that stairway to heaven wasn’t on the list or even an honourable mention is a tragedy

    • @iplayroblox2317
      @iplayroblox2317 3 роки тому +8

      That’s prob because it’s acoustic

    • @tbreezy8681
      @tbreezy8681 3 роки тому +16

      @@iplayroblox2317 He didn’t play that song on an acoustic he played it on his double neck with the twelve string.

    • @joaoferreiradealmeida1102
      @joaoferreiradealmeida1102 3 роки тому +28

      My favourite band is led zeppelin!
      But stairway to heaven is not a riff

    • @iplayroblox2317
      @iplayroblox2317 3 роки тому +3

      @@tbreezy8681 wasn’t that live

    • @tbreezy8681
      @tbreezy8681 3 роки тому +6

      @@joaoferreiradealmeida1102 no the whole song is not a riff I’m just talking about the first riff it’s iconic

  • @philipwieman9955
    @philipwieman9955 4 роки тому +122

    “Weve excluded instrumentals” Me: there goes eruption

    • @frederikschulp
      @frederikschulp 3 роки тому +9

      Eruption is not a riff but a solo

    • @frid6277
      @frid6277 3 роки тому +2

      They even showed it in the beginning
      And I was sad when they said that cause the excluded goat by polypha with is the hardest riff

    • @HellhammerSS
      @HellhammerSS 3 роки тому

      Yeppers urgh

    • @Xxrocknrollgod
      @Xxrocknrollgod 3 роки тому

      Not a riff ..

  • @esoteric5277
    @esoteric5277 6 років тому +759

    I guess by 'best' they mean 'instantly recognizable by most' ...

    • @rinozisa9396
      @rinozisa9396 6 років тому +41

      I mean out of 1000s of different bands there are so many riffs to choose from, a true definitive top 10 list would be impossible.

    • @paulmc3457
      @paulmc3457 6 років тому +5

      Exactly, they should give their heads a good shake, What is this list, and where is SRV?😬

    • @tdbass2968
      @tdbass2968 6 років тому +2

      Yea seems more like that rather than the "best". Certainly difficult to boil it down to 10 best since highly subjective but some here probably don't belong. Eric Clapton?? No freaking way that's in the top 10 and I would say probably not even in the top 100. The Kinks is very questionable also.

    • @tfriddo
      @tfriddo 6 років тому +5

      they didnt say the best they said the top 10 ("most signature" "most memorable" and "most skilled")

    • @tdbass2968
      @tdbass2968 6 років тому +3

      @@tfriddo most signature or skilled? Come on then Metallica doesn't belong here at all (they didn't anyway). They have none of that and can't even hear the guitars through all the noise to really put any defining label on it... besides noise I guess.

  • @JosePabloOrellanaMedrano
    @JosePabloOrellanaMedrano 7 років тому +463

    Top 10 guitar riffs? Theres too many to make just a top 10. You can get a top 20 just from Black Sabbath... what about a top 1000?

    • @tkb667
      @tkb667 6 років тому +2

      itsPayo6802 I feel like a top 50 that quickly goes through it would have to many of the same artists tho. I mean you have Prince, ACDC and so many more people/bands who are famous for gutair/riffs.

    • @DeRen179
      @DeRen179 6 років тому +1

      Yep and add at least 20 from Slayer 🤘
      Top 10 is just way too small to put in all the best riffs. Should be top 100 at least.

    • @stevenmorgan7767
      @stevenmorgan7767 6 років тому

      itsPayo6802 (l.p.

    • @ferdinandstrau3513
      @ferdinandstrau3513 6 років тому +1

      Another 20 from Iron Maiden easy

    • @gurbindersekhon8240
      @gurbindersekhon8240 5 років тому

      Iommi might accidentally play twenty if he feels like

  • @jesuscalderon6809
    @jesuscalderon6809 3 роки тому +14

    Like many of you out there, I also have some favorites that are not included in the list but, for most of the picks I agree. Van Halen's Jump, The Guess Who's American Woman, Jethro Tull's Aqualung, The Hollies' Cool Long Woman; also La Grange by ZZTop or Purple Haze by you know who may have at least been mentioned, but all this is so subjective and depends on taste and favoritism. There will never be a list on which we all concur.

  • @frandsenphilip1
    @frandsenphilip1 6 років тому +52

    As a guitar player, I have to say that Chuck Berry's "Johnny B Goode" riff (which actually he used variants of in many songs) is ESSENTIAL. So much in rock depends on that riff, that it's inexplicable.

    • @uspsdaveable
      @uspsdaveable 5 років тому +2

      Philip Frandsen , for me he’s The Godfather of Rock Guitar,

    • @bullkellhofer8157
      @bullkellhofer8157 5 років тому +2

      I agree with you. The Beatles and the Stones both talked about the influence of Chuck Berry.

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 5 років тому +1

      Totally agree with you, burst the list is not the most influential, but rather the greatest, & usually the first attempts at something are not the greatest

  • @anthonysclafani3963
    @anthonysclafani3963 6 років тому +431

    *No Johnny B. Goode?* Not even an honorable mention? I'd put it at least in the top 3, Chuck Berry literally invented rock & roll. Basically every guitarist that came after him was influenced by him. I'm shocked Johnny B. Goode wasn't at least in the top 5, but not even giving it an honorable mention? Really?

    • @larryfrito
      @larryfrito 6 років тому +1

      Anthony Sclafani has a

    • @PrivateParticular
      @PrivateParticular 6 років тому +25

      Buddy, he’s at the very beginning

    • @taino1968
      @taino1968 6 років тому +2

      Man ....im with you 100%

    • @joehood2851
      @joehood2851 6 років тому +5

      He did not invent rock and roll. Rock and roll is a blending of blues and country western. Without those 3 piece cw bands it never happens.

    • @Mrtin2501
      @Mrtin2501 6 років тому +1

      Agreed!

  • @jamestisdale6345
    @jamestisdale6345 9 років тому +124

    Sweet Child O Mine is great in everyway possible. dont know why its only an honorable mention.

    • @ryanjaipaul
      @ryanjaipaul 9 років тому +1

      I feel the same way

    • @bobbybongo5918
      @bobbybongo5918 9 років тому +1

      It's no.1 on most lists!

    • @g-dzentri6740
      @g-dzentri6740 8 років тому +1

      sweet child o mine solo influenced evryone who ia new to guitar

    • @User-xw6kd
      @User-xw6kd 8 років тому +1

      I agree

    • @Dude105tanki
      @Dude105tanki 8 років тому

      +James Tisdale probably because it was played the s*it out of

  • @vstrmrk
    @vstrmrk 3 роки тому +98

    “Money For Nothing” should be on this list, there’s no speaker in the world loud enough for that intro riff.

  • @zooterjr
    @zooterjr 4 роки тому +39

    My top 10:
    10. Back in black
    9. Day Tripper
    8. Stairway
    7. Can’t get no satisfaction
    6. Sweet Child
    5. I Feel Fine
    4. 7 Nation Army
    3. Do I Wanna Know
    2. Hey Bulldog
    1. She’s So Heavy
    I know 4 of these are Beatles riffs, but you gotta say they were great

    • @billyshears3775
      @billyshears3775 2 роки тому +1

      I agree with you.

    • @E_V878
      @E_V878 2 роки тому +5

      Money for Nothing has the single greatest opening riff of all time imo

    • @zooterjr
      @zooterjr 2 роки тому

      @@E_V878 it’s up there. Also… with a year more of music listening experience, I can say that 4 Beatles riffs don’t belong on that list. I had just recently gotten into them at the time and I thought that everything they did was great. I still do, but none those 4 are in my top 10 anymore. 😂😂

    • @deliverant9375
      @deliverant9375 2 роки тому +1

      @@E_V878 sultans of swing is a better mark knopfler riff

    • @lordcarter9593
      @lordcarter9593 Рік тому

      List would be perfect if it had “ 4:11 dire straits money for nothing “

  • @elitiller8790
    @elitiller8790 5 років тому +472

    Stairway to heaven, Dream On, Thunderstruck?
    Stairway is literally referred to as the forbidden riff ‘cause it’s so overplayed lol.

    • @boblawblaw6875
      @boblawblaw6875 5 років тому

      Eli Tiller only one song per artist.

    • @tweedypatrol2913
      @tweedypatrol2913 5 років тому +2

      Why isn’t through the fire and the flames by dragon force on there?!

    • @elitiller8790
      @elitiller8790 5 років тому +2

      BarredToaster4556387 K, ok buddy
      1. The intro to Stairway IS a riff
      2. I’m aware, but what I’m saying is that they could’ve chosen Stairway to Heaven over Whole Lotta Love

    • @nicolasmorillo5328
      @nicolasmorillo5328 5 років тому

      Really? For me it's Back In Black.

    • @elitiller8790
      @elitiller8790 5 років тому

      random booster101 yeah I really was directing it more towards stairway and dream on, thunderstruck just popped into mind, the riff is a lot more memorable to me I guess lol

  • @watermelon9808
    @watermelon9808 4 роки тому +238

    Me: I know this list is wrong
    *clicks anyway*

    • @stepladder3257
      @stepladder3257 3 роки тому +1

      Ikr, i must end this habit

    • @jesuscalderon6809
      @jesuscalderon6809 3 роки тому

      Well, share your list... Let's see what people think of your picks. You might be right

    • @watermelon9808
      @watermelon9808 3 роки тому +2

      @@jesuscalderon6809 I’ll probably be wrong also

    • @christian9146
      @christian9146 3 роки тому +1

      There are so many good riffs than your favourites

  • @Boggllez
    @Boggllez 3 роки тому +34

    Shine on you crazy diamond still gives me goosebumps when gilmour plays that note

  • @aggelosm.9125
    @aggelosm.9125 4 роки тому +195

    Dire Straits ''Money for Nothing" shoulda been at least 3rd and not just a honorable mention

  • @cehrriins123
    @cehrriins123 9 років тому +204

    Why is no one saying anything about the Ozzy Osbourne footage? The narrator is talking about Randy Rhoads' guitar work... but the footage is Ozzy playing with frigging Brad Gillis! Rhoads wrote the damn riff and it's not like video doesn't exist of him playing this song. Gillis is awesome and everything, but Mojo, just make sure you're using footage of the artist you're talking about, alright?

    • @paolocavalli7
      @paolocavalli7 9 років тому +6

      THANK YOU! RIP RANDY

    • @jakominiful
      @jakominiful 9 років тому +5

      Well done Erin!!!! I just watched this and was appalled by the Crazy Train video clip as you were. How the hell do you honor someones guitar work with a video of someone else playing it?????? ESPECIALLY, when there are plenty of video clips of Randy. Sometimes, WATCH MOJO has their head up their ass.

    • @anodizingstatic
      @anodizingstatic 9 років тому +2

      ***** Yeah...it didn't sound like Randy either. Close but I knew something was off...Randy never played strats live and that was a dead giveaway. It was always the polka dot V or creme Les Paul.

    • @shikalakabum
      @shikalakabum 9 років тому +3

      they could've used crazy train video from after hours. live with randy

    • @MrChadhannahs
      @MrChadhannahs 9 років тому +5

      I scrolled thru comments to c if anyone mentioned the footage of crazy train..... Yes younger viewers that wasn't the almighty Randy roads!!! C'mon mojo Wtf???!!?!!

  • @DanielDwightMusic
    @DanielDwightMusic 5 років тому +226

    Sweet child "o" mine should've been number 1. When you hear that riff, you either jump for joy or roll your eyes; but EVERYONE knows that one!

    • @Corehinduism
      @Corehinduism 5 років тому +4

      Agreed..love from India

    • @bobstalder7278
      @bobstalder7278 4 роки тому +17

      It sucks

    • @Corehinduism
      @Corehinduism 4 роки тому +6

      @@bobstalder7278 fuck u

    • @FreakishPower
      @FreakishPower 4 роки тому +16

      Most annoying piece of guitar work of all time. Made me want to jump off a building every time I heard it.

    • @bobstalder7278
      @bobstalder7278 4 роки тому

      @@Corehinduism Fuck U 2.. It still sucks

  • @thomasrobinson182
    @thomasrobinson182 3 роки тому +1

    MIA: Rolling Stones 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', Byrds ' Eight Miles High', Who 'I Can't Explain', Deep Purple 'Burn', Chicago '25 Or 6 To 4', Beatles 'I Feel Fine'.

  • @TheGeneralMod
    @TheGeneralMod 5 років тому +69

    Layla rift is just so beautiful. Bad list still though XD

  • @jackalvonstone250
    @jackalvonstone250 5 років тому +292

    I think Kashmir could have been Led Zeppelin 's song.

    • @dynjarren5454
      @dynjarren5454 5 років тому +2

      The Ocean

    • @jackalvonstone250
      @jackalvonstone250 5 років тому

      @@dynjarren5454 I think that has a good riff as well, but Kashmir and Whole Lotta Love are more well known.

    • @jackalvonstone250
      @jackalvonstone250 5 років тому

      @@dynjarren5454 It's probably also my favorite song from Houses of the Holy.

    • @bluze
      @bluze 5 років тому

      Thank you

    • @nickty4
      @nickty4 5 років тому

      Probably stolen

  • @Mofokkachris
    @Mofokkachris 8 років тому +70

    If you're going to talk about Randy Rhoads, you might want to use actual footage of him and not Brad Gillis butchering his solo..just saying.

    • @jpistolas
      @jpistolas 5 років тому +4

      Butcher? Gillis is no joke! Granted no RR but still.....

    • @chrisb9257
      @chrisb9257 5 років тому +2

      Yeah, I think its harsh to say he butchered it, especially since he had practically no time to learn the entire setlist. But the point is well taken about the video. I'm certain nobody at WatchMojo knows that's not Randy in the shots they showed.

    • @thomasrusselgall327
      @thomasrusselgall327 5 років тому +1

      i was confused also...
      kinda sounded like Randy, but i kept
      seeing Brad...

  • @docproc144
    @docproc144 Рік тому +15

    “Money for Nothing” is definitely up there for greatest riff ever. Some of my favorites though are Black Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” and Dio’s “Straight Through the Heart.”

  • @therealbricker
    @therealbricker 7 років тому +34

    My top 10, using riffs from this list.
    10. You Really Got Me
    9. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
    8. Master Of Puppets
    7. Back In Black
    6. Paranoid
    5. The Trooper
    4. Money For Nothing
    3. Sweet Child O’ Mine
    2. Crazy Train
    HN: Layla, Whole Lotta Love, Ain’t Talking ‘bout Love, Holy Wars... The Punishment Due, Sunshine Of Your Love, Seven Nation Army, (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.
    1. Smoke On The Water

  • @charizardmaster13
    @charizardmaster13 7 років тому +34

    4:07 that transition from paranoid to back in black tho

    • @andrewh978
      @andrewh978 6 років тому +3

      I was hoping someone was gonna comment about that lol. It was so fluid

    • @andjustjizzforall
      @andjustjizzforall 6 років тому +1

      Yeah at first I thought it was Highway To Hell but then quickly realised.

  • @loganperry6407
    @loganperry6407 7 років тому +340

    This list could've just been Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix

    • @joshuabean1279
      @joshuabean1279 7 років тому +6

      Logan Perry which would've been perfectly fine

    • @onlyone2848
      @onlyone2848 7 років тому +1

      You're prosto not in course. The best riff is in K Crimsion's "21-st Century Schizoid Man". The rests are kids. But Led Zepp, Jimi and objectively DP's "Smoke on the Water" in favour. Talents are not drunk.

    • @betosouza8074
      @betosouza8074 7 років тому +4

      Ok, but let´s put some Iommi´s riffs

    • @DrDrewRulez
      @DrDrewRulez 7 років тому

      I was literally coming to the comment section to say this exact thing word for word. Weird

    • @chasr1843
      @chasr1843 7 років тому +6

      It also could have been just Kieth Richards

  • @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf
    @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf 3 роки тому +32

    I'm glad to see Iron Maiden and The Trooper get any acknowledgement, as they often get far too little, but I think they really should have made the top 10!

  • @TheLumberjack2015
    @TheLumberjack2015 5 років тому +22

    That transition between Paranoid and Back in Black. You just got a like WatchMojo.

  • @MetalSonicBricks
    @MetalSonicBricks 5 років тому +16

    Most people in the comments don't seem to know what a riff is: It's a phrase that's repeated all through a song, a simple motif that is the basis of the song.
    There's no riff on tracks like "Eruption" or "Hotel California", or "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" (except maybe the iconic "4 notes", but I see it as a theme more than a riff) . "Ain't Talk About Love", "Life in the Fast Lane" or "In The Flesh?" are riff based.

    • @JustMe-ld2cu
      @JustMe-ld2cu 5 років тому

      MetalSonic you mean like TNT by ac/dc. Missing from this list too

    • @billiey61
      @billiey61 5 років тому

      how about aqualung by Tull.

    • @MetalSonicBricks
      @MetalSonicBricks 5 років тому

      @@billiey61 one of my favorites!

    • @jessejive117
      @jessejive117 5 років тому

      MetalSonic A rift doesn’t have to be repeated throughout the song that’s more of a hook and a hook is a Rift but yeah they were getting guitar parts or guitar solos mixed up with riffs lol

  • @fabianr.1295
    @fabianr.1295 8 років тому +190

    Breaking The Law by Judas Priest

    • @reggiefleming7712
      @reggiefleming7712 8 років тому

      amen to that
      1984 wls rockfest Chicago

    • @wowdogeful
      @wowdogeful 8 років тому +2

      Breaking The Law is good, but I personally like Living After Midnight and You've Got Another Thing Coming more.

    • @nk7aa
      @nk7aa 8 років тому

      ɷɷɷ I Have Watcheddd Thissss Moviee Leakedddd Versionn Hereee : - t.co/RlKbv1hghK

    • @wowdogeful
      @wowdogeful 8 років тому +3

      Max Ward
      Painkiller is legendary, no questions asked. I think it got its status from Halford's singing skills and not the unique riff though.

    • @joshxms2260
      @joshxms2260 8 років тому +1

      dat boi from a guitarist, I'd say the riff is a bit generic and BABYMETAL ruined the vocals, however the drums are phenomenal from start to finish

  • @DavidfromBA
    @DavidfromBA 2 роки тому +1

    *Here in alphabetical order are just a few bands that could have made the honorable mention list, if not the top ten:*
    Boston ("Smokin'")
    David Bowie ("Moonage Daydream", "Suffragette City", "Rebel Rebel")
    Eddie Cochran ("Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else")
    Alice Cooper ("I'm Eighteen", "Muscle of Love", "Cold Ethyl")
    Kiss ("Black Diamond", "Parasite", "Detroit Rock City")
    Mountain ("Mississippi Queen")
    Elvis Presley ("Jailhouse Rock")
    The Sex Pistols ("God Save the Queen", "Anarchy in the UK", "Problems")
    The Stooges ("Search and Destroy", "Gimme Danger", "Raw Power")
    The Who ("Pinball Wizard", "My Generation")

  • @Batlise
    @Batlise 5 років тому +66

    Stevie Ray Vaughn did incredible justice to Jimmy Hendrex’s “Voodoo Child”.

    • @dukeronveauxdd1985
      @dukeronveauxdd1985 5 років тому +3

      Legend

    • @conormurphy4328
      @conormurphy4328 4 роки тому +4

      His version of little wing is great

    • @elsock5851
      @elsock5851 4 роки тому +1

      *Jimi Hendrix*

    • @alanontthe1105
      @alanontthe1105 2 роки тому

      SRV brought Jimi back for too short of time . Incredible talent.

    • @Tmoon47
      @Tmoon47 2 роки тому

      Stevie also did "Superstition" some fantastic justice!

  • @IkmelAAA
    @IkmelAAA 8 років тому +294

    Do yourselves a favour a listen to the riff on The Rolling Stones' Can't You Hear Me Knocking, instead of Satisfaction.

    • @MrKjohnson123
      @MrKjohnson123 8 років тому +8

      Or Start Me Up.Or Beast of Burden.

    • @mrDK1951
      @mrDK1951 8 років тому +12

      Thank you, thank you. One of Keith's best opening riffs and seldom, if ever, mentioned in any all time list. But Mr. Richards had so many great ones it's hard to choose.

    • @aaronliddell5564
      @aaronliddell5564 8 років тому +4

      Ikmel A.A.A. One of my absolute favorite songs man!!! I made my new band learn it!! You got cocaine eyes.. .and I thought they said "you got nasty boots". So I make my singer say it. Hahah

    • @jayrothmeyer8218
      @jayrothmeyer8218 8 років тому +7

      Ikmel A.A.A. lisa fiisher gimme shelter

    • @aaronliddell5564
      @aaronliddell5564 8 років тому +3

      Can't forget Ronnie wood though. Love faces stuff where he was able to not be in Richards shadow.
      Watch the live video of I'm Losing You - love it.

  • @vgames89
    @vgames89 9 років тому +81

    I would give don't fear the reaper at least an honorable mention.

    • @whutzat
      @whutzat 9 років тому +5

      vgames89 MORE COWBELL!

    • @lovisa4680
      @lovisa4680 9 років тому

      +vgames89 thank you

  • @Reorganiser
    @Reorganiser 3 роки тому +1

    Alive-Pearl Jam
    Fly away-Lenny Kravitz
    La grange-ZZ Top
    Heart Shaped Box-Nirvana
    Snow-RHCP
    Smooth-Santana
    More than a feeling-Boston
    And I guess we don't have to talk about Money for nothing

  • @avinavpradhan657
    @avinavpradhan657 5 років тому +204

    Sweet child of mine, Money for Nothing, Sunshine of your love and the most popular of em all Seven nation army not in the list. High on what?

    • @mike_404
      @mike_404 5 років тому +4

      How is seven nation army more popular than sweet child o’mine 😂

    • @nyanzigamer3929
      @nyanzigamer3929 5 років тому +2

      MichaelTheGamer 2.0 well uncultured swines are more likely to recognize seven nation army than sweet child o mine

    • @mike_404
      @mike_404 5 років тому +2

      NyanZi Gamer oof

    • @Boubrowse
      @Boubrowse 5 років тому +1

      Hm, a better question is why they didn't put in Ocean Man by Ween instead of any Ozzy Black Sabbath

    • @Boubrowse
      @Boubrowse 5 років тому

      @@nyanzigamer3929 it would've been wiser to get something from the good Black Sabbath rather than the druggie BS

  • @dennisanderson7034
    @dennisanderson7034 5 років тому +106

    Were is Eruption? Freebird? One? Crossroads? Mister Crowley? Surfin USA? Anything David Gilmour or Brian May?

    • @kevinmoore2076
      @kevinmoore2076 5 років тому

      9

    • @benkeane9889
      @benkeane9889 5 років тому +9

      Dennis Anderson Are you aware of the difference between a riff and a solo??

    • @bensagal-morris8072
      @bensagal-morris8072 5 років тому +5

      Dennis Anderson Those are solos my man.

    • @mah_lick67
      @mah_lick67 5 років тому +1

      Eruption,freebird, one is a solo David Gilmore, Brian may are guitarist and

    • @rodrigoyaeggy9440
      @rodrigoyaeggy9440 5 років тому +5

      Queen and pink floyd are better with their solos than with their riffs

  • @MonkeyBoo
    @MonkeyBoo 4 роки тому +222

    This the worst top 10 you guys have ever chosen

    • @jeanruiz6298
      @jeanruiz6298 4 роки тому +3

      @thegeorgezila its their opinion as well......
      Their list is just opinions......

    • @geomatrix19
      @geomatrix19 4 роки тому +5

      This is not that bad a list. These riffs are absolutely iconic

    • @sampsonsimpson1040
      @sampsonsimpson1040 3 роки тому

      The Metallica song is terrible that shouldn’t be anywhere near the top 10 what a joke.

    • @colemerten3759
      @colemerten3759 3 роки тому

      You should see there top male guitarists they put keith Richards higher than Clapton and forget about Jeff beck ,George Harrison, and slash

    • @cjhehr
      @cjhehr 3 роки тому +1

      And that’s sayin somethin

  • @brianshipley1507
    @brianshipley1507 3 роки тому

    my list(no particular order)
    stairway to heaven-led zeppelin
    layla-derek and the dominoes
    sunshine of your love-cream
    thunderstruck-ACDC
    iron man-black sabbath
    back in black- ACDC
    All along the watchtower-jimi Hendrix
    Purple haze-jimi Hendrix experience
    Fortunate son-CCR
    white room-cream
    honorable mentions
    black diamond-KISS
    N.I.B-Black sabbath
    Heart full of soul- the Yardbirds

  • @Funstealer
    @Funstealer 4 роки тому +27

    This video should be called “most iconic guitar riffs”

  • @cathicross7819
    @cathicross7819 5 років тому +37

    When Eddie Van Halen and Slash are merely honorable mentions, the entire list is a tad suspect. That said, the others on this list are dead on. Love every one.

  • @alumbo
    @alumbo 6 років тому +46

    johnny B. Good may be too old for a UA-cam list, but if 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love' is absent, so am I.

  • @graywatkin8510
    @graywatkin8510 3 роки тому +4

    Totally agree with Ain't Talkin Bout Love VH... Gives me shivers every time.

  • @darindietrich8071
    @darindietrich8071 6 років тому +124

    The honorable mentions are better than all of the top 10

    • @kavohgaming8977
      @kavohgaming8977 5 років тому

      Fresh Bacon nope

    • @gamerskingdom839
      @gamerskingdom839 5 років тому +1

      True

    • @theta682pl
      @theta682pl 5 років тому

      except for SotW and layla that should take the 2nd and 3rd spots after sunshine of my love

    • @EvCW
      @EvCW 5 років тому

      Goddmn, you right

    • @otakusenpai8399
      @otakusenpai8399 5 років тому

      You dont like master of puppets?

  • @hunchotroy2759
    @hunchotroy2759 4 роки тому +167

    Zz tops “la grange” should have been on there

  • @hasinduwelarathne7113
    @hasinduwelarathne7113 7 років тому +104

    RIP Malcom Young

    • @alexisr7451
      @alexisr7451 6 років тому +1

      Hasindu Wela rip cliff Burton

    • @Ch3vvm3
      @Ch3vvm3 5 років тому +2

      Rest in Peace, Malcom Young. We'll miss ya in this world and need more people like you instead of those who produce today's shitty music! ❤️

    • @123talor
      @123talor 5 років тому

      RIP

    • @marybeth1617
      @marybeth1617 5 років тому

      Hasindu Wela king riff master

  • @nikolaimikhail7774
    @nikolaimikhail7774 3 роки тому +4

    Wow! For the most part this was actually a good list. Only a few things, one I wouldn't have chosen I Can't Get No satisfaction as number one but the riff does make the top ten. Another: Whole Lotta Love would be one of my last picks for Jimmy Page's greatest riff: I would've chosen Communication Breakdown, No Quarter, The Ocean, How Many More Times, The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Moby Dick, Black Dog, Immigrant Song, Out on The Tiles, Rock and Roll, When The Levee Breaks, Misty Mountain Hop, Stairway to Heaven, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Houses of The Holy, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In The Evening, heck even Hot Dog before I chose Whole Lotta Love (sorry for the long list I won't do it again). Also Ain't Talking bout Love is far from Eddie's best riff, I think Unchained, Mean Street, Panama, or 5150 should've made the list (not just the honorable mentions)

  • @Tsjernobylol
    @Tsjernobylol 8 років тому +492

    Slash's 'Sweet child o' mine' on the "honorable mentions" .... lol

    • @ThereaalSP
      @ThereaalSP 8 років тому +5

      ☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ ikr

    • @nickg2379
      @nickg2379 7 років тому +30

      Ikr shouldn't even be in the video

    • @Tsjernobylol
      @Tsjernobylol 7 років тому +75

      if you even can't appreciate sweet child o' mine you dont have a very good music taste.

    • @samking102
      @samking102 7 років тому +4

      ☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ I was about to say the same thing like wtf lol

    • @jeremylake5564
      @jeremylake5564 7 років тому +11

      ☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ don't feel bad....Stranglehold by ted nugent was probably never considered either

  • @jtuttle11
    @jtuttle11 5 років тому +30

    Apparently these people have Never Heard "You DON'T TALK OVER the MUSIC ! ! !"

  • @donghyunko9525
    @donghyunko9525 5 років тому +20

    My top 10 list is as follows:
    10. Walk This Way
    9. Plug In Baby
    8. House of the Rising Sun
    7. The Trooper
    6. Smoke on the Water
    5. Enter Sandman
    4. Crazy Train
    3. Satisfaction
    2. Back In Black
    1. Sweet Child O'Mine
    I know there will be thousands of disagreement for this but one thing clear, Sweet Child O'Mine for #1 should be concrete.

    • @Heyoo414
      @Heyoo414 5 років тому

      Could definitely do without Enter Sandman...otherwise it’s a great list

    • @musicaljohn6128
      @musicaljohn6128 5 років тому

      Nahhh i Prefer Sweet Child on no.2

  • @US_John
    @US_John 3 роки тому +31

    jimmy made enough songs to make the list for himself.

  • @heyskipj
    @heyskipj 7 років тому +123

    WatchMojo, you are forever disgraced for honoring the Randy Rhodes riff, while showing Brad Gillis. Back to top 10 Boy Bands for you.

    • @peacefulpossum2438
      @peacefulpossum2438 7 років тому +6

      RIGHT?! Unbelievable. What an insult to Rhodes.

    • @patrickdezenzio4988
      @patrickdezenzio4988 6 років тому +3

      Well, there are only a few good videos of Randy playing live, but they are easy enough to find. But yeah, that's akin to showing Eruption with Dweezil Zappa playing it.

    • @AndrethSalazar
      @AndrethSalazar 6 років тому +2

      TRUE AS FUCKING FUCK

    • @redriverwiffleball9768
      @redriverwiffleball9768 6 років тому +1

      IKR!!! So disrespectful to one of the greatest guitarists ever

    • @compuglobal138
      @compuglobal138 6 років тому +1

      heyskipj as soon as I saw the Red Strat with black pickguard I knew it wasn’t Randy! But it is strange they used footage from the tour he was killed during. That’s really weird? I had just made a very similar comment just a few minutes ago! Brad’s good but he ain’t Randy!

  • @roberthoage679
    @roberthoage679 5 років тому +190

    The whole Crazy Train segment didn't once show Randy Rhodes.
    >facepalm

    • @krisfrederick5001
      @krisfrederick5001 5 років тому +1

      Yeah who the hell was that guy on stage, I thought I was crazy for a second. Pun intended.

    • @krisfrederick5001
      @krisfrederick5001 5 років тому

      I'm thinking well I guess I don't know his face that well

    • @roberthoage679
      @roberthoage679 5 років тому +8

      That's Brad Gillis.

    • @RockfrdDrm
      @RockfrdDrm 5 років тому +1

      I don't know who Randy Rhodes is, I know Randy Rhoads played for Ozzy.

    • @alanlee1355
      @alanlee1355 5 років тому +2

      I was like that's not randy.

  • @blaqice1228
    @blaqice1228 10 років тому +12

    Hey Mojo,
    Next time show the correct person when touting their abilities. The lead guitarist with Ozzy was not Randy Rhoads but Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) performing Crazy Train. He filled in to complete Ozzy's tour after Randy died from a plane crash in 1982...

  • @Darth_Wafer
    @Darth_Wafer 2 роки тому +1

    Songs that actually deserve to be on this list in no particular order:
    Rock Bottom (UFO)
    Out on the Tiles (Zep)
    Bitch (Stones)
    Heartbreaker (Zep)
    Dynamite (Scorpions)
    No Class (Motorhead)
    On the Hunt (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
    T.V Eye (Stooges)
    The Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young)
    Death Letter (Son House)

  • @thatgamerguy7483
    @thatgamerguy7483 5 років тому +198

    Master of Puppets at 9? That should be a sin

    • @austintistic8218
      @austintistic8218 5 років тому +22

      Yeah, it should have been 10

    • @simeonclark8825
      @simeonclark8825 5 років тому +1

      Austintistic yikes 😬

    • @antoniomccahn2615
      @antoniomccahn2615 5 років тому +12

      Shouldn’t have made the list

    • @billjeffers4792
      @billjeffers4792 5 років тому +2

      MoP but not One is rough. Also Wasted Years is Iron Maiden's best IMO.

    • @mrchezze84
      @mrchezze84 5 років тому

      Ur right it shouldn't be in the top 10

  • @MrFluffyDoesminecraf
    @MrFluffyDoesminecraf 10 років тому +14

    I don't know about you guys but Pink floyd Shine on you crazy diamond was stuck in my head for ages great riff

  • @bradgibson9159
    @bradgibson9159 5 років тому +259

    Pink Floyd / David Gilmour could fill the top 10, but doesn't get a mention...

    • @thecman26
      @thecman26 5 років тому +9

      Damn right!

    • @wtbysinger
      @wtbysinger 5 років тому +4

      Exactly

    • @jplflyer
      @jplflyer 5 років тому +8

      Ya, whoever wrote the list is way, way too much into metal.

    • @khagen1017
      @khagen1017 5 років тому

      But the riffs?

    • @robmullins1427
      @robmullins1427 5 років тому +16

      Huge fan of David Gilmour-but he’s not known for strong riffs..he’s more of a king of the guitar solo.

  • @suurnegr
    @suurnegr 3 роки тому +2

    Let's fix this list
    10. Holy Diver
    9. Iron Man
    8. Johnny B. Goode
    7. Layla
    6. I can't get no satisfaction
    5. Enter Sandman
    4. Purple haze
    3. Crazy train
    2. Smoke on the water
    1. Stairway to heaven

  • @Archangel0804
    @Archangel0804 5 років тому +28

    #1 Riff .. The entire guitar solo "Since Ive been Loving you", Led Zeppelin III

    • @superchicken5000
      @superchicken5000 5 років тому +3

      My favorite song

    • @marvinmeeker5765
      @marvinmeeker5765 5 років тому +2

      We all have our favorite. I choose Hots On For Nowhere.

    • @sothbeachboy2195
      @sothbeachboy2195 5 років тому +1

      I would say the Madison square garden performance is better than the studio album

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 5 років тому +1

      Bro you said it. That solo is legendary

  • @themetalhead2867
    @themetalhead2867 4 роки тому +63

    I quess I'll start a Holy War against WatchMojo.

    • @seanpet8008
      @seanpet8008 4 роки тому +18

      Its their punishment due

    • @glovepro1256
      @glovepro1256 4 роки тому +2

      @@seanpet8008 lol

    • @themetalhead2867
      @themetalhead2867 4 роки тому +2

      @thegeorgezila No, I'm just expressing my opinion. What exactly is bad about it? 🤨

    • @glovepro1256
      @glovepro1256 4 роки тому +1

      @thegeorgezila bruh this is a joke. Its actually a pun and most people can find humour in it. He never even said he knew what all the songs should be. Im a Metallica fan and i don't need to get mad when I see something that so much as mentions Megadeth. Everything will be ok. ✌

    • @joeloliver2279
      @joeloliver2279 4 роки тому +1

      Yes I’ll get my crusading mixtape and sword

  • @victorkaab6964
    @victorkaab6964 4 роки тому +27

    I know I'm pretty late but It's actually hard to appeal to everyone, everyone's taste is different and has a lot of variables when it comes to picking just 10. (Sorry for my horrible english)

    • @joeloliver2279
      @joeloliver2279 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah but this is watch mojo so it’s fun to make fun of them
      (Also your English is wonderful)

  • @microwavedchopstick8943
    @microwavedchopstick8943 3 роки тому +9

    Where is “Money for Nothing”? One of the best riffs of all time, instantly recognizable and iconic.

    • @s1ash1
      @s1ash1 Рік тому

      Bro didn’t watch the video💀💀

  • @dangernoodle4114
    @dangernoodle4114 4 роки тому +21

    How did they forget one of the most iconic classic rock songs of all time, stairway to heaven

  • @YourDailyGooch
    @YourDailyGooch 10 років тому +123

    Top 10 Drum Intros!

    • @EXTREMEKIWI115
      @EXTREMEKIWI115 10 років тому +1

      Living After Midnight by Judas Priest would definitely make the top 3.

    • @frigglediggle2
      @frigglediggle2 10 років тому +14

      Hot for teacher number 1 guaranteed. there you go.

    • @YourDailyGooch
      @YourDailyGooch 10 років тому +5

      David Soule YYZ, Painkiller, Run to the Hills, Stargazer...

    • @frigglediggle2
      @frigglediggle2 10 років тому +2

      None are as long, skilled and recognizable as hot for teacher

    • @nihilanthropus
      @nihilanthropus 10 років тому +1

      please dont forget about Pink Floyd - Learning to fly

  • @robyoung2563
    @robyoung2563 7 років тому +84

    Please know what footage to use that was not randy Rhodes 😒

    • @triplestaff
      @triplestaff 7 років тому +10

      it was Brad Gillis. another great axeman, but no-one beats Rhoads.

    • @davesmurf6693
      @davesmurf6693 6 років тому

      Preach

    • @blakejackson35
      @blakejackson35 6 років тому

      Rob Young yep

    • @Neodustin
      @Neodustin 6 років тому

      Trust me dude, that lit a fire inside me as well

    • @NALurking
      @NALurking 6 років тому

      Rob Young EXACTLY WTF

  • @jamesdean9183
    @jamesdean9183 3 роки тому +2

    My personal favorites (in no particular order):
    1. Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
    2. All The Girls Love Alice by Elton John
    3. Ballroom Blitz by Sweet
    4. Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones
    5. Paperback Writer by the Beatles
    6. The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
    7. Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
    8. Money by Pink Floyd
    9. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Elton John
    10. Foxy Lady by Jimi Hendrix
    A lot of Bowie there but I'm sure you'll agree that it's well deserved😂
    Please politely let me know if you disagree.

    • @arielcromwell
      @arielcromwell Рік тому

      Too much Bowie.

    • @jamesdean9183
      @jamesdean9183 Рік тому

      @@arielcromwell I had just gotten into Bowie at the time I wrote the comment. I still stand by that Bowie’s songs have a lot of really nice riffs, but my new list as of right now is:
      1. Layla, Derick And The Dominos
      2. Crazy Train, Ozzy Osbourne
      3. Hey Bulldog, The Beatles
      4. Carry On Wayward Son, Kansas
      5. Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie
      6. House of the Rising Sun, The Animals
      7. Don’t Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult
      8. Bitch, The Rolling Stones
      9. Money, Pink Floyd
      10. What Is Life, George Harrison

  • @twowaymuir
    @twowaymuir 5 років тому +41

    Beatles, Day Tripper and Paperback Writer.

    • @bipbipletucha
      @bipbipletucha 5 років тому +3

      Revolution, Taxman, Come Together, Ticket to Ride, and I Feel Fine also deserve mention

    • @PATRICKMILLERUSA
      @PATRICKMILLERUSA 5 років тому +2

      Common guys!! everybody knows that the beatles are in the gods level, that is a fact and nobody can argue 😂

  • @jliz6435
    @jliz6435 5 років тому +274

    You could make a top 100 rock riff and people won’t be satisfied 🤦‍♀️

    • @mausewix
      @mausewix 5 років тому +15

      they could make a list of every riff ever made and some people would say " oh i composed a riff no one knows and this one is missing."

    • @codythedoggo7671
      @codythedoggo7671 5 років тому +16

      They can't get no satisfaction xD

    • @MARTEEBABY
      @MARTEEBABY 5 років тому +1

      CodyTheDoggo correct

    • @cheesybeans5304
      @cheesybeans5304 5 років тому +1

      @@codythedoggo7671 oh how this both pleased and irritated me

    • @thalesbernardomendes8949
      @thalesbernardomendes8949 5 років тому +1

      yep

  • @bobtraffis5250
    @bobtraffis5250 5 років тому +34

    The video talks about Randy Rhoads on Crazy Train, but it shows Brad Gillis on the live clip...

    • @jameswagstaff7100
      @jameswagstaff7100 5 років тому

      Caught that also

    • @lv2run1
      @lv2run1 5 років тому +2

      I'm glad I looked for your comments. I was about to mention that too.

    • @csh4848
      @csh4848 5 років тому

      haha i said the same and shared a link to Randy Rhoads playing instead.

  • @Nismo738
    @Nismo738 3 роки тому +1

    My personal favorites are more like:
    10. Fade to Black
    9. Mr. Scary - George Lynch
    8. Electric Eye
    7. Little Fighter
    6. Tooth and Nail
    5. Unholy Confessions
    4. Bark at the Moon
    3. Mother
    2. Allison in hell
    1. Panama

  • @jeremywebb7637
    @jeremywebb7637 4 роки тому +14

    Even though no thunderstruck at least they got acdc riff. Back in black is Malcom Young's finest creation its so awesome

  • @dudleyvaillancourt5989
    @dudleyvaillancourt5989 5 років тому +47

    Stevie Ray Vaughn.. The rift in, Cold shot..

    • @NeilerFreak
      @NeilerFreak 5 років тому

      agree , one of the first addictive riffs that popped into my head pal. SRV. gone too soon.

  • @thesupportingcast6972
    @thesupportingcast6972 4 роки тому +35

    That AC/DC riff still makes me happy when I hear it lol! My mom raised me on harder rock from the 70's and 80's. So it has good memories lol

    • @Sawshi_
      @Sawshi_ Рік тому

      🤟🤟🤟 don't let AC/DCs songs die

  • @robertbenton2635
    @robertbenton2635 2 роки тому +8

    Crazy Train is number one, it's by far, the greatest riff ever. Metallic Seek and Destroy should be on the list.