FabSwingers.com forum: Now that's what I call a guitar riff

By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

OK so watching one of this music shows... There s some great riffs out there...

Sex pistols pretty vacant

Thin lizzy dancing in the moonlight

The Smiths this charming man...

Fill your boots.. Go...

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

She sells sanctuary! I love the intro

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By *orthantsblueeyesMan
over a year ago

Northampton

One of my all time favourites is the first minute of Disasterpiece by slipknot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something

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By *otfabcouple2017Couple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"She sells sanctuary! I love the intro "

Layer cake got me into this track!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Summer breeze-Isley brothers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guns n Roses - sweet child o mine

AC-DC thunderstruck

Fleetwood Mac - The chain

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"She sells sanctuary! I love the intro

Layer cake got me into this track! "

It’s my go to track in the car

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Deep Purple’s classic, Smoke On The Water

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Deep Purple’s classic, Smoke On The Water

Class

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By *rambuie100Man
over a year ago

essex/suffolk border

So many amazing riffs !!

I do love the Guitar solos by Brian may. Hammer to fall on Queen's live magic album is just incredible

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

The opening guitar riff in New Born by Muse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of my favorites is about 2mis and 40 secs in Ram it down by Judas Priest.

Absolute magic with 2 lead guitarists Kk Downing and Glen Tipton showing why they're metal gods

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Staying Alive by the Bee Gees has a fantastic riff.

So does The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News.

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something "

I just got into audioslaves... I didn't realise they were cornell and morello... What a heritage,!

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By *igjim69Man
over a year ago

scunthorpe

"Deep Purple’s classic, Smoke On The Water

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sure the best xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"She sells sanctuary! I love the intro "

Yes!!!

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Deep Purple’s classic, Smoke On The Water

Class

Ooh if you're going there how about paranoid black sabbath..

Or....

A lot poppier...

No matter what by bad finger...

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene

Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Animal Nitrate - Suede

Baba O'Riley - The Who

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something

I just got into audioslaves... I didn't realise they were cornell and morello... What a heritage,! "

I wasn't a fan of cornell till this

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

the 2 notes refrain through under pressure counts as probably the simplest of all riffs...!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Peace and quiet - The Rifles

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Cradle Rock - Rory Gallagher

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do love the work of a certain Mr Harris on his bass

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many excellent guitar riffs, Ted Nugent Great White Buffalo and Hibernation off his live album are high on my list. Can’t not mention Sabbath and Paranoid

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Ed"

Good song but one ive really gone off after every sports fucking event uses it in some way

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Ed"

Oh yeah the daddy of them...along with blur song2 and someone already mentioned ocs and riverboat song..

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

All or Nothing - Small Faces

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something "

Forgot rage against the machine.... Killing in the name of... I'd love to see those guys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Life in the Fast Lane by the Eagles and Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

T-Rex - Bang a gong (Get it on)

Chuck Berry - Johnny Be Goode

AC/DC - Jailbreak

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica’s Enter Sandman

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

You shook me all night long - AC/DC

Waterfall - Stone Roses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thin lizzy - jailbreak has a pretty good riff

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By *arleyfatboy2019Couple
over a year ago

Devon

Oh well by Peter green

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Le Freak - Chic

Whole lotta Rosie - AC/DC

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Try Dragon Attack by Queen, from The Game album!

https://youtu.be/spm5-SXo4Do

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By *heGentleman2024Man
over a year ago

North West

Dire Straights-Money for nothing

I hear that the volume goes top

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Sylvia ..focus

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

American girl Tom petty

Voodoo Chile jimi hendrix.. Oh yeah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama

Eagles - Hotel California intro

Ugly Kid Joe - Everything about you

Extreme - More than words & Hole hearted

Michael Jackson - Smooth criminal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tenacious D - The Metal

Bulls on Parade-Rage Against the Machine

Queens of the Stone Age- Rated R and Songs for the Deaf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lonely Day by System Of A Down. Daron Malakian is a bloody good guitarist but seldom gets mentioned in these kind of lists.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alcatraz - sound of guns!

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By *nto My ArmsMan
over a year ago

Herts/London

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself"

London Calling.

Swaggers and broods with menace

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By *asilyled1Man
over a year ago

ogmore valley

The obvious ones have been mentioned and there’s some awesome songs. One song I listened to the other day was ‘another girl another planet’. What a brilliant guitar solo

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Penrith

Some great ones already mentioned, how about;

What’s the frequency Kenneth - REM

And;

One hand in my pocket - Alanis Morrisette

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Michael Kiwanuka - The Final Frame - but the live at the RAK studio version.

About midway through it gets intense

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica - Anesthesia. Cliff Burton's bass OMG

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

So many to mention. A lot of Angus Young and Tony Iommi riffs are good. If I had to choose...Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC and Symptom of the Universe by Black Sabbath.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Domination - Pantera

There's something on my side - Down

Angel of death - Slayer

Necrocannibal - Mortician

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By *r GLTMan
over a year ago

Richmond Upon Thames

Mick Ronson.

Moonage Daydream.

Width of a Circle.

One of the most underated guitarist ever.

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By *avinaNWTV/TS
over a year ago

Thornton-Cleveleys

Fleetwood Mac

I’m So Afraid especially a live recording of it and Go Your Own Way...Lindsay Buckingham terrific stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As one of those annoying people that can play a bit of a few instruments, I do like a good bass rift, funky blues, think viktor wooten

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

War pigs. That's what I'm learning at the mo

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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago

Room 237 at The Overlook Hotel, Suffolk

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something

Forgot rage against the machine.... Killing in the name of... I'd love to see those guys"

I can play that on bass as learned it at the beginning of lockdown

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something

Forgot rage against the machine.... Killing in the name of... I'd love to see those guys

I can play that on bass as learned it at the beginning of lockdown"

Lock down skills.. Well look at you Tim commerford! Hopefully the neighbours appreciated it when you cranked it up LOUD ... I was going to pick my long neglected guitar up at the start of lockdown, then broke my finger in 2 places which put paid to that.

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Lonely Day by System Of A Down. Daron Malakian is a bloody good guitarist but seldom gets mentioned in these kind of lists."

I'll give that a listen. Always pick up some new tracks from these threads

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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago

Room 237 at The Overlook Hotel, Suffolk

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something

Forgot rage against the machine.... Killing in the name of... I'd love to see those guys

I can play that on bass as learned it at the beginning of lockdown

Not sure my neighbours appreciate my musical talents I get very repetitive when I'm learning a new track, I had to have a break for a while when I badly burnt my finger got quite a scare too

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"The obvious ones have been mentioned and there’s some awesome songs. One song I listened to the other day was ‘another girl another planet’. What a brilliant guitar solo

Love that song... Had to like the only ones as weller had an only ones sticker on his rickenbacker, back in the day and obviously he walked on water....

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Led Zepplin - Heartbreaker

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

How could we forget teenage kicks the Undertones...!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Partial to a bass guitar riff myself

Love the guitar / bass riff in audioslaves gasoline the two working together during the solo is quite something

Forgot rage against the machine.... Killing in the name of... I'd love to see those guys

I can play that on bass as learned it at the beginning of lockdown"

I need to get mine out of the attic and learn it

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Peter Frampton - Do you feel like we do

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

"How could we forget teenage kicks the Undertones...! "

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

"Peter Frampton - Do you feel like we do"

Actually not sure about the riff but the guitar speaks and I mean "the guitar speaks"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Highway Star - Deep Purple

Bark at the moon - Ozzy Osbourne

Hotel California - The Eagles

Layla - Derek and the Dominoes

Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

Ain't talking bout love

Van Halen

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Oh and lest I forget Keep on rocking in the free world folks

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

https://youtu.be/EMxG90vP-aU "face melter" warren haynes

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By *parkyjayneCouple
over a year ago

midlands

"The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene

Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Animal Nitrate - Suede

Baba O'Riley - The Who"

Exceptional taste.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As if nobody has mentioned Plug in baby by Muse yet!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ball and Biscuit by The White Stripes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tool-pneuma

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By *hat BlokeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate

I don’t think anybody has said Satisfaction by the Stones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lenny Kravitz "Are you gonna go my way"

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By *icearmsMan
over a year ago

KIDLINGTON

Seven nation army white stripes.

River boat song ocean colour scene.. this song I love for so many reasons.

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By *icearmsMan
over a year ago

KIDLINGTON

"Lenny Kravitz "Are you gonna go my way""

Awsome.tune..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"She sells sanctuary! I love the intro "

Probably the best intro ever!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"She sells sanctuary! I love the intro "

Oh yeah...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gary moore got the blues for you

Run to you Bryan Adams

Cocaine Clapton

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Up Around The Bend - CCR

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By *siancouplehantsCouple
over a year ago

K-PAX

The police ..Every breath you take

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thread about guitar riffs and nobody mentions....

NIRVANA "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are you gonna go my way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bing it on home

Led Zeppelin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene

Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Animal Nitrate - Suede

Baba O'Riley - The Who"

It’s hard to argue with your choices, 5 excellent songs!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lonely Day by System Of A Down. Daron Malakian is a bloody good guitarist but seldom gets mentioned in these kind of lists.

I'll give that a listen. Always pick up some new tracks from these threads "

Check out Scars on Broadway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lonely Day by System Of A Down. Daron Malakian is a bloody good guitarist but seldom gets mentioned in these kind of lists.

I'll give that a listen. Always pick up some new tracks from these threads

Check out Scars on Broadway

'they say' is a fine tune

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The start of sorrow by Pink Floyd gives me tingles

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Some of the riffs in the Kinks stuff are brilliant.

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By *all me FlikWoman
over a year ago

Galaxy Far Far Away

Voodoo Chile...Jimi Hendrix

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lonely Day by System Of A Down. Daron Malakian is a bloody good guitarist but seldom gets mentioned in these kind of lists.

I'll give that a listen. Always pick up some new tracks from these threads

Check out Scars on Broadway

'they say' is a fine tune"

Some badass tunes on both albums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evisceration Plague by Cannibal Corpse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Opeth - the leper affinity

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Evisceration Plague by Cannibal Corpse

Just had a listen, superb tune, it's now on my deezer list

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By *AYENCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Tash Sultana - Notion

https://youtu.be/QFn2kyvkk7g

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Or random Boogie Chillen No. 2 by John Lee Hooker

Or Black Napkins by Frank Zappa

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Evisceration Plague by Cannibal Corpse

Just had a listen, superb tune, it's now on my deezer list"

Sweet

Try Parpaing

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"As if nobody has mentioned Plug in baby by Muse yet!!

Thank you POF/Lord, the old Muse stuff shall be cracked out today

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Before you post anymore I think you should all listen to this riff

https://youtu.be/dscfeQOMuGw

Monster magnet-space lord

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here is some total guitar porn for all you riff loving rockers

https://youtu.be/gInwUzAOxj8

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The heaviest matter of the universe

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