MMAharaja Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 My vote goes to Tony Iommi, and I don't even think it's close. Am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 My vote goes to Tony Iommi, and I don't even think it's close. Am I wrong? Ah, Jimmy Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Ah, Jimmy Page. Page of course. But Keith Richard has to be right up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtazy Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Iommi, Angus, Slash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMAharaja Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) Ah, Jimmy Page. Page of course. But Keith Richard has to be right up there I used to have Page and Iommi tied as my favorite. A couple things changed though. First, I learned that a lot of my favorite Zeppelin riffs, like Black Dog, were actually written by JPJ. Second, as I got more into Black Sabbath I realized that each Sabbath album is basically a cornucopia of riffs. Some songs, like A National Acrobat, have about half a dozen great riffs by themselves. Edited July 24, 2010 by MMAharaja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock N' Rollin' Man Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Yeah Tony Iommi for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMachine Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Iommi, Page, Blackmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Iommi, Page, Blackmore agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. He made some really cool riffs in their early days. Iommy sure was a great riff maker too. I know that Paul Stanley of Kiss does not stand in high regard on this board, but some of Kiss best songs from the early days was structured around really cool riffs made by Stanley. I like him as a rhythm player, he's very underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dog_90 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton. Tony Iommi is indeed a great riff writer. Almost all of the Black Sabbath songs are heavy riff based. Jimmy Page is close second for me. That doesn't mean I don't like his riffs the most, for me nothing beats the riffs of "Whole Lotta Love" or "Kashmir" and others but Tony Iommi wrote many many great riffs. Iommi is definitely riff guitarist the most. I would also like to add Keith Richards, Dave Davies and Pete Townshend to the list. I'm sure I've missed more of them but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Original Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge deserves a mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) 1. Iommi (he wins by a huge margin) 2. Page The best riff of all time. Edited September 13, 2012 by Taro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxwizard Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Ritchie Blackmore Mandrake Root Blacknight Into the Fire Smoke on the Water Lazy Space Truckin Woman From Tokyo Rat Bat Blue Burn Mistreated You Fool No One Stormbringer Man on the Silver Mountain Still Im Sad Stargazer Long Live Rock N Roll Kill the King The Shed All Night Long Power Jealous Lover Perfect Strangers The Battle Rages On Thats a quite a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Page > Iommi > Ace Frehley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I know that Paul Stanley of Kiss does not stand in high regard on this board, but some of Kiss best songs from the early days was structured around really cool riffs made by Stanley. I like him as a rhythm player, he's very underrated. Extremely. He's been the most talented guy KISS ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabe Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I'd have to give an honorable mention to Dean DeLeo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Original Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge deserves a mention. Wow, I didn't see that one coming...But, your right. I bet there's not alot of folks here who have heard much of Budgie...great band! My votes in order Page Iommi Lifeson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Tony Iommi Jimmy Page Ritchie Blackmore John Paul Jones - Black Dog, Heartbreaker, The Ocean, Royal Orleans, Zooma etc... Alex Lifeson - good call RH. I've also been thinking Alex should be on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Iommi, Angus, Slash. Didn't Malcolm write most of the 'riffs' for AC/DC? Good list folks,......no love of Chuck Berry? Dick Dale? Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller? John Lee Hooker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) Wow, I didn't see that one coming...But, your right. I bet there's not alot of folks here who have heard much of Budgie...great band! They should give this a blast then! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPJ0rRq7bI&feature=relmfu Edited September 16, 2012 by Ady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) They should give this a blast then! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPJ0rRq7bI&feature=relmfu ^ That's the one Im thinking of most...the next two albums were good as well. Budgie was an underground group that never quite made it to the top, respectively on the same level as Zeppelin, Sabbath, etc. Their recordings were sub-par, (sounds like it could have been mixed better) but the music still comes through. The rawness of it is genuine.Two song's on here "Breadfan", And "Crash Course in Brain Surgery" were covered by Metallica on the Garage Days EP in 1987. Some fans have been turned on to them, only from hearing the covers first.... I am one of those, but since then I have dabbled into them for quite some time now. I even got lucky enough to find this album on vinyl a few years back. The guy had no clue as to how hard this was to find and sold it to me for $5.00...... I didn't say a word. Edited September 16, 2012 by Rock Historian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 ^ That's the one Im thinking of most...the next two albums were good as well. Budgie was an underground group that never quite made it to the top, respectively on the same level as Zeppelin, Sabbath, etc. Their recordings were sub-par, (sounds like it could have been mixed better) but the music still comes through. The rawness of it is genuine.Two song's on here "Breadfan", And "Crash Course in Brain Surgery" were covered by Metallica on the Garage Days EP in 1987. Some fans have been turned on to them, only from hearing the covers first.... I am one of those, but since then I have dabbled into them for quite some time now. I even got lucky enough to find this album on vinyl a few years back. The guy had no clue as to how hard this was to find and sold it to me for $5.00...... I didn't say a word. I love just about everything they did with Bourge, particularly the first, third and fifth albums. I first heard of them in the mid-eighties when someone was playing them in the PE changing room at school. It wasn't until about 8 years ago when a bloke at work gave me a copy of "The Best of Budgie" that I really got into them though. After that I bought the first 5 albums (Budgie, Squawk, Never Turn Your Back on a Friend, In for the Kill & Bandolier) remastered and then "If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules" when the remaster eventually came along, which I ordered directly from their website, signed by the guys. I don't have any albums after that apart from "We're All Living in Cuckooland" from 2006 and a compilation that has many songs from the albums I'm missing. I will definitely get "Impeckable" next at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewieCox Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Iommi, Angus, Slash. Angus and Slash both leaned heavily on Malcolm and Izzy respectively for alot of riffs that they're often credited for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Page > Iommi > Ace Frehley Iommi > Page in riffmaking. Hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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