Friday 4 August 2023

Greatest Rock Riffs

These polls are ever popular, but a pain to type out.

Sweet Child O Mine - Greatest Rock Riffs
Sweet Child O Mine - Greatest Riff?

However the on-line poll by Muse Group placed 1987's 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns N' Roses was the greatest riff with 37 per cent of the vote. Second was Survivors 1982 'Eye Of The Tiger', and third was the 1980 Queen hit 'Another One Bites The Dust' ....

The full list was:

  1. 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns N' Roses.
  2. 'Eye Of The Tiger' by Survivor.
  3. 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen.
  4. 'Sex On Fire' by Kings Of Leon.
  5. 'Stairway To Heaven' by Led Zeppelin.
  6. 'Beat It' by Michael Jackson.
  7. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana.
  8. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynrd Skynnrd.
  9. 'Layla' by Eric Clapton.
  10. 'Money For Nothing' by Dire Straits.
  11. 'Purple Haze' by Jimi Hendrix.
  12. 'The Chain' by Fleetwood Mac.
  13. 'Back in Black' by AC/DC.
  14. 'Ace Of Spades' by Motorhead.
  15. 'Walk This Way' by Aerosmith.
  16. 'Smoke On The Water' by Deep Purple.
  17. 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks.
  18. 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd.
  19. 'Ring Of Fire' by Johnny Cash.
  20. 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' by Joan Jett.
No doubt you could create a top 20 of your own ... I know that I could.

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