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Time Signature 
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 Posted: September 25 2007 at 16:30 |
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I have to go with Tony Iommi, because as Ronnie James Dio once put it "there's no-one like him".
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debrewguy
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Posted: September 24 2007 at 20:08 |
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Hey, a big shout out for Willie Dixon (zep's treasure trove), Beethoven (Prog metal's first hero), and ... Bob Ezrin.
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"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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Zitro
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Posted: September 22 2007 at 22:46 |
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Jimmy Page
Other worthy mentions:
_Richie Blackmore
_The 2 guys from Opeth
_maybe the guy from Symphony X ? Great riffs.
_A bunch of prog (especially prog metal) bands
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andu
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Posted: September 22 2007 at 10:21 |
How 'bout some John Paul Jones? 
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Raff
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Posted: September 22 2007 at 10:16 |
Page, Blackmore and Iommi - I always go with the classics! 
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Snipergoat
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Posted: September 22 2007 at 10:09 |
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Tony Iommi
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Atavachron
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 21:08 |
 Sasquamo wrote:
The problem with calling Page the riff master is that he, uh, "borrowed" a lot of his riffs from other artists. |
so did most guitarists in heavy blues/rock, Sas, you know that-- and if you wanna talk about 'lifting riffs', who has been more borrowed from than Page?
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Atavachron
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 21:06 |
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Page takes the cake but special mention to Randy Rhoads, Hendrix, and the Young Bros.
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The T
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 20:59 |
Great thread...
I guess metal and hard rock dominates this field... LZ is good, Blackmore is a master, but Iommi is one of the best... Also, for really dark, satanic riffs, ask Jeff Hanneman; for interesting, HEAVy riffs, ask Hetfield; but one of the true masters of the metallic riff: the underrated (+) Dimebag Darrelll...
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sircosick
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 20:56 |
el böthy wrote:
When you open the dictonary in order to find the meaning of riff, there is a photo of Jimmy Page...
Page is da man! Heartbreaker, Whole lotta love, Lemmon song, Living lovin maid, Inmigrant song, No Quarter...bla bla bla bla...so many!!!!!!!!!
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And not just that: listen to The Song Remains The Same. How many riffs did Jimmy create in improvs of songs like No quarter, Stairway to Heaven, among others? Undoubtely, he's the man.
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The best you can is good enough...
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mrcozdude
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 20:34 |
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iommi,page,blackmore,angus young,joe perry,paul kossof (dunno how to spell it),brain may,slash i gues
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Hirgwath
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 20:29 |
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Charlie Parker?
(Ever heard a little number called "Thrivin' From a Riff"?)
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Skwisgaar Skwigelf: taller than a tree.
Toki Wartooth: not a bumblebee.
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Easy Money
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Posted: September 11 2007 at 20:25 |
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Ritchie Blackmore, James Hetfield and AC/DC. Where's the lightning bolt on this damn keyboard!!!
Edited by Easy Money - September 11 2007 at 20:46
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queenlerxst
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Posted: July 23 2007 at 17:04 |
progismylife wrote:
Alex Lifeson. |
Funny, one of the reasons I like him so much is that he's not really a "riff" person.
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Slayertplsko
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Posted: July 23 2007 at 17:00 |
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Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi
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Hacketeer
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Posted: July 12 2007 at 15:35 |
Ritchie Blackmore & Tony Iommi, the uberlords of riffery.
The link to the Page article was fascinating. I always had him pegged as a poor Muddy Waters clone. Now I know his thievery has no bounds!
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"Just keep me nose clean, egg, chips & beans, I'm always full of steam"
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el böthy
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 23:49 |
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When you open the dictonary in order to find the meaning of riff, there is a photo of Jimmy Page...
Page is da man! Heartbreaker, Whole lotta love, Lemmon song, Living lovin maid, Inmigrant song, No Quarter...bla bla bla bla...so many!!!!!!!!!
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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magnus
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Posted: March 06 2007 at 16:44 |
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James Hetfield.
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The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes
Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 24 2007 at 03:23 |
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I agree with the Young Brothers, and of course Jimmy Page, who stole everything he ever played in the most wonderful way. Eddie VH was also great not just for standard riffery ('Aint Talking Bout Love', 'Meanstreet', etc.) but for his special pyrotechnics as in 'Eruption', the Fair Warning intro, 'Cathedral'.
But I would add a trailblazer who picked up where Page left-off, made Eddie VH seem simplistic and McLaughlin old fashioned, and practically invented modern metal guitar riffery... Randy Rhoads.
Edited by Atavachron - February 24 2007 at 03:24
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Passionist
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Posted: February 24 2007 at 03:05 |
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what about Eddie Van Halen and John Sykes? Both have made some of the most known riffs ever.
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