Searching For The Perfect Riff

Two weeks ago I posted something about songs that are dominated by riffs and asked for some suggestions. I got some response by regular visitors on this little place in the internet and I think it could be something about a new small series. Here are the suggestions by some followers that made some contributions in the comment section:

FurryBootCityBoy named a very old song by Neil Young from his 1969 solo-record Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. It is a track he re-recorded it several times during his long lasting career and I've to admit that this riff is a killer. I knew this from my very younger days and can still listen with a lot of you to it.

Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl

CC a great mate I met last year at our gathering last year in Glasgow named Thin Lizzy for this title and I have to say that it showed his great taste. A song from Lizzy's best years and unforgettable for lads like us which were young when they released their best albums when we had our high-times.

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

The Swede threw a single by The Clash in the round. And I have to agree that this is one of the songs that was on my list. A short song that have everything to be a classic and always remarkable song. Great stuff at all.

The Clash - Complete Control

If there any suggestions - they are always welcome.
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Searching For The Perfect Riff

A riff is a term in rock music for a short phrase used as a background or as a building block for solos and mostly often repeated. There were a lot of songs where a riff is the main thing of a song. During the last days I was searching the songs I have for the final riff at all. It is difficult because there are so many riffs during the last decades that impressed me very much and finally I always come back to Wilko Johnson. Back in 1979 Dr. Feelgood released their fourth album Sneakin' Suspicion and the title track has everything a riff-based song should have. Only a few chords preparing the ground for a some guitar licks. Especially when Johnson plays rhythm and lead guitar at the same time.

Dr. Feelgood - Sneakin' Suspicion

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If you have any suggestion for another songs - please let me know. Probably we can make a series out of it.