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Post by jno on Dec 4, 2019 4:39:14 GMT
Please allow this post to load and do not click quote. What do you think is the most iconic guitar riff of the 1960s?   |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 4, 2019 14:07:40 GMT
Iconic?
This is hard. I need to think on this.
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Post by jjmolloy on Dec 4, 2019 17:42:20 GMT
Impossible to choose!
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Post by jno on Dec 4, 2019 18:43:44 GMT
Good music will never die! |
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Post by jno on Dec 4, 2019 18:46:35 GMT
Only 1 vote so far for Dick Dale?!  |
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Post by ace5150 on Dec 4, 2019 18:57:46 GMT
Only 1 vote so far for Dick Dale?! Let's have it right, it's because of Pulp Fiction we know about Miserlou, if not for that, he wouldn't feature here. |
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Post by ace5150 on Dec 4, 2019 19:00:35 GMT
Looking forward to the 70s, far better guitar riffs!
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Post by fordcapri on Dec 4, 2019 19:52:47 GMT
With regards the Shadows...
If we accept the intro to Apache as being a 'riff', then it must surely be one of the most popular/influential/iconic riffs of the 60s. Although the tune itself was written by Jerry Lordan, it was Hank who came up with the intro.
I would actually put F.B.I. in there as well, or perhaps instead of Man of Mystery. F.B.I. (composed by Marvin, Welch, Harris) has a real solid 'riff' like melody and the tune has been recorded/covered/honoured/played live by so many people over the years. In the 70s the Sweet used to go into it when playing Blockbuster, I think Mott the Hoople (or at the very least, Hunter/Ronson) also recorded a version. And then there was Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 'Variations' LP... which features a tune obviously based on F.B.I. on side 2 of the album and played by Gary Moore! So, in fairness, I think F.B.I. should be on there. Also worth noting that when they were writing some music for the film 'The Boys', the producer or director asked the Shads for something that sounded like F.B.I. - which is what they gave him!
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Post by jno on Dec 4, 2019 20:27:22 GMT
The true definition of 'riff' is always going to be tricky. As a guitar player for 30 years, there is usually a differentiation between a riff and a melody to most but a true definition of riff is impossible to define. I'd say a riff is 'likely' to include two stacked notes 'at some point' (probably a fifth) but not always as it COULD be a set of single notes in a melody too.
Generally speaking 'Satisfaction' is clearly considered a riff but 'Apache' probably isn't, even though neither of them has any stacked notes. So what makes Satisfaction considered more of a riff than Apache? Answer: it is an octave lower, that's all.
So is a riff always played in a low octave? Well, Alice Cooper's iconic 'School's Out' riff is an octave higher than 'Satisfaction' but that's a riff too, so urm, defining exactly what is classified as a riff or is not as clear cut as one might think.
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Post by thecraftyleek on Dec 4, 2019 21:07:19 GMT
It’s a difficult one this! But I’ve gone for:
1. Misirlou
2. Purple Haze
3. Sunshine of Your Love
I’ve played all three tracks in bands over the years.
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Post by fordcapri on Dec 5, 2019 12:19:21 GMT
Whilst I hesitate to dare mention this... other contenders for iconic 'riffs' must surely be the intros to Cliff Richard's The Young Ones and Summer Holiday... both played by Hank.
In the case of The Young Ones, Hank's unforgettable repeated seven-note intro must be as well known as the song itself. And the same must surely be true of the repeated seven-note intro to Summer Holiday. I know that some people here are reluctant, to say the least, to hear a good word said about Cliff or his records, but in the case of these two songs, I'd say that the guitarists of the 60s would have been playing these 'riffs' with some enthusiasm at the time! I would also include the amazing intro to Move It... but since that was 1958, I won't!
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Post by jno on Dec 8, 2019 6:40:14 GMT
The Byrds ... both top tunes with 12 string intros. Great stuff.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 8, 2019 8:45:36 GMT
The Byrds ... both top tunes with 12 string intros. Great stuff. They were alright. Decent enough. Did some good tracks. End of.  |
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Post by pr1 on Dec 17, 2019 7:02:07 GMT
I can pick the first two easily enough but I'm having trouble deciding on the third.
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Post by pr1 on Dec 17, 2019 17:28:03 GMT
I had trouble casting my votes so I'm not sure if it worked or not. I voted for Satisfaction, Purple Haze and Sunshine of Your Love.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 17, 2019 18:56:16 GMT
I had trouble casting my votes so I'm not sure if it worked or not. I voted for Satisfaction, Purple Haze and Sunshine of Your Love. I went with two out of the three of those.  |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 17, 2019 18:57:03 GMT
It’s a difficult one this! But I’ve gone for: 1. Misirlou 2. Purple Haze 3. Sunshine of Your Love I’ve played all three tracks in bands over the years. I went with two out of the three of those too. |
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