Greatest (rock) guitar riff - released in 1983 edition?
Greatest (rock) guitar riff - released in 1983 edition? 20 votes
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...
While the album was released in November 1982, the single and video were released in February 1983.
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Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
It's almost like there will be a poll for 1982, boss, in which you could vote for this song.
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Photograph - Def Leppard
I would like to go on the record that I don't like your random hopping around of years.
I have said my piece.
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Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
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Photograph - Def Leppard
Every Breath You take is probably the one but is so played out that I couldn't go there
No Diddy did a tribute to Biggie over it which was nice
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Holy Diver - Dio
This is getting into a tough period of awesomeness. That whole Violent Femmes album is just a fuckin' banger from top to bottom and its difficult to vote against. I have to admit my ignorance as well because I thought that that album was a lot later than 1983. Also, if you asked me "which song would I not turn off if it came on vs. all the others" it might be VF.
I also have a hard time voting against Metallica from the 80s in any poll. But, Dio was a little ahead of his time and that album also was killer.
I am going to Ride the Tiger
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Photograph - Def Leppard
How are us plebes to prepare for the new poll without some structure?
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Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
I thought it would be too boring to go in chronological order. Some folks are more interested in other eras than others and if I go chronological I thought I would risk losing attention space from some guysm.
#FightingForClicks
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Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Not necessarily the most virtuoso riff, although Andy was a technically gifted lead guitarist.
But it's incredibly memorable and there's no mistaking the song within a fraction of second.
And that's the goal of a great riff at the end of the day.
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Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
I ran out of room for Hit the Lights and some other.
1983 was a surprisingly strong year for this exercise.
