Best rockers and riffs of all time

[one-eyed]

The Poms have come up with their list of the best rockers and riffs of all time.

Top 10 Greatest Rock Legends

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Elvis Presley
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Ozzy Osborne
5. Jon Bon Jovi
6. Slash
7. Meatloaf
8. Eric Clapton
9. Mick Jagger
10. David Bowie

Top 10 guitar Riffs/rock intro of all time

1. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes/Eric Clapton
2. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
3. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
4. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
6. Walk This Way - Aerosmith w Run DMC
7. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
8. All Right Now - Free
9. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
10. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

Most memorable moment in rock history

Ozzy Osbourne biting off a bat's head on stage

Top guitar solo of all time

Slash's handiwork in Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N' Roses

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[julzqld]

Dunno about Paradise City. Have heard that the opening riff from Sweet Child of Mine was how Slash's would practise his scales.  What about Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive"?

[Hellenic Tiger]

The riffs immediately before the last verse of Stairway to Heaven are mythical.

[mightytiges]

The riffs immediately before the last verse of Stairway to Heaven are mythical.

 

The end solo to Comfortably Numb ain't bad either.

As far as intros, the Stones' Start me up.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Jumping Jack Flash and You can't always get what you want from the Stones are great also.

[tiga]

AS far as great riffs go, you can't go past Joe Satriani's "Circles" on Surfing with the Alien. About 1 minute after some amazingly melodic acoustic he lets fly like a man possessed.
Also Hendrix's "Little Wing" is poetry in motion. Stevie Ray Vaughan also did a great cover of this. Not a power tune by any means but a technically brilliant piece of guitar work. 

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