Best Guitar Riff From The 21st Century (1 Viewer)

[Dan Lambskin]

its Seven Nation Army right?

 

[Northern Voice]

That's the obvious one that comes to mind for sure.

 

[Joe Summer]

/thread

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Hard to argue with that. Coheed and Cambria have a couple that I'd vote for too. Maybe even "PIttsburgh" by the Lemonheads or "Cross Wires" by Superchunk.

 

[Mr. Ected]

If you count covers, Rush released an album in 2004 of early 70s rock songs called Feedback. One on the album was "Crossroads." You may dislike Geddy's voice, but it fits on this style of music. Oh, and Alex can certainly play.

 

[tom22406]

The Dark Eternal Night from Dream Theater is my pick.

 

[rubrink]

Read the title, and Seven Nation Army was the first thought that crossed my mind

 

[Leviathan]

Read the title, and Seven Nation Army was the first thought that crossed my mind

 

[Northern Voice]

If you count covers, Rush released an album in 2004 of early 70s rock songs called Feedback. One on the album was "Crossroads." You may dislike Geddy's voice, but it fits on this style of music. Oh, and Alex can certainly play.

A 70s band covering a 70s song is not the answer to this question.

 

[GROOT]

none

 

[Northern Voice]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out and Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows are a couple more fairly iconic ones from post-2000.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

If you count covers, Rush released an album in 2004 of early 70s rock songs called Feedback. One on the album was "

Wouldn't it be a 2000s band covering a 60s song that was based on a 30s song?

 

[eoMMan]

Riff or solo?

Slash on Sweet Child O Mine is pretty awesome.

 

[Green and Gold]

none

It's a relative question. As long as there was at least one riff created in the 21st century, your answer is wrong.

 

[Northern Voice]

If you count covers, Rush released an album in 2004 of early 70s rock songs called Feedback. One on the album was "Crossroads." You may dislike Geddy's voice, but it fits on this style of music. Oh, and Alex can certainly play.

A 70s band covering a 70s song is not the answer to this question.

Wouldn't it be a 2000s band covering a 60s song that was based on a 30s song?

Rush is as much a 2000s band as the Rolling Stones are I guess, I don't think anyone would think of them that way. I'd prefer not to think of them at all.

 

[Leviathan]

Riff or solo?

Slash on Sweet Child O Mine is pretty awesome.

That was 20th century. But good choice.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Riff or solo?

Slash on Sweet Child O Mine is pretty awesome.

First one that came to mind

 

[Northern Voice]

I can't tell who is and isn't trolling in here.

 

[eoMMan]

Are we considering bass?

Big Data Dangerous??????

 

[Todem]

Knights of Cydonia.

The end jam is sick....just a sick riff.

And there is this band from California that formed in 2009 and are my new obsession.....known as Rival Sons (huge Led Zep influence). Check out this awesome tune people and listen riffing going into the solo....sick band and even better live!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MA0m1K2jW4

Here is a tune from their latest album.....another riff fest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnEZzLSPNZY

My favorite tune from the new album live at the Classic Rock festival this is called Belle Star...amazing song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmCJuU3a2DM

 

[Quint]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out and Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows are a couple more fairly iconic ones from post-2000.

agreed.

would add:

"Stillborn" - Black Label Society

"Boom, Like That" - Mark Knopfler

 

[Aerial Assault]

Neon from Mayer is a contender. Nearly impossible to play.

 

[bakes]

Social Distortion, "Highway 101" solo. Perfect.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Knights of Cydonia.

The end jam is sick....just a sick riff.

Really the one tune by Muse that sticks out to me.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I like their 20th century stuff a little better but The Grand Conjuration by Opeth comes to mind.

 

[Leviathan]

Knights of Cydonia.

The end jam is sick....just a sick riff.

And there is this band from California that formed in 2009 and are my new obsession.....known as Rival Sons (huge Led Zep influence). Check out this awesome tune people and listen riffing going into the solo....sick band and even better live!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MA0m1K2jW4

Here is a tune from their latest album.....another riff fest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnEZzLSPNZY

My favorite tune from the new album live at the Classic Rock festival this is called Belle Star...amazing song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmCJuU3a2DM

Thanks! I'll have check these guys out. I like their minimalistic, 4 on the floor rock and roll vibe.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out and Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows are a couple more fairly iconic ones from post-2000.

agreed.

would add:

"Stillborn" - Black Label Society

"Boom, Like That" - Mark Knopfler

If you're talking killer riff, I'd put "Funeral Bell" over "Stillborn" in the BLS oeuvre. That main riff is so damned infectious, it's crazy.

 

[DreamTheater]

The Dark Eternal Night from Dream Theater is my pick.

Yoga pants and Dream Theater !

Tom --you are the man !

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Barbarian - The Darkness

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Knights of Cydonia.

The end jam is sick....just a sick riff.

And there is this band from California that formed in 2009 and are my new obsession.....known as Rival Sons (huge Led Zep influence). Check out this awesome tune people and listen riffing going into the solo....sick band and even better live!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MA0m1K2jW4

Here is a tune from their latest album.....another riff fest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnEZzLSPNZY

My favorite tune from the new album live at the Classic Rock festival this is called Belle Star...amazing song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmCJuU3a2DM

Rival Sons rule

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I love this one. The Ponys - Let's Kill Ourselves.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YXjmcnczYL0

 

[Quint]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out and Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows are a couple more fairly iconic ones from post-2000.

agreed.

would add:

"Stillborn" - Black Label Society

"Boom, Like That" - Mark Knopfler

If you're talking killer riff, I'd put "Funeral Bell" over "Stillborn" in the BLS oeuvre. That main riff is so damned infectious, it's crazy.

yeah, that just chugs right along doesn't it.

 

[17seconds]

If you count covers, Rush released an album in 2004 of early 70s rock songs called Feedback. One on the album was "Crossroads." You may dislike Geddy's voice, but it fits on this style of music. Oh, and Alex can certainly play.

The Dark Eternal Night from Dream Theater is my pick.

Do prog rock bands even do "riffs"? I think of riffs as a simple line of fewer than like 10 notes.

 

[bigmarc27]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sRYNYb30nxU

 

[pantherclub]

I love this one. The Ponys - Let's Kill Ourselves.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YXjmcnczYL0

No offense bro but that his complete garbage

 

[John Bender]

Another vote for "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

honorable mention would be "Repitilia" by The Strokes or "Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives

 

[17seconds]

Take Me Out > Seven Nation Army

..in terms of the riff at least. Both great songs.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out and Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows are a couple more fairly iconic ones from post-2000.

agreed.

would add:

"Stillborn" - Black Label Society

"Boom, Like That" - Mark Knopfler

If you're talking killer riff, I'd put "Funeral Bell" over "Stillborn" in the BLS oeuvre. That main riff is so damned infectious, it's crazy.

yeah, that just chugs right along doesn't it.

It's been my ringtone for about 2 years now. My crew and I also put it on in each bar we go to that has the Touchtunes jukebox when we do bar crawls to announce our arrival. Always gets the place energized.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Another vote for "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

honorable mention would be "Repitilia" by The Strokes or "Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives

For the strokes I dig the riff from Juicebox

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out and Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows are a couple more fairly iconic ones from post-2000.

agreed.

would add:

BLS has so many under rated tunes. The entire Blessed Hellride album rules, and I dig 1919 eternal's Genocide Junkies too

 

[PIK95]

Arcade Fire (Surprise!) It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus!). It's pretty great imo.

 

[Northern Voice]

Another vote for "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

honorable mention would be "Repitilia" by The Strokes or "Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives

For the strokes I dig the riff from Juicebox

The Intro to "You Only Live Once" was my ringtone for a while.

 

[Northern Voice]

Another vote for "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

honorable mention would be "Repitilia" by The Strokes or "Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives

Yeah, Hate to Say I told You So is another one I love and thought of immediately.

 

[Northern Voice]

Also "Are You Going to be My Girl" is another one that resonates from that era, even if it turned out Jet was awful.

 

[PIK95]

Jet is my most hated band since the Cars. Maybe I just hate bands named after vehicles. It's not my fault they all suxor.

 

[John Bender]

Don't Sit Don't 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair by the Arctic Monkeys

 

[John Bender]

Woman by Wolfmother

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Seven Nation Army seems like a bass riff more than a guitar riff to me.

Things I Learned Today - no good guitar riffs so far this century.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

If you count covers, Rush released an album in 2004 of early 70s rock songs called Feedback. One on the album was "

fn rush fans

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

its Seven Nation Army right?

ironically, it is now a folk tune song by the masses at various events.