Favourite Van Halen riffs

[secrets]

I've heard enough about Ed's lead playing here, what makes him just as unique is his rythym and that's just about 80% of what he plays anyway. The main riff is what gives the song its real character.

Here are my top 10 favourite VH main riffs:

Atomic Punk

Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

Light up the Sky

Romeo Delight

Mean Street

Unchained

Hang 'em High

Little Guitars

Panama

Drop Dead Legs



Well how about you?

[DaveIsKing]

MEAN STREET
UNCHAINED
AIN'T TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE
LITTLE DREAMER
DROP DEAD LEGS
PANAMA
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
ROMEO DELIGHT
ME WISE MAGIC

[secrets]

Cool, but you can have one more for free if you like.

[DaveIsKing]

Really?!?

I am truly blessed.

Uh...let's see...

How about...

HOT FOR TEACHER

[romeodelight]

Hot For Teacher
Romeo Delight
Loss Of Control
Unchained
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
I'm The One
Panama
House Of Pain
Little Guitars

... wow i could go on and on

[cwsmith17]

Fools

D.O.A.

Litlle Guitars

Hot For Teacher

[Coyote]

The classic six.

[rustoffa]

"Fools" is an old fave. That's one heavy freakin' riff.

[secrets]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Loss of Control. Great intro and shift of tempo from slow to very fast.

[ALMOSTsaved]

Without a doubt, Ed's always been known for leads, yet underrated for rhythm. Great thread!

My pics are:

Little Dreamer

and

Dirty Movies

Best album for rhythm? "Fair Warning" hands down!

[secrets]

Re: Favourite Van Halen riffs

[QUOTE]Originally posted by secrets
I've heard enough about Ed's lead playing here, what makes him just as unique is his rythym and that's just about 80% of what he plays anyway. The main riff is what gives the song its real character.

I can't believe I couldn't spell rhythm. That's pretty bad.

[romeodelight]

Originally posted by secrets
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Loss of Control. Great intro and shift of tempo from slow to very fast.

yo! i had that song in my list man! t'is a classic tune indeed!

[secrets]

Originally posted by romeodelight
yo! i had that song in my list man! t'is a classic tune indeed!

You're right must have missed that one.

[ALMOSTsaved]

Loss of Control has always just made me laugh. It's so fucking aggressive. However, I've wanted to add it to an VH obscurities CD I'm making, and it's hard to seperate it from "Tora Tora"......

Any suggestions?

[secrets]

Originally posted by ALMOSTsaved
Loss of Control has always just made me laugh. It's so fucking aggressive. However, I've wanted to add it to an VH obscurities CD I'm making, and it's hard to seperate it from "Tora Tora"......

Any suggestions?

Why would you want to seperate it, these two go together perfectly.