The most memorable guitar riffs in indie rock...

[yeahyeahtron]

Queens of the Stone Age - Go With The Flow
Manics - Motorcycle Emptiness
James - She's A Star
White Stripes - 7 Nation Army
Badly Drawn Boy - Disillusion
Coldplay - Yellow

All of these songs have a monster guitar riff that I simply can't resist... The kind of song you just can't help but sing along with the guitar notes... Any favourites of yours please???

[o]

Cue pop fans to say the songs are not well known...
Saying that, I dont know the BDB song at all.
I quite like the bass in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Spread your love.

[-Big Dan-]

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine

Surely one of the most recognisable guitar riffs of all time

[Razzle Dazzle]

Jan 28, 2012 13:54:56 GMT 1 -Big Dan- said:

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine

Surely one of the most recognisable guitar riffs of all time

Very memorable guitar riff, if not the most memorable, was more glam rock/metal but i class all rock, indie, in the same category if its catchy and i love it.

Anything by Tom Morello

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5N5lC-FNg

and

Ash - Burn Baby Burn
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Andrew W.K - Party Hard

[-Big Dan-]

Ah yes, I neglected to notice the 'indie' part.

[Razzle Dazzle]

ironically over the years it has become pop, even shery crow and texas have covered it, its just catchy, always gets played in every indie club i go to and as indie crossed over into pop i guess all the lines are blurred anyway

[borneoman]

personally the Pixies are the best at guitar riffs IMHO especially Debaser... I also like Nirvana's riffs but basically it's Kurt Cobain trying to copy the Pixies but of course Teen Spirit might be the best known guitar riff ever (alongside 7 Nation Army)

I also like Radiohead's... Just, Paranoid Android...

and not a big fan of some classic riffs like Smoke on the Water or Stairway to Heaven

[yeahyeahtron]

I agree about the Pixies yeah!!! Surely must have mentioned them on my list before!!

forgot to mention this::

Muse - Plug in Baby

[madmurray]

for me from old style rock:

ACDC - whole lotta rosie
Kinks - you really got me
Black sabbath - paranoid
Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Deep purple - smoke on water
Led zepplin - whole lotta rosie

Indie Rock:

Guns n roses - sweet child
Sonic Youth - Teenage riot
Pixies - here comes your man
Muse - small print
Smiths - what difference does it make.

[Earl Purple]

Id still have to pick Muscle Museum as the definitive Muse riff.
I wouldn't really call QOTSA "indie", more just "rock", but No One Knows is the riff for me by them.

[greendemon]

^ what EP just said, especially about QOTSA.

i guess they could also be accused of being more 'rock' than 'indie', but i can't believe no-one has mentioned 'just a day' by feeder yet...

[Shireblogger]

Johnny Marr on "How Soon Is Now"

[Hupin]

More rock than indie, but Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love.

My sister once asked why someone was playing the theme tune to Top Of The Pops. She got a death stare.

[Hupin]

And I've got to agree with Daz, Tom Morello can belt out cake effortlessly.

[Razzle Dazzle]

how about arc-light - seventeen

they've got that honky tonk groove going

[o]

Black Keys - Gold on the ceiling!

[Hupin]

Feb 22, 2012 13:15:19 GMT 1 Razzle Dazzle said:

how about arc-light - seventeen

they've got that honky tonk groove going

Damn you Darren!

[Smurfie]

Jet "are you gonna be my girl"

Although Pixies-wise I LOVE the riff in "dead".

[greendemon]

"friday i'm in love" - the cure

also, i'm not sure how 'indie' it is, but "there she goes" - the la's has to be one of the most instantly recognisable riffs in modern music.

[Jordan]

Do Fleetwood Mac count? I imagine they don't, but the riff in The Chain is the best I've ever heard!