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Keith Richards' Best Riff

Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:12 am
Posted by ThePTExperience1969
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:12 am
Time to test the rock buffs out there. Mine is Can't You Hear Me Knocking.
Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
19860 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:16 am to
What day of the week is it so I can tell you my daily favorite? I couldn't possibly pick one as the absolute best.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38910 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:17 am to
Posted by canyon
Member since Dec 2003
18483 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:20 am to
upvote
Posted by kjntgr
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8502 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:49 am to
Sympathy for the Devil off " Get Yer Ya Ya's out". No contest.
Posted by saint amant steve
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
5695 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:31 am to
quote:

Mine is Can't You Hear Me Knocking.



Came here to post this.
Posted by musick
the internet
Member since Dec 2008
26125 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:46 am to
Satisfaction by far
Posted by Rickety Cricket
Premium Member
Member since Aug 2007
46883 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:49 am to
Jumpin Jack Flash
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
73014 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:06 pm to
quote:

Mine is Can't You Hear Me Knocking.
Posted by ballscaster
Member since Jun 2013
26861 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:17 pm to
One of my favorites is "Down Home Girl." LINK

For most bands, the drummer is the "conductor" per se, but with the Stones, it's always been Keith, so you'll hear an occasional stutter from Charlie as he tries to figure out what the hell Keith is doing so he can keep time, and this is a great example. Great lick by Keith, stutter step by Charlie, then a dirty song.
Posted by kmcmah1
Member since Mar 2009
1074 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:49 pm to
Always been a fan of Bitch. Of course, Can't You Hear Me Knocking is awesome too.
Posted by OrangeWhip
Member since Mar 2016
79 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:52 pm to
I don't know if I can pick a favorite:

Midnight Rambler
Jumpin Jack Flash
Rocks Off
Monkey Man
The Last Time
Let it Bleed
Satisfaction
Gimme Shelter
All Down the Line

Also, honorable mention to Mick Taylor for his riff in "Bitch"
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89613 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 1:14 pm to
quote:

Can't You Hear Me Knocking.


Hard to beat. That song is bookended by the great Stones' guitarists - Keith at the beginning with the basic, blues derived riff, and Mick Taylor keeping it going at the end when everyone wanted to quit - (pardon the pun) rolling into an extended jam session to rival the Dead or the ABB. Musical moments like that can't happen anymore because of the industrialization/homogenization of music, the relative lack of virtuosity, and the fact they just don't make music in that fashion any longer.

But, it's great to look/listen back on those times. What a glorious time to have been a rock and roll fan.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19565 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 3:21 pm to
Tumbling Dice.
Posted by Mars duMorgue
Sunset Dist/SF
Member since Aug 2015
2816 posts
Posted on 5/4/16 at 6:04 pm to
Unquestionably "Satisfaction." The riff that created the song that created modern rock music.

That's right. Whatever bands you're into might not exist if it weren't for the handful of notes that drove "Satisfaction."

I realize a lot of you weren't around in 1965, so it's understandable that later KR riffs are more recognizable to you and have more prominence in your ears.

But "Satisfaction" is the granddaddy of them all. If you like any type of kick arse rock today, you can thank Richards for making it possible.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66364 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:11 am to
satisfaction
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