Caveman Ninja
It's a carnival... of monsters!
This is a ridiculous and unanswerable question... the 'why' of a good riff cannot be analysed... it just 'is'.
What makes a good riff?
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Podgie
Young Man, Old Soul
Zehm
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best is a superlative form of "good." nothing that is truely good is easy. the opposite of 'easy' is 'difficult'. in music, skill is required to execute and/or compose something difficult. from this one can only conclude that a riff is good if and only if it requires a great amount of skill, either to compose or to execute. you can only go unconvinced if you refuse to accept logic, which would put you in the same camp as the religious fanatics.
Nathanael G Fosaaen
Nathanael G Fosaaen
Caveman Ninja
It's a carnival... of monsters!
Zehm
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not really, as I said, memorable riffs don't have to be difficult to write or play, and technicality is only a small part of greatness. look at the first few master of puppets riffs, mildly difficult, but the greatness of them don't come from the intricacy alone. although that is prt of it, those riffs are great because they stick in your head a start influinceing one's own compositions.
Covet Chaos
Weedian
What the piss are you on about. Good riffs dont need skill. They need to be GOOD. But youve been told this by everybody but clearly arent listening.
Podgie
Young Man, Old Soul
Zehm
Member
His riffs are great, no doubts there, and when he was first writing, they weren't easy to compose, they were really counterintuitve. so compositionally, they are moderately good. so again, you're confusing 'good' 'great' and 'memorable'.
Zehm
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Yes, and for a good riff to be good, it requites skill.
you're being constrained by the frequent, imprecise, abuse of the word 'good'
Podgie
Young Man, Old Soul
Nah man, you're confusing a simple topic with a complicated one. A great riff is a great riff, regardless of the amount of skill required to compose or play it.
It really is that simple.
It really is that simple.
Zehm
Member
while a great riff is a great riff, a good riff is not neccicarily a great riff.
However, if you refuse to see reason, or back up your beliefs with any reasons then there is no point in argueing.
Podgie
Young Man, Old Soul
D.Ingram
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diddykoi6
Stone Cold Metal
But seriously can we convert this into the "name your favourite riff/type of riff/artists riffs/ WHATEVER thread because it would make more sense.
I find it silly to try to define a typical formula for a good riff, simply because of the fact that i enjoy so many different bands, for instance its like comparing which has the best riffs, Evile, Bloodbath, Blind Guardian, Ensiferum. Because they are so different, using different keys, tempo's and styles its not really possible. I LOVE THEM FUCKING ALL GUISE.
So yeah... erm. My favourite 3 Riffs, Not in order... would be
Megadeth: LOlall?
Bloodbath: Eaten
Ensiferum: Twilight Tavern
MY LOYALTY?! For 24 years people have been trying to kill me, people who know how! Now do you think that's because my dad was a greek sodapop maker or do you think that's because I'm an American spy?! Go fuck yourself, you fucking child!!!
D.Ingram
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