Almost impossible to sort this out...the 5 that come to mind right now are

Satisfaction (changed the freakin radio)
Monkey Man
JJ Flash
The Last Time
Soul Survivor

but there must be dozens more...any faves?

Can`t you hear me knocking

Rocks Off

Citadel

Tie you up

Gimme Shelter (aswell as being one of the best intro's ever)

I'll stop there 'cause the list is endless and some great solo riffs too!

above very good ones are mentioned!


midnight rambler
brown sugar

both makes a lot of fun to play

the 81 version of under my thumb
start me up ..........
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i have to stop here too, to many great riffs

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Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away



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Satisfaction
JJF
Brown Sugar
Start me Up
'81 Under my Thumb
CYHMK
Midnight Rambler
Monkey Man
The Last Time
Gimme Shelter
Rocks Off

But..what about --

She's so cold
Shattered
Bitch
Street Fighting Man
Rough Justice
Driving too Fast
Look What the Cat Dragged in


hmm...One Hit to the body (did he write it? i know jimmy page played it..or is it even considered a riff)

Also, im not positive they are riffs but i do like: IORR (the live opening riff) Heartbreaker, Get off my cloud, Hot Stuff,YGMR

Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Oh hell, anything Keith plays is a great riff! Keef kicks ass.

J.J.Flash!

just in regards to CYHMK...its more of a lick dont ya think...a riff sustains thru the whole song...ok I know...another bullshit technicallity...but what a lick...and Mr. Flash as your handle indicates one would assume your vote would be cast as it were....cheers

No mention of All Down The Line?

The Last Time is Brian's riff, Keith plays rhythm, does the lead break, & then back to rhythm

I think that songs like JJF would be lefte outside in this thread.

JJF
Brown Sugar
Little T&A
Soul Survivor
Honky Tonk Woman
Gimme Shelter
Monkey Man
All Down the Line
Can't you hear me knocking
and probably a hundred or so more that i can't think of right now .........

tussler Wrote:
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> Can`t you hear me knocking


That one's actually Ronnie...

shidoobee Wrote:
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> That one's actually Ronnie...


Ronnie? 1971? It could be Mick Taylor or do you know something I should have known? Tell me , I`m curious.

CYHMK has to be one of the BEST classic Keith riffs IMO.

As a side note I was shocked at how many great Keith riffs were on Place Pigalle studio outtakes that never made the light of day but should have. Some great ones on it where Bill is trying to follow Keith's more complex riffs taking most of the song to catch up to what he was doing.

When Listening to Handsome girls, I noticed that THey kind of played the "brown sugar" riff during All Down the line and Lies.

Hands down, the favorite keef riff has to be "(Oh I Wish I Were An) Oscar Meyer Weiner"

Brian actually played slide on that one - it's an earlier riff, though still inspired.

then they must play the Oscar Meyer Weiner song on the small stage...or as a closer...there can be no substitute

JJF,START ME UP, and SATISFACTION'.....IMO.......ROCK ON Y'ALL

StratoGR Wrote:
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> I think that songs like JJF would be lefte outside
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? I resent this remark!!!!!!!!!!

Criss Cross Man. It's so raw.

There are too many but Satisfaction has to be #1.

don't give me that ole one two, one two three four

Highway Child

as tears go by;;;

La Mano Nera Wrote:
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> Criss Cross Man. It's so raw.


The name of the song is Criss Cross.It was misnamed by bootleggers as Save Me and Criss Cross Man but,Jagger is singing "criss cross mind".It was officially released on the soundtrack to a Japanese movie from the '70's.

The opening of CHYMK is Richards,Taylor comes in later on.