best opening riff...

[whiskeytown]

my fav. riffs are more rhythm based then lead based - but they really lodge in your brain

Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Crush with Eyeliner - REM (first time I ever heard a Tremolo in the riff of a song that I liked)

Low - Cracker

Love to Burn - Neil Young

Loose String - Son Volt

[zephed]

Have Love, Will Travel-The Sonics
Seven Nation Army-White Stripes

Communication Breakdown-LZ
Dazed and Confused-LZ
How Many More Times-LZ (similar: Money-Pink Floyd)
Whole Lotte Love-LZ
Heartbreaker-LZ
Immigrant Song-LZ
Black Dog-LZ
The Ocean-LZ
Wanton Song-LZ
Achilles Last Stand-LZ
Nobody's Fault But Mine-LZ

Another brick in the wall pt whatever Pink Floyd
Wish you were here-pf

Fire-Jimi
Purple Haze-Jimi
Manic Depression-Jimi
Voodoo Child (slight return)-jimi

Day Tripper-Beatles
Plush-STP
Interstate Love Song-STP
Hard to Handle-Black Crowes
Death Letter-White Stripes
Panama-Van Halen
Hot For Teacher-VH
You Really Got Me-The Kinks
Ain't Talkin' Bout Love-VH
Jamie's Cryin-VH
Pretty Woman-Roy Orbison
Summertime Blues-Eddie Cochran

That's all I can think of now.

Pick one? Ok, in bold. EDIT: [censored] can't decide

[whiskeytown]

I don't know why I didn't think of it before, but when Creedence Clearwater Revival hits Suzie Q, it doesn't get no better..

actually, almost every CCR song had a great riff behind it - Green River is one of my other fav's.

RB

[brendons31]

Definately Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Also love Pearl Jam - Immortality

[RunDownHouse]

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell, since my others have been said already.

[samjjones]

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Whole Lotta Love might be the correct choice.

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I concur.

[coffeecrazy1]

Man...took about 10 posts to get to Jimi...

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Cult of Personality - Living Color
Sweet Child O' Mine - G'N'F'N'R'
Hell's Bells - AC/DC
Sanitarium - Metallica
Fade to Black - Metallica
One - Metallica
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Eruption - Van Halen
Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
Love Song - Tesla
Satellite - Dave Matthews Band

[HoldEm_Hero]

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Whole Lotta Love might be the correct choice.

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I concur.

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Agreed. It's great. But I feel like the openng riff to "The Song Remains The Same" is the greatest of all time. Sam e band though.

[samjjones]

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Whole Lotta Love might be the correct choice.

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I concur.

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Agreed. It's great. But I feel like the openng riff to "The Song Remains The Same" is the greatest of all time. Sam e band though.

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I'm blase about 75% of that riff, but the part when Page's guitar kicks in is GOOD.

[DarkForceRising]

Highwire- Badlands

I Don't Know- Ozzy