100 best organ riffs ever

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52. (though it should be top ten) Booker T. & the MG's, "Hang 'em High"

P.S. Procol Harum will be #1, won't it? Promise?

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 30 January 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago) link

jamaica to thread.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link

If it's the Procol Harum I think you're thinking of...IT'S NOT A RIFF! [ducks]

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link

Caravan - For Richard
(err, the supersimple octave-thingy after the long quiet part. One of the greatest rock-out moments ever, and it came from freakin' CARAVAN!)

I want to say several VDGG songs, but all the riffs I think of turn out to be played either on the bass or the sax. Dammit.

― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:46 (twenty years ago) link

Riff: a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition

― Mr. Helpful, Friday, 30 January 2004 21:48 (twenty years ago) link

50. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, "Palisades Park"

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:50 (twenty years ago) link

no relation to freddy boom boom washington

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:50 (twenty years ago) link

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:51 (twenty years ago) link

despite the striking similarity

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/%A5Artist%20GIF%20Images/Lawrence-Hilton-Jacobs-7.jpg

http://www.bsnpubs.com/philadelphia/swanxcannon.jpg

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:55 (twenty years ago) link

49) beatnuts - niggas know

― $, Friday, 30 January 2004 21:56 (twenty years ago) link

48) beanie sigel - the truth

― $, Friday, 30 January 2004 21:57 (twenty years ago) link

47) t.i. - king of da south

― $, Friday, 30 January 2004 21:57 (twenty years ago) link

46 & 45. FBB: Hot Burritos #1 and #2

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:16 (twenty years ago) link

44. Ennio Morricone - Alla Luce Del Giorno
43. Graham Bond Organisation - Long Tall Shorty
42. Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Pigmy Pt. 2
41. Combustible Edison - Short Double Latte
40. Jimmy Smith - The Cat
39. Brian Auger & Juli Driscoll - In And Out

― eleki-san, Friday, 30 January 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link

38. The Screamers, "Eva Braun"

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link

37. Harry J, "Liquidator"

― Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:07 (twenty years ago) link

36, Iron Butterfly "In-a Gadda-da Vida"

― nonthings (nonthings), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:15 (twenty years ago) link

35. The Band, "Stage Fright"

― nonthings (nonthings), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:17 (twenty years ago) link

34. The Specials, "Ghost Town"

― nonthings (nonthings), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:28 (twenty years ago) link

Genesis: Return Of The Giant Hogweed

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:44 (twenty years ago) link

32. Tuxedomoon, 'Desire'

― Ferrrrrrg (Ferg), Saturday, 31 January 2004 01:26 (twenty years ago) link

31. nappy roots - "awnaw hell no"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 31 January 2004 05:05 (twenty years ago) link

"Time is Tight" Booker T & MGs
"Radio, Radio" Elvis C
"Hush" Deep Purple

― Ian Grey (Ian_G), Saturday, 31 January 2004 06:46 (twenty years ago) link

"Mass Riff" by fucking STEREOLAB!

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 31 January 2004 14:57 (twenty years ago) link

man, this is like making a "best guitar solos ever" thread and going 80 posts before someone mentions Black Sabbath

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 31 January 2004 14:57 (twenty years ago) link

(I will let someone else be indginant about the Beach Boys)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 31 January 2004 15:02 (twenty years ago) link

which one do you mean ? Good Vibrations, California Girls, Shut Down Pt.2 or another song ?

26. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (if it counts)

― eleki-san, Saturday, 31 January 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link

man, this is like making a "best guitar solos ever" thread and going 80 posts before someone mentions Black Sabbath
Which it would have very good reasons to do.

― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Saturday, 31 January 2004 15:49 (twenty years ago) link

25. Styx - Blue Collar Man

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 31 January 2004 17:27 (twenty years ago) link

24. Apparat Organ Quartet - "Romantika"
23. Inspiral Carpets - "Saturn 5"
22. Pulp - "O.U."

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Saturday, 31 January 2004 18:47 (twenty years ago) link

What, "Iron Man" didn't make its way to Norway or something?

21. Led Zeppelin, "Trampled Under Foot"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 31 January 2004 20:19 (twenty years ago) link

20. The Monks, "Shut Up"

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Saturday, 31 January 2004 22:04 (twenty years ago) link

I think the organ part at the end of "Spirit of Eden" by Talk Talk (in the song "Wealth") is wonderful.

― Salvador Saca (Mr. Xolotl), Saturday, 31 January 2004 23:53 (twenty years ago) link

"fire" - the crazy world of authur brown

― mike bott, Sunday, 1 February 2004 05:02 (twenty years ago) link

Nate - that's actually a clavinet on "Trampled Under Foot". Not trying to be pedantic about it -- the whole cool thing about the song is that basically they were inspired by Stevie's "Superstition"!

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 1 February 2004 05:10 (twenty years ago) link

I know, but isn't there a short but fierce legit organ break/solo right after Robert goes all "OOOOOOOOOOH"?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Sunday, 1 February 2004 05:21 (twenty years ago) link

oh, wait, I see whatcha mean, never mind

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Sunday, 1 February 2004 05:22 (twenty years ago) link

19. giorgio moroder - "tears"
18. dj shadow - "organ donor"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Sunday, 1 February 2004 08:04 (twenty years ago) link

17. Unwound - pardon my french

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Sunday, 1 February 2004 08:08 (twenty years ago) link

16. Modern Lovers - "Road Runner"

Best "Sister Ray" rip ever

15. Attila - "March Of The Huns"

In fact, I nominate the great "Attila" LP in its entirety!
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311070946591122&sql=At908b5t4tsqe

― Myonga Von Bontee, Monday, 2 February 2004 18:35 (twenty years ago) link

14. "People Say" - Go-Betweens

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 2 February 2004 18:40 (twenty years ago) link

two years pass...

oh cmon, green onions has gotta be up there, and like a rolling stone, and arebours

― Slimline Davies, Friday, 26 May 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link

13. "Liar Liar" - Castaways
12. "Tempted" - Squeeze
11. "Ambition" - Subway Sect
10. "Incense and Peppermint" - Strawberry Alarm Clocks

― zeus (zeus), Friday, 26 May 2006 21:36 (seventeen years ago) link

9. "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" - The Damned

― zeus (zeus), Friday, 26 May 2006 21:40 (seventeen years ago) link

ahem:

8. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 26 May 2006 22:06 (seventeen years ago) link

7. "Telstar" - Tornados
6. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" - Procol Harum

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 27 May 2006 01:18 (seventeen years ago) link

5. 'Stoneage Cinderella', Died Pretty

― Jeff Wright (JeffW1858), Saturday, 27 May 2006 02:10 (seventeen years ago) link

4. Beach Boys "California Girls"

― Maltodextrin (Maltodextrin), Saturday, 27 May 2006 03:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Doors - "Break on Through"

― Mark (MarkR), Saturday, 27 May 2006 05:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Roadrunner was counted twice. And I was going to put down "Abacab" by Genesis, but I think I just realized that was a synth for the first time ever. Dammit! So, uh:

3. The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball"

― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 27 May 2006 05:42 (seventeen years ago) link

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"Runaway" uses a Clavioline.

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― naus (Robert T), Sunday, 28 May 2006 01:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Bobby Bland, people!!!

"I'll Take Care of You"

most abruptly stiff-assed, menacing riff EVA!

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 28 May 2006 01:13 (seventeen years ago) link

four years pass...

Mellow from Honkey Chateau-Elton John
Awesome organ solo on this track (actually
an electric violin but you'd never know).

― Cam McCallum, Monday, 7 February 2011 02:14 (thirteen years ago) link

How did the Sir Douglas Quintet and the famous Augie Meyers not get invited to this party? Calling in "She's About A Mover," "Dynamite Woman," "Nuevo Laredo," etc.

― that's not my post, Monday, 7 February 2011 02:53 (thirteen years ago) link

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