I know that @dflea and Highway to Hell is the real winner, but I'm a sucker for Talk Box riffs and Joe Walsh is the master here.
Greatest Guitar Riff - Released in 1979 Edition?
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Nice list
Let it be known I voted for an Eagles song.
It's the clear choice. They are the Alabama of riffs from 1976 to 81.
H2H will be the runaway winner. Shout out to a scrappy upstart that should've made the final cut...Message in a Bottle.
Yeah, probably should have made the cut if I only did 1 VH and 1 AC/DC.
Sleeper pick: I love Canary in A Coalmine in 1980.
I was gonna add Train in Vain by the Clash for @Laocoön but ran out of space.
Agreed. Hundred billion castaways looking for a home.
Hell, The Police best guitar riffs would be a good pole on its own. Message in a Bottle, Roxanne, Bring on the Night, Every Breath You Take.
(Technically released in 1978 so he gets a pass here).
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Sheesh. You can't hold my jock strap on the music of the late 70s and early 80s Green Lake Bruthas, pod-nuh.
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Dude. I went to a black high school and balled out. Boom box Parliament, Ohio Players and Confunktion accompanied every practice.
Sheesh. You can't hold my jock strap on the music of the late 70s and early 80s Green Lake Bruthas, pod-nuh.
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My HS had one black kid out of 550 students. But still, my collection of jazz, blues, soul, funk is impressive.Dude. I went to a black high school and balled out. Boom box Parliament, Ohio Players and Confunktion accompanied every practice.
Sheesh. You can't hold my jock strap on the music of the late 70s and early 80s Green Lake Bruthas, pod-nuh.
Clearly a DEI record. TITTT
Sheesh. You can't hold my jock strap on the music of the late 70s and early 80s Green Lake Bruthas, pod-nuh.
@BleachedAnusDawg I expect VH to carry the day in 2 or 3 of these but the AC DC riff juggernaut is usually going to carry the day on college football message board of mostly 40 to 70 year old white males.
VH2 is more party energy versus anthemic rock style stuff. "Beautiful Girls" is kind of a lame EVH riff track, but after re-listening this AM it is probably the most recognizable from a commercial standpoint.
VH2 might actually have the fewest huge commercial hit songs of all the DLR-era albums. I have not done that research, just spitballing here. ATBS, I love most of the VH2 album and play songs like "Outta Love Again" and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" more often than tracks like "Unchained" or "Panama." I like AVH's drumming on VH2 more than any other of their albums (on the whole, not individual tracks).
"Dance the Night Away" sucks ass, though.
VH2 might actually have the fewest huge commercial hit songs of all the DLR-era albums. I have not done that research, just spitballing here. ATBS, I love most of the VH2 album and play songs like "Outta Love Again" and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" more often than tracks like "Unchained" or "Panama." I like AVH's drumming on VH2 more than any other of their albums (on the whole, not individual tracks).
"Dance the Night Away" sucks ass, though.
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Boo! Dance the Night Away is top tier VH.
Although, D.O.A. is my most favorite track on VH2.
Look, big dog, in the BAD book of Van Halen, Dance the Night Away is almost as bad as Jump. Too much pop.