Greatest Guitar Riff - Released in 1994 Edition?

[pawz]

Last Exit? Seriously, Clark?
@YellowSnow

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It's Corduroy off that album and it's not even close. Usually that is the 2nd (or 3rd) song played at the majority of live shows designed to get the Band and crowd all lathered up. It is an absolute main-stay in their sets 30 years later. @dnc is never going to like the vocals, but this is about the life and longevity of the riff and what it has meant to the fans and the band over the years.

And Corduroy isn't even the biggest Song off the album Vitology. Better Man earns that honor.

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Look, hoss, I'm not the same level of PJ fan as you. But I own this record on vinyl and have listened to it in glorious high fi A LOT.
Yes, Better Man and Corduroy are the 2 most classic, enduring masterpieces of Vitalogy.
I struggled with what to do with Better Man since the intro isn't "riffy" in the traditional sense like most of the stuff in these poles. It's more subtle guitar accompaniment type stuff and very fucking good BTW.
Corduroy is a better track than Last Exit but I don't know if the riff is better. I was trying to put in one song from Vitalogy - there's not room for all 3 - and I've always love the punch of Last Exit and the way it kicks off the LP. Big departure sound-wise from their first 2 albums.

PJ is all I know musically, and not very much.

Agree Better Man has no opening riff. Corduroy vs Last Exit may be a matter of personal style between you and I. However the initial premise of your riff challenges is enduring legacy, of which, Corduroy has in spades over Last Exit.

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[YellowSnow]

@WoolleyDoog #FuckVanilla
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Woodinville Pizza Coop. I sat to your right, w @Joey across the table.

I've also seen your black cowboy hat in the concourse being 1 section over from yous guysm.

** Edit, I was off on Stone's height he is 6-6'1". I still have you pegged a little taller than that, but I thought SG was just under 6.

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6-3

Can confirm. @Joey not Yella height, but taller than most of you dweebs.

 

[dnc]

Machine Head & Zombie belong on the list. March of the Pigs & 21st Century Digital Boy not as popular as those on the list but have great driving riffs

Would be my top two choices quite honestly

 

[huskyhooligan]

Say it Aint So is the song I've listened to the most. Blue Album is highly, underrated.
That said for single hits, I felt like both Sabotage and Loser were the bigger hits, and gave the nod to #mybeastieboys.
Other great riffs from 94 include Glycerine - Bush, What's the Frequency Kenneth - REM.
My personal favorite from Superunknown is The Day I Tried to Live. I swear like 10 years ago I saw an interview with Slash who said at the time it was one of his favorite songs.
I recall Offspring playing at the Colosseum in early 1995 and tickets were like $5 or something ridiculously low.

 

[chuck]

Say it Aint So is the song I've listened to the most. Blue Album is highly, underrated.
That said for single hits, I felt like both Sabotage and Loser were the bigger hits, and gave the nod to #mybeastieboys.
Other great riffs from 94 include Glycerine - Bush, What's the Frequency Kenneth - REM.
My personal favorite from Superunknown is The Day I Tried to Live. I swear like 10 years ago I saw an interview with Slash who said at the time it was one of his favorite songs.
I recall Offspring playing at the Colosseum in early 1995 and tickets were like $5 or something ridiculously low.

The Day I Tried to Live is probably my favorite Soundgarden track.