Gibson.com has compiled its list of the ‘Top 10 Riffs Of The 80s.’ Check it out below.
The list features many of the all-time great guitarists, including Alex Lifeson, Slash, Steve Lukather, Randy Rhoads and Keith Richards. However, several of the decades most esteemed riff-masters didn’t make the cut.
Gibson explained: “It’s tough narrowing down the decade of Reagan and Rubik’s Cubes – and when all-stars like Eddie Van Halen, Tony Iommi and the boys from Iron Maiden don’t make the cut, you know you’ve got a tough list – but here are the 10 we deem the most totally awesome of the 1980s.”
Gibson.com’s ‘Top 10 Riffs Of The 80s’:
10. Rush, “Limelight”
9. Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child o’ Mine”
8. The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
7. Michael Jackson (featuring Steve Lukather), “Beat It”
6. Judas Priest, “Breaking the Law”
5. Def Leppard, “Photograph”
4. Scorpions, “Rock You Like a Hurricane”
3. Ozzy Osbourne (featuring Randy Rhoads), “Crazy Train”
2. The Rolling Stones, “Start Me Up”
1. AC/DC, “Back in Black”
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