Best/Favorite first riff/20 seconds of iconic rock song?

[Pablo]

Jimi Hendrix

“All Along The Watchtower”

 

[wings&wheels]

The Who "Who Are You"

Can I include one from the more mellow side? BW Stevenson "My Maria" Just heard it earlier today and I instinctively turn it up at the first note.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Satisfaction.

 

[Passport1]

Layla. BTW, I swear I met her once in Casablanca. A French girl. Clapton must have met her too.

 

[PontiacHO]

Boz Scaggs - Low Down. Jeff Porcaro on the drum kit.

 

[dishdude]

Enter Sandman
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Sweet Child O' Mine

 

[Zee09]

Smoke On The Water

 

[Nesterenko]

Van Halen, Runnin' with the Devil.

 

[Pablo]

 

[ripcord]

For starting off on a road trip, I love popping in ZZ Top's Eliminator album. Most every song in that one starts with a great riff.

 

[Zee09]

This was the bomb in the day...

 

[edyvw]

 

[Pablo]

The Who "Who Are You"

Can I include one from the more mellow side? BW Stevenson "My Maria" Just heard it earlier today and I instinctively turn it up at the first note.

Took me a second on my Maria yeah

 

[PontiacHO]

Freeborn Man. Tony Rice

 

[SHOZ]

 

[stormgol]

 

[Variant_S]

I guess that I'm old. This immediately came to mind:

 

[Pablo]

I self excluded Pink Floyd and Queen songs as too easy for me

 

[Ursatdx]

 

[Snagglefoot]

Steely Dan

Are you reeling in the years.