Who writes (wrote) the best riffs?

TONY IOMMI....comeon...he wrote some killer riffs

Listen to a crap load of music. Since the guitar is obviously very simular to a piano, I find listening to many classical pieces, speradically puts something into my head. One other thing, I usually start out playing a riff extremely slow. I am talking like 15 to 20 BPM. This gives me an exact feel for what I am playing from the start, being able to remove misplaced notes, or even an entire scale. Then while escalading the tempo more things come to light. So in my obscure process the start to a riff may be the same or total oposite from the original when 20 BPM turns into 200 BPM

Here are the best 15 riffs that any guitarist of any age should know. Riffs are rated based on melody and simplicity.

I hate when people say...this song is too old. I dont think the song is old, I think we are.

1) Jimmy Hendrix (All along the watchtower)

2) Deep Purple / Ritchie Blackmore (smoke on the water)

3) AC/DC / Angus Young (back in black)

4) Black Sabbath / T. Yommi (Iron Man)

5) Judas Priest (Breakin the law)

6) Led Zeppelin / Jimmy Page (Dazed and confused)

7) Iron Maiden / D, Murray (22 Acacia Avenue)

8) Scorpions / Rudolf Schenker (No one like you)

9) Kiss (Heaven's on fire)

10) UFO / Michael Schenker (Doctor Doctor)

11) Iron Butterfly (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida)

12) Metallica (Creeping Death)

13) AC/DC (TNT)

14) Iron Maiden (Number of the beast)

15) Slayer (South of heaven)

Brian Carroll

Zakk Wylde

6. Tony Iommi

Slayer

Metal Storm/Face The Slayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0N_3HPr0g

what you listed are excellent, Dime and Cantrell are heavy influences for me

Dave Mustaine.Listen to his jazz riffing on So Far So Good.Mary Jane has a great riff.502 also.

You forgot Alex Skolnik brother!

One of the best riffs EVER...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MSyFA84u48