Hmmm... Interesting one
Favourite riffs right now, counting "common" ones and others together. Writing down everything that comes, picking out one at the end by all instruments:
GUITARPorcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (which always makes me remember my first PT concert), Trains, Signify, and 60 ton other riffs I forgot.
Opeth - The Leper Affinity: beginning theme (pure energy), theme at 6:08, ending theme.
And of course the end of Deliverance. Bleak. Heir Apparent.
Well. To be honest, most of the Opeth themes are. Honestly. I've digged really into this band since playing in a tribute and it's just ... waaaahhh. Y'all know.Pain of Salvation - Undertow
A Perfect Circle - Judith
The Doors - The End
Korn - Falling Away From Me, Blind (yes I do love Korn...found some great moments in it, digging deeper a bit)
In Flames - Only for a Week
My Dying Bride - Cry of Mankind (the endless guitar melody and everything coming under it)
Iron Maiden - Moonchild (beginning themes, both guitar and synth)
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black clean opening riff, Believe in Nothing, his Godless... main theme.
Some Anathema: heavy riff in Release, the whole Harmonium - theme (both keys and guitar, as great as simple), Temporary Peace,... some others.
For favourite TG guitar riff I had to think long - but I think
Great Ocean Road is the winner.
And my all-time fav 4 tunes are the Eb-B-C-A in Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Dot. And the second place goes for Tool's Lateralus.
KEYSHmmm. Almost everything played by Kevin Moore. If it counts as a "riff", my vote goes for Space-Dye West.
Love Street by the Doors' Ray Manzarek.
Favourite TG:
Broken Glass, BLD and A Life All Mine.Some Depeche Mode. Can't really think after. There's alllot.
Balance - Closer by Anathema. (Same reasons as by Fear of a Blank Planet).
Opeth: Lotus Eater - "Super Mario"-theme (5:48); Hessian Peel 2:23.
My most beloved piano track is not metal, not rock but from a soundtrack. It's from the anime "Spirited Away", "The 6th station". The most beautiful piano masterpiece ever.
BASSHehe, there's a lot. Some of John Myung like Learning to Live- ending theme, Lifting Shadows and Voices opening themes.
Colin Edwin plays some, too. Glass Arm Shattering, Halo, Start of Something Beautiful.
Lots of Opeth themes. Bleak - 6:40 (although it goes together with the guitar. Still...) for example. And the fretless themes of DeFarrala, too. To Bid YOu Farewell... some of my favs.
Gravity from APC.
Rush: Ghost Rider.
Tool: Wings pt. II., yeah, Sober, 46 & 2 (although always having trouble with Home from DT)
TG: break in Broken Glass; end of Souvenirs; Illuminating (simplicity rules)
All-time favourite? Hm. I think Start of Something Beautiful is pretty close. But I try really hard to write it one day myself
Pretty long list. I always write down everything that comes.