‘Whole Lotta Love’ was the one that stands out in a set of one hundred songs submitted, handpicked by official jury of ‘Radio 2′ : DJs, music producers and critics, which included also, and among many others, songs from Guns N ‘Roses, AC/DC, The Kinks and Pink Floyd.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said he was ‘knocked out’ by winning the vote.
‘I wanted to riff really moved que, que people would really get, and would bring a smile to Their faces, but when i played it with the band, it really went into overdrive,’ he said.
‘There was this intent to have this riff and the movement of it, so it was menacing as well as quite sort of caressing.’
See the top 10 Best Guitar Riffs of All Time (according to the BBC Radio 2):
1 ‘Whole Lotta Love’ – Led Zeppelin
2 ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine‘ – Guns ‘N’ Roses
3 ‘Back in Black’ – AC / DC
4 ‘Smoke On The Water’ – Deep Purple
5 ‘Layla’ – Derek and The Dominoes
6 ‘How Soon Is Now?’ – The Smiths
7 ‘Down Down’ – Status Quo
8 ‘Money For Nothing‘ – Dire Straits
9 ‘You Really Got Me’ – The Kinks
10 ‘Money’ – Pink Floyd
