Songs with a great riff but no solo

Brocco

I am on a mission to compile a set list comprised entirely of songs that have a great guitar riff but which do not have a solo, in the hope that this will give me enough confidence to finally pluck up the courage to try playing live in front of a real audience. Hoping that TFB brothers and sisters can help me!

munckee

Bitterest Pill by the Jam springs to mind.

Winny_Pooh

Most things off White Stripes Elephant or Black Keys El Camino

mudslide73

Immigrant Song.

Neill

What a good question.

I just had a look at our old set lists and I'm struggling to find many songs that don't have some sort of guitar solo in them.

But we often started with "Knock on Wood" as a warm up song. It's easy to play, you can do it in various ways and of course everyone knows it. 

Pretty much anything by the Smiths though trying to nail those riffs is harder than most solos...

"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits is a good one if you can get the riff right.


If it helps, the first time I tried to do a solo break I don't think I hit one correct note...  


 

stimpsonslostson

AlexC

Bowie Rebel Rebel - that classic incessant riff and a chorus. No solo. Genius song IMO.

Brocco

thanks one and all for your suggestions - I will add them to the list of tracks I had which are:

20th Century Boy
Bohemian Like You
Cold Hard Bitch
Do I Wanna Know 
Ever Fallen In Love With
Fortunate Son
Golden Touch
Hands Open
Kathleen
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You
Rolling In The Deep
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Song 2
Sunflower
Your Touch

bingefeller

Truth is no words by The Music.

stickyfiddle

Almost everything off the first 3 (or even 4) Foo Fighters records.

Phil_aka_Pip

stickyfiddle said:

Almost everything off the first 3 (or even 4) Foo Fighters records.

I'm sure they satisfy the second requirement. Whether they also satisfy the first may be considered subjective.

Neill

The Small Faces "All or Nothing" 

Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant" 

Fretwired

Rocker

Romeo and Juliette by Dire Straits

Bygone_Tones

Most songs by Nirvana, some may have a solo but they will only be very basic.

Skipped

Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son

Does it have a "solo"? I am going to say no.

It is rifftastic and at almost exactly the middle point it has one that is a serious contender for greatest riff in Rock history. 

Brocco

Many thanks everyone - more than enough here for a newbie set list!

guitars4you

I would have thought plenty by the Rolling Stones - Satisfaction - Brown Sugar - Honk Tonk for starters

merlin

stimpsonslostson said:

If you do this song, then no solo obviously but make sure you include the sound of the fuzz pedal being engaged at 34-36s. 

Rocker

Black is Black.

Nitefly

Frankie Miller, "Live In Vain":



*edit* although I see there is a bit f a brass/sax solo on the second run through the middle eight!  I thought he just sang the same words again - sorry!