Voting for Riff of the Month (RotM) #91

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Riff of the Month (RotM) #91. Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

Sorry, I'm a bit late with this one, but the good thing is we got an extra entry.

Vote for your top 3 entries. If you're an entrant you can't vote for yourself.

1st choice gets 5 points

2nd choice gets 3 points

3rd choice gets 1 point

Voting will end at midnight 3rd September 2025, which allows a week for the voting.

The top three will be announced after the voting closes. No prizes. It's just for fun.

You can find all the entries the playlist below:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/rotm91-2025-02?si=5caf9f646401419ebe6b132190b4ac3a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

stratman3142

Tricky, I like them all equally for different reasons.

I decided to (somewhat arbitrarily) vote in terms of originality as a differentiator. The votes would have been the other way around, if I'd gone for the excitement factor.

5 points : @maharg101 ; : Mainly because it sounds the most original. Interesting chords. I would have preferred I slightly cleaner sound.

3 points : @CoffeeAndTV ; : Sweet funky guitar. Cool groove. Polished production.

1 point : @CarbonCopy ; : This was the most exciting. High energy rock. Right up my street. But more in the classic hard rock vein; like a punky AC/DC.  

stratman3142

Just a reminder that voting closes at midnight 3rd September.

CoffeeAndTV

My scores, I’ve gone on my instincts rather than anything else.  

5 points to @CarbonCopy ;- mainly because I loved the panned guitars and how they fitted together.  Loved the tone too.

3 points to @stratman - I really liked the time feel and the muted playing.  It reminded me of the pop of 80s more than the Stones.

1 point to @maharg101 - I liked the punky vibe, (although played better than how I remember punk was played).  

maharg101

5 points @CarbonCopy ; great riff, nice gritty tone

3 points @CoffeeAndTV definitely got the funk going on

1 point @stratman3142 lovely airy tone and relaxed vibe, can imagine playing a nice solo over this  

Well played all  

stratman3142

Voting closes tonight at midnight.

stratman3142

Voting closed.