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"B.Y.O.B." on List of 100 Greatest Riffs
Posted by sugar_buzz on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 01:40 AM
In the March 2007 issue of "Total Guitar" Magazine, "B.Y.O.B." placed 76th in their "100 Greatest Riffs" list as voted by the readers.



From that issue:

Who played it: Daron Malakian

Where to find it: "Mezmerize" (2005)

Why it rocks: "B.Y.O.B." is full of great riffs. Admittedly, most people wouldn't put them in the same song, but that's why SOAD are so great. First is the fast riff that Malakian can only just manage to play. Just when you've got used to the frenetic pace, Malakian throws you a curveball in the shape of that riff; you know, the one that grooves so much you bounce in your seat like an idiot. That particular riff contains the cool pinched harmonic and proves Malakian is mad as a cheese staircase.


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SOAGolfeR21
01.04.07, 03:44

hahahahaahahahahahahahahaha. Cheese staircase. Made my day.

sugar_buzz
01.04.07, 03:48

We always knew Daron was a mad musical scientist! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AK
01.04.07, 03:50

thanks sugar!!! ;)

and umm

"can only just manage to play"??

he can do MUCH more honey (writer of that piece)..u just dont know..

redsoxmb545
01.04.07, 05:10

lmao! Awesome!

redsoxmb545
01.04.07, 06:35

Oh, and can I see whole list anywhere? And what place is B.Y.O.B?

sugar_buzz
01.04.07, 06:48

^^ First sentence says the song placed 76th.

That issue of "TG" is still on newsstands here in the US. That's where I know for sure you can find the rest of the list. ;)

Otherwise, I'd do a Google search.

PLUCKmyAERIALs
01.04.07, 06:50

and this is a surprize? byob kicks serious ass!

Fumo
01.04.07, 09:21

Well, Sweet Child O' Mine was on top :-( and Smoke On The Water only 4th

Holysong
01.04.07, 11:55

BOOM

AVM
01.04.07, 12:45

Fair observation. Daron doesn't create technical masterpieces (leaving the question he is not as good at guitar as other guitarists) but he does make masterpieces using relitavely simple riffs (with the exception of a few songs) meaning he is one of, if not the best songwriter in the world today.

wubbelars
01.04.07, 14:03

Yea, AVM. That is the main thing about songwriting-geniuses. Just look at Bob Dylan or John Lennon.

sugar_buzz
01.04.07, 16:16

@ Fumo: The info you posted is not correct.

The #1 riff in TG Mar/Apr 2007 was Metallica's "Master of Puppets".

alma
01.04.07, 17:08

Cool! The song is really a masterpiece!

~*[claire]*~
01.04.07, 20:31

well, the comment about Daron isnt too far from the truth...

diamondgrrl60
01.04.07, 21:08

Excellent :-)

And now Ive got that riff running thru my head...

mom45
01.04.07, 22:07

"B.Y.O.B." is full of great riffs. Admittedly, most people wouldn't put them in the same song, but that's why SOAD are so great."

Ain't that the truth! LOL!

Alex's1sis
02.04.07, 00:26

hahaha, cheese staircase. thats priceless

ddevileatsugar
02.04.07, 03:45

so glad they put that freakin song on there! that is definitely soads best pop hook, tho i might've chosed some different riffs for their actual best riff. maybe soil, or the breakdown in mind, definitely ariels

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