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Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke On The Water’ has topped a poll to find the best ever guitar riff.
The 1972 song beat Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in the survey of students from music schools across London.
Just seven tracks from the last 20 years made it onto the list and none written after 2003.
The most recent entry was The White Stripes’ 2003 song ‘Seven Nation Army’ at 19, followed by Rage Against the Machine's 'Wake Up' from 1992 in 16th.
The top five was rounded out by Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ in third and Jimi Hendrix's ‘Purple Haze’ in fourth.
Guns N’ Roses took the next two spots with '80s hits ‘Sweet Child O Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’.
Guitar-X School spokesman John Wheatcroft told the Telegraph that the dominance of older songs on the list did not necessarily suggest that guitar music was on the wane.
He said: "It's possible that you have to wait until the dust settles before we can truly consider a riff's eligibility for classic status. Today, there are undoubtedly loads of fantastic artists that continue to feature the electric guitar as the prominent feature of their sound."
The 1972 song beat Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in the survey of students from music schools across London.
Just seven tracks from the last 20 years made it onto the list and none written after 2003.
The most recent entry was The White Stripes’ 2003 song ‘Seven Nation Army’ at 19, followed by Rage Against the Machine's 'Wake Up' from 1992 in 16th.
The top five was rounded out by Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ in third and Jimi Hendrix's ‘Purple Haze’ in fourth.
Guns N’ Roses took the next two spots with '80s hits ‘Sweet Child O Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’.
Guitar-X School spokesman John Wheatcroft told the Telegraph that the dominance of older songs on the list did not necessarily suggest that guitar music was on the wane.
He said: "It's possible that you have to wait until the dust settles before we can truly consider a riff's eligibility for classic status. Today, there are undoubtedly loads of fantastic artists that continue to feature the electric guitar as the prominent feature of their sound."
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