Opening Riffs of Classic Rock Quiz by Benzduck

Can you name the Opening Riffs of Classic Rock?

created by Benzduck

Enter a song title in the box below
Correctly named song titles will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
How many of these songs can you identify by their first 10 - 15 seconds? Some are gimmes, some are obscure, all are classics.
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Segment	Title	Artist
0:00		Status Quo
0:11		Procol Harum
0:24		Walker Brothers
0:33		Love
0:47		Count Five
0:59		Syndicate of Sound
1:15		The Easybeats
1:27		The Kinks
1:49		The Beatles
2:00		Velvet Underground w/Nico
2:15		Them
2:31		The Move
2:40		The Amboy Dukes
2:51		The Sonics
3:02		Blue Cheer
3:15		Iron Butterfly

Segment	Title	Artist
3:32		Chambers Brothers
3:49		Bubble Puppy
4:05		James Gang
4:21		The Band
4:35		The Who
4:52		The Nightcrawlers
5:08		Rolling Stones
5:22		Yardbirds
5:37		Balloon Farm
5:49		Creedence Clearwater Revival
6:05		Jefferson Airplane
6:18		Nillson
6:32		Isaac Hayes
6:48		Isley Bros
6:57		Jimi Hendrix
7:06		Argent

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Great Opening Riffs of Classic Rock Quiz

by Benzduck

Created Nov 24, 2011 in Music
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	rockgolf:	Nov 24th, 2011 at 13:04 GMT		0 points
	Nice selection of classic tracks and obscure but somewhat familiar answers. My only suggestion is to just list the start time of each track, since the next M:ss tells you when it ends anyhow, and widen the field for the artist to 30%.

	Benzduck:	Nov 24th, 2011 at 17:36 GMT		1 point
	thanks rockgolf, suggestion incorporated.

	Beano73:	Nov 25th, 2011 at 12:30 GMT		1 point
	I like; I tried first without hearing the intros and managed one; even when I played the intros I managed 6 tops! Surprised no room for "Layla", "Smoke On The Water", "Sweet Child O'Mine" or "Back In Black", also classics in the sense that they are instantly recognisable....but not a crtiticism!

	dollymix:	Nov 25th, 2011 at 14:37 GMT		5 points
	There's a lot of great songs on here (props for the Move and the Yardbirds songs), but I'm wondering if it's a little too tough - only three answers guessed more than half of the time. Could you throw in a few of the types of songs Beano is listing, just so it's not too tough? Other random suggestions/possibilities - Locomotive Breath/Aqualung, Rumble, Hold The Line, Sweet Home Alabama, Louie Louie, Ohio, Take The Money and Run, Don't Fear The Reaper...

	musicnerd71:	Nov 25th, 2011 at 19:16 GMT		0 points
	Good quiz. Some really obscure stuff on here.

	PublicEnemy:	Nov 25th, 2011 at 19:32 GMT		9 points
	Over half the answers on the quiz got under 10%...I think that should tell you something.

	Chocolatl:	Nov 25th, 2011 at 22:05 GMT		12 points
	I won't argue whether these are classics or not, but most of them are far too obscure.

	Figment:	Nov 26th, 2011 at 02:21 GMT		3 points
	Great idea for a quiz but we have very different opinions on what would be considered classic--and that's coming from someone who scored in the 99th percentile.

	NickD:	Nov 26th, 2011 at 08:24 GMT		4 points
	On one hand, I commend you for not just using the same old standards. On the other hand, I consider myself very knowledgeable in the ways rock and I only got half right and had never even heard of a lot of the bands I missed. Might be more fan friendly to at least have the songs be ones that are played on the radio yet not ridiculously obvious (songs like "From the Beginning", "Misty Mountain Hop", and "I'd Love to Change the World" are recognizable yet not everyone would necessarily know the song title).

	Benzduck:	Nov 26th, 2011 at 09:18 GMT		0 points
	Good suggestions all. It's apparently harder than I thought -- or maybe my tastes are too obscure? (I've heard that before). I am surprised nobody has guessed the Van Morrison cut, as it is reasonably famous. Or the Iron Butterfly (it's the only song besides InAGaddaDaVida anyone has ever heard). But, yes, Balloon Farm and Bubble Puppy are not mainstream classic rock, unless you're heavy into sixties psychedelia. Rather than redo this one I think I'll come up with a new version.

	barnztormre:	Nov 27th, 2011 at 00:59 GMT		0 points
	I'd have added a few extra seconds to "Journey to the Center of the Mind", just because Nuge shreds like never before or since after the intro. Amazing selections and TOUGH.

	D1989:	Nov 28th, 2011 at 01:46 GMT		0 points
	Some lesser-known gems from the psychedelic era. Good stuff.

	JimKatz:	Nov 28th, 2011 at 08:20 GMT		0 points
	A deep track from Iron Butterfly? Didn't see that one coming.

	midlifecrisis:	Nov 29th, 2011 at 17:06 GMT		2 points
	I agree that most of these are not what I consider classic rock songs. As someone said they are deep tracks, and I didn't know many of them. I've never even heard of some of the bands on the list.

	hibernia:	Nov 30th, 2011 at 13:00 GMT		3 points
	To me, if it's classic, it's not obscure. Classic means that it's held the test of time. Most of these probably didn't survive the decade they came out. I grew up with two older brothers who ensured I was raised on the rock of the 60s and 70s and even seeing the answers, I don't think I could've gotten more than 10 of these.

	marpocky:	Dec 1st, 2011 at 20:39 GMT		4 points
	I got 4 and that put me in the 80th percentile. I like these kinds of quizzes, but sitting through a 7 minute clip and only recognizing a minute's worth isn't that fun.

cellodave:

Dec 5th, 2011 at 23:48 GMT

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Great bunch of songs - only guessed 7 but recognized most of them...good job!

	cheese7:	Dec 7th, 2011 at 15:08 GMT		0 points
	i got 1

	clete6:	Jan 24th, 2012 at 17:00 GMT		0 points
	I think the song choices are excellent. A Question Of Temperature is #3 on my list of all-time favorites, and My Little Red Book is in the top 50.

	kaminskikov:	Feb 5th, 2012 at 20:14 GMT		0 points
	Nice to see one that's a bit more challenging and 60s oriented instead of the constant stream of Zeppelin and Guns n Roses themed stuff.

	KellSalvador:	May 3rd, 2012 at 20:01 GMT		1 point
	I completely suck. I recognised most of those riffs, but couldn't figure them out. P.S.: it's 'Nilsson', not 'Nilsson', but bless you for including him on this list.