My fellow ageing rockers, what rock song from the 70’s 80’s or 90’s has the most instantly mind blowing or unique opening guitar riff?

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1. Am I evil – Diamond Head
   Still of the night – White snake
   Cowboys from hell – Pantera

   These are the ones I can think of rn.

2. I’m a big Pearl Jam fan, and the opening of “Alive” still gets me.

3. Sweet Child ‘O Mine is a no-brained. Personally I like the opening of Wasted Years by Iron Maiden.

4. Damn you have got me there,
   Something by Sabbath

5. Dire Straits – Money For Nothing

6. Beneath A Black Sky. Such a banger.

7. Boston – Foreplay/Longtime

8. Rush – Spirit of Radio

   Iron Maiden – The Trooper

   Blue Oyster Cult – Burnin’ for You, or Don’t Fear the Reaper

   Metallica – Ride the Lightning

   Megadeth – Lucretia

9. Highway to Hell.

10. Hotel California. You know what it is the second you hear it

11. Alive by Pearl Jam is iconic

12. Pour some sugar on me by Def Leppard.

13. Crazy Train.

14. Master of Puppets – Metallica

15. Unchained by Van Halen.

16. https://youtu.be/Y-IUB62zDlA

17. Aphrodisiac by Bow Wow Wow.

18. Harvester of Sorrow — Metallica

    Raining Blood — Slayer

    Holy Wars — Megadeth

    Mean Streak — Y&T