Top 10 Synthesizer Riffs Of All Time
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00:00 - Intro
00:26 - #10: Gershon Kingsley "Popcorn"- Minimoog 👉 • Gershon Kingsley - Pop... - Music To Moog By 👉 • Gershon Kingsley- Musi...
02:43 - #9: Van Halen "Jump" - Oberheim OB-Xa 👉 • Crazy Frog - Axel F (O...
04:03 - #8: Ray Parker JR "Ghostbusters" Korg Poly 61 👉 • Original GhostBusters ...
05:34 - #7: Darude "Sandstorm" Roland JP-8080 👉 • Darude - Sandstorm
07:59 - #6: Herbie Hancock "Rockit" - Rhodes Chroma 👉 • Herbie Hancock - Rocki...
09:54 - #5: Eurhythmics "Sweet Dreams" - Oberheim OB‑X 👉 • Eurythmics, Annie Lenn...
11:54 - #4: Yazoo "Don't Go" ARP 2600 + Bass Sequential Circuits Pro-One 👉 • Yazoo - Don't Go (Offi...
12:56 - #3: Harold Faltermeyer "Axel F" - Jupiter 8 👉 • Harold Faltermeyer - A...
14:27 - #2: A-HA "Take On Me" - Roland Juno-60 + Yamaha DX7 + PPG Wave 👉 • a-ha - Take On Me (Off...
15:32 - #1: Europe "The Final Countdown" - Roland JX-8P 👉 • Europe - The Final Cou...
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@federicovicente8116 2 роки тому
I demand a second part of this. Kraftwerk, Queen, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Human League, etc, etc.
@gergrogers7385 Рік тому
The real and actual top 10 (or 100 synth riffs). Not many of the ones Dr. Mix put up here would make my list. Probably only Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" and Hancock's "Rockit."
@EWormMusic Рік тому
Kraftwerk 4 life
@frankalfar Рік тому
Kraftwerk: Autobahn, Gary Numan: Cars or even better Down In the Park....
@mrnikau1 Рік тому
Queen prided themselves on "no synthesisers".
@diyhard666 Рік тому
Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre
@jesperwall839 2 роки тому
Depeche Mode should absolutely be on this list. Like just can’t get enough.
@cyborgmetropolis7652 2 роки тому
Yes indeed. My pick for most recognizable song would be “World n My Eyes”.
@fledermauseimglockenturm7655 2 роки тому
You've got Vince Clarke in there with Yazoo.
@rnkmode1876 2 роки тому
Since Vince is already in there with Yazoo I'd go with a Alan Wilder Era Depeche Mode song. Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth, or yeah World in my Eyes works as well.
@michaelalvintay5393 2 роки тому
This guy doesn't like Depeche Mode
@TheOvernowhere 2 роки тому
These are lots of artists known from one song. DM - to pick up ONE most epic riff, or even song? Impossible... :)
@celestialtoystore 11 місяців тому
I'm astounded Jan Hammer didn't get a shout out. Crockett's Theme is just iconic.
@skumavka7 10 місяців тому
I agree. He is my # 1
@schlockmeister754 10 місяців тому
I agree, that tune is BEYOND timeless. There are many more fantastic (maybe not riff) synthetic melodies out there though. I have a little video project going on to be upped here but I have no audience ... I'll try to get it known though.
@kevinherlihy9471 8 місяців тому
Yup
@kevinherlihy9471 8 місяців тому
Keith Emerson, Emerson Lake and Palmer. Fanfare for the common man.
@MYwinters1945 5 місяців тому
Crockett's theme is more than a riff, is a whole beautiful song done purely with Synths, is out of contest.
@leemoore4997 Рік тому
At 55 ,still takes me back to my Depeche Mode days,love this site.
@rawkarpojk 2 роки тому
No Depeche Mode? Seriously?
@didiervincent6415 2 роки тому
Yazoo is a little bit of Depeche Mode...
@_theporkchopexpress Рік тому
Criminal
@TheFrottola Рік тому
I was thinking that! Like, "Just Can't Get Enough?"
@Anoalekontrieger Рік тому
Because Depeche mode is no real music?
@lolam.9291 Рік тому
@@Anoalekontrieger - You wish… DM still has a huge following worldwide.
@danmccarthy4700 2 роки тому
OMG. The way you just 'created' the Sandstorm sound on that Moog was MAGIC.
@jjjohny_a5965 Рік тому
not only plays the top 10 but gets the sound spot on..great job
@kevinsrussell 2 місяці тому
The sounds yes, but not the notes - Popcorn is wrong
@LG-ws3ze 11 місяців тому
Bette Davis Eyes was a huge hit and had that memorable synth intro
@pablorozas1534 4 дні тому
That's an electric guitar,,...... I think!
@mightyV444 11 годин тому
@@pablorozas1534 - I've never been sure either! It's definitely a synth _sound_ , but played like on a guitar! Maybe it's a guitar played through a guitar synth?!
@Banglish123 2 роки тому
The most influential riff of all time for me was Jean-Michel Jarre with Oxygene. I think that was 1975. Other than Kraftwerk this was my introduction to synths in the 70s and probably went on to inspire the majority of the tunes you listed.
@The_Watcher2k3 2 роки тому
JMJs Oxygen is a masterpiece. The song and the album. When I heard this song for the first time in 1984, at the age of 6, I was immediately "enthusiastic" about synthesizer music. A year later I got my first keyboard for Christmas. Christmas 1984 Santa left a C64 under the tree. So I had to wait another year. I still play today and have some nice devices in my "collection" I also loved "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield. And of course I like Kraftwerk. "Autobahn" as a 20+ minute version. brilliant
@MrRezRising 2 роки тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iKOflZWvhaKI058.html
@Grinder-one 2 роки тому
That was not really a riff though, it was a melody.
@russellcohen640 2 роки тому
For me Les Chants Magnétiques and Zoolook were always my favorites
@tomtrana3449 2 роки тому
But the theme in the video is Pop Music.
@dsads4369 Рік тому
Cars by Gary Numan would be top 10 for me. It sounds amazing, instantly recognizable and is actually a very important piece of music that pushed synth use to the mainstream. It influenced so many artists and still does. It's just as important as Blue Monday in popularizing electronic music. Also: Blue Monday is definitely another top 10
@paulshallbetter1080 Рік тому
A lot of listeners think that the high, sweet note in "Cars" is a synth, but in fact it was an electric violin.
@CountZero78 Рік тому
@@paulshallbetter1080 there is no violin on single/album version of Cars. Moog, Polymoog, bass guitar, drums and a tambourine. It is true violin appears in a couple of tracks from the same album that Cars featured on.
@swinki33 Рік тому
Definitely!
@scottlyttle5586 Рік тому
WPLJ New York used to use Cars as their background music when doing the afternoon-evening traffic reports.. you could not have picked a more perfect piece of music for the task.
@baldmanariz Рік тому
Are Friends Electric is amazing as well
@stormybear4986 Рік тому
As a former classical pianist who majored in Music Theory, your videos are very illuminating to me.
@RickSaffery Рік тому
It's always pure joy watching a well made clip by a talented professional musician like you! The oscilloscope running in the background elevated this to a Spinal Tap 11.
@Nchubbz 2 роки тому
Rush - Subdivisions is up there as a memorable one. I would also put up the Doctor Who theme as a potential synth riff.
@michaelolz 2 роки тому
That one is really pretty. And a classic.
@DAV1D_77 2 роки тому
Subdivisions should have definitely made that list
@mittfh 2 роки тому
The Doctor Who theme predates synths - Delia Derbyshire recorded oscillator output onto tape, played it back at various speeds and recorded those onto tape, then literally cut and pasted to create the tune. Upon playing the final version to the composer, Ron Grainer, he allegedly asked "Did I really write that?!", to which Delia modestly replied, "Mostly."
@coachbrandon01 2 роки тому
I love playing Subdivisions on a Juno 6. WItch hunt is a good one, too.
@fr0zty86 2 роки тому
@@mittfh wow, like that's some nice niché trivia information, kudos! :)
@MikeLaRock88 Рік тому
Just 10 is not enough. Almost every 80s synth song is awesome
@kyachdistent1301 3 місяці тому
Exactly. And Kim Wilde has most of them.
@christiaanvandenakker901 11 місяців тому
One-hit-wonder Real Life got their one hit, Send Me an Angel, precisely because of the song's riff. As people have noted, the 80's were chock full of them. Blancmange comes to mind instantly, too.
@ricardobrittain6546 2 місяці тому
Hard to nail down the top 10 of all time... but this is a classic list of rifts that will stand the test of time. Great selection!
@Don_Camillo Рік тому
"Oxygene" (J. M. Jarre) "Peter Gunn" (ELP) "Pepper Box" (Peppers) "Conquest of paradise" (Vangelis) "I feel love" (Donna Summer) "Fade to Grey" (Visage)
@rabarebra Рік тому
Please enlighten me, where is the repetitive synthesizer riff hook in Conquest of Paradise? and Oxygene? You guys don't know what a synth riff is.
@JB9000x Рік тому
What about the one that goes der derderder derrrr derderderder derrrr der der der der derrrr?
@firstclaw1 Рік тому
Isn't Peter Gunn actually a guitar riff?
@everx7 Рік тому
@@rabarebra if u dont know, i suggest listen to oxygene once again, also, theres not one but more of oxygene, like 19 parts, or i dont know how many, but i think he means the 4th one, theres like 2 iconic riffs maybe even 3 in there, that repeats so if going by ur deffinition, wwhat a riff is, it does just that, but sure. Even like Equinoxe 5 is epic and great riff. sure its nowhere near probably the fame of these in this video, still i think so great. Also who cares JMJ is epic. Vangelis, well probably the piano riff but i dont think that would actually qualify as synth riff. only if as piano played on synth. still it is there. Go and listen. It is repeating and its i think quite iconic. But whatever. I like music, not just riffs.
@einautofan6685 Рік тому
Jean-Michel Jarre is truly the Godfather of Synthesizers!
@AlexNes 2 роки тому
Few others: Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth - lead Depeche Mode - Strangelove - lead Berlin - Take My Breath Away - bass Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme - both lead and pads Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone - bass Kool and the Gang - Summer Madness - lead Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise - lead Toto - Africa - pads Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme - bass Scooter - How Much Is The Fish - lead Sash - Adelante - leads U96 - Das Boot - leads Robert Miles - Children - lead Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler - lead Bomfunk MC's - Uprocking Beats - lead ATB - 9 pm - lead Modern Talking - You're My Heart You're My Soul 98 - lead
@Lichfeldian--Suttonian Рік тому
Tangerine Dream’s Berlin School! That is a mesmerising minefield! Just one riff after another. With Phaedra, Rubycon, and Ricochet, the riffs are constantly evolving!
@kachdragonfly 8 місяців тому
Another Tangerine Dream fan!!!! Barbakane is awesome. Agree With Phaedra, Rubycon, Ricochet, plus Exit, Hyperborea, Tangram, Stratosphere, Le Parc. I better stop now...
@tarico4436 Місяць тому
T. Dream still underrated af.
@Smittyschannel 11 місяців тому
Axel F is also very iconic- that's on my top 10. Glad you included it
@alanhall7091 2 роки тому
Sweet dreams for me. It's the whole package, those synths with Annie's amazing controlled, menacing, sweet sounding vocals, and then the look of her as well. Just amazing
@SHVNE 2 роки тому
Probably the one that is the most memorable for me is Gary Numan's Cars. That high, sweet synth note still just kills me! Great list!
@charlescycholl2253 2 роки тому
Def up there IMO.
@EphemeralProductions 2 роки тому
A minimoog i believe.
@SHVNE 2 роки тому
@@EphemeralProductions That was my understanding as well. I know that when he played with NiN he used a Polymoog for it. Great tune!
@chemicalBR0 2 роки тому
@@EphemeralProductions the main riff is a minimoog, the high sweet synth (string) note is a polymoog (on the vox humana preset :)
@EphemeralProductions 2 роки тому
@@chemicalBR0 always thought THAT was a minimoog also. Now i know. :)
@PA-Freak98513RY Місяць тому
I'm a 80's & 90's Kid. I was born 1977. I grew up with the Synthpop Classics.🙂👍
@johnmoore3504 Рік тому
So much good stuff here. Out of this list my vote goes to "Don't Go" just because it starts simple then slams. As mentioned its a tiny melody that just repeats over and over thus staying pure to the concept.
@OregonDARRYL 2 роки тому
Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'... has a wicked synth running through the entire track.
@matthijshofman9549 2 роки тому
You must like this version then. just look at the synth used there: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/jGmEZp97n2ebxmg.html
@OregonDARRYL 2 роки тому
@@matthijshofman9549 Yeah, man! Sweet. And that chick is woww..
@siggimund 2 роки тому
@@OregonDARRYL She is alright and it's alright but it's an well established fact that the Blue Man's Group Cover with Annette Strean and Venus Hum is the ultimate nerdgasm version of all time (after the original of course) BIIG period ⬤ video: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/pnaYfZl7Z2h92aM.html Live: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/cKqamKOEo5x222w.html 😁
@mikemorris5817 2 роки тому
Robert Fripp
@siggimund 2 роки тому
@@mikemorris5817 Yeah,- Robert Fripp is a great guitarist and composer (My ringtone for incoming calls is "Elephant Talk" by King Crimson) but can you please elaborate your statement "Robert Fripp" in this context? Did he make a cover of "I Feel Love" I would love to here that? (Goggling and searching right now) Edit: Oh yeah he did. Search 9rVrVeeT6jA or "I Feel Love (with Robert Fripp) (Live 1980)". Cover with Blondie. Nice,- thanks Mike Morris for the hint 👍😁
@ScottsSynthStuff 2 роки тому
I'm going to go with "Don't Go" as my favorite. I used to play the sequenced part by hand back in the 80s, because my old analog synth didn't have a sequencer. :)
@brymills 2 роки тому
As long as it’s the Todd Terry remix!
@antondhondt9851 2 роки тому
I have never liked "Don't Go", but Yazoo's "Sweet Thing" is one of the most incredible songs from 80s synth-pop era.
@LFOVCF 2 роки тому
I concur. But anything Vince Clarke
@theharper1 Рік тому
I made a 45 minute tape cover of this for my brother because he wouldn't stop playing it. 😅
@edwardlazich1140 Рік тому
I heard Doctor Doctor by Thompson Twins when I rode The Gravitron. I felt like I was in a space movie, zero and all. Wonderful experience
@Lichfeldian--Suttonian Рік тому
There are so many to choose from, but my personal favourites are Oxygène Part 2 and Oxygène Part 4.
@serhiizabobonin1016 8 місяців тому
My too. For all the times.
@Bathuzad Рік тому
While I love quite a few of these for me it will always be Cars by Gary Numan as my favourite Synth riff. The haunting "wobbly sound" of the entire song is beyond anything.
@michael1234252 Рік тому
That's a good one as well.
@williamhuerta7808 Рік тому
Ah yes the song that sprung "New Wave" on an unsuspecting world. Great tune.
@tonygarratt5832 Рік тому
If James Brown is the godfather of soul, Michael the king of pop and Elvis the king of rock n roll. Then without doubt Gary is the progenitor of synth.
@michael1234252 Рік тому
@@tonygarratt5832 In a way yes but don't forget about Kraftwerk. Who where one of the biggest and earliest band to the Electronic music genre. A lot of the Synth-pop band/artist of the 80's like New Order, A-Ha, Gary Numan, Ultravox, Eurythmics, Giorgio Moroder, and many others where influenced by Kraftwerk. Also Kraftwerk was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 for the Early influencers. But other than that Gary Numan hasn't really made a big impact for the Synth-pop genre. But with his major success and at the peak of his popularity in the early 80's he didn't have that many super popular single hits other than a few songs like Cars, Are Friends Electric, and a few others. But after that his popularity slowly declined.
@tonygarratt5832 Рік тому
@@michael1234252 You're quite right. This is why I chose the word progenitor rather than king or godfather, he paved the way. Showed many others who had more critical acclaim and commercial success, the power and possibility of synth music. Let us not forget where would any of the artists mentioned be without Bach for example, just for the record my favourite from that genre is and always will be Mozart.
@eldong5250 2 роки тому
Autobahn by Kraftwerk is the #1 for me - the rhythmic delay on the bass line, plus the major third harmony on the main melody is so cool
@patriotrob7066 2 роки тому
Hell yeah trans Europe Express I listened to Kraftwerk in the late 80s
@ChrisCards Рік тому
@@patriotrob7066 Check out The Mix released in 1990 if you haven't.
@rswin368 Рік тому
Had a “quadrophonic” version of this in the late 70’s. Wish I still had it today. The entire Autobahn album is classic!
@arlyng7171 Рік тому
Such an amazing video, as a synthesizer lover an electronic/dance music fan and a music producer, I loved everything. I wish you were my music teacher!!
@alphadawg81 9 днів тому
Not only was Popcorn the first entirely electronic song ever created, but one of the best versions is definitely the Johnny Brave Remix!!
@WARTV-dn5fk Рік тому
‘ENJOY THE SILENCE is the best synth riff ever. ‘Playing With Knives’ also springs to mind 😊
@astropolia Рік тому
The riff in Enjoy the silence is on guitar
@MathasarSalazar2 Рік тому
There we go, thank god there is a depeche mode fan to recognize this too. Never Let Me Down Again is another.
@WARTV-dn5fk Рік тому
@@astropolia no, the response to the riff is on the guitar 😊
@astropolia Рік тому
@@WARTV-dn5fk No. It's a guitar 🙂 ukposts.info/have/v-deo/ZWGGZq1nb619zJs.html
@WARTV-dn5fk Рік тому
@@astropolia No, it’s a synth ‘stab’ then a guitar 😊
@myridean2k4 Рік тому
Donna Summer's 1977 hit "I feel love" got me hooked on synth. Of course, my fave synth artist from the 80s is Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran, especially his work on Arcadia. Of course, can't rule out Howard Jones' hits or back home here in Canada, Kim Mitchell's "All We Are".
@KevinTanaka Рік тому
if Donna Summer was the Queen of Disco, IMO Giorgio Moroder was the godfather of EDM
@hindsighter Рік тому
Donna Summer??? You must've meant GIORGIO MORODER.
@myridean2k4 Рік тому
@@hindsighter @Kevin Tanaka Yes, I stand corrected. I looked it up properly to find out who actually "composed" the song. You both are right. I just learned its name by its singer and title when I was a child so I never followed up. But yes, a lot of famous singers, like Donna Summer, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, had songs written for them. I think Celine out of this group actually credits the composer when she performs the songs live whether it be Plamadon, James Horner, David Foster, etc. Giorgio Moroder - I probably heard of his work in the 70s/80s but I'd probably never know his name. At least, I know now so thank you both
@AleisterCrowleyMagus Рік тому
Exactly - “I feel love” was a huge hit because of .Giorgio Moroder’s genius
@TheTylerRobison Рік тому
"Things Can Only Get Better" is still one of my favorite 80's synth wave songs.
@darylmorning 20 днів тому
You hit almost all of my top synth riffs I could think of as I don't think of them out of context, and then to order them I'd have to get a poll going and average them out.
@jeffrobinson106 3 місяці тому
i just bought a mininova. its small but powerful , your channel lets me learn and enjoy the world of synths . ty
@danielfisch389 2 роки тому
An OB-Xa was used on „Jump“, as Eddie had told Guitar World (February 2014): „I wrote Jump on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 in my bedroom while the studio was being built. Everytime I got the sound that I wanted on the right-hand split section of the keyboard, it would start smoking and pop a fuse. I got another one and the same thing happened. A guy I knew said I should try an Oberheim OB-Xa, so I bought one of those and got the sound I wanted.“
@Doctormix 2 роки тому
cool!
@deadordreadfist343 Рік тому
The intro for Elton John's Funeral for a Friend is my all time favorite synthesizer piece. He opened the show with it when I saw him live in 1980 in Dallas. A moment I'll never forget!
@tomwhent8073 Рік тому
Man that is a powerful piece of music! Thank you for the reminder
@alexmidnajonaason6705 28 днів тому
love them all but, sandstorm and final countdown never gets old
@sharingmatters 8 місяців тому
Sandstorm - it is amazing how you managed to set the right sound on this beauty! My favourites are Sweet Dreams and Popcord. Jump is also great. 🎉
@RevHarryPowell Рік тому
Far too many great synth riffs to count, but I'd definitely say Fade to Grey by Visage and The Model by Kraftwerk are among my favourites.
@2010dame Рік тому
Me too such great tunes in my top10 for sure
@nicholasseaks95 Рік тому
Yes. Das Model is definitely iconic. As well as Trans Europe Express, Radioactivity, Autobahn and a whole slew of other songs. Modern electronic music owes its existence to Kraftwerk, as well as Hip Hop on account of Afrika Bambaata's Planet Rock
@FontaineDerby 10 місяців тому
Fade to Grey is stolen from Being Boiled by The Human League ukposts.info/have/v-deo/moJ0bYFuoIKGoqs.html
@SteamDaibhidh 2 роки тому
Definitely needs Depeche Mode's Just Can't Get Enough - certainly one of the most catchy and world wide memorable riffs.
@LeicaM11 3 місяці тому
Please no, you did understand something wrong.
@radiolarion Рік тому
My personal fav- love on a Real Train by Tangerine Dream. They, along with Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Jean Michael Jarre, OMD, Art of Noise, Men Without Hats, Flock of Seagulls and many others.
@mikebold68 9 місяців тому
This was a fun watch. I’m a fan of Saga’s On the Loose riff. I loved how you described the waveform construction.
@acatwhopurrs5031 2 роки тому
My own top 10, in no particular order 1) Kraftwerk - The Model 2) Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (the bass synth made me pick up a dual osc synth similar to the Odyssey) 3) Hiromi Uehara - Return of Kung-Fu World Champion 4) Tycho - Awake 5) Cosmos - Spiral Dream 6) Nine Inch Nails - The Hand that Feeds (solo) 7) Yellow Magic Orchestra - Rydeen 8) Rammstein - Du Hast 9) Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone 10) Enya - Orinoco Flow And from your top 10, my favorite is Take On Me. Love playing the bass part on the DX7.
@SophiaAphrodite 2 роки тому
Who?
@hurlockisgod 2 роки тому
Tycho-Awake. Spurious, its mainly guitar and bass.
@acatwhopurrs5031 2 роки тому
@@hurlockisgod quite aware of that, for sure. I like the end where it is played by a synth.
@SamiJumppanen 2 роки тому
Excellent list - even when I don't know everything on it! Rydeen: absolutely! Orinoco flow: yess! From Alice Deejay I would choose Will I Ever, that oldskool pop trance lead with overly happy chord progression and synthpads... Okay I see it now, the trance lead is not so big alone :)
@WarioWill 2 роки тому
That riff from Du Hast was my ringtone for a while :D
@belenos00 2 роки тому
Visage - Fade to grey and Kraftwerk - The model should be added to that list. Maybe in a top 15 list
@charlescycholl2253 2 роки тому
If you mean 'The Motto', I feel like it's too early to tell though... obviously epic, especially with its multi-tiered simplicity, but top 10? Not sure at this time.
@charlescycholl2253 2 роки тому
Oh, you meant Kraftwerk, The Model... um, not agreeing. Great, but NOT top 10.
@Banglish123 2 роки тому
More of a bass line than a riff but I agree, Visage are oft forgotten in the scheme of things
@1norwood1 2 роки тому
Europe Endless is my favourite Kraftwerk riff it just sounds so majestic and sweeping.
@tessluchsinger9200 2 роки тому
@@1norwood1 Europe Endless and Endless Endless are simply Franz Schubert with lyrics. I really like how one song was turned into three, though, like taking an idea and running with it.
@ivangrebenkin6136 Рік тому
I love "Sweet Dreams" and "Golden Brown" for their complex rhythmic pattern.
@pierremagnin581 3 місяці тому
I liké 1to5
@MartinSchlierkampIllustration Рік тому
The keyboard part of Liquido‘s „Narcotic“ would be worth a mention. It’s downright addictive.
@hhgygy Рік тому
Nobody mentioning Vangelis? R. I. P. Maestro. He had legendary riffs too.
@talastra 2 місяці тому
Indeed, right here with you.
@bal6644 2 роки тому
Emerson Lake and Palmer ; "Lucky Man". 1970, mid teens, the sweep from mid to high to low, blew my melancholy mind away !!!
@Gottenhimfella Рік тому
It was a watershed moment, for sure, nothing like it before and almost nothing since, but a riff it wasn't. The whole solo was a single, gloriously evolving musical journey. A riff is a quick pirouette.
@amarildooliveira8440 Рік тому
Cara! vc proporciona cada viagem no tempo pra gente, que vc não faz idéia, muitíssimo obrigado!
@edwardlazich1140 Рік тому
Animotion's "Obsession" may be overplayed for me thanks to Fashion Television but an excellent synthesizer riff
@MatthawsRdC 2 роки тому
Some of My favourites are tom Sawyer and subdivisions, both from RUSH. I love this songs so much
@dmcinnis23 2 роки тому
This was ridiculously FANTASTIC!!!! I never realized how complex that Eurythmics riff was…and I’m old! LOL Thank you Dr. Mix!!
@RodBeauvex 2 роки тому
Same here. Don't feel too bad. I didn't even know until I watched this video that the song was sung by Annie Lennox.
@nickthetoycollector3360 Рік тому
Thomas Dolby, She Blinded Me With Science. That song features great synthesizer work.
@EdwardT9 3 місяці тому
Hi Dr Mix. During COVID I watched you like everyday… for hours and hours.. and I don’t play music. It was just so fascinating to see how the music I loved was being made. I missed watching you the last year or so and seeing this video makes want to go back and watch the whole past year of videos. 😊 BTW Sandstorm is the sound of pregame hockey warmups, time just before face offs and anytime the ref might be talking to the scorekeepers !
@cableup1 Рік тому
Keith Emerson made the synthesizer a fundamental tool of rock when the Emerson Lake and Palmer single Lucky Man charted in the top 50 globally in 1970. It changed everything. By the time of the release of the Album Brain Salad Surgery he was the preeminent synthesizer keyboardist. A sin to exclude ELP.
@SandyToesDetecting Рік тому
I was thinking the same ELP should be on the list.
@ghostuncle Рік тому
Love ELP. But this is a list of pop earworms, so to speak. ELP, though great, doesn't fit here.
@artvandelay4545 Рік тому
Ya, Keith wasn't really writing riffs for a living. Half of what he did was interpreting and arranging other artists original works with his own flair and the pieces he did write were not riff driven like pop music is (although there is some of that in ELP's work, but much of that is Lake's guitar work.)
@jamesvos4769 Рік тому
Does not Kaen Evil 9 count for an earworm?
@ghostuncle Рік тому
@@jamesvos4769 The vocal, maybe. Not the synth riff.
@lazlohunpelso 2 роки тому
The iconic Faithless Insomnia is definitely missing from this list! Just because it's from a decade later (not 80's but 90's) it is still one of the best sound character I ever heard on a synth.
@onkelblaa08 2 роки тому
Finally! Insomnia flattens them all!
@NJtoAzMountainBiker Рік тому
I was gonna post the same thing, and add snap, rhythm is a dancer and real McCoy runaway
@NemanjaPantos Рік тому
I was expecting the first place 😕
@UNcommonSenseAUS Рік тому
Memories of 72hr long rave "recovery parties" 🤗
@johnmitchell2269 Рік тому
Sister Bliss
@artfoundry 10 місяців тому
As much as I used to love playing the Axel F theme as a teen back then, Sweet Dreams is the best - beautifully lush and so eloquently syncopated!
@LapoCalamandrei 9 місяців тому
You need a part two. Even just for including chameleon 😊
@PatrickRosenbalm 2 роки тому
Outstanding list. Here's some of my picks for synth riffs and rhythms in no particular order. Gary Numan: Cars, Are Friends Electric ELP: Fanfare for the Common Man, Karn Evil 9 Genesis: Abacab, The Brazilian OMD: Messages, 2nd Thought, Stand Above Me, History of Modern Journey: Separate Ways Loverboy: Take Me To The Top. Truly Awesome synth into! Saga: On the Loose (synth solo) Styx: Fooling Yourself Alan Parsons Project: I Robot, The Raven (vocoder) The Cars: Let's Go, Moving in Stereo Kraftwerk: The Model, Metropolis, Electric Cafe Georgio Moroder: The Chase, I Feel Love with Donna Summer Benny Andersson of ABBA: The Visitors, Elaine, Me and I, Lay All Your Love on Me, I Am the City, The Day Before You Came, Under Attack, You Owe me One, Keep an Eye on Dan, No Doubt About It..... you can say I like ABBA just a little bit. ;-) Led Zeppelin: All My Love, In the Evening. In Through the Outdoor was recorded at ABBA's - Polar Music's then new state of the art studio.
@profpep 2 роки тому
Good list too - made me do a bit of nostalgic listening. The only addition I would make is the David Whittaker/Zombie Nation 'Kerncraft 400' riff.
@PatrickRosenbalm 2 роки тому
@@profpep Thanks! I'll go give it a listen!
@DrTomoculus 2 роки тому
Eggsacklee. LOVERBOY'S Take Me to the Top is one of the best synthesiser sounds and intros to a song EVER. In all honesty , it's my favourite. And I'm a huge fan of Isao Tomita. A Synthesiser Giant.
@MrFlazz99 2 роки тому
What an amazing well-thought-out list and credits for the comment additions. I too like ABBA just a little bit, now I think about it.... Some philistine killjoys might say "it's a sign of a misspent youth", but I think exactly the opposite - it's a sign of a well-spent life to have enjoyed so much great music. I'm sure you could spend hours expounding upon ALL of these songs, so I won't, but just mention that Aaron Copland's 'Fanfare For The Common Man' is positively hair-raising when heard from an orchestra. There is something EXTRA about real live music. We are lucky to live in a world with music.
@andriealinsangao613 2 роки тому
Ahh, never enough ABBA synth songs, is there?
@jotauvejv Рік тому
En la lista hay varios de mis riffs favoritos, pero aquí dejo otros 10: 1. Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 4 2. Vangelis -Blade Runner (End Titles) 3. Depeche Mode - Just can't get enough 4. The Human League - (Keep feeling) Fascinación 5. Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita 6. The Twins - Face to face, heart to heart 7. Yazoo - Situation 8. Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme 9. Falco - Rock me, Amadeus y 10. (El tono de llamada de mi smartphone 😂) Dire Straits - Walk of life
@paulsven7923 Рік тому
Jean Michel Jarre 100%
@torkilvold3855 Рік тому
Jan Hammer -Crockett's Theme should be one every top ten synth song list ever....
@Tonydjjokerit Рік тому
You're forgetting Tangerine Dream, Tim Blake and Astral Projection. I recommend listening to Love on a real Train by Tangerine dream ,Synthese Interpronel by Tim Blake and Nilaya by Astral Projection as the top 3 Electronic tracks of all time. If you haven't heard them, message me and I'll send you the links!
@robderich8533 Рік тому
Kraftwerk - Computerliebe A synthesizer top ten list without Kraftwerk is simply incomplete.
@Tamm1965 Рік тому
How about OMD, several rifs there...for one Electricity... or the famous Joan of arc.
@dallisb1047 4 місяці тому
Jump, Axel F, Rokit, Ghost Busters, Sweet Dreams and The Final Countdown. I remember a lot of synth in music as I was coming of age in the 80's. A friend of mine was thrilled when his parents got him a synthesizer. I believe it was a Roland. I used to sit and listen to him as he explored what it could do. Fun times!
@pavel9652 8 місяців тому
Great video! You are a whole octave more energetic I will ever be! ;)
@Muriloinvideo 2 роки тому
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" should definitely be on the list. Thanks for sharing!
@rabarebra Рік тому
Where is the riff in that?
@klaxoncow Рік тому
@@rabarebra Yeah, there's a lot of folks here who clearly don't know what "a riff" is. It has to be a short melodic phrase. A solo lead part. They are naming great synth parts - such as "I Feel Love" which, for sure, is majorly significant in the whole evolution of music - but, ah, it's not "a riff".
@rabarebra Рік тому
@@klaxoncow A riff can be a chord pattern hook. In the West End Girls thing, they mean it is a bass hook, but that would go under "greatest bass lines of all time" which it ain't.
@doublemissmatt6728 Рік тому
Enola Gay by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is one of my favourite, if you make a part 2 that should definitely be there.
@marcelopose Рік тому
Electricity too
@VeganStance Рік тому
@@marcelopose Yes ,just been listening to that on Spotify
@edwardlazich1140 Рік тому
I does have a catchy riff not a popular song though
@Lichfeldian--Suttonian Рік тому
I love playing this one on my keyboard along with the song.
@bitchoflivingblah 10 місяців тому
Talking Loud and Clear is another I'd say would be good enough to make the top 50
@MikeSmith-oz7ts 21 день тому
Tubeway Army (Gary Numan) kicked it all off for me with "Are 'Friends' Electric?" Such a great riff running throughout that track, right from the opening bar.
@bbeightynine 12 годин тому
You missed to mention the best Popcorn cover ever: ”M&H Band - Popcorn” from the 80’s!!!
@Darphi01 2 роки тому
One of my faves is Africa by Toto. Also, one of my fave Synthesizers is the Ensoniq ESQ-1. I used to play it almost every day for hours. I currently have a Yamaha Motif XS8.
@LeviAWilson Рік тому
I thought for sure that I would have heard the song Frankenstein by Edgar Winter. That whole song is crazy with synthensizer. Not to mention that Edgar is not only playing synth but he's also playing saxophone and a second drum part with the drummer on the song. The true definition of multi talented. Check out the live version if you really want to see something crazy.
@chriss4462 Рік тому
Agreed. I watched a live version once while down a late-night UKposts music rabbit hole and was blown away.
@broth0076 9 місяців тому
loved this video, incredible list Doc
@Justin_Credable 5 місяців тому
Missing more than a few, yet thankful for your work and my trip down childhood.
@andresteinum 2 роки тому
Obsession by Animotion has a legendary synth riff. It was used for many years as the intro music for the formula one commercial on eurosport channel. The song is great, and gives a heart beat from the very first seconds.
@mrpetit2 2 роки тому
Nice thing I think about this song is that the vocals are really slow over the speed of the sequencer. And of course that synth riff 😉
@gerrytessier2057 Рік тому
definitely a top 5 riff, in my view
@BeSmarterFaster 2 роки тому
Your ability to hear and then recreate these iconic sounds is truly impressive.
@alvarcap8141 Рік тому
he failed on recreating almost every sound. These are cheap approximations. I was expecting more of his, considering i saw him doing videos like this in the past getting way closer than this.
@vdeconinck Рік тому
@@alvarcap8141 Yeah, sounds are somewhat OK but I can't stand the approximations in the melodies themselves. 2 notes are obviously wrong at the end of "Pop Corn", "Don't Go" starts with A-A, not A-B-A, the last notes of "Sweet Dreams" are not the actual ones either... Sounds more like interesting variations on the themes :-)
@rayopeongo Рік тому
He didn't get them right. Even I noticed his versions didn't match the real ones.
@Gottenhimfella Рік тому
Also some of the theory was dubious. At 7:10 he claims he's shifting oscillator 2 down by a fouth (plus 2 octaves) but he shifts it down a fifth.
@TranscendentBen Рік тому
@@Gottenhimfella Yes, I noticed that too.
@EdgyNumber1 4 місяці тому
I love this guys enthusiasm for synths! Oh that OBX bass is just so juicy...
@johntraphaganiii790 11 місяців тому
I cannot choose my favorite. So many in that list get me pumped up.
@waynechapman9823 Рік тому
Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is fairly iconic for those of us who know it.
@anfrankogezamartincic1161 Рік тому
Can't agree more, Joy division deserves the first place. And doing a show about synth riffs and not mentioning KRAFTWERK, just wrong. Fuck the final countdown
@diskonnektion5496 Рік тому
It’s important and Joy Division / New Order are my favorite band. But I would say that Love Will Tear Us Apart has Peter Hook leading on bass (in fact that is how the song started) with Bernard Sumner following the same notes on his ARP Omni (Solina string ensemble according to some other sources). And I generally admire Barney far more than Hooky but LWTUA is definitely driven more so by Hooky’s bass + Ian’s lyrics than by Barney’s synth.
@theluckyman74 Рік тому
You can dance if you want to? Canadian genius.
@sexypoetry Рік тому
that song is made on a template of 'strangers in the night'
@diskonnektion5496 Рік тому
@@sexypoetry I think Peter Hook was definitely inspired, even if he doesn't realize it himself.
@karlpron 2 роки тому
Jan Hammer Crockett's theme, Jean Michel Jarre Magnetic Fields Pt 2, or Oxygene Pt. 4, Vangelis Chariots of Fire or Blade Runner - End Titles, Yello The Race, New Order Confusion(long version), Joy Division Love will tear us Apart, KraftWerk The Model just to name few of the top of my head, that I think should be on Top synthesizer riff list :)
@HarrySinanian 2 роки тому
Yello - Bostich :)
@blitvar1 2 роки тому
And of cource - Vangelis. I missed that one. 👌
@MarceloMegale 5 місяців тому
WOW... FANTASTIC all the Synthesizer (mainly from 80's decades) that i loved
@bellerosecooks7038 Рік тому
I remember popcorn on easy listening radio in Seattle in the late 70s on a station known as the bird, KBRD. Of all these 10 though, take on me was my favorite. Early high school field trips with the obligatory 30 pound Sanyo boom box with like 16 D cell batteries, with some eagles, Def, M.J. , etc. on cassette and that yellow school bus was rocking.
@kevmac1230 Рік тому
How you can leave off ELPs Lucky Man and it's synth outro solo is criminal. It was probably the first of it's kind and has never been duplicated.
@tracycapilot2002 Рік тому
The story goes that Keith had just gotten the Moog and after hearing the song decided to "experiment" with it while recording. This "experiment" is what we hear at the end of the song! Truth! RIP Keith and Greg and thanks for the music!
@ilabelle1 2 роки тому
The best synth “riff” ever has got to be Are “Friends” Electric. Instantly recognizable.
@SinRuin 2 роки тому
True it really should be on here, I think “The Call Up” by the clash should also maybe be on here
@bierbauercsaba3049 2 роки тому
''Metal' and 'Cars' have amazing riffs as well
@mstcrow5429 Рік тому
Only riff I can actually play.
@asb7841 Рік тому
Thanks for recreating all these iconic tunes, which many of us might have listened since childhood, but never would have imagined how they would have been made! Looking forward to more content - thanks a lot 😍🤩🥰
@Doctormix Рік тому
Oh wow thank you!!! ❤🎉
@carlospinheiro483 Рік тому
I loved this riff playlist...I used several of them as ringtones on my cell phone...my favorite is Take on me.
@Astro_War Рік тому
Axel F is my favourite. Brings back 1980s memories. But there were so many amazing riffs in 1980s it's hard to single one out!
@mayochup Рік тому
there are two types of people who like Axel F: the beverly hills cops fans and the monsters vs aliens fans
@alisonscott1469 Рік тому
Thanks for having A-HA on this list criminally the most underrated, unappreciated band in the world but i love them and always will from the take on me days when i was 16 to present i’m 53 now. take care 🏴🇳🇴😘
@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. Рік тому
Take on me is literally the biggest 80s song
@thebob3428 8 місяців тому
Great comment Alison, I have followed them since I was 12 and now 50. Met them a few times and love the new stuff more than the old stuff, especially cast in steel and true north
@kyachdistent1301 3 місяці тому
Be fair, how can that be? They continue to get international recognition, whereas equally great band Alphaville, being German, never did. Most of my fave acts ARE what you say they are, but of them all, A-ha since around 2010 can not be termed underrated or underappreciated: this term is for people like Kim Wilde, who's the Queen of it, Sandra right behind her, and Alphaville, China Crisis and OMD and Cock Robin right there. Even Duran Duran, absurdly and outlandishly dissed, hated and misunderstood forever are probably a bit less feted than A-ha. Don't get me wrong, A-ha are a top band, but they are not alone in the department of being less celebrated than they should be. It only seems this way because as soon as music died in the 90s, critics disappeared and all anyone ever did was deal out noxious fake love to EVERYTHING that ever burped into a studio. Sad really.
@kyachdistent1301 3 місяці тому
@@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. No it isn't. In the best decade and only decade of biggest 80s song, it would make around No250 as there are just that MANY choices, and many bigger and better than this, and I say that as somebody who likes this song enough!
@kyachdistent1301 3 місяці тому
@@thebob3428 I so agree. I only started 5 starring their albums since they came back, but their last definitely seems their worst, one album too many I fear. "Lifelines", "Foot Of The Mountain" and "Cast In Steel" can't be beaten. Their 3 top masterpieces, none of which were done in their so-called heyday. Sometimes you need age and experience to make the best music, and once they'd left that dreary 1993 sound of "we don't wanna sound like A-ha any more, we're serious now" (and they had their 1st split, says it all!), they came back with their best stuff ever.
@roms303 28 днів тому
Mad Video!!🥰 I had a Juno 1 and always thought until couples of years ago that the main melody of Ah Ha - Take on Me... was the DX7
@KeithCollyer Рік тому
Edgar Winter Group: Frankenstein, Jean-Michel Jarre: Oxygene (which I am convinced was based on Pink Floyd's Obscured By Clouds), not to mention all those other great riffs mentioned below
@richardhunter7363 Рік тому
The only other person I have ever heard dicuss how the sound is formed from differing shaped waves would have been an interview I once saw with Vince Clark (Depeche Mode, The Assembly, Yazoo and Eurasure) - the knig of synth pop. So enjoyable
@lifeofvinyl3003 Рік тому
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? by Tubeway Army is an absolute masterpiece. It contains not just one, but several of the best riffs of all time.
@RealLargeManTheGiantOne Рік тому
Good god I completely forgot about that track, I love it to bits. The spoken word bit in the middle is incredible.
@paulfranklin8636 Рік тому
Popcorn was a "speciality" numbers treated as a gimmick when it was released Newman really lead the use of synths in a "serious" record
@edwardlazich1140 Рік тому
I like the concert vid with his daughters, and the crowd really interacts ukposts.info/have/v-deo/jadepGuCe6iXr40.html
@iloveesr 8 місяців тому
My all time favourite synth tune.
@PolarRed 6 місяців тому
Well let's face it Numan is the Synth God.
@user-in9fv3kn3i 2 місяці тому
My best synthesizer riff is Aha's Take On Me - so energetic, youthful, exciting and full of life. Thanks for the video.
@martinooo29 10 місяців тому
OMG my friend you are living in heaven on Earth so much vintage gear in one place!!!
@gimly 2 роки тому
Where are Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk?
@tcalixto4v 2 роки тому
“Situation” from Yazoo is also a classic. And “Fascinated” from Company B. 😄
@jf2625 Рік тому
Many good memories. Thanks for your skills and enthusiasm.
@matisrey14 2 місяці тому
The final countdown is just so clever. Great video
@jamesr6562 2 роки тому
I would have moved ‘Jump’ to number one! Another suggestion - Faithless ‘Insomnia’. Can’t get a bigger more epic synth lead!
@giannagiavelli5098 2 роки тому
horrible
@01ryan10 2 роки тому
@@giannagiavelli5098 I suppose sandstorm is better? 🤣
@cbuchner1 2 роки тому
@@giannagiavelli5098 YOU are
@giannagiavelli5098 2 роки тому
@@01ryan10 I posted my list of 5 much more important songs
@opaocker 2 роки тому
Van Halen - Jump is my no. 1 mostly because this was the first riff i learned to play on my Korg M1. Will never forget this one!
@annonuem 2 роки тому
I would change Final Countdown with Jump! Both great, but Jump is even more expressive!
@giannagiavelli5098 2 роки тому
horrible
@cbuchner1 2 роки тому
@@giannagiavelli5098 YOU are.
@MrFlazz99 2 роки тому
'1984' as an intro to 'Jump' is awesome as well. Such a shame that the album degenerates suddenly straight after 'Jump' - 'Panama' is the worst non sequiteur I've ever encountered on an album. It's clear that David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen pulled the band in opposite directions. DLR-lovers can complain all they like, but VH best stuff for me was the two albums after DLR departed.
@orediorrore 2 місяці тому
just can’t get enough from Depeche mode...is a iconic loop! I love first Depeche era!
@rayhutchinson640 Рік тому
Fun blasts from the past! Well played!
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