Iron Maiden. Prowler. 1981.

Stroke inducing riffage.

Al Di Meola. Race with the Devil On A Spanish Highway.1978.

Frank Zappa. Black Napkins. 1977.

The unrelenting shredditude on display here rattles my old achey balls something fierce.

Elvin Bishop Group. The Sky is Crying. 1970.

Blunt.

Santana. Samba Pa Ti. 1971.

Santana spent years working as a dishwasher and busker in SF before melting faces off of skulls as a full-time noodle lord. When the Paul Butterfield Blues Band pulled a no-show at Filmore West in 1966, that old cranky bastard Bill Graham had to assemble an impromptu group to fill the slot. Carlos was pegged to shred on main axe, and so it was written...

His riffage is on point, and he makes some of the best "guitar faces" in the business.

Long Time Gone - Crosby Stills, Nash, Young & Jones 1969.

Rhino posted a happy birthday to Stephen Stills with this clip. I've always dug Tom Jones' Parrot years recordings. I gotta say, I like how he fits into the group. . . and those pants.

Hard Stuff. Time Gambler. 1972.

Try shaking this riff out of your brain this afternoon.

Albert Collins. Snatchin' It Back. 1979.

Dear god, the Master of the Telecaster is a straight shredder. Shit is giving me boob sweat.

Terry Reid. Bang Bang. 1970.

From the film Groupies, a 1970 documentary featuring Reid, Ten Years After, Spooky Tooth and cast of Plaster Caster groupie hoochie. You can find most of this film on Youtube. It is barely tolerable, but worth it for the live clips of Reid and Ten Years After. This is the only version of this song I've ever found live video for.

Illusion. Man. 1970.

Damn, that's a nice little groove, man.