Which is of the guitarrists in Maiden is your favorite riff/rhythm writer?

[Vaenyr]

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Edit: In case people haven't noticed, the line at the end of post 21 is a link to a scammy website.

Another edit: In a cruel twist of fate, the scam post got removed and now I am post 21

 

[2M2M]

As fairly obvious by my screen name here - 2 minutes to midnight is a simple but mean riff, and it stands as my favourite iron maiden riff. Maybe not from a technical stand point, not maybe even a creative stand point. But from the pure heart feeling to hearing that riff. I think maybe it was on of my first introductions to Maiden, that and Run to the Hills - which I argue doesn't quite feature a riff but rather a chord sequence.
I generally gravitate towards Adrian tracks, as they just generally sound ballsy and grunty - but there are moments of magic from all three guitarists. I think the water gets muddied when you have to determine who has writing credits for a song, vs. who might have actually come up with a particular riff.

 

[MindRuler]

As fairly obvious by my screen name here - 2 minutes to midnight is a simple but mean riff, and it stands as my favourite iron maiden riff.

The most recycled riff in metal history.

 

[srfc]

The most recycled riff in metal history.

The real magic of it is that no one else plays it with the swagger of Maiden, which is why you'll always see it referred to as the 2 Minutes to Midnight riff, even though that wasn't the first version