Poll: Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' greatest guitar riff of all time

Poll: Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' greatest guitar riff of all time
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So say the good listeners of BBC Radio 2, who have given the lead track of Led Zeppelin's second album the ultimate "we're not worthy" treatment:

The rock classic came out top from a list of 100 riffs drawn up by a panel of Radio 2 and 6 Music DJs, critics, and record producers.

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Ryu Spaeth

Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.