very compassionate of you mate ;) but not sure how i feel about this ... suppose it depends on weather people are honest enough to just learn from the riffs or if there just gonna mooch a few changes and bang! there a top class riff composer.... umm .... im in no way having a go just think its got to be said, these days its ****ing hard to come up with something that hasnt been done... after all theres only 12 notes in an octave (quite an inspiring thought if you think how much music`s been created!) but then i suppose righting a fat riff is a small part of the equation too , you`ve got to produce the riff and its the sound thats as important as the melodie.... anyway food for thought...