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21 May 2010

Best song intro?

Filed Under : Music , Other

Posted By : Alyerpal | Comments : 33

One for the weekend so you can raid your music collections

Was listening to a few tracks last night with me 'phones on 'cos my lovely lady had retired for the night, and on came 'Skyscraper' by David Lee Roth.
Feckin' Hell! Sounds all over the place!
Got me thinking about really good song intros, so I dug out 'Xanadu' by Rush. Now THAT is the way to start a song.

I can't think of a track with a better beginning, but I bet you lot can!.....

AlyerwellthereareloadsbutI'mbiasedtoRushpal

Comments

# Posted by Jez (Route 69) - 21/05/2010, 11:57 (GMT)

whole lotta rosie - heard it too many times and would never put it on, but it was on radio yesterday and i'll agree with the DJ, you HAVE to listen too it!!!
also - Am I Evil - Diamond Head ... just needs to be loud!

# Posted by viking - 21/05/2010, 12:06 (GMT)

one on my list has to be "the hunter"-free-kossof's guitar could cut through steel in that intro break-excellent.and the drum intro is not at all bad either.(damn good, actually!!).

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 21/05/2010, 12:07 (GMT)

Steve Jones riff opening Pretty Vacant The Pistols

# Posted by Dom Blair - Tsunami69 - 21/05/2010, 12:11 (GMT)

Welcome to the Jungle - G n R

# Posted by Whatever! - 21/05/2010, 12:19 (GMT)

Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson

# Posted by G-IT-22 - 21/05/2010, 12:31 (GMT)

Caroline
Down Down
Whatever you want
Pictures of matchstick Men
Mystery Song.............hey they all Quo!!!

# Posted by Dom Blair - Tsunami69 - 21/05/2010, 12:34 (GMT)

Poundcake - Van Halen - Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

I'm sorry but song intros using powertools have to get a mention here......

# Posted by Matt - 21/05/2010, 12:39 (GMT)

Brian Wilson once said the best thing he ever wrote was the intro to California Girls

# Posted by Loverockets - 21/05/2010, 12:43 (GMT)

Sweat leaf - Black Sabbath make a great ring tone haha.

i like the intro to "one love" - Stone roses

# Posted by G-IT-22 - 21/05/2010, 13:10 (GMT)

Posted by Dom Blair (The Accidental Guit... - 21/05/2010, 12:34 (GMT)
I'm sorry but song intros using powertools have to get a mention here......
........ha i do the Drill bit thing ....!!

# Posted by Anthem - 21/05/2010, 13:35 (GMT)

the spirit of radio - rush

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 21/05/2010, 13:38 (GMT)

YES! What Anthem said ^

# Posted by Ian - Rocking Horse - 21/05/2010, 13:42 (GMT)

a few spring to mind
Shine on you crazy Diamond
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Eyes of the World by Rainbow

# Posted by Massive Electric Storm - 21/05/2010, 14:01 (GMT)

Who are You by The Who

# Posted by Ian - Rocking Horse - 21/05/2010, 14:04 (GMT)

Night Owls by the Little River Band and Hotel California

# Posted by The Cottonhouse Shakers - 21/05/2010, 14:20 (GMT)

No question - The Stones and AC/DC are the intro masters.

Gimme Shelter
Brown sugar
street fighting man
start me up
honky tonk woman
------------------
Rosie
you shook me all night long

The list is endless....

Favourite has to be Gimme shelter

# Posted by The Cottonhouse Shakers - 21/05/2010, 14:32 (GMT)

And "Get up offa that thing" by James Brown.

# Posted by AUGUST - 21/05/2010, 14:51 (GMT)

dissadent aggresor - judas priest....

# Posted by Anthem - 21/05/2010, 15:12 (GMT)

fight for your right - beastie boys.........KICK IT

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 21/05/2010, 15:13 (GMT)

sweet child of mine-guns n roses
jump- van halen
dont stop-fleetwood mac
money for nothing-dire straits
one vision-queen
dont stop me now- queen
waiting for an alibi-thin lizzy
dont break my heart again-whitesnake
rainbow in the dark-dio
twist and shout the beatles
smells like teen spirit - nirvana
fear of the dark-iron maiden
cowboys from hell-pantera
superstition- stevie wonder
voodoo chile(slight return)- jimi hendrix

right ive already got carried away.......see ya!!

# Posted by VANKWISH - 21/05/2010, 15:22 (GMT)

I should be so lucky, Kylie.

# Posted by The Dean Casement Trio - 21/05/2010, 15:28 (GMT)

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

# Posted by Chipps the Bassist - 21/05/2010, 15:50 (GMT)

wont get fooled again - The Who
joker and the thief - Wolfmother
for those about to rock - AC/DC

# Posted by Alyerpal - 21/05/2010, 16:01 (GMT)

I knew you lot wouldn't let me down, some belters in there!

How about 'Panama' - VH

Alyerlovethatraggeddrumbeatpal

# Posted by Alyerpal - 21/05/2010, 16:02 (GMT)

@ synergy - how did I forget 'Won't Get Fooled Again' ? Doh!

AYP

# Posted by HUSTLER - 21/05/2010, 16:03 (GMT)

roll away the stone - mott the hoople
all the young dudes - david bowie
love is like oxygen - the sweet
blood of the sun - mountain
love gun - kiss
red house - jimi

# Posted by CATDOG - 21/05/2010, 16:23 (GMT)

Stargazer - Rainbow

# Posted by Dom Blair - Tsunami69 - 21/05/2010, 16:31 (GMT)

Right here right now - Van Halen - cheesy piano intor at its best, but what a guitar riff to boot!

Thunderstruck - AC/DC

Janies got a gun - Aerosmith

The audience is listening - Steve Vai (ok)

# Posted by ST Photography - VIVA LA COMMU... - 21/05/2010, 16:52 (GMT)

Rock n Roll - Led Zep
Love Spreads - Stone Roses

# Posted by Mick Green - 21/05/2010, 20:41 (GMT)

Changes all the time for me and, whilst I was tempted to go for one of the classics (i.e. most of the ones Rob mentions above!), I'm with the Synergy on this one - simple but sounds bloody brilliant:

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 22/05/2010, 08:28 (GMT)

Sweet Home Alabama, especially the part where he says....TURN IT UP....
class

# Posted by Invisible Ducks - 24/05/2010, 23:31 (GMT)

Thunderstruck
Sweet child of mine
Satch boogie

# Posted by Andy - Ex SuperCharger - Engli... - 24/05/2010, 23:49 (GMT)

Raining Blood -Slayer is the most incredible intro ever. Those toms within the feedback over sound of the sky heavily raining blood and then the thunder crash into one of the best guitar riffs ever created.
Fucking incredible.Enough to incite absolute chaos live.

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