I always linked 'Cowgirl In the Sand's' intro |
I will always love you - Very bold way to start off a song. I was shocked when I first heard it on the radio when it was released. |
Take the Jazz Crusader's album Street Life and sit back with your system, a good glass of wine, and listen to the introduction of Street Life. I have heard many sound systems demo'd using that particularly revealing track and the vocals are wonderful. |
Smoke on the Water.. DeepPurple.... |
Maggot Brain by Funkadelic |
Another Vote for Sweet Jane live on " Rock and Roll Animal" Hunter and Wagner on guitar. |
Okay, my vote goes to Lou Reed also. However I have to choose The Raven as a whole. Can't pick a single one. Too many great ones. |
Free Man In Paris by Sufjan Stevens has an ear opening intro. |
Whiter Shade of Pale - the organ intro on that is the best. Case closed. |
The two tunes Kieth does blows Mic and his tiny todger away. |
"You better grease up..." The Stones' Sparks Will Fly on Voodoo Lounge. |
Big Titties by Black Oak Arkansas. |
Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street |
A lot of Lou Reed fans. Lots of good intros by him. Not sure I would pick him though. Still thinking about it. If I have to listen to all my music to decide, it may be a month or so. |
"Private Investigations" Dire Straits
"Shine on, you Crazy Diamond" Pink Floyd
"The Other One" Grateful Dead |
baba o riley--the who
sweet jane (rock n roll animal version)--lou reed |
"You're So Vain", Carly Simon. It is Klaus Voorman noodling around on his bass guitar. |
"Watcher of the Skies" - Genesis |
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Karelfd, I was 5 rows back at LA Forum when Zep introed LP3. At opening of show house lights all went out for about 3 minutes. Then Plant kicked off his vocal cry of the Immigrant Song. The light show burst upon us only once the instruments kicked in. It was one of the finer concert moments I've experienced. Most of audience did not know what was going on. A real thrill. |
Long double guitar into to Sweet Jane on the Lou Reed Rock and Roll Animal live album. |
Great IntroIf you are in Washington DC then this will make you smile. |
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"I Will Possess Your Heart" by Death Cab For Cutie. |
A third vote for Lou Reed Live-"Sweet Jane....it immediately popped into my head when I read the thread, and where I was at the first time I heard it. |
Hard Day's night - you know what it is instantly, and it took decades for people to figure out how they did it (guitar and piano). Not necessarily a great musically, but distinctive. |
Best Ted Nuggent into: Free for All... |
"Eight Miles High" by The Byrds. Chris Hillman's incredible bass licks, then Roger McGuinn on 12-string electric guitar, then perfect harmonies by the Byrds with the title line.
"Morning Dew" from the first Grateful Dead Warner Bros. album.
"Playing in the Band", Grateful Dead "Skull and Roses" album |
"You really got me" by the Kinks or the cover by Van Halen |
Ween. Buckingham green
Black Sabbath, Thrill of it all. |
Cheap Tricks' cover of "Ain't That A Shame" on Budokan!!!
"Stanglehold" by Tedly Von Nugent. That's some meaty guitar! |
Live version of "Yours is No Disgrace" by Yes on 'Yessongs.' |
A second vote for Lou Reed, Hunter, & Wagner - "Sweet Jane" from the Transformer Lp |
i always dug the guitar buildup at the start of "unsatisfied" by the replacements. also, the little riff that opens robyn hitchcock's "ny doll"--real purty. |
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TED NUGGENT-live. The intro to Wang Dang Sweet Poontang is the best intro to any rock song. "This is a love song..." Haha-I love that guy. |
"School" by Supertramp is freakin' awesome "dude".
But I gotta second "Time" by Pink Floyd as tied for first. Oh yeah, 'dude".
-John |
Chicken Train - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Love Reign Over Me - The Who |
Long, Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies. I love the way it announces itself. Have you noticed Spencer Davis intros show up in TV ads quite often? |
Beachboys "California Girls" |
"I Need A Lover" by John Mellencamp may be the relatively longest intro to a radio friendly pop song ever. |
Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Woman" |
The song has been overplayed to the extreme but I love the intro to Hotel California on "Hell Freezes Over." |
Slash's intro to "Sweet Child o Mine." Bill Evans and Paul Chambers opening "So What." |
Ever so many. Here's one: "Whipping Post", Allman Brothers. |
Sweet Jane....Lou Reed live...Hunter and Wagner on guitars.. |
The Beatles - Revolution. For years I thought John Lennon gave us that magnificent intro, then I saw a video where Paul McCartney steps up to the mic and belts out that scream. |
If you like bluegrass rock(I call it heavy wood), check out a band called Railroad Earth. The put out a live disc a couple of years back named "Elko". The intro on Disc 2, track 2, song called Mighty River has a killer intro.
Secondarily, try the Grateful dead Dick's Pick's 34, the Eyes of The World has a great Phil Lesh bass solo into an intro jam before the band goes into the tune, also very good.
Jackaroe |
Alice Cooper: Halo of Flies |
Van Halen - Jump
Aha - Take On Me
Noel Pointer - Classy Lady
Prince - When The Doves Cry
Sorry, I was still a little boy in the 70's. |
