What is the best song intro... Ever?

[letmebestormy]

If you're interested, here's the aforementioned mix "Introductions Are In Order" You should be able to download, unzip it, and "Add folder to Itunes" easily and it will be its own album. Enjoy! Way too much thought went into it.

 

[Cobalt60]

Queen - Death On Two Legs.

 

[ChaoBreeder]

Love Song - Tesla

 

[madmax]

Sweet child o mine

Welcome to the jungle

You could be mine

Eruption(kinda an intro)you really got me

Over the hills and far away..Gary Moore(rip)

No more tears..Ozzy

Stillborn..BLS

Parisian walkways Gary Moore and Phil Lynott(rip)


Purple haze

 

[clancampbell]

Glad to see a few Pink Floyd tracks there!


Shine on you Crazy Diamond....just the notes...the anticipation....incredible.

Rich

 

[Robert McLain]

Riders on the Storm. The thunder and rain mixed with the keyboards and bass is unbelievable!

Robert

 

[BROTHERFOSTER]

Just like many of you, I can't narrow it down to just one, but here's a short list (in no particular order):

Do It Again - Beach Boys
Summon the Heroes - John Williams
Are you Going With Me - Pat Methey Group
Mannix Theme - Jerry Goldsmith (?)
Under The Milky Way - The Church
What Does It Take To Win Your Love - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
Daulton Lee - Pat Metheny
Modern Time Blues - Jean Luc Ponty
Hurricane Amore - The Ocean Blue
Be Ever Wonderful - Earth Wind and Fire
It's My Life - No Doubt
Another Star - Stevie Wonder
Deacon Blue - Steely Dan
Pets - Porno For Pyros
Nathan Jones - The Supremes
Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me - Chris Issak

 

[Java]

Gotta add "Carry on my Wayward Son".

Honorable mentions "Run to the Hills" and "Godzilla"

Great songs sled in this thread! VERY telling that they are all old songs. :sleep

 

[0neiros]

Zepplin has so many, but for me "Whole lotta Love" is the shiznit.

 

[binkleywalker]

Where the Streets Have No Name-U2

Drunk Daddy- Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Brian

 

[Stormy320]

I like Back in Black, Panama, and Lay It Down from Ratt. HAHA

 

[Jayn]

Larry beat me to Hawaii 5-O
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Burning Down the House -Talking Heads
Barracuda -Heart
We Will Rock You -Queen

 

[nwjedidave]

Intruder by Eddie van halen right before pretty woman.

 

[Colin Droidmilk]

A Hard Day's Night.

Musicologists STILL can't agree on what exactly the hell that chord is....



The next best one is Highway Star from the Made in Japan album (the band is Deep Purple, but you should all know that anyway).

 

[Zykotec]

Oh, I forgot Gypsy queen by Uriah Heep...shame on me

 

[clancampbell]

Another Floyd one...Breathe...just listened to it loud and nearly wet myself with joy......

Rich

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

The first 13 seconds of 'A Sorta Fairytale' by Tori Amos is the reason God invented ears.

Not familiar with it ? Get it, headphones on, close your eyes and turn up the volume and you'll hear it.

 

[Amish Trooper]

Oh here is a classic I forgot. It is all instrumental but when the main beat hits around 1:11 I remember as a kid I loved it.

Genesis - The Brazilian
Genesis - The Brazilian - YouTube

Oh an I can't believe no one has mentioned O Fortuna- Carmina Burana.

O Fortuna - Carmina Burana (1) - Carl Orff - YouTube

 

[dbalschi]

Hold The Line-Toto
Blinded by the light-Manfred Mann

 

[BROTHERFOSTER]

One of my favorites:

Pat Metheny Group - Daulton Lee - YouTube