Author Topic: great rock intros' (Read 12680 times)

The Beatles - Paperback Writer, Drive My Car, Hard Day's Night
Public Image Ltd- Public Image
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
The Who - Can't Explain, I Can See For Miles
The La's - There She Goes, Callin' All, Son Of A Gun
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
The Stooges - Search & Destroy
Talking Heads - Pyscho Killer
The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray, There She Goes Again, Sunday Morning
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Rolling Stones - Start Me Up, The Last Time, Under My Thumb
R.E.M - Pretty Persuasion
Pulp - O.U
Pavement - Grounded
New Order - Age Of Consent
Neil Young - Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Black)
The Clash - Complete Control, Garageland, Janie Jones, Should I Stay Or Should I Go
The Jam - To Be Someone
The Doors - Break On Through
Supergrass - In It For The Money
Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #87 on:** November 10, 2006, 03:38:15 pm »

Shine on you crazy diamond when the guitar comes in..

Art Vandelay · « **Reply #88 on:** November 10, 2006, 03:40:27 pm »

That's Entertainment - Paul Weller. Two chords on an acoustic but it always pulls you in.

Yorkykopite · « **Reply #89 on:** November 12, 2006, 11:06:30 am »

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
Positively 4th Street - Dylan
Whiskey in a Jar - Thin Lizzy
Gudbye to Jane - Slade
anything by the Pogues

kesey · « **Reply #90 on:** November 12, 2006, 01:27:42 pm »

I listened to Santana - Abraxas this morning and that has got to be one of the best intros to an abulm ever. I think the song is called Crying Wind, Singing Beasts and it goes into Black Magic Woman !

Quality!

only6times · « **Reply #91 on:** November 13, 2006, 11:01:50 am »

Quote from: Zeppelin on November 10, 2006, 03:06:39 pm

Blimey - that takes me back to some good times at The Stadium. What a great live band...

still going,in manchester on dec 15th.they blew me lid of in the royal court a good few years back

Red Squiggle · « **Reply #92 on:** November 14, 2006, 03:36:12 pm »

For pure rock n roll balls, i'd have to say Acquiese by Oasis. that searing A chord still keeps me awake at nights thinking how to better it.

SportBilly · « **Reply #93 on:** November 15, 2006, 04:29:15 am »

Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Call Me - Blondie
Heaven And Hell - Black Sabbath
Milk And Alcohol - Dr Feelgood
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
Epic - Faith No More
Action - Sweet
Teenage Rampage - Sweet
Caroline - Status Quo
Cochise - Audioslave
Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine
March Of The Black Queen - Queen
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Dogs of War - Pink Floyd
Band On The Run - Wings
Emerald - Thin Lizzy
Poundcake - Van Halen
Fire Woman - The Cult
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Long Live Rock'n'Roll - Rainbow
Shake Your Blood - Probot
Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants
Running Down A Dream - Tom Petty
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Green Grow My Nadgers, Oh - Kenneth Williams

...ok, the last one was a joke to see if anyone's paying attention

Auspool · « **Reply #94 on:** November 15, 2006, 04:50:48 am »

A few more after seeing Pearl Jam and U2 last week (it was a good week!)...

Pearl Jam:
Animal
Rearviewmirror
Do The Evolution
Even Flow
Go
Betterman
State of Love and Trust...

I could go on...

U2
Pride (In the name of Love)
Where the streets have no name
Sunday Bloody Sunday
One...

Again, I could go on...

SportBilly · « **Reply #95 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:39:56 am »

Chili Pepper's version of Higher Ground

only6times · « **Reply #96 on:** November 16, 2006, 10:27:07 am »

sweet emotion-aerosmith

Fred Madison · « **Reply #97 on:** November 16, 2006, 11:28:14 am »

The bass intro to 'Disorder' by Joy Division.
Goose-fuckin-bumps.

SportBilly · « **Reply #98 on:** November 16, 2006, 06:01:41 pm »

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (especially when played loud through a shit-hot hi-fi so you can feel the bass through your chest)

tezmac · « **Reply #99 on:** November 16, 2006, 08:08:21 pm »

Status Quos start to all their concerts Caroline

Stubbins · « **Reply #100 on:** November 16, 2006, 09:53:04 pm »

This is opening up the 'great rock intro' theme.

In the 70s, Mott the Hoople used to take to the stage to the music of Gustav Holsts Planets Suite (Jupiter). You might know it better as the hymn, 'I vow to thee my country'.

When the house lights dimmed and this started playing, the hairs on the back of your neck stood to attention. Then it was faded out and the band just crashed in with their first number.

I saw a few bands who similarly had their own signature music for that grand entrance but none seemed to hit the spot quite so well.

Crackerjack Sam · « **Reply #101 on:** November 16, 2006, 10:09:53 pm »

Rolling Stones. Start me Up.

♠Dirty Harry♠ · « **Reply #102 on:** November 17, 2006, 12:34:57 pm »

Thin Lizzy - Cowboy song (Live and Dangerous)
GET IT

Garstonite · « **Reply #103 on:** November 17, 2006, 11:18:22 pm »

Fools Gold, Stone Roses, has got to be in the top five of all time.

only6times · « **Reply #104 on:** November 26, 2006, 10:48:18 am »

blockbuster-the sweet

redmen9 · « **Reply #105 on:** November 26, 2006, 10:32:38 pm »

Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea
The Doors - Light My Fire
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Marillion - Lavender
Megadeth - Good Mourning/Black Friday
Mtallica - One
Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City
Pink Floyd - Wish you Were Here
Queens of the Stone Age - Better Living Through Chemistry
Rainbow - Since Youve Been Gone
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Slayer - South of Heaven
Stone Roses - Love Spreads
Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed to Skate
Van Halen - Hot for Teacher

Oh, and anything by AC/DC.

iancr7 · « **Reply #106 on:** November 26, 2006, 10:34:36 pm »

Quote from: Red Death on October 17, 2006, 11:37:32 am

The Beach Boys had some sensational intros to their songs: California Girls being my favourite.

this has got to be the most classic intro of all time-----pretty good song too.
also the beatles "all you need is love" with the french anthem is good

Monkey Red · « **Reply #107 on:** November 27, 2006, 04:08:34 pm »

Echo Beach, Martha and the Muffins

Money for nothing, Dire straits

Satisfaction, Stones

Bittersweet Symphony, The Verve

Graham Smith · « **Reply #108 on:** November 27, 2006, 04:52:29 pm »

The Skids - Into the Valley

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reper

Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star

Stubbins · « **Reply #109 on:** November 27, 2006, 09:04:50 pm »

Quote from: only5times on November 26, 2006, 10:48:18 am

blockbuster-the sweet

Not to be confused with the intro to Bowies Jean Genie. Though it's easy done!

rafabenitez. · « **Reply #110 on:** December 7, 2006, 10:34:55 pm »

Slash N Burn - MSP

ckkj · « **Reply #111 on:** December 7, 2006, 11:11:45 pm »

Wolfmother - Joker and The Thief

Red Squiggle · « **Reply #112 on:** December 8, 2006, 02:02:35 am »

Quote from: rafabenitez. on December 7, 2006, 10:34:55 pm

Slash N Burn - MSP

Yes, yes, yes. Class song. Great album. Collosall.

SportBilly · « **Reply #113 on:** December 8, 2006, 02:09:36 am »

When the Levee Breaks - Zep

only6times · « **Reply #114 on:** December 8, 2006, 10:25:22 am »

just like anything-slash's snakepit

Fiend · « **Reply #115 on:** December 8, 2006, 10:36:23 am »

For whom the bell tolls - Metallica

TheRedBaron · « **Reply #116 on:** December 8, 2006, 10:41:56 am »

gimme shelter

SportBilly · « **Reply #117 on:** December 9, 2006, 02:17:18 am »

All Night Long - Rainbow

only6times · « **Reply #118 on:** September 3, 2023, 07:00:13 pm »

The violence of truth-The The

Hurry on sundown= Hawkwind

Baby Huey · « **Reply #119 on:** September 3, 2023, 07:27:35 pm »

This. This is the greatest intro.

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