What are some of your favorite song intros?

[4001]

One off the top of my head is the intro to The Big Wave by Tribal Tech on the Illicit album.
When Kirk Covington comes in with that MONSTER drum groove and blows that cheezy smooth jazz intro right out of the water, it is just perfect. I love how they make their collective middle finger musical statement right there.

[funkyjudge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKlAIhuXRLE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpf2IoJZhqI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRnNDkHb0MU


With all due respect to the Allman Brothers ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVLAeIFAig

And respect for Led Zeppelin ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKgK91zCq44

[Tituscrow]

In no particular order, off the top of my head...

'Combustion' Meshuggah
'Bonin' In The Boneyard' Fishbone
'Big News I' 'Clutch
'Peace Sells' Megadeth
'California Über Alles' Dead Kennedys
'South Of Heaven' Slayer
'Hole In The Sky' Black Sabbath
'To Ride, Shoot Straight And Speak The Truth' Entombed
'The Art Of Dying' Gojira
'Blood And Thunder' Mastodon
'Fear Of A Blank Planet' Porcupine Tree
'Lost' Neurosis
'Sexplosion' My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
'Its Catching Up' NoMeansNo
''Stigmata' Ministry
'Groundhog Day' Primus

...sheesh, and a ton more. Ask me tomorrow for a different list

[Tituscrow]

Originally Posted by Depth_Charge

Favourite intro? Fun topic. These spring to mind:

Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
Dream Theater - As I Am
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Korn - Got The Life
Mudvayne - Dig
Slayer - Criminally Insane
Pungent Stench - Daddy Cruel

After those I'd have to look through my iPod.

Ha! Criminally Insane! Yes indeed.

To this day, 25 years after I bought RIB, I still tap out this intro on my steering wheel when I'm stuck in traffic

[N.F.A.]

Love the Dead Kennedys reference. Saw them way back in the day. Oh yeah! California ueber Alles!
Also love that I'm the Slime intro. Saw FZ the first time of many when that album first came out. After Hendrix and Jeff Beck, Zappa is my favorite guitarist of all time.

[FrenchBassQC]

Santa Rosa - Gino Vanelli
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
Tarkus - Emerson Lake & Palmer

[N.F.A.]

Originally Posted by FrenchBassQC

Santa Rosa - Gino Vanelli
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
Tarkus - Emerson Lake & Palmer

Anyone ever remember seeing Gino Vanelli on Soul Train way back in the 70's. He may have been the first caucasian on the show? Anyway, that's the first time I'd heard of him. Is he still around?

[Jeff K]

Just thought of a few more, but only my fellow old guys will probably remember them:

El Paso - Marty Robbins
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
Statesboro Blues - Allman Brothers
No Sugar Tonight - Guess Who

[tdub0199]

46 & 2....

[Richland123]

25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago

[Soppy Hat]

Leave Them All Behind. DEM GHOST NOTES!

It remains my favorite basslines of all time, and my favorite bass tone of all time. Super crunchy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcyfPXF770U

[mjac28]

Prince - 1999
Prince - Raspberry Beret
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Sly And The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay

[TN WOODMAN]

Never fails to get me

Don't Want No More/Not My Cross To Bear-Allman Brothers Band on debut and every show thereafter

[Solarmist]

War Pigs, 2112, and Green Eyed Lady to name a few.

[N.F.A.]

Going through my Itunes stuff. How could I forget these?
Halo of Flies - Alice Cooper (Dennis Dunaway kicks some serious @$$!)
Can You Get to That - Funkadelic
Super Soul Sister - Heatwave Funky clavinet! ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Galaxy - War Funkay as heck

[sarcastro83]

Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus

[two fingers]

AC/DC Shook Me All Night Long has got to be up there. Every single person in every club can name that tune in a few notes.

[Solarmist]

Originally Posted by N.F.A.

Going through my Itunes stuff. How could I forget these?
Halo of Flies - Alice Cooper (Dennis Dunaway kicks some serious @$$!)
Can You Get to That - Funkadelic
Super Soul Sister - Heatwave Funky clavinet! ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Galaxy - War Funkay as heck

Yeah that was pretty good

[Richland123]

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by Jeff K

Not My Cross To Bear - Allman Bros.

Haven't listened to that one in a while, but really love the song.

Originally Posted by FilterFunk

The intros to:
"Hollywood Swinging" and "Spirit of the Boogie" - Kool and the Gang

The intro to "Hollywood Swinging" was so good that Mase was able to use it as the awesome intro for one of his big hits back in the 90's.

Originally Posted by Trayster2

"Baba O'Riley" The Who
"Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne

Definitely agree.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Welcome to the Jungle" by Gn'R or "Holy Wars" by Megadeth, the former being a great way to get any sports stadium to burst into cheers and the latter being good enough to open MTV news segments for a decade.