Best Song Intro?

[Marc]

Was listenng to Absolute Radio this morning and one of the subjects was the best intro to a song ever so I thought it might be a good idea for a thread.

My 2 favourites were mentioned quite quickly:

U2 - Where the streets have no name

Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet child o' mine


So what are yours?

 

[Marcel]

I love the way Pink Floyd - The Wall starts (from the helicopter bits )
GnR would make it there too, with SCOM.

 

[Mattwood]

Ministry - Jesus built my hotrod
Apoptygma Berzerk - Love never dies

 

[billybob99]

GnR - Paradise city
AC/DC - For those about to rock

 

[Forbiddenbiker]

Why does all the rubbish pop into ones head first...

In the air tonight.... but only if a gorilla is playing it.

Funeral for a friend. Elton John. ...faaaaab.

 

[jockwav]

Robert Palmer-Addicted To Love........the video is brilliant.
Queen-i want to break free.

 

[LowIQ]

She Seels Sanctuary - The Cult
Staying Alive - The Beegees
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Dancing Queen - Abba

 

[Jimmy_Lemon]

Just because I wish I could play it:
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Another that springs to mind, but that needs to me played very loud:
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[onomatopoeia]

Maid of Orleans - OMD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmwMhjbThKg&ob=av3e
I've linked it (sorry for the advert at the start) as the ambient soundscape intro frequently got chopped off when it was played on the radio.

I feel love - Donna Summer

Phantom of the opera - Iron Maiden

Locomotive breath - Jethro Tull

Time - Pink Floyd. Also the first nine minutes of Shine on you crazy diamond (that counts as an intro, no?)

Also sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJwbwWg8uc (first two minutes or so)

 

[gm43uk]

Layla-Derek and The Dominos
Voodoo Chile (slight return)- Jimmy Hendrix
Baba O'Reilly - The Who
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen

 

[ukglyn]

Another vote for GnR Sweet child of mine.

Hoiw about Metallica nothing else matters? dead simple but so effective!

 

[LowIQ]

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

 

[LowIQ]

Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

 

[LowIQ]

(this is sounding like a Dad-rock thread!)

 

[ukglyn]

(this is sounding like a Dad-rock thread!)

Like the albums that come out around fathers day, compilation of all the crap!

 

[antihero]

This.

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gives me goosebumps everytime I listen to it. Bit of a grim story behind the song though.

 

[SpikeK6]

Iron maiden - Number of the beast
AC/DC - whole lotta rosie (live)

spike

 

[mxfun]

Thin lizzy .. whiskey in a jar ...I think it's called

 

[OneTen]

Sweet Child of Mine - Guns'n'Roses...this has been my ringtone for years and yet still puts the hairs up on the back of my neck.

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull

Lazy - Deep Purple

The Trees - Rush

 

[tijuana taxi]

Rainbow-Stargazer/Man On The Silver Mountain/Tarot Woman ----- take your pick from that fine trio

AC/DC- Hell's Bells

Iron Maiden-Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

Big Country-In A Big Country (original from The Crossing)

Free-Alright Now

 

[onomatopoeia]

Couple more

Pressure points (live) - Camel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlTh6nsJpXw
Firth of Fifth - Genesis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0

Iron maiden have done loads, Aces high is another.

 

[Catdaddy]

Too many to choose from! But memorable ones are...

Lynyrd Skynyrd - 'The Needle And The Spoon' and 'Workin For MCA'
Brian Setzer Orchestra (him out of the Stray Cats) - 'Buzz Buzz'
The Honeydrippers - Sea Of Love
Robert Plant - Thru With The Two Step
Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi
...
and many more, coming to a father's day near you soon!

 

[Catdaddy]

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull

Lazy - Deep Purple

Good call! Don't forget 'Wind Up' and 'Aqualung'!

 

[Forbiddenbiker]

Robert Palmer-Addicted To Love........the video is brilliant.
Queen-i want to break free.

Small fan of Robert Palmer here, stuff still sounds contemporary somehow.

Good extended intro on this one.

[YOUTUBE]pcowVi2AP-8[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Forbiddenbiker]

Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

Ah yeah cracking into. Shame about the rest of their stuff.

 

[Forbiddenbiker]

Like the albums that come out around fathers day, compilation of all the crap!

Well Its either that or 'Now Thats What I call Music' one million. :shrug:

 

[strumstrum]

Revolting C**ks - Beers Steers and Queers
Velocity Girl - My Forgotten Favourite
N.W.A - Strait Outta Compton

 

[desantnik]

GNR - Sweet Child'o mine (has to be, thats the most epic riff ever!)

AC/DC - Thunderstruck

(neither song btw goes on to be ranked amongst my top faves, but the intros are superb)

 

[specialman]

'In chains' by depeche mode

 

[antihero]

Although Appetite For Destruction is one of the best albums ever made, The opening riff of Sweet Child of Mine makes me want to put my foot through the speaker. Think I must have od'd on it when it first came out.....

 

[ukglyn]

This is like an advert for this!

 

[Nod]

Pretty much any AC/DC track has a cracking intro - if I knew where all mine had ended up, I would be putting one on but having recently ripped them for my MP3 player, I've put them somewhere safe - so bloody safe, I can't find them to lose.

 

[DorsetDude]

Spirit of Radio - Rush
Road to Hell - Chris Rea

Best "Extro" - another brick in the wall - pink floyd

 

[dinners]

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
Eyes of the World - Rainbow
Knocking at you Back Door - Deep Purple
Mistreated - Whitesnake live 83
Shine on you Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
Justice for All - Metallica

Too many to choose from......

 

[Bend The Light]

Definitely Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull...

1 minute 20 before the guitar intro...[YOUTUBE]uCcwNoVSt2E[/YOUTUBE]

Sorry, no video...just the song.

 

[dekeyboy]

My pick has got to be Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters.

 

[Marc]

Great answers folks, some of them I've even heard of!

 

[The23rdman]

Dunno about intro but the best outro by a mile is I Am The Resurrection - The Stone Roses

 

[AJQS]

3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
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Alkaline Trio - Radio (Hot Water Music Version and also my favourite song in the world - possible NSFW, few naughty words!!)
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Goo Goo Dolls - Slide (Short but always gets me)
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Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams (Such a sexy intro)
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Less Than Jake - All My Best Friends Are Metalheads (spoken intro)
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Also agree with many of the previous - Paradise City, Sweet Child, She Sells Sanctuary, Money For Nothing, Layla all good!


EDIT: Missed off Under The Bridge, how could I miss that!

 

[Graulges]

Red House - Jimi Hendrix
Life's been good - Joe Walsh