Best intro to a song.

Of course......Eruption by Van Halen is at the top of the list--IMO.

Just heard "Wish You Were Here" by Incubus. That kinda rocks.

Which other songs do you hear the first few notes too, and say to yourself...."Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh"?

 

I've always liked the intro from "somebody to shove" from Soul Asylum.

Can't go wrong with a little "jungle" from G&R

 

Here's a few that should be at the top of the list:
- the prelude to Billy Joel's "Angry Young Man"
- the 'foreplay' lead in to Boston's "Long Time" (just listen to the first 2:45 of this

)
- "Tighten Up" - Archie Bell & the Drells

then in the Springsteen division, top intros go to:
- "Born to Run"
- "No Surrender"
- "Badlands"
- "NYC Serenade"
- "Kitty's Back"
- "Rosalita"

 

Intros to (classic rock division)

Alllmans' One Way Out
Bowie's Young Americans
Bowie's TVC15
Stones' Rocks Off
Stones' Hang Fire
Creedence's Traveling Band
Morrison's Domino
Beach Boys' Dance, Dance, Dance
Kid Creole's Endicott
Sly's Dance to the Music (after 40 years, still not sick of it)
Band's Across the Great Divide

 

Money For Nothing.

End. Of. Thread.

 

"Layla" (the electric version, not that acoustic piece of shit)

"Rock And Roll" by Zep

"Where The Streets Have No Name"

"Fire" by the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown...."I am the god of hellfire!"

"Fortunate Son" by CCR

"Play That Fast Thing One More Time" - Rockpile

"Anarchy In The UK" - Pistols

 

End of Thread? That must be the lack of sleep talking ;D
IMO there's intros better than that one.

 

My kind of list.

 

Not for my money.

 

How can we mention Traveling Band and Fortunate Son but not have Bad Moon Rising on the list?

 

Hugy --
"Anarchy" has a recognizable beginning?

My list.

Who Division:

1) I Can See For Miles.
2) Pinball Wizard
3) Baba O'Reilly
4) Won't Get Fooled Again.
5) Love Reign O'er Me.

Non-Who Division;

1) Like A Rolling Stone.
2) Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
3) You Can't Always Get What You Want (including the kid chorus.)
4) Layla
5) Sunshine Of Your Love.

 

Add "Eminence Front" to your Who list, Fen.