Best Song Intro...

[Muzikman]

On my ride in to work I was listening to the radio and Van Halen's Hot for Teacher came on. I then realized that the intro to that song just kicks arse. So, my question is, what is everyone favorite song intro?

Van Halen - Hot for Teacher - 1984

[MantisMag]

metallica - nothing else matters

love that long instrumental at the beginning.

[mcveighr]

Kashmir

[BobTheCow]

Originally posted by MantisMag
metallica - nothing else matters

love that long instrumental at the beginning.
My friend is in the process of writing/arranging that song for his cello quartet. He already did it for Unforgiven.
Both awesome songs...

[LittlePaintballBoy]

Boston- it's been a long time (or something along the lines of that) The 7-8 minute version has about 5 minutes straight of this awesome guitar, it is so good.:)

[davidb]

Although it's not really an intro per se, Eruption, also by Van Halen, is simply an awesome bit of musification. :D It's kinda the intro to You Really Got Me, but they're seperate tracks. Eruption is on the Van Halen Best Of CD (Vol. 1), but You Really Got Me isn't. They always get played one right after the other on the radio though.

Ozzy's "Perry Mason" is another great one. (Not to mention Crazy Train, No More Tears, and so on)

Metallica: Fade to Black, One, Ride the Lighting (short but I loves it), Master of Puppets, etc., etc.

Alice In Chains: Angry Chair

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries :cool:

Journey: Seperate Ways

EDIT: How the bejeebuz did I forget...

Eagles: Hotel California (live, off of Hell Freezes Over)

[Brak]

Originally posted by LittlePaintballBoy
Boston- it's been a long time (or something along the lines of that) The 7-8 minute version has about 5 minutes straight of this awesome guitar, it is so good.:)

same here, its definitely boston - "long time"

the song isnt amazing, but the intro rocks

[krafty]

Van Halen - Yankee Rose
Just about everything else Dave did solo had those funny intros too... :)

Ministry - Thieves, Just One Fix, and of course... Jesus Built my Hotrod

Nasa - The Road to Newtopia

Kraftwerk - Ohm Sweet Ohm

[MantisMag]

Originally posted by BobTheCow63

My friend is in the process of writing/arranging that song for his cello quartet. He already did it for Unforgiven.
Both awesome songs...

that's so great! it really says something about the musicality of their stuff that it translates so well to other instruments.

[Torbo]

switchfoot: Meant to live

Blink 182: Dammit

ACDC: Hells bells

ACDC: Thunderstruck

[RetroEclipseMan]

How about NIB by Sabbath? has to be one of the sickest bass intros to date.

[FactsOfLife]

SRV or Jimi-- Voodoo Child

[land hurricane]

Metallica- one
The Vapors- Turning Japanese

[Cha0tic]

ACDC - hells bells

awesome intro.....

[Derman2k]

I dunno why...I just really like the first 50 seconds or so of 'Awake' by Godsmack. I think its just cuz it was on the army radio commercial

[Lopy-slopy]

Rufio-above me, DOWNLOAD IT NOW! it's so sick. Their a punk band, but they actualy have talent. That's hard to come buy theis days.

[silentdeath55]

Layla but Eric Clapton. The plugged in version is better then the acustic. That guitar "riff" is awsome.


Layla - Eric Clapton

[devildog]

i can end this dispute right now,

Crazy on You - by Heart

the accoustic intro is just rediculous, whoever it is playing it has amazing skill

oh yeah, and AC/DC is my band, i saw em in concert, twice :D
front row the second time ;)

[i like tictacs]

dave matthews, ants marching, full snare intro.

[MarkM]

Several to choose from really

Kansas - Carry on my wayward son
Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Nickleback - How you remind me
Jamiriquai - Space Cowboy
Felix - Don't you want me
Public Domain - Operation Blade
Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson - The best things in life are free
Darude - Sandstorm

[Ov3rmind]

Thrice - Deadbolt

I just love it, it's sooo....... awesome (can't give a solid answer really).

[sneakyhacker420]

Pantera - Walk
Orgy - Gender
Orgy - Revival
Slayer - Bloodline
Slayer - Here Comes The Pain
Slayer - War Ensemble
Refused - Voodoo People
Refused - Lick It Clean
Refused - New Noise (whole song freakin ROCKS!!!! - ya gotta download it!!)
Offspring - Pay The Man

thats prolly my favorites right now

[Lopy-slopy]

Offspring - Pay The Man

the intro to that is like 5 minutes of some weird singing. I make good use of the fast forward button on that song.

[edweird]

wow alot of awesome ones mentioned above...

this one wont compare to some of them, but

KMFDM - WWIII

basicly first minute is bluegrass dueling banjo's transfering into pure chaos

[sneakyhacker420]

Originally posted by Lopy-slopy


the intro to that is like 5 minutes of some weird singing. I make good use of the fast forward button on that song. LMFAO

did you ever wait like 6 or 7 minutes after pay the man finished and it played the bonus version of pretty fly for a white guy? its a pretty odd version of it too :p

listen to it once ;)

[dinger]

metallica- ride the lightning [that 17 seconds is sweet. why the hell isn't the rest of the song like that]

nirvana- all apologies [what else can i say? everyone is gay. what else should i be? all apologies la la la]

KMFDM- megalomaniac <~~ that song is just good lol

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[MagMan5446]

Rufio isn't punk.

Rancid - Rejected, always liked the bass line.
Andre Nickatina - Scottie 15
Clutch - Be Careful with that Mic
Pantera - Great Southern Trendkill, aint nothin like a bunch of screaming.
Metallica - Dyers Eve
Real McKenzies - Outta Scotch
Blind Melon - No Rain
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
CCR - Down on the Corner


I'm sure theres more...

[decimator4]

My personal favorite intro or beginning to song is Down with the Sickness by disturbed... but maybe thats just me...

[davidb]

A few that I should not have forgotten -


For Whom the Bell Tolls, Sanitarium - Metallica

Walk, Cemetery Gates - Pantera

[joshweinerhead]

internal chaos - hate me
internal chaos - internal chaos

check them out on http://www.internalchaos.net/music.html

[Thordic]

Originally posted by MagMan5446
Clutch - Be Careful with that Mic


Woot, another Gearhead.

I don't want to choose in this thread, theres way too many.

[Muzikman]

Originally posted by Thordic

I don't want to choose in this thread, theres way too many.

I agree...but come on....post the first one that comes to mind.

Another that just popped in as I started to write this is "Eye in the Sky" by Alan Parsons Project.

[Thordic]

Hrm first one that pops into my head is Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple. Now theres a classic riff.

[joshweinerhead]

i like soulfly's version of smoke on the water .. but deep purple's still is awesome

[Muzikman]

Originally posted by Thordic
Hrm first one that pops into my head is Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple. Now theres a classic riff.

I was sooooo waiting for someone to say that, I have been holding off. Though I do not think the song is the greatest Deep Purple song, but that does have to be one of the most well known intros.

[Thordic]

Overall, the song is somewhat mediocre, but the opening and that riff are great. The song starts off strong then goes downhill.

But we are talking about intros, not entire songs :)

[Darkling]

Black Sabbath - Iron Man

Wow...Best intro EVER

[USAF-Flyboy with a Mag]

blood sugar sex magic...RHCP

[FactsOfLife]

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! Bay City Rollers


if it ain't Scottish... IT's CRAP!

[Lone Wolf2]

Originally posted by Lopy-slopy
Rufio-above me, DOWNLOAD IT NOW! it's so sick. Their a punk band, but they actualy have talent. That's hard to come buy theis days. \

OMG,THATS EXACTLY WAT I WAS GONNA PUT,there a great band DOWNLOAD THEM NOW.

[03vert]

***Little Wing-Jimi Hendrix Experience
Wait untill tomaro- jimi
Bold as love- jimi
Sweet child o' mine- GNR
This is now- hatebreed
Reign in blood -slayer
trooper- iron maiden
destroyer of senses- shadows fall
the heretic anthem- slipnot (guitar 1, 2 and then the bass)
to ashes- shadows fall
candiria- without water
... and justice for all- metallica
get a grip- black sabbath
shakin off the chains- BS
***eruption- van halen
ain't talkin bout love- VH
rattle snake shake- skid row
girls, girls, girls - motley crew
ride the lightning- metallica
jump in the fire- metallica
master of puppets- the big M
fear of the dark- iron maiden
gets me through- ozzy
still born- zakk wylde
enter sandman- M
aint my biatch- M
the house that jack built-M
wasting my hate-M
hit the lights- M-(ok)
seek and destroy-M
Black label- Lamb o' god
11'th hour- lamb of god
ruin-lamb of god
diary of a madman- ozzy
***cazy babies- ozz
crushing belial- shadows fall
one- M
***eye of the beholder-M
Guilty as hell- black sabbath
rusty angels- black sabbath
unchained- Vh
96 quite bitter beings-CKY***
just what i think is good

[splatattack33]

I vote almost any song by led zeppilen

[Rob218]

Originally posted by MantisMag
metallica - nothing else matters

love that long instrumental at the beginning.

I can play the intro...It sounds really....really... cool live.

My favorite intro...Hmm.... Probably Stairway to Heaven. If you don't know who created that masterpiece go back to your stroller.

[i heart my mag]

rock and roll aint noise pollution- ACDC
(all the other songs previously mentioned were great but i HAD to add 1 of my own)

pulls cigarette out of pack, lights it, takes a drag, exhales, "all right"........

apparently thats how he gets ready for the song, myself, i just crank up the volume 2 get ready 4 that song

[i like tictacs]

iron maiden- fear of the dark is also an awesome intro

[Koosh]

Oh man...

I just got Dave Matthews band Live in Central Park CD...

Jesus friggen Christ it ROCKS!!

The intro for All Along the Watchtower is EPIC! 5 minute intro on a 12 minute song, and the rest of the song is just wonderfully done too...

I think its one of the best CD's that I have listened to, I heard the DVD is better too... must...buy...dave...

[Python14]

Unas Slayer of the Gods by NILE

[bunkermaster10]

Get Low or Throw it up- Lil' Jon :)

[kevdupuis]

The intro to Barracuda by Heart, now that's classic.
Gotta love Ann Wilsons guitar skills.

(edit) Hey, might as well admit I've loved Ann Wilson since I was a teen.

[wyn1370]

as already stated "smoke on the water", gotta be one of the best ever
another great one for simply novelty sake "wipe out", pretty much after the drum solo, it takes a complete dive