Best Rock (rawk) Intro

list your fave rock intro, and why

foo fighters - all my life, just pure mental after the soft start, thats all i can say

evanensence - bring to life, just lulled me into a false sense of security at the start, then gradually lets you know what was more or less coming up, then the first chorus, wow!!!!!

Revolution - The Beatles. One of the best intros ever.

'Lil Devil - The Cult.In the days when this lot rocked.

are the cult still doing the rounds? i heard that they are doing some concerts, but i am not quite sure if i mis heard it:\ohwell:

When Doves Cry - cliché I suppose but still good.

Oh I have a bunch!

"Kick Out The Jams" MC5 "Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!!" "Layla" Derek & The Dominos "Transmission" JD Voodoo Child (Slight Return)-Jimi Hendrix "London Calling" The Clash "I'm Waiting For The Man" Velvet Underground "Higher Ground" Red Hot Chili Peppers "Baba O'Riley" The Who "Jackie Wilson Said" Van Morrison "Marquee Moon" Television "I Will Dare" The Replacements "Smack My Bitch Up" Prodigy "Crazy Train" (Live-"Tribute") Ozzy Osbourne

Search & Destroy- Iggy & The Stooges I Can't Explain- The Who

And just about every Stones classic...

Jumping Jack Flash Satisfaction Brown Sugar Gimme Shelter Ruby Tuesday 19th Nervous Breakdown

etc.

guns n roses - sweet child o' mine

Going Home- Alvin Lee, Woodstock

Ohio- Neil Young My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)- Neil Young

Shake Some Action-- The Flamin' Groovies

Panic in Detroit- David Bowie

I'll go for the Grand Canyon, big rock intro that one

when the levee breaks-led zep

Manics - Condemned To Rock n' Roll

Breathe - Ministry Dalliance - Wedding Present

Don't know if it counts as Rawk but Sick bed of Cuchulainn was always a great intro for a gig as well as a song.

Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Er, its Back in Black by AC/DC... , failing that Thunderstruck or Highway to Hell.

Ace of Spades

Discharge - Protest and Survive Crass - Mother Earth The Exploited - UK82 Black Flag - Rise Above Killing Joke - Requiem Ozzy - Miracle Man Every Black Sabbath number Motorhead - Killed by Death Napalm Death - When All is Said and Done The Wildhearts - Vanilla Radio Corrosion of Conformity - Crawling

Rock music is for the mentally inept. Every single riff and hook is rammed down your throat. No surprises then that Americans really love it . Electronica and synth pop all the way

Electric Dreams wrote: Rock music is for the mentally inept. Every single riff and hook is rammed down your throat. No surprises then that Americans really love it . Electronica and synth pop all the way

Good work contradicting yourself there.

How come?

Steve Uno wrote: Er, its Back in Black by AC/DC... , failing that Thunderstruck or Highway to Hell.

"Back in Black" proper use of a Power Chord!!

the first crunch could level Tokyo

Old Lead Foot wrote: when the levee breaks-led zep

Killer drums

BUT my fave Zep intro is "Over The Hills and Far Away"

Great acoustic solo

The who 'wont get fooled again' Guns n roses 'sweet child o mine'

The Prodigy - Firestarter Led Zeppelin - Rock'n'Roll JD - Transmission The Beatles - Day Tripper Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK

You all forgot Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode or Sweet Lil Sixteen.

Ah what a boring cliched crap, rock that is. Agree with the obover - electronica all th eway, clears your mind.

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: Rock music is about putting women in passive positions (ON MTV)

Having all these guys, these four guys, in groups, hundreds, thousands of em (ON MTV ON MTV)

and then getting in the chick in the passive position to either fuck her (ON MTV ON MTV ON MTV)

Welcome to the cultural peace pipe...

Money For Nothing- Dire Straits

Little Richard:

Tutti Frutti Lucille Long Tall Sally

Blue Monday –New Order Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who A Forest – The Cure No Love Lost – Joy Division Intervention – Arcade Fire Turbo Lover – Judas Priest Blasphemous Rumours – Depeche Mode

And more, but lately and talking about new bands, the song called “You! Me! Dancing!” by Los Campesinos..what a fuckin great intro…

Pardon the obscure list of what I think make great rawk intros...

Joy Division - "Transmission" "Colony"

The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again" "I Can See For Miles" "Who Are You?"

The Beatles - "Revolution"

AC/DC - "Back in Black"

New Order - "Blue Monday" "Sunrise"

The Pixies - "Monkey Gone To Heaven"

--that's all I can think up of at the moment.