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.

i forgot joy division's transmission and shes lost control

cant stop - red hot chilli peppers

sham 69 "if the kids are united" Awlright mate?

arcade fire "wake up"

faith no more "we care a lot" motorhead "ace of spades" iron maiden " iron maiden" off Live after Death

the opening chord to the Ramones Rock 'n' Roll High School for me (though apparently not as much as Phil Spector.... )

"sweet Emotion" and Back in The Saddle" Aerosmith "Chain of Fools" & "Respect" 'Retha Franklin "Sweet Little Angel" & "The Thrill is Gone" BB King "Tell mama" Etta James "Twice as hard" The Black Crowes "Like A rolling Stone" Bob Dylan "N.W.O" Ministry "There She Goes" The La's "How Soon is Now" The Smiths "Cinnamon Girl" Neil Young & Crazy Horse "Like a Hurricane", "Helpless" & "Rockin in The Free World Neil Young "Little Red Corvette" Prince "Under Pressure" & "Another One Bites The Dust" Queen "Du Hast" Rammstein "Bad Luck" Social D "I wanna Be Adored" Stone Roses

Blackened - Metallica ...And Justice For All - Metallica Eye Of The Beholder - Metallica One - Metallica The Shortest Straw - Metallica Harvester Of Sorrow - Metallica The Frayed Ends Of Sanity - Metallica To Live Is To Die - Metallica Dyers Eve - Metallica

Indeed!

sweet child o mine - yes its overplayed but its an awesome intro

same for welcome to the jungle actually.

loads of others.

i dunno. debaser by pixies.

The Sub-Cultured Perfect Kisser*!* wrote: Blackened - Metallica ...And Justice For All - Metallica Eye Of The Beholder - Metallica One - Metallica The Shortest Straw - Metallica Harvester Of Sorrow - Metallica The Frayed Ends Of Sanity - Metallica To Live Is To Die - Metallica Dyers Eve - Metallica

Indeed!

agree with those. basically just any metallica.

Chris Nash wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

The Sub-Cultured Perfect Kisser*!* wrote: Blackened - Metallica ...And Justice For All - Metallica Eye Of The Beholder - Metallica One - Metallica The Shortest Straw - Metallica Harvester Of Sorrow - Metallica The Frayed Ends Of Sanity - Metallica To Live Is To Die - Metallica Dyers Eve - Metallica

Indeed!

agree with those. basically just any metallica.

The tunes from 'Ride The Lightning' had the best intros.

Especially 'Fade To Black'

amazing tune but for me fade to black outro >>>> fade to black intro. which shows just how good the whole song is cos the intro is immense.

for whom the bell tolls has an ace intro thats the first song i ever played in a band.

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: sweet child o mine - yes its overplayed but its an awesome intro same for welcome to the jungle actually.

:barf:

Chris Nash wrote: The tunes from 'Ride The Lightning' had the best intros. Especially 'Fade To Black'

And fight fire with fire

Led Zeppelin:

Since I've Been Loving You Whole Lotta Love In The Evening

Yardbirds:

Heart Full of Soul Stroll On

"Eight Miles High" The Byrds

"Baker Street" Gerry Rafferty "Funky Kingston" Toots & The Maytals "The Harder They Come" Jimmy Cliff "Let's Stay Together" Al Green "A Change is Gonna Come" Sam Cooke "Superstition" Stevie Wonder "Englishman in New York" Sting "Georgia on My Mind" Ray Charles "Mountain Song" Jane's Addiction "Man on The Moon" REM "Bad", "Pride", "Where The Streets Have No Name" "I Will Follow" U2 "End Of The Line" Traveling Wilburys "Bittersweet Symphony" Verve "Hot Blooded" Foreigner "Detroit Rock City" & Rock N Roll all Nite" Kiss ""What's So Funny" "bout Peace Love and Understanding" Elvis Costello "Pounding" & "Snowden"Doves "The End" The Doors

I'd still be sat here this time next year, still trying to figure it out, if I had to pick "the best" intro.

Oooh, Maggie May just came on the radio. Great intro!

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: At least you only put one fucking song in your reply...

I'll give you credit for that...

nice one Jeff, at least my choice was only one fucking chord...

Comrade Shampanyov wrote: I'd still be sat here this time next year, still trying to figure it out, if I had to pick "the best" intro.

Yeah, what he said.

Grip Like a Vice - The Go! Team

Give Me Everything - Magazine Stuck - Magazine

Max Ernst - Mission of Burma Mica - Mission of Burma

Let's Build a Car - Swell Maps Let's Buy a Bridge - Swell Maps Midget Submarines - Swell Maps

Carcrash - Section 25

12XU - Wire Once is Enough - Wire

I have an affection towards percolating hi-hats.

A Dangerous Mind----Within Temptation Girl Afraid---The Smiths Irish Blood, English Heart---Morrissey Losing my Religion---REM

Iron Maiden- The Number of The Beast, possibly tied w/ Wrathchild or even The Trooper.

Rush - Spirit Of Radio

Snorri xxx

Sweet Child o' MINE

I always liked the beat to WORKING IN A COALMINE but i forget the intro so doesn't COUNT.

Rush - Spirit Of Radio

Snorri xxx

AARGH yer bugger.You beat me to it!

..or this...

Me and the rest of the band...erm ..BRIAN MAIDEN have got this down to a tee.

The Trooper!

BillONdollar wrote: guns n roses - sweet child o' mine

YES! and led zeppelin--immigrant song. also: flying high now--the theme from rocky (not a rock song, but probably the best intro EVER).

doing my folk rock thing again

Folk R.E.M, Shawn Colvin, Indigo Girls first album, "Trinity Session" "Bring The Family" John Hiatt

"Closer to Fine" Indigo Girls "Superman" REM "Misguided Angel" "Sweet Jane" Cowboy Junkies "Sunny Came Home" Shawn Colvin "Have a Little Faith in Me" John Hiatt