What are your favorite rock song intros?

[tav1]

Thought this might stir some discussion. What are your favorite rock song introductions? List as many as you like.

Mine are: Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Hello, I Love You by The Doors, and Space Truckin' by Deep Purple.

 

[FoxMulder]

Hotel California by the Eagles
Candle in the Wind by Elton John

 

[Len44]

Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth -- Meatloaf

 

[Lagonda]

"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, i know it's a Cliche!!

 

[User211]

"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, i know it's a Cliche!!

Actually not too hard to play, which is why it shouldn't be played in guitar shops - not doing so prevents salesman inflicting damage on either themselves or the player. They've heard it that many times. Have mercy...

 

[97ChameleonTA]

Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd

 

[zaphod]

jungle love
takin' care of business

 

[Wardsweb]

I always liked the intro to Van Halen's "Hot for teacher" The drums remind me of how a nitro burning dragster's engine sounds at idle.

I love the smell of nitromethane in the morning...smells like victory.

 

[eknuds01]

Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction.

 

[FoxMulder]

Here's one we all missed:

Smoke on the Water-Deep Purple

Maybe the most recognizable intro in rock???

 

[Lagonda]

Here's one we all missed:

Smoke on the Water-Deep Purple

Maybe the most recognizable intro in rock???

That one reminds me of dark smoke-filed rooms during my teenage years !!

 

[C.A.P]

Foreplay/Longtime Boston

 

[Kenscollick]

My City Was Gone The Pretenders

 

[MPS]

not really much of an intro but always very joyful to listen to from the first notes on..
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and it's Finnish :bowdown:

 

[MickeyVee]

Sweet Child 'O Mine - Guns'n'Roses
Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
School & Child of Vision - Supertramp
Blue Monday '88 - New Order
Porcelin - Moby (this is my iPhone ring tone)
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Fleurs Du Mal - Sarah Brightman

.. just to name a few.. sometimes I just go through song intros on my desktop headphone system.. gotta love it!

 

[Jimna]

Lookout Mountain by the Drive-By Truckers.

 

[SteveInNC]

Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Iron Man - Black Sabbath
Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night
Mama Told Me Not To Come - (same)
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Magic Carpet Ride - (same)

(yeah, I'm old as dirt)

Fell on Black Days - Soundgarden
Harder to Breath - Maroon 5

 

[repman]

Wall of Denial - Stevie Ray
Cryin in the rain - Whitesnake
Vertigo-U2
Voodoo Child - Stevie Ray
China Grove-Doobies

 

[rockeratheart]

Blue Collar Suicide by The Refreshments

I'm likely to appreciate a catchy, well written, very simple guitar part that just repeats itself over the entire intro chord progression. Like Round Here by Counting Crows. (August and Everything After album version)

ben
:rocker:

 

[twich54]

THe Best....IMO...... Steppenwolf 'Live' LP......Hey Lawdy Mamma / Magic Carpet Ride