Favorite song intros'

[shade]

Was cutting the grass with the headphones on and Fortunate Son by CCR came on. Love that guitar intro! Got me to thinking about some other favorites...

Allman Brothers Berry Oakley's bass intro on Whipping Post
Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground - intro to the Live version of Sweet Jane
ACDC - Back in Black maybe the best
Derrick & the Dominos - Duane Allman's slide guitar on Layla

many more.....

[JenksAnejo]

Thunderstruck! I'm biased though :)

[the jiggler]

You're both baked. It's If You Want Blood (you've got it) followed closely by Highway to Hell. :banger

[Blueface]

If you guys were old farts like me, there would only be one choice, Hotel California.

[icehog3]

Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws
Can't You Hear Me Knockin' - Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Unchained - Van Halen
Panama - Van Halen
Down Payment Blues - AC/DC
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the Bend

If I sat here 5 more minutes I could think of 100 more. I'll add some as they come to mind.

[The Poet]

Favorite? Too many good ones to name, but one all but the oldest (and craziest) of us old farts would forget is:

Fire - Arthur Brown.

Now THAT was the way to kick off a tune!

[markem]

Eagles - Hell Freezes Over - Hotel California.

[SvilleKid]

If you guys were old farts like me, there would only be one choice, Hotel California.

I AM an old fart like you! Just a clarification, Carlos.....

Original version, or unplugged acoustical version? I can go with either!

[Blueface]

I AM an old fart like you! Just a clarification, Carlos.....

Original version, or unplugged acoustical version? I can go with either!

No doubt.
Specially the Hell Freezes Over DVD intro. Simply amazing.

Here:
We rest our case.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=SyxucRwjZCQ

[maninblack]

Dirty Deeds-AC/DC
Thunder Road-Springsteen
Badlands-Springsteen
Simple Man-Skynyrd

[icehog3]

Skynyrd has lots of great ones...

You Got That Right
Don't Ask Me No Questions
Saturday Night Special
Sweet Home Alabama

[maninblack]

Wish You Were Here-Floyd
Pretty much any Zep song
Seven Nation Army-White Stripes

[kelmac07]

Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb"
Metallica "Enter Sandman"
Led Zeppelin "Over the Hills and Far Away"

[Tallman]

"Against the Wind"-the great American rocker, (hand over heart) Bob Seger.

[Tallman]

"Strange Brew"-Cream

[BHalbrooks]

Disappointed to say the least.

Cemetery Gates - Pantera
Cowboys from Hell - Pantera

[kelmac07]

Cowboys from Hell - Pantera

A damn good one right there!! :tu :tu

[BHalbrooks]

A damn good one right there!! :tu :tu

I love how different they are. One's slower and more calm. CfH is just sick ****ing music :tu

[BHalbrooks]

Also:

All that Remains - 2 Weeks
Chevelle - The Red
Disturbed - Down with the Sickness
Dropkicks - Memorial Day
Korn - Coming Undone
Motley - Kickstart my Heart
Mudvayne - Fall into Sleep
Slipknot - Before I forget
S.O.A.D. - Chop Suey
S.O.A.D. - B.Y.O.B.

Newer Music for the most part, compared to what's already been said. And a lot heavier too, which doesn't discredit already listed music.

[shark]

Cliffs of Dover-Eric Johnson


http://youtu.be/6OI9qcTwRN4

[shark]

Iron Maiden- The Trooper. I really love the bass line in the intro to this

[CasaDooley]

Alice Cooper- Levity Ball
Back in my youth, listening to this with headphones on and influenced by "mind enhancing products:r" was one of my all time fav's.

Turn up your volume before the beginning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NeMGAcGrbg

[CasaDooley]

Black Sabbath- Supernaut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKIxd5e_ydI

[CasaDooley]

This one always kicks ass, Judas Priest-Painkiller :banger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHG_kZSEDlA

[shark]

Black Sabbath- Supernaut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKIxd5e_ydI


Good choice! I like the intro to "The Wizard", too. Just a simple harmonica to begin, then it builds from there.

[CasaDooley]

I love the double drum intro to this; Ministry- Breathe :banger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5tdhGa4AQ

[CasaDooley]

Good choice! I like the intro to "The Wizard", too. Just a simple harmonica to begin, then it builds from there.

:banger :tu

[replicant_argent]

Iggy Pop - Repo Man.

[kelmac07]

Judas Priest's "You've Got Another Thing Coming" & "Living After Midnight"

[smokin5]

Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground - intro to the Live version of Sweet Jane

Totally agree, but slight correction - Not Velvet Underground.
The one you're thinking of is from Lou Reed "Rock 'N Roll Animal",
live from NYC in 1973, with Dick Wagner playing magnificently on
lead guitar. Wagner is a most underrated guitarist, but as any fan
of early Alice Cooper knows, he has some serious chops.:)

OK, carry on.......

[icehog3]

Judas Priest's "You've Got Another Thing Coming" & "Living After Midnight"

Judas Priest - You Don't Have to be Old to be Wise
Guns'n'Roses - You Could Be Mine
Wild Flower - The Cult
Hard as a Rock - AC/DC
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Step Into the Fire - Harry Nilsson
Slow Ride - Foghat
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Shock Me (Live) - KISS
Space Truckin' - Deep Purple
Hot For Teacher - Van Helen
Bad Motor Scooter - Montrose
Heavy Metal - Sammy Hagar
Achille's Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Rock Bottom - UFO
Doctor Doctor - UFO

I am sure I will think of lots more tomorrow. :r

[SmokeyJoe]

Guns N' Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle"

Phil Collins - "In the Air Tonight" (drum solo later is also special to me)

Earth, Wind and Fire - "Boogie Wonderland"

Steve Miller Band - "Fly Like an Eagle"

Ok... so I'm eclectic. :ss

[SmokeyJoe]

Skynyrd has lots of great ones...

You Got That Right
Don't Ask Me No Questions
Saturday Night Special
Sweet Home Alabama

Truth...

[shade]

Totally agree, but slight correction - Not Velvet Underground.
The one you're thinking of is from Lou Reed "Rock 'N Roll Animal",
live from NYC in 1973, with Dick Wagner playing magnificently on
lead guitar. Wagner is a most underrated guitarist, but as any fan
of early Alice Cooper knows, he has some serious chops.:)

OK, carry on.......

Right you are! And I totally agree about Wagner being one of the most underrated guitar players. Saw him with AC back in the 70's. Amazing.



Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Pretty Woman - Van Halen

[icehog3]

Steve Miller Band - "Fly Like an Eagle"

Ok... so I'm eclectic. :ss

Classic. :tu

If you like eclectic EW&F, "Serpentine Fire" is kinda cool, Joe.

[replicant_argent]

Wagner- Ride of the Valkyries.

[icehog3]

Fire Woman - The Cult
Never Been Any Reason - Head East

[hotreds]

Sweet Jane- Lou Reed live
Green Grass and High Tides- Outlaws- the whole long version is just one long jam, basically.
Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple

Thomas- you and I have similar tastes- I LOVE UFO and very few have heard of this great band!

[icehog3]

Sweet Jane- Lou Reed live
Green Grass and High Tides- Outlaws- the whole long version is just one long jam, basically.
Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple

Thomas- you and I have similar tastes- I LOVE UFO and very few have heard of this great band!

We do, I also picked GG&HT as one of the best in my first go-round, Hugh.

If you have heard the live UFO album, "Strangers in the Night"...I was at that show, it was awesome.

[The Poet]

For all those who listed Eagles songs, let me propose as an alternative:


Funk #49 - James Gang


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_J4pADDMZs


There's a classic intro from Joe Walsh, before he joined the Eagles . . . and forgot how to kick @$$. :D

[hotreds]

We do, I also picked GG&HT as one of the best in my first go-round, Hugh.

If you have heard the live UFO album, "Strangers in the Night"...I was at that show, it was awesome.

I have that CD and I remember how they changed "Lights Out in London" to "Lights Out Chicago!" Awesome you were there to see that- one of those screaming voices was yours!

[CasaDooley]

Thomas- you and I have similar tastes- I LOVE UFO and very few have heard of this great band!

I've been a fan since their first album. I saw em in "77" in Seattle with Rush. Michael Schenker's opening solo on "Rock Bottom" with his Gibson Flying V was epic! :banger
1977
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_yN_jXU_H0

2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc329GImgl4

[icehog3]

I've been a fan since their first album. I saw em in "77" in Seattle with Rush. Michael Schenker's opening solo on "Rock Bottom" with his Gibson Flying V was epic! :banger
1977


Love it, Kevin! :banger

[MajorCaptSilly]

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile
Rare Earth - Get Ready
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf
Who - Love Reign O'er Me
Who - Drowned
Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Who- Who Are You
Who - A Quick One (While He's Away)
Who- Can't Explain
Who - My Generation
Who - Sparks
Who - Pinball Wizard
Who- The Seeker


Okay, The Who had some great intros

MCS

[BHalbrooks]

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

MCS
YES!

[icehog3]

Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe

[AdamJoshua]

AC/DC - Hells Bells
Scorpions - Wind Of Change



AC/DC - Back In Black
AC / DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Van Halen - Eruption

[AdamJoshua]

Slade - My oh My (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm6npiXaotA)


There are a couple Slade songs that could make the list.

Supertramp - Crime of the Century (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BqSOn78L9Y)

[shade]

Low rider - War

Short, simple, and Cowbell. We need more Cowbell!!!

[shark]

Judas Priest - You Don't Have to be Old to be Wise
Guns'n'Roses - You Could Be Mine
Wild Flower - The Cult
Hard as a Rock - AC/DC
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Step Into the Fire - Harry Nilsson
Slow Ride - Foghat
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Shock Me (Live) - KISS
Space Truckin' - Deep Purple
Hot For Teacher - Van Helen
Bad Motor Scooter - Montrose
Heavy Metal - Sammy Hagar
Achille's Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Rock Bottom - UFO
Doctor Doctor - UFO

I am sure I will think of lots more tomorrow. :r


Also "Lazy" from Deep Purple.

[blugill]

I get chills each time I hear Simple Man, as Icehog says Skynyrd has so many but to me that one stands out.

[CasaDooley]

Love it, Kevin! :banger

I knew you would Bro.:tu

[RWhisenand]

Lots of good stuff listed,

Let me add:
U2 The Fly
Tool Rosetta Stoned
Tool Sober
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Phish Chalkdust Torture

[replicant_argent]

tonight, I will think about the opening of the James Bond Theme. I don't think it has another name, but it is certainly unmistakable and full of awesome.

[Robulous78]

House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

[Boz]

Holy crap theres a lot of good songs in here.

I'll add AC/DC-For Those About To Rock

[shade]

Black Sabbath - Crazy Train I,I,I...

[kugie]

Molly hatchet - Flirting with disaster

Motorhead - the ace of spades

[kugie]

Their are so many

Here's another.

The Rolling Stones - Give me shelter

[14holestogie]

A little Beatles fuzz love - I Feel Fine

[ksknnr]

I love how different they are. One's slower and more calm. CfH is just sick ****ing music :tu

great tunes, my favorite is Domination.

[ksknnr]

not a huge Van Halen fan, but I love the drum solo from hot for teacher.

[icehog3]

Black Sabbath - Crazy Train I,I,I...

Ozzy Ozbourne - Flying High Again

[kugie]

Black Betty - Ram Jam

[icehog3]

Black Betty - Ram Jam

:banger :tu

Children of the Sun - Billy Thorpe

[Robulous78]

You Enjoy Myself - Phish

[AdamJoshua]

I can't believe I didn't see this, maybe I missed it.

Europe . The Final Countdown

http://youtu.be/TW3qLeafMsg

Or this ... Survivor Eye of the Tiger.

http://youtu.be/VgSMxY6asoE

[Robulous78]

Godzilla- Blue Oyster Cult

[AdamJoshua]

Stranglehold by Terrible Ted Nugent

http://youtu.be/6eISPP6zuNE

[bobarian]

The Eagles-Victim of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW3QuLxpqeo

Santana-Europa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZhh5LIE3U

Big Audio Dynamite-Medicine Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2kWCfTcaU

[icehog3]

I can't believe I didn't see this, maybe I missed it.

Europe . The Final Countdown



Voted the lamest rock song ever by VH1. :r

Terrible Ted....some other great intros there!

Just What the Doctor Ordered
Working Hard, Playing Hard
Stormtroopin'
Great White Buffalo
Cat Scratch Fever
Snakeskin Cowboys
Dog Eat Dog

[shade]

Eminence Front - The Who

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ELrXUSDrcM

[kugie]

Howlin for you - the black keys

[Clint1]

My Top 3 favorites are:

Baba o' Riley - The Who
Hotel California - Eagles
Blackened - Metallica

-(P

[The Poet]

Whippin' Post!!

[The Poet]

OK, for a switch, how about song endings? My first nominee:

Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers


"Eeeee-Yahhhh!!"

[icehog3]

OK, for a switch, how about song endings? My first nominee:

Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers


"Eeeee-Yahhhh!!"

AC/DC - Night Prowler "Ahhhhhhhh....shazbot. Nanu nanu."

[The Poet]

AC/DC - Night Prowler "Ahhhhhhhh....shazbot. Nanu nanu."


Touch Me - The Doors


"Stronger than dirt!" :r

[icehog3]

Touch Me - The Doors


"Stronger than dirt!" :r

Everybody Wants Some - Van Halen

"Look, I'll pay ya for it...what the f***".

[The Poet]

Dirty Love - Zappa

"Poodle bites - come on, Frenchie
Poodle chews it - snap it!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwymcGobQHs


:D

[Gophernut]

YYZ - Rush
Baba O'Reilly - Who
Sweet Child of Mine - GnR
The Trees - Rush
Natural Born Killer - Avenged Sevenfold

So many more, and I agree with so many of the songs others have stated.

[shark]

Dirty Love - Zappa

"Poodle bites - come on, Frenchie
Poodle chews it - snap it!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwymcGobQHs


:D


Anger in the Name- Rage Against the Machine- "F you I won't do what you tell me, F you I won't do what you tell me....MOTHERF***ER!!" :gary :tu

[icehog3]

OK, for a switch, how about song endings? My first nominee:

Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers


"Eeeee-Yahhhh!!"

Baby Please Don't Go (Live) - Ted Nugent, Double Live Gonzo

"San Antonio! San Antonio! Suck my bonio!"

[MajorCaptSilly]

Baby Please Don't Go (Live) - Ted Nugent, Double Live Gonzo

"San Antonio! San Antonio! Suck my bonio!"

AC/DC version off '74 Jailbreak is pretty good too.


MCS

[shade]

OK, for a switch, how about song endings? My first nominee:

Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers


"Eeeee-Yahhhh!!"

Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you
have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
"You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddy!"

[RBOrrell]

Steely Dan - "Reeling' In The Years"

[icehog3]

Dire Straits - I Want My MTV (the riff, once you get past Sting).

[CasaDooley]

Don't know if anyone's heard these guys, but this chit kicks azz!
Armageddon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfu4hX1H_-s

[CasaDooley]

I love the intro on this:
Cactus- Swim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw7-KIGaQxo

[CasaDooley]

More dinosaur rock with a great intro:
Captain Beyond- Raging River of Fear :banger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9eGc5Luk3c&playnext=1&list=PLC784BA09592E014D

[CasaDooley]

White Zombie- Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls. If yer a WZ fan the opening riff on this rocks!
This sounds even better live ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V02WZvLE_R0

[kugie]

Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
Awesome Drums

Kick Start my Heart - Motley Crew

[kugie]

Frankenstein - Edgar Winter

Mountain - Mississippi Queen

[dave]

Rolling Stones - most any, but especially Heartbreaker, Gimme Shelter, Monkey Man, Sympathy, You Can't Always Get What You Want....

Heart - Crazy on You (or technically, Nancy's Silver Wheels, I guess)

Steve Miller - Jungle Love - Not necessarily one of the best, but unique

I do like Crime of the Century from above - but for me, if listing Supertramp, I have to mention School. Not that it is better...just that they used to open every concert with it and that harmonica still brings chills....more than 30 years since I last saw them.

[icehog3]

Doors - L.A. Woman

[smokin5]

Here's a few that may have already been listed, but most have not:

Black Magic Woman - Santana
I'm Going Home - Ten Years After (Live)
Good Morning Little School Girl - Ten Years After (Live)
Karn Evil Number 9 (First Impression) - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Heart Of the Sunrise - Yes
Nice Nice Very Nice - Ambrosia
Can You Understand? - Renaissance
Bodhisatva - Steely Dan
The Other One - Grateful Dead (Live)
Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen & the E. Street Band
Day Of the Eagle - Robin Trower
Train Kept A'Rolling - Yardbirds
Lady - Beck, Bogert & Appice (Live)
Nice 'N Sleazy - Stranglers

[The Poet]

Doors - L.A. Woman


'Hog, I'll see your Doors, and raise you one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNsQPRSWpY

[icehog3]

'Hog, I'll see your Doors, and raise you one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNsQPRSWpY

Too funny, I almost posted that too, Thomas. I heard it on the radio yesterday (from the middle on), and it made me think of L.A. Woman.

[The Poet]

Too funny, I almost posted that too, Thomas. I heard it on the radio yesterday (from the middle on), and it made me think of L.A. Woman.


Too funny? Not sure The Doors fit the "too funny" category, lest you like your humor dark. :D

Zappa, yeah. :r

[icehog3]

Too funny? Not sure The Doors fit the "too funny" category, lest you like your humor dark. :D



Well, I'm a backdoor man. ;)

[The Poet]

Well, I'm a backdoor man. ;)


Been there a time or three myself . . . and like I said, it's dark. :D

[Lockspur]

The Art of Shredding - Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica...thanks to the opening credits to Zombieland

Voodoo Child - Hendrix

[kugie]

Smoke on the water - Deep purple

Don't Stop Believing - Journey

Billy Jean - Michael Jackson

[icehog3]

Love Alive - Heart

Lights - Journey
Separate Ways - Journey
Winds of March - Journey

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Smokin' - Boston
Long Time - Boston
Hitch a Ride - Boston

30 Days in the Hole - Humble Pie

Never Been Any Reason - Head East

[Lockspur]

Couple Days Off - Huey Lewis & The News

One Vision - Queen

I Want It All - Queen

[dave]

Love Alive - Heart
The acoustic ramp?...or the 2 minutes before they remember that they're a rock band?



Never Been Any Reason - Head East

Great song. Great album. I probably gave that Flat as a Pancake more attention than it deserved - it has aged pretty well, but she's not quite as pretty as I remember......

[icehog3]

The acoustic ramp?...or the 2 minutes before they remember that they're a rock band?






I love the whole damn song, Dave. ;)

[kugie]

The Paddy Set - Seven nations

This is my Alarm Clock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OQqRWw_jVU

[The Poet]

OK fellas, what about THIS intro:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TFW1F6oY0

[racerX]

Rebel yell - billy idol with the great Steve Stevens
Teenage wildlife - David Bowie with Pete Townsend
Deftones - my own summer (shove it)
Dio - just another day
ELO - mr blue sky
Fight - just a little crazy
Foo fighters - all my life
Ministry n.w.o
Montrose rock candy
Nirvana - scentless apprentice
Notorious big - hypnotize
Pantera - walk
Pink Floyd - run like hell
Stones - waiting on a friend
Scorpions - the zoo
UFO - love to love
Johnny Cash - Folsom prison blues

And one for the ladies the incredible Mr Barry White - Never, Never gonna give you up

[shade]

The Paddy Set - Seven nations

This is my Alarm Clock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OQqRWw_jVU

Nice!

How about some of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Dtb5U8Upw

The Corrs - Toss the Feathers