Best Intro to a song

[Blue88]

I'd have to say that even though I don't really like the song, the intro to Get Well Soon by Reggie and The Full Effect is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4zuAv6s804

I'm not sure if it counts due to the fact that it's half the length of the song, but Spitting Out The Demons by Gorillaz also has an epic intro.

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

[Akaymay]

The "Play With Me" intro is awesome.

[Kutsic]

"Save Your Sermons for Sunday"- killwhitneydead

http://youtube.com/watch?v=32_SUtk9fG4

[WingsOfSteel]

Pink Floyd - On the Turning Away.

Amazing a capella intro.

[MrGrieves]

NIN- March of the Pigs, I've always liked the intro to this song
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[Cr4zyBr4dy]

Vela, Together We Await the Storm by The Human Abstract

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2u9KDMWJsAM

The piano is kickass, but I'm talking about the guitar intro.

[Raider87]

How about the drum solo in Painkiller by Judas Priest
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[dlisapussy]

****in Little Wing.

Hendrix's fans now it is the best GUITAR intro ever.



For all instruments though, I would have to say Foreplay/Longtime.

[tombrady]

the toys go winding down :D

[battle_axe_of_doom]

^ probably my least favorite song from that albom

best primus intro is obviously to defy the laws of tradition

[tombrady]

but the intro is hilarious. The song bugs the **** out of me tbh, but the intro is so goofy.

[tombrady]

Ahh **** you're right though...I forgot all about the YYZ intro then the abrupt cutoff before the guitar starts, I ****ing love that **** :)

[Raider87]

How could I forget the bass intro to Would? by Alice In Chains... that's always amazing

[Elnino]

Living After Midnight or Electric Eye by Judas Priest
Sweet Child O' Mine by GNR
Gung Ho-Anthrax (I never heard the real song on a CD, I just found a live one on Youtube and it has an awesome intro)

Oh and who could forget the awesome intro to Number of the Beast? My favorite song intro of all time. That long scream rules. I wish it was in RB so I could see people try to pull that off.

[Shredder]

Some of my favorites:

Raining Blood-Slayer
Into the Void-Black Sabbath
Paranoid-Black Sabbath
The Trooper-Iron Maiden
Rock and Roll-Led Zeppelin

[Sleepy211]

Van Halen - Hot For Teacher Has the best drum intro , its so fast it sounds like a motorcycle exhaust. lol

And my favorite guitar intro is ACDC - Thunderstruck WOW if that dont pump you up nothing will !

[tharshmetalUK]

No Remorce and Metal Militia by Metallica both songs have awesome riffs. No Remorce opens with a killer solo aswell.

[xenopherus]

I've always liked the intro to Tie Your Mother Down by Queen (the White Man riff intro).

[Simonious]

I love the opening riff on 'I Want to Conquer the World' by Bad Religion. 'Red Barchetta' by Rush is pretty awesome too.

[Seano4550]

My favorite vocal intro is Underground by Ben Folds Five

But my favorite guitar intro has to be Little Wing or Voodoo Child (or Voodoo Chile if its SRV)
Both are classics especially when you compare Jimi's originals to SRVs'. They both rock in different ways.

[Rocker2]

Some of my favorites

Highway To Hell, Back In Black- AC/DC
Sweet Child O' Mine, Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
Immigrant Song, Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
All Along The Watchtower, Purple Haze- Jimi Hendrix
Enter Sandman, Master of Puppets- Metallica
While My Guitar Gently Weeps- The Beatles
Cocaine- Eric Clapton
Smoke On The Water- Deep Purple
Barracuda- Heart

[senomar]

Hysteria by Muse

or

Ram It Down by Judas Priest

[JukeBoxHero]

My favorite intro is the chimes(cowbell?) part in YYZ by Rush.

[markmw]

fav intro

yellow ledbetter by pearl jam

[Setosan]

Echoes by Pink Floyd

It's just one note at the start, but once you hear it, you know you're in for 20 min of pure amazingness.

and Speak To Me/Breath

The heartbeat that gets louder and louder and all the people talking and the sound effects going along with it and then wham! The song starts. You feel such a great release of tension after that and it feels soooooooo good.

[HMXJohnlok]

Yes - Leave It

Thus begins the strategic propagation of my intense love for Yes.

[Apples]

I really like that gentle instrumental that opens The Light That Blinds.

Unfortunately, that's the only part of the song I like. Too bad the whole song wasn't like that.

[I_Wanna_Rock]

THE BEST INTRO HAS TO BE PINK FOYD THE WALL. THAT BUILD UP IS AMAZING, IT GETS ME EVERY TIME



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[beerman]

Opening riff of Green Machine- Kyuss just screams rock.

[mhg420]

Some of my favortites:

Metallica- For Whom The Bell Tolls (What can I say, everyone's heard it. It just gets you so ****ing pupmed.)

Cream- White Room (The intro has a great ora to it. Ginger Baker makes you feel like you are fighting your last battle.)

Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road (Probably my favorite intro. It begs you to listen to what Bruce has to say. And it makes you feel so free while on the road.)

Jimi Hendrix- Little Wing (Such a great intro to a fantastic song.)

The Who- Love Reign O'er Me (As the last track on Quadrophenia, the intro to this song is perfect after listening to the whole album. You can feel the come down and you want to break free.)

[juiceman23]

sweet child o mine

[Kungfutzu]

Every last one of you knows the single best intro is Thunderstruck by AC/DC

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[GillDaThrill]

"Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple.

Quick, simple, to the point. You don't ALWAYS need epic shredding and chord progression for a good intro.

[caex12]

The intro to Bathory - One Rode To Asa Bay

[Requiem]

Hotel California off of Hell Freezes Over

[WiredRacing]

Musically, I would actually cast a vote for 'Crazy on You' by Heart.

And while I'm not sure how we're defining intro, 'One' I think certainly sets the tone for the meaty goodness.

How about 'Milk' - Anthrax? I mean, how can you expect such silly lyrics after the first three sections? Plus it intros the whole album.

Frantic - Metallica (St. Anger has a great into but since you know what's coming after it... ugh)

Blind - Korn...

Bass intro to Bullet in the Head is great.. though it's mostly because you know you're about to hear Bullet in the Head. :)

The little monologues at the beginning of Jesus Built my Hodrod - Ministry.. or Body Count - Body Count

Long Intros.. or long build ups..
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (the song is really just one long build up)

Actually, truefully, one of the best ramp-up intros of late is Simon Says from Pharoahe Monch... MMM at the Beasties concert a few weeks back started introing a song with the longer version of the intro there.. and you could feel the general disappointment when the hook didn't come and he mixed into something else. You could hear thousands of people sighing... I don't care for the lyrics, but that beat is great. It'd be like playing the intro to Seven Nation Army and then not hearing Meg's drums come in.

[Nilsen31]

Renegade

Foreplay/Longtime

Teenage Wasteland

[Nilsen31]

In My Time Of Dying

Over The Hills and Far Away

The Ocean

[RkBndDrmr]

Foreplay/Longtime-Boston...classic...nuf said
Sweet Child O Mine-Hooked from the start
You Shook Me All Night Long-See above
Detroit Rock City-Love the build-up

Just to name a few

[clearGHOST]

The Live at Lorely version of John the Fisherman by Primus

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[Atsumi]

Lateralus by Tool.

The gradual buildup makes it sound amazing.

[guitaristbmh]

Killer of Giants by Ozzy Osbourne, off of the Ultimate Sin album.

Link to a live version, Jake E. Lee is the guitarist at the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ysyaFuUUk

[Mournblade77]

Son et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP - The Mars Volta is one I enjoy a lot.

[Zthe27th]

The Hellion-Judas Priest
simple and powerful
Sweet Home Alabama is a close seccond

[battle_axe_of_doom]

if we're going judas priest the best intro is obviously the live version of victim of changes

[Name_No_One_Man]

Van Halen - Hot For Teacher Has the best drum intro , its so fast it sounds like a motorcycle exhaust. lol

And my favorite guitar intro is ACDC - Thunderstruck WOW if that dont pump you up nothing will !

Both are kick ass choices. They are high on my list of favorite intros also.

[guyinyourbushes]

Do You Call My Name - Ra

http://youtube.com/watch?v=17AT2qCqzIU

[FrshChees]

Twist Of Cain -- Danzig. I just love that riff! \m/ O_o \m/
Blackened -- MetallicA
Thunderstruck -- AC/DC
No More tears -- Ozzy
Cowboys From Hell -- Pantera

im done...

[senomar]

The Five M's of Death

Metallica- Ride the Lightning
Muse- Hysteria
Muse- Stockholm Syndrome
Megadeth- Holy Wars... the Punishment Due
Mastodon- Iron Tusk

[Saltines]

Achilles Last Stand.. I don't know why, it's simple, and for some reason I love it.

[Suffragette]

Muse- Hysteria
Muse- Stockholm Syndrome

Muse does intros beyond this world!!! I like the Knights Of Cydonia intro alot! (Especially at the music video!)

Though my personal favourite is the "Turning Japanese" intro!

[Guitar_Hero_God999]

Master of Puppets-Metallica

[S1L3n7_M4yh3m]

Obviously for me it has to be Foreplay/Longtime by Boston, yet there are many other songs with great intros such as Nosteratu by Blue Oyster Cult, Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden and Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple just to name a few.

[PAs_Imconfused]

Dont Stop Believin' by Journey is my favorite

Foreplay/Longtime by Boston

Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC

Kickstart my Heart by Motley Crue

Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana