Rock Intros

[Whynot]

I apologize for the wall of text here, you have raised an interesting subject!

cool repetitive electric guitar intro:

Lateralus - Tool
Hells Bells - AC/DC
Thunderstruck - Ac/DC
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
Bliss - Th Dudes
Invisible Wounds - Fear Factory
Dont dream its over - Crowded House
Fuel Set - 8 Foot Sativa
House of the rising sun - The Animals

Awesome solo acoustic guitar intro:

Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
Diary of a Madman - Ozzy (has anyone tried to play this on guitar?)
Spiral Architect - Black Sabbath

Keyboard/Synthesizer:

Mind Dependency - Blindspott
Perry Mason - Ozzy
Same old song - Pain
No Quarter - Led Zepp

Epic Drums:

Disturbed - Down with the sickness
GNR - You could be mine
Beautiful people - Marilyn Manson

Huge build up:

In the Evening - Led Zepp
Pay the Man - The Offspring
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Careful with that Axe Eugene - Pink Floyd
I Still haven't found what i'm looking for - U2
Straight out of Line - Godsmack
Teenage Wasteland - The Who

and probably all time favourite intro....

Shoots and Ladders - Korn (awesome bagpipes)


Fuck yea

Agreed with most of them

am i missing something or has no one mentioned "For whom the bell tolls"?

[Conquiztador]

Intro's to me means that a few chords and I know what is coming

Here a few of the ones that fit that description for me:


Scorpions "Speedy Is Coming". After the second chord I am already in a good moode.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTC8t_o8kXc[/youtube]


If the starting riff's dont get you jumping, then there is no hope for you... Judas Priest and "Breaking The Law"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=380C_nVJotY&feature=related[/youtube]


Normally I love the original version. But here UFO's "Doctor Doctor" has been done so brilliantly by Iron Maiden that I give you this one. A lenghty intro, and the start gets you in a false lull..
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ql9C_itQw&feature=related[/youtube]

[kiwirach83]

Yep, was going to say "One" but thats too obvious.

South of Heaven - Slayer

+ Long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll, and about a dozen other acdc songs with good intros.

I know I'm forgetting an obvious one! What is it? It's one of those ones that always makes The Rock top 500 finalists.

[kiwirach83]

WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2

Can't believe I forgot that one! Probably fav intro ever

[Whynot]

No Quarter - Led Zepp

I actually prefer the Tool version of No Quarter, but thats a bit OT

[kiwirach83]

I actually prefer the Tool version of No Quarter, but thats a bit OT

Lol is that the live version where he sounds like a duck caller?

quack quack no quarrrrrterrrr quack quack.....

Hahha now I have ruined it for you!

[Maha]

[kiwirach83]

Why do so many people insist that Paranoid is a great song? I don't get it.
I reckon its a pretty weak song, apart from the lyrics. Infact the only time I like it is when its being covered.

Randy Rhoads live cover of Paranoid on The Ozzman Cometh is just awesome. Wicked intro too.

[Motu]

[PrincessBandit]

Well I'm gonna be the odd one out and say my all-time favourite intro is from Bonnie Tyler's "Holding out for a hero".

[Mom]

"For whom the bell tolls"?

No, but try Hells Bells on for size

[retro asian]

This intro is epic (for a non-metal, non-pink-floyd-esque song) - 1:25 before the actual song starts:








This one builds up very nicely, with lots of pinch harmonics thrown in for good measure.





My favourite drum intro (foreplay being the intro to Longtime):

[Whynot]

[Hopeful Bastard]

Some good songs coming up here

[Chisanga]

SRV



Floyd