Best song intro's

EricTheWeary

Logie said:

Two off the top of my head but let's face it, we could all choose loads.

Sails of Charon- Scorpions. Uli on top form
Wildhearted Son- The Cult

As both of us mentioned Sails maybe that wins!Apparently it quotes Caravan by Duke Ellington but on a quick spin of Caravan I didn't think so. Maybe better ears than mine would pick it up.  

kaypeejay

Plaistow Patricia - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Grabs your attention straight away.

digitalkettle

EricTheWeary said:

Logie said:

Two off the top of my head but let's face it, we could all choose loads.

Sails of Charon- Scorpions. Uli on top form
Wildhearted Son- The Cult

As both of us mentioned Sails maybe that wins!Apparently it quotes Caravan by Duke Ellington but on a quick spin of Caravan I didn't think so. Maybe better ears than mine would pick it up.  

@EricTheWeary ;Ah...I hear it! About 1'50" on the Scorps tune (from 2015 Taken By Force remaster on 'potify).

I love that track...1977...face melting!

Not as good an intro as Baker Street though

EricTheWeary

digitalkettle said:

EricTheWeary said:

Logie said:

Two off the top of my head but let's face it, we could all choose loads.

Sails of Charon- Scorpions. Uli on top form
Wildhearted Son- The Cult

As both of us mentioned Sails maybe that wins!Apparently it quotes Caravan by Duke Ellington but on a quick spin of Caravan I didn't think so. Maybe better ears than mine would pick it up.  

@EricTheWeary ;Ah...I hear it! About 1'50" on the Scorps tune (from 2015 Taken By Force remaster on 'potify).

I love that track...1977...face melting!

I'll have a relisten, cheers. 

Neill

Too many to mention, but just to join in the fun how about "Pool Hall Richard" by The Faces, or "Stay with me"...  

Freebird

Cirrus said:

Wait. hang on, @PhilW1 is right. There are too many to bother.

I have listened to everything posted in this thread, and many would have escaped my attention under normal circumstances. The intro is definitely an art form, and not all are created equally.

Sleepyscholar

Musically, I'm definitely with the OP. In fact I played Just Like Heaven at the last gig I did, last November (I thought The Cure an appropriate band to play, in the circumstances). But despite being a child of the New Wave, and generally having little time for 'classic rock', I have to say I think that Gimme Shelter has one of the best intros of all time. The only thing that undermines that intro, for me, is the way the rest of the song dissolves into blues noodling. But the intro is pristine, which I guess is why it has been used in so many ads, etc.

fob

Reverend

Stargazer

Budgie

Three that spring to mind...

Sweat Loaf - Butthole Surfers
Olv 26 - Stereolab
Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes

Nitefly

Brown Sugar - must be one of the best from the Stones?

ICBM

So many, but the one in my head today is...

Blondie - Call Me

SurfinSirFari

How about Stranglers 'Toiler on the Sea' which has several (fab) intros for the price of one.

Also Bob Marley 'Misty Morning'. 

Lodious

Highway Star- DP
Unchained- VH
Symptom of the Universe - BS
Ain't no right - JA
Independence Day - Elliot Smith

PolarityMan

Musically Davidian.-  machinehead

Lyrically: :Bummer - monster Magnet.

bobblehat

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
Crazy Train - Ozzy
Number of the Beast  -Iron Maiden
Whole Lotta Rosie Live - or pretty much any AC/DC 

tone1

Skids into the valley 
Morrissey Every day is like Sunday

randella

kaypeejay said:

Plaistow Patricia - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Grabs your attention straight away.

It certainly does

randella

Best? I dunno, that could be a bunfight!

Lately I like this. Comparatively low key, almost country-like intro. You know there's a punch in the face on its way though.

HAL9000

Cirrus said:

Where the Streets have no Name . U2

The Edge is phenomenal at coming up with intros that are original and also instantly recognisable.