What are your favourite intros?

Moominpapa

Steve Wagner and Dick Hunter doing the intro to "Sweet Jane" on Rock and Roll Animal

ICBM

How did I forget?! The full album version of Deep Purple's 'Speed King'… 45 seconds of utter mayhem, 45 seconds of peaceful near-classical organ, then finally it all kicks off for real with a bang.

DrJazzTap

Jelly 292 - Hendrix

Or Voodoo Chile

Bucket

How the fuck has this not been mentioned yet? Builds amazingly.

Not far behind, this is their second-best intro.

Bucket

As for others... great shout to whoever said Painkiller by Priest, Crack Hitler by FNM and Leave Them All Behind by Ride as well.

May I also suggest the fretboard-burning shred run Dann Huff does at the start of "Time To Burn" by Giant:

And this is super cool. Builds up really nicely... quite 70s?

One from my childhood:

I hope no-one was planning on forgetting this:

And finally, the funkiest thing ever - I'd be tapping my foot to this even with two broken legs:

Iamnobody

In terms of just guitar intro parts there would be loads of contenders but if we are talking about the whole band it's probably this. Nothing particularly special but it works...great opening vocal as well.

paulads

It's possibly suffering death by over-use now...but i still think that "London Calling" is the greatest into ever.

i used to be in a band who's drummer played it with an extra kick drum beat in there...and made it sound like the intro to steptoe and son

and he thought it was called "London's Calling"

...i sure miss that guy...

Gassage

Lady Writer, Dire Straits
Sorrow- Pink FLoyd
Station to Station Bowie
Stay- Bowie

Fretwired

Hocus pocus - Focus
Layla - Derek and the Dominoes

Phil_aka_Pip

Throw Down The Sword - Wishbone Ash
Livin' Proof - Wishbone Ash
That's why I'm here - James Taylor
Never Die Young - James Taylor
Sylvia - Focus
Eruption - Focus
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

+ 1 to all the Hendrix & Deep Purple previously quoted plus

Child in Time
Speed King

HAL9000

Am I allowed classical stuff? The intro to Beethoven's ninth is pretty excellent fare.

ICBM

HAL9000 said:

Am I allowed classical stuff? The intro to Beethoven's ninth is pretty excellent fare.

I think you have to put the 5th Symphony up there as a candidate for the most recognisable intro to any piece of music ever written.

The intro to the Moonlight sonata is one of my favourites too. Maybe a little bit predictable, but they're famous for a reason.

meltedbuzzbox

Biffy Clyro Captain

bazxkr

Speed King & Rush 2112 are prob my two faves...but pushing them close is the intro to Adam Faith I Survive

He asked Ritchie Blackmore to put a 1.75 min intro to the song which RB did....no context with the song whatsoever but a great intro and one that typifies RB's sense of humour I'm sure just to screw Top of the Pops

Check it out...

Bellycaster

Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl

Del Shannon - Runaway

Jethro Tull - Living in the past

Laura Branigan - Self Control

10cc - The Things we do For Love

I'll have to include some Funky/Groovy-esque ones too.

Earth Wind and Fire - Shining Star

Booker T - Green Onions

Sister Sledge - Thinking of You

A.W.B - Cut the Cake & Pick up the Pieces

Andrea True Connection - More More More

Amii - Stewart - Knock on Wood

Tavares - Heaven Must be Missing an Angel

Rose Royce - Car Wash

Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone

ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme

Prince - Diamonds and Pearls

Jamiroquai - Canned Heat

ROOG

Beethoven 5th piano concerto second movement, ( the calm before the storm.) Or the undertones teenage kicks.

Deijavoo

breakstuff said:

Also Double Talkin Jive by GnR,

Behind the times on this thread me here but yes, totally agree.

Deijavoo

wayneirie said:

Star sail the verve

Yes!

Deijavoo

GavHaus said:

Another vote for gimme shelter.

Others that immediately spring to mind:

Like Eating Glass - Bloc Party

The Cedar Room - Doves

2+2=5 - Radiohead

Yes!

Deijavoo

PolarityMan said:

My word, this is amazing to hear again!! That fill!