O/T Best Intro to a song ever ....

[Tiptree Tangerine]

Maybe it's because I've had a couple, but currently listening to Wish You Were Here by Floyd and thought surely Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the best intros of all time, but would welcome other suggestions

 

[Tangerinetiltingatwindmil]

T Rex get it on

 

[Poolabroad]

A Forest by the Cure extended version. Maybe not the best ever, but the memory of being 15 years old waiting for the bass to begin on an old crappy old record player certainly brings back fond memories to a 55 year old. Happy days

 

[TheSeaWord]

All good calls so far, I would add Two Hearts Beat as One - U2

 

[thedevilsadvocate]

Backstabbers, the O'Jays.

 

[Martondriver]

U2 again but where the streets have no name

 

[Walthamstow_Seasider]

My favourite

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Thunderstruck AC/DC

 

[Sooty59]

 

[Limechase]

Spirit of Radio. Rush

 

[glasshalffull]

Gimme Shelter by the Stones I think.

 

[Poolabroad]

U2 again but where the streets have no name

Good call

 

[Satriale's Pork Store]

Hotel California....


Closely followed by Club Tropicana!

 

[Sooty59]

Gimme Shelter by the Stones I think.

Beat me to it.

 

[TangerinePeel]

I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses

 

[TheSeaWord]

New Dawn Fades - Joy Division?

 

[Mr Tinto]

Supertramp - From now on

 

[1953forever]

Fools gold
The stone roses

 

[Costero Poderoso]

no more heroes - that opening bass salvo

 

[todayistheday]

Three I like
Of one skin - skids
Pretty Vacant - sex pistols
PIL - PIL

 

[Farm1924x]

‘Mr Blue Sky’. Great feel good song too. ‘Love Cats’ has a pretty decent opening though

 

[Fr33jack]

Cliff Burton did a Base solo called Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth). The start of that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

 

[Sooty59]

It just came on BBC4

 

[Farm1924x]

 

[Mcewans Mullet]

 

[Bluecabinboy]

Another vote for ‘Gimme Shelter’, which always remains spine-tingling.

An honourable mention also for ‘Hanging Around’ by The Stranglers. The subtle opening of Dave Greenfield’s keyboards & Cornwell’s choppy guitar, followed by the smack-in-your-face threatening growl of JJ Burnel’s Fender Precision perfectly captures a feeling of lurking menace & danger.

 

[eastsider]

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
Solisbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Bliss - The Dudes (this would be my walk on music at the darts)
Just Got Paid Today - ZZ Top
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

 

[Archibald Knox]

SLF - “Alternative Ulster”
Or “Johnny Was”
Yes, definitely the latter. Stunning

 

[Archibald Knox]

Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank Generation

 

[Archibald Knox]

An honourable mention also for ‘Hanging Around’ by The Stranglers. The subtle opening of Dave Greenfield’s keyboards & Cornwell’s choppy guitar, followed by the smack-in-your-face threatening growl of JJ Burnel’s Fender Precision perfectly captures a feeling of lurking menace & danger.

A fabulous sound. “Something Better Change” too. So many good Stranglers tracks. 77 and 78 were great years.
To me, DG was the worst loss of the pandemic.

 

[Kingscoatkiwi]

New rose
the damned

 

[TangerineBayern]

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

 

[Far north tangerine]

All good choices but I'm going
Metallica , enter sandman
Special mention to
Marrilion ,assassin
(Give it a listen)

 

[Matesrates]

Any Dire Straits song

 

[Killingmesoftly]

 

[Killingmesoftly]

 

[Willie Mcgrotty]

Three I like
Of one skin - skids
Pretty Vacant - sex pistols
PIL - PIL

Got pretty vacant as my ringtone

 

[Matesrates]

Private Investigations Dire straits
As for the end of a song, Telegraph Road

 

[TickerM1967]

How soon is now? The Smiths

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

Layla - Derek and the Dominoes

Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N' Roses

 

[Curryman]

Three come to mind:
Rock and Roll by Led Zepplin;
House of the Rising Sun by the Animals;
Roll over Beethoven by ELO.

 

[southshorepool]

Three I like
Of one skin - skids
Pretty Vacant - sex pistols
PIL - PIL

PiL is my ringtone. Never get sick of that song.

 

[southshorepool]

Loads of great songs on this thread.
I'd add 'Don't fear the Reaper' BOC and 'More than a Feeling' Boston.

 

[rockontommy]

I like the intro to, 'Heard It Through The Grapevine'. Can't believe nobody has mentioned 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', but guess there's so many to choose from.

 

[Victorsponge]

Souxie and the Banshees metal postcard

 

[Lytham_fy8]

I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses

Was about to post the same.

 

[Levi501]

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: ’Going to a Go-Go’
Gang of Four: ‘Love like anthrax’
Stones: ‘Gimme Shelter’
Just 3 of loads.
Forgot Joy Division: ‘Atrocity Exhibition‘

 

[Yarmouth Seasider]

Your Love (Liftin' Me Higher) - Jackie Wilson
Enola Gay - OMD
Don't You Want Me - Human League
Blue Monday - New Order

 

[Farm1924x]

So many crackers out there

 

[1966_and_all_that]

She Loves You - Beatles
A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones