Part 2 - Greatest Intro's ever

[Knox]

Discuss....

 

[robelinda2]

wish you were here
hotel california

 

[Beth]

Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade

 

[SteveB]

Iron Man

 

[Knox]

Smoke on the Water - DP
You really got me - The Kinks
Eruption - VH
Voodoo Chile - SRV
Purple Haze - Hendrix
Foreigner - Feels like the First Time
Def Leppard - Photograph/Hysteria
John Petrucci - Glasgow Kiss

 

[jongitarz]

Sweet Jane...Lou Reed live a long time ago

 

[slukather]

I love King's X - Summerland, actually the whole song rocks, but a great intro though.

Scott.

 

[SteveB]

I love King's X - Summerland, actually the whole song rocks, but a great intro though.

Scott.

+1 I used to cover that tune, along with a few others, in a former band.

 

[Gurney]

Pink floyd's "in the Flesh?" as an intro to the whole album -- Brilliant!
Eric Johnson's "Cliff's of Dover"

And let's not be too embarrassed to mention Stairway!

 

[Ali]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond. THough where the intro ends and the song begins is debatable!!!

 

[heavymetaljames]

Sweet Child O Mine?

The Boys Are Back In Town?

Gimme Some Lovin'

Perfect Timing (DLR/Vai)


OOh - don't get me started!

 

[Ali]

Alice Cooper's Poison as well.

And Hold The Line.

 

[heavymetaljames]

Detroit Rock City
Whole Lotta Rosie
Jumpin Jack Flash
Satisfaction
Brown Sugar
Start Me Up
Hey Joe

 

[mbgreene]

Not to repeat some others I already agree with, the first ones to pop into my head

Roundabout
Back in Black
Helter Skelter
Sweet Home Alabama

 

[Eilif]

Heart of the Sunrise (Yes)
- 3 minutes of serious jamming

More Than A Feeling (Boston)
- ya gotta love that fade in. ah, the memories...

Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens)
- classic Rick Wakeman piano improv

Gift With A Golden Gun (Toto)
- Luke goes wild with an EMG equipped strat

 

[edensdad]

Wild and Truly Diminished - David T. Chastain

Scarified - Paul Gilbert

Desperado - The Eagles

Stairway to Heaven - Zep

Hell's Bells - AC/DC

Many More . . .

 

[LDM]

Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta

Both Rush tunes (duh) but both amazing intro's and songs 1 and 2 on the album.

 

[strummer]

I think I like slightly different kinds of intros? The first ones that pop into my mind are:

The Clash: London Calling & Jail Guitar Doors
Steve Earle: Justice In Ontario
AC/DC: Hells Bells & It's A Long Way to The Top
XTC: Runaway
Bif Star: Watch The Sunrise & Don't Lie To Me
Michelle Shocked: God Is A Real Estate Developer
The Police: So Lonely
The handsome Family: Moving Furniture Around
The Sweet: Set Me Free
Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies

 

[savannah_sean]

On the Pipe- steve morse
Pull Me under -DT
Funeral for a friend - Elton John
Race with the Devil on spanish highway -Al Dimeola
Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
Black Magic -Slayer
Satch Boogie
Diary of a Madman

 

[thisispastrami]

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Valkyrie Missile - Angels and Airwaves
Gift with a Golden Gun- TOTO