best opening to a song

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:47 pm

Born to Run

can't be topped. nothing sends shivers like the countdown. maybe because it references the awesomeness to come. better than the final countdown.

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:55 pm

The first song that popped in my head when I read this thread title was:

Aldo Nova - "Fantasy"

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:57 pm

For sheer dramatic buildup, nothing tops Mr. Crowley. Period.

Invictus · Post by **Invictus** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:38 pm

I always liked the beginning of the extended version of "Raspberry Beret" where the thumb cymbals come in, Lisa does an excellent guitar solo and then Prince unexpectedly coughs to begin the vocals.

Also, "The Rain Song" and "Gimme Shelter."

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:05 pm

Invictus wrote:"Gimme Shelter."

Good call.

Sincerely,
Martin Scorsese using it in two movies.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:52 pm

Thunderstruck - AC/DC

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:53 pm

3 that popped into my head immediately were Fight Fire With Fire, Battery, and Blackened...

Back when those guys were good, before they attacked the mainstream for the cayshe.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:05 pm

Dinsdale wrote:Blackened...

good eye

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:00 pm

Hells Bells has an excellent opening as well

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:11 pm

Hey do you like AC/DC? Because I can't tell! ;)

P.S. - What about the beginning of Stevie Nicks' "Age of Seventeen"? Like, totally excellent.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:18 pm

If you've got an adequate buzz going, In The Evening has a sweet intro.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:28 pm

How's about Ace Frehley's New York Groove(the only tune worth a shit from those KISS solo albums)?

Such a throwback to the Willie and the Handjive R&B days, it has to get some props.

Invictus · Post by **Invictus** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:32 pm

Bizzarofelice wrote:
Invictus wrote:"Gimme Shelter."
Good call.

Sincerely,
Martin Scorsese using it in two movies.

Actually it's three but I see you working.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:35 pm

Would, by AIC. Has that kind of goth/mystical/impending doom feel to the bass intro.

Hard to tell I have a random playlist going right now, eh?

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:37 pm

"Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:39 pm

Sabbath's Sweet Leaf shouldn't go without mention.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:41 pm

Dinsdale wrote:Sabbath's Sweet Leaf shouldn't go without mention.

Nor should Paranoid

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:42 pm

A few more that you losers haven't hit on. :wink:

Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
War Pigs
Poppa Was a Rolling Stone

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:46 pm

And then there's this one...

http://download.yousendit.com/B1DAFBE4103AE6F9

Nothing I've ever heard pumps up a club like Mr. Fabulous launching into his expletive-laced sermon.

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:47 pm

BSmack wrote:Poppa Was a Rolling Stone

DAMMIT! I have a program that enables me to make my own ringtones, and one of them is this!!!!!!

Can't believe I forgot it.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:51 pm

YYZ and La Villa Strangiato - Rush
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
Rusty Cage - Soundgarden
Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:53 pm

MuchoBulls wrote:Rusty Cage - Soundgarden

Yup

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:56 pm

Aw, hell...since I'm shamelessly pimping my boys again...the chime-thingy/horn intro to THE GREATEST SONG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD (except in Dins' yousendits) is outstanding.

http://download.yousendit.com/3BCE44254CD46C61

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:02 pm

Everlong by those that Fight Foo crescendos in nicely to set the tone for the rest of the tune.

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:20 pm

Sweet Child o' Mine

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:22 pm

More --

Magic Man - Heart
Circles - Joe Satriani
The Ballad of Curtis Lowe - Skynard
Alive - Pearl Jam
Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
Fanfare For The Common Man - ELP (yeah, I think Fanfare, in it's various incarnations, has had its intro used once or twice for various things)

I've got a million of them, although I think mentioning One Step Beyond by Madness might not be consistant with the theme here.

Oh, and how could I forget What's Up - 4 Non Blondes...since I think I've been pretty outspoken when it comes to where this song's rightful place in music history lies.

Everybody halt, it's a robbery!

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:28 pm

And #1 on the all-time "everyone knows the intro, but nobody can name the tune"...

Children of the Sun - Billy Thorpe

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:33 pm

BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister

Ok I'm done. Going out tonight. BYE!

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:34 pm

Wait one more:

"Don't Fear The Reaper"

Jay in Phoenix · Post by **Jay in Phoenix** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:52 pm

Nice thread...

Here's a few more.

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Roundabout - Yes
Light My Fire - Doors
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Immigrant Song - Led Zepplin
Renegades of Funk - Rage Against the Machine
Summer Song - Joe Satriani

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:59 pm

Uhm...would you believe I was just trimming my lists down, and both Sweet Child and Broken Wings came across my playlist, but I just left them out?

No, seriously.

I saw Mister Mister, in 1985, maybe? I think they opened for Heart, which was right around the time Heart was in the early shark-jumping stages.

Another favorite, probably also for sentimental reasons -- way back when, I was at an outdoor Metallica show, and me and my bud started our mission early, which was to weasel and knife our way to the very front. We came pretty close to making it, but as anyone who's seen Metallica outdoors knows, there gets to be some serious competition for the premium spots, to the point people are willing to throw down pretty hard over them. So anyhoo, we made it, oh...right about where the Snakepit was to form. And right about then, the pure-adrenalin intro of Breadfan started...

Wow, what a surge. About 30,000 people all running forward as fast and hard as they could, with me at the front of it. Damn, but I took a massive beating. By far the worst carnage I've seen at a show(it was over 100 degrees outside). Saw a dude get his leg snapped clean in half....and he propped himself up against his buddies' shoulders, and kept moshing. In the pit, some big motherfucker was punching everyone...until he punched a chick on the periphery, who wasn't even in the pit...and what a saw next was awesome...two Skinheads, the smaller of the two was probably 6'7" and freaking ripped, just fucking beat the holy hell out of the dude...just jackhammered the guy's face to a pulp...but he pretty much deserved it, so it was cool.

Ahhhh, the Good Old Days.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:02 pm

River Of Deceit - Mad Season

Great thread-btw, Bace.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:25 pm

Dinsdale wrote:Sabbath's Sweet Leaf shouldn't go without mention.

Which always reminds one of the Butthole Surfers Sweat Loaf

Daddy?

Yes, son.

What does regret mean?

Well son, the funny thing about regret is that it's better to regret something you have done than to Regret something that you haven't done

And by the way, If you see your mom this weekend, will you be sure and tell her...

SATAN SATAN SATAN!!!!

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:27 pm

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

Sin,
One of my drunken coworkers, who replays that intro ad naseum

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:28 pm

Bad Motor Scooter - Montrose

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:37 pm

Who's Behind The Door - Zebra

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:47 pm

Love To Love - UFO

Tom In VA · Post by **Tom In VA** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:47 pm

Machine Gun - Hendrix

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:46 am

Saturday Night Special - Skynyrd
Rock And Roll - Zeppelin

Fat Bones · Post by **Fat Bones** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:48 pm

hold your cards...

When The Levee Breaks - Zep