I love intros that let you recognize a song instantly: The bass intro to “Papa was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations. The drum and base intro to “Super Freak” by Rick James.
I love intros that let you recognize a song instantly: The bass intro to “Papa was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations. The drum and base intro to “Super Freak” by Rick James.
Me too - the Stones (the greatest band that ever lived of course!) have quite a few:
The drum roll before the final chorus of Dont look back in anger
The opening bars of my number by foals
Same for either way by the twang
Whover said the part of enter sandman was spot on after the gentle dun den dun der dun then the drums and angrier guitar kicking in
The first 15 seconds of you shook me all night long
Noel Gallaghers little "just tek me watch off" before talk tonight
The opening beats of sometimes by gerry cinnamon
The first 30 seconds of fucking in the bushes
Didos sampled and squashed vocals in Stan
The gaspy hushes ah-ha-ah-ha on Billie Jean not to mention the beat
On Ashs debut album the extra material about 10 minutes after the end of the final track
The twangy high wandering note on whatever string instrument is used at the very start of John Denvers Country Roads
The first 20 seconds of welcome to the jungle
First line of Gertcha "Naaa there's a word that I don't understaaaand, I hear it every day off my old maaaan"
Daves opening ditty at the start of sideboard song
"Fucking croissant" at the start of Jamie T's first album
Plan B properly spitting the last part of no more eatin from his first album. "No more eatin, no more eatin for you now blaaaad"
The opening of cant stand me now by the libertines
Same for you overdid it doll by Courteeners
The slight stutter before the chorus on Blood by Editors
The opening of fortunate son by CCR
Opening of heard it through the grapevine although I'm meandering into favourite riffs now. Same for let's get it on
The little cough at the start of wonderwall and then when the bassy cello or violin kicks in
They are essentially the same but I prefer the "aaaah haaaa" before the guitar kicks in for cigarettes and alcohol to T Rex using the original riff for get it on
Possibly an unpopular choice but the drums in coming in the air do nothing for me, I appreciate the song as much as I appreciate anything Phil Collins farts out but I guess how excited people have gotten over that drumming I'm just not as fussed
Chips and drinks in fit but you know it
"Eurgh that tastes like hairspray" in blinded by the lights
"The town bishops an extortionate, and he don't even know that you exist, stand still when its do or die, you better run for your fuckin liiiiife, its not over till you're underground" from letterbomb by greenday i love how Billy Joe Armstrong songs and projects some lyrics from a combination of chest and stomach which he doesn't do here but I just love the flow of this one
The wind instruments at the start of what the world needs now by bacharach
Whilst they are silly and kitch and complete mayhem live and not much of an experience live Goldie Lookin Chain have some brilliant and weird beats
Jools Holland’s piano solo just before the ‘two fat ladies windowshop’ verse of Squeezes Pulling Mussels.
Guitar intro to Buddy Hollys Brown Eyed Handsome Man. The drums that lead into the final ‘I was born with a plastic spoon’ verse in The Who’s Substitute.
So ladies and gentlemen, I offer you this...a week or so ago I jumped in the car, I was off on a mission (ok, it was to Sainsbury’s but recently that’s been as as good as it gets with not much else going on) and pressed the star button firing up the engine and electronic s and out from the radio (its tuned into Atlantis radio, 60s music) came the opening bars of green onion by Booker T and the MGs...
I love intros that let you recognize a song instantly: The bass intro to “Papa was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations. The drum and base intro to “Super Freak” by Rick James.
Me too - the Stones (the greatest band that ever lived of course!) have quite a few:
Honky Tonk Women (already mentioned)
Jumpin Jack Flash
Start Me Up
Midnight Rambler
Brown Sugar
and many more!
All brilliant intros Bob, but for me Gimme Shelter tops the lot.
I love intros that let you recognize a song instantly: The bass intro to “Papa was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations. The drum and base intro to “Super Freak” by Rick James.
Me too - the Stones (the greatest band that ever lived of course!) have quite a few:
Honky Tonk Women (already mentioned)
Jumpin Jack Flash
Start Me Up
Midnight Rambler
Brown Sugar
and many more!
All brilliant intros Bob, but for me Gimme Shelter tops the lot.
No arguments from me - one of the best Stones intros - and also their best ever track.
Let it Bleed is one of my favourite Stones albums and Monkey Man has a pretty good into too!
Booker T, the opening bars of Soul Limbo - it's just so cricket. The Fall, MES calling last orders before Rowche Rumble - it's just so northern working mans club. The The, the xylimba intro to Uncertain Smile and from the same song the line 'street lamps throw orange scalloped shapes through your windows' which always takes me back to my childhood bedroom (the lyrics, I never had a xylimba).
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The bass intro to “Papa was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations.
The drum and base intro to “Super Freak” by Rick James.
The drum roll before the final chorus of Dont look back in anger
The opening bars of my number by foals
Same for either way by the twang
Whover said the part of enter sandman was spot on after the gentle dun den dun der dun then the drums and angrier guitar kicking in
The first 15 seconds of you shook me all night long
Noel Gallaghers little "just tek me watch off" before talk tonight
The opening beats of sometimes by gerry cinnamon
The first 30 seconds of fucking in the bushes
Didos sampled and squashed vocals in Stan
The gaspy hushes ah-ha-ah-ha on Billie Jean not to mention the beat
On Ashs debut album the extra material about 10 minutes after the end of the final track
The twangy high wandering note on whatever string instrument is used at the very start of John Denvers Country Roads
The first 20 seconds of welcome to the jungle
First line of Gertcha "Naaa there's a word that I don't understaaaand, I hear it every day off my old maaaan"
Daves opening ditty at the start of sideboard song
"Fucking croissant" at the start of Jamie T's first album
Plan B properly spitting the last part of no more eatin from his first album. "No more eatin, no more eatin for you now blaaaad"
The opening of cant stand me now by the libertines
Same for you overdid it doll by Courteeners
The slight stutter before the chorus on Blood by Editors
The opening of fortunate son by CCR
Opening of heard it through the grapevine although I'm meandering into favourite riffs now. Same for let's get it on
The little cough at the start of wonderwall and then when the bassy cello or violin kicks in
They are essentially the same but I prefer the "aaaah haaaa" before the guitar kicks in for cigarettes and alcohol to T Rex using the original riff for get it on
Possibly an unpopular choice but the drums in coming in the air do nothing for me, I appreciate the song as much as I appreciate anything Phil Collins farts out but I guess how excited people have gotten over that drumming I'm just not as fussed
Chips and drinks in fit but you know it
"Eurgh that tastes like hairspray" in blinded by the lights
"The town bishops an extortionate, and he don't even know that you exist, stand still when its do or die, you better run for your fuckin liiiiife, its not over till you're underground" from letterbomb by greenday i love how Billy Joe Armstrong songs and projects some lyrics from a combination of chest and stomach which he doesn't do here but I just love the flow of this one
The wind instruments at the start of what the world needs now by bacharach
Whilst they are silly and kitch and complete mayhem live and not much of an experience live Goldie Lookin Chain have some brilliant and weird beats
The sax/trumpet after the choir part near the start of "You cant always get what you want". Sounds so melancholy.
Guitar intro to Buddy Hollys Brown Eyed Handsome Man.
The drums that lead into the final ‘I was born with a plastic spoon’ verse in The Who’s Substitute.
The trumpet solo before Gorilla Biscuits’ Start Today kicks in.
The bass riff at the start of Fugazi’s Waiting Room
Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Harry Nilsson - Without You .... and the fade out at the end of Everybody's Talking
In song: Agnetha and Frida hitting the chorus (perfect harmony) and Benny's piano zip in Chiquitita
The Fall, MES calling last orders before Rowche Rumble - it's just so northern working mans club.
The The, the xylimba intro to Uncertain Smile and from the same song the line 'street lamps throw orange scalloped shapes through your windows' which always takes me back to my childhood bedroom (the lyrics, I never had a xylimba).