favorite ways that people have started songs
 

1, 2, 3, 4 can be so bland. What ways have people started out sounds live that you've really liked?


"K, This is about far beyond and non-existence and all that and inbetween and I don't really know about it but I'm gonna try and explain it"- Greg Sage of the Wipers, Same Old Thing, History Portland Punk

SEVEN!, SEVEN!, woah woah

my thoughts exactly! and that aplauding kinda sound in feed me with your kiss-mbv.

FEAR always started with
eins, zwei!

"I like big BUTTS"

Winton Marsalis des this, which he learned from Herbie Hancock, who learned it from Miles davis.

instead of counting it is small grunts

unh...unh... unh unh unh

sorry EDIT

dino jr - i live for that look

the start is awesome because it kicks off from the previous song...

The evil dogs barking at the beggining of Mark Says Alright by the butthole surfers.

3,5,0,1,2,5, go!

It's not my imagination. I'VE GOT A GUN ON MY BACK! Black Flag-Revenge

1, 2,5,4,3,2,1,GO! Joy Division-Warsaw

How about these: THE NAME'S CRASS NOT CLASH!
la cocaaaaainaaaaa

I beat you with the warsaw thingy!

sorry. I didn't see your post.

No biggie i'm glad you thought of it.

Many Ramones songs start out "wu'whofreefore!"
(har-har-har)


At the Drive-In's Enfilade has the kidnapper "hyena" (Iggy Pop!) dialogue. "H-hello?..."
"hello. I have yr cub... [...]"

A good few Refused songs from The Shape Of Punk to Come start out with cool speechs and things.

Thee Silver Mountain Reveries' (SMZ... alter-form) More Action! Less Tears!
starts out with a cool little spoken/yelled part.
"Hellllooo? Heeellooo? There wil*mess up**laugh* Hellllooo!? Heeellllllo! There will beee a meeting of the action committee in fiiiiive minutes! The name of this song is! More Action! The name of this song is! Less Tears! The name of this song is, One-two-three-four!" *song starts now*

"I'll sew your asshole up and keep feeding you and feeding you and feeding you and feeding you"-Method Man

When playing string quartets, I used to have to start us of sometimes, when I had the lead in movement - I would make eye contact with everyone and then slightly give the downbeat with my body followed by a quick breath and motion upward that was the upbeat. That should be enough to give the tempo. Very similar to a conductor.

1 2 3 4 5 6....... roasd runner road runner....
the cool groans at the begginning of cannonball by the breeders...

feel the rath, of my bombast (the fall)

12XU

i like how poly styrene starts each song on x ray spex's germ free adolecence by houting thename of the song (ie, "some people say little girls should be seen but not heard, oh bondage up yours!," or "my mind is a plastic bag....")

Any song intro by Warren Ellis of the Dirty Three. Just listen to a live recording of them and you'll understand.