Favourite Intros

Florya · 09.13.2007, 05:41 AM

I was watching this David Gilmour thing on the TV the other night and it reminded me of how much I like the intro to 'Wish You Were Here'. You know, the one where there's an acoustic guitar rhat sounds like it's being played on on old radio and then it suddenly becomes crystal clear.

Another favourite is the intro to 'Transmission' by Joy Division. I really like the way the drums kick in.

What are yours?

sonicl · 09.13.2007, 05:45 AM

Sisters of Mercy - Some Kind Of Stranger
I can't think how to explain why I like it so much, it's something to do with what it does to the hairs on the back of my neck. The guitars build up this atmosphere, this expectation. At first I want to hear what's going to come next, what could live up to this sense of majesty, and then the majesty seems so beautiful I never want it to stop.

09.13.2007, 05:46 AM

Metallica's intro for Damage Inc. is my favourite of them all.

ZEROpumpkins · 09.13.2007, 05:52 AM

There's only one Intro for me. Guess which one.

atsonicpark · 09.13.2007, 12:03 PM

I also thought of Damage Inc.

jon boy · 09.13.2007, 12:08 PM

bodies by the sex pistols is really good.

king_buzzo · 09.13.2007, 12:09 PM

shadowplay
only shallow
friction

damn this thread is not worthy enough to have me write all the things i want in it.

screamingskull · 09.13.2007, 12:10 PM

The Spinners - It's a Shame (the guitar at the start is fantastic)

LISTEN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKme0F0PYIg

Toxa · 09.13.2007, 01:38 PM

"Chant for the Road" by Nels Cline Trio is awesome... as well as "Anthony" intro piece.

Torn Curtain · 09.13.2007, 05:38 PM

My Brightest Diamond - Dragonfly
Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin, Grace, So real, Lover you should've come over, Dream Brother
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching the detectives
The Stooges - Dirt
Neil Young - Mellow my mind, Albuquerque, New mama
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise, For Martha
Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson, Valse de Melody
Television - Venus, Marquee moon, Elevation, Torn curtain
Tim Buckley - Dream letter, Blue melody, Phantasmagoria in two (Dream letter version), Hallucinations (Peel sessions version), Love from room 109 (Dream letter version), Wayfaring stranger (best acoustic twelve-string intro ever)
Laura Veirs - Parisian dream, Where gravity is dead, Lake swimming
Interpol - Stella was a diver and she was always down
Joy Division - Twenty-four hours, The eternal, Atmosphere, Novelty, New dawn fades, Shadowplay
U2 - Like a song, The unforgettable fire, Where the streets have no name, Running to stand still, Mothers of the disappeared, Who's gonna ride your wild horses, The fly, Ultraviolet (light my way), Acrobat, love is blindness
Björk - Isobel, Possibly maybe, Unravel, Bachelorette, Pagan poetry, Aurora
The Notwist - My faults, Day 7, Chemicals, N.L., Pick up the phone, This room, Off the rails, Consequence
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Switch, Into the light, Arabian knights, Cascade, Melt!

Savage Clone · 09.13.2007, 05:42 PM

Many Graveland intros are better than the actual songs.

"Honey" by Spacemen 3 has a pretty great intro.

afterthefact · 09.13.2007, 07:22 PM

--Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In (love the vocals only with the faded in music)
--Deerhoof - Cast Off Crown (gotta love the energy, followed by a nice break)
--Dynasty - Adventures In The Land Of Music (Don't know if it's cause of the Camp-lo sample, but I could just loop the intro and cruise to it all day)
--Melt Banana - Free The Bee (it's kinda creepy, riffled with anticipation)
--Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass (nothing liked some looped guitars)
--J Mascis - Take A Run At The Sun (it's Beach Boy-ishly fantastic)
--Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin' (do I even have to say why?)
--My Chemical Romance - Hang 'Em High (it's got that Ennio throwback)
--Television - Torn Curtain (just plain ol' good)

soapbars · 09.13.2007, 07:45 PM

the man whose head expanded by the fall

its the only song i even like,

afterthefact · 09.13.2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soapbars

the man whose head expanded by the fall

its the only song i even like,

It's the only song you like?

youthoftomorrow · 09.14.2007, 07:18 PM

Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast has a great intro.

but i bet it's not the kind of intro you're thinking of.

WHOREOHSCOPE · 09.14.2007, 07:23 PM

pbradley · 09.14.2007, 07:39 PM

the spaz'd out intro to Little Fury Things is a particular favorite of mine

hune.prut · 09.24.2007, 03:21 PM

The intro in "You Think I Aint Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionare" is pretty cool I think. (Queens Of The Stone Age)

MysticalChicken · 09.24.2007, 04:41 PM

PJ Harvey, "Long Snake Moan."

"Mm-hm" - and the guitars and drums immediately kick in with a BAM!

jon boy · 09.24.2007, 04:56 PM

ok i might get shit for this but whole lotta love is pretty good.

09.13.2007, 05:41 AM	#1
Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	I was watching this David Gilmour thing on the TV the other night and it reminded me of how much I like the intro to 'Wish You Were Here'. You know, the one where there's an acoustic guitar rhat sounds like it's being played on on old radio and then it suddenly becomes crystal clear. Another favourite is the intro to 'Transmission' by Joy Division. I really like the way the drums kick in. What are yours? __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Sisters of Mercy - Some Kind Of Stranger I can't think how to explain why I like it so much, it's something to do with what it does to the hairs on the back of my neck. The guitars build up this atmosphere, this expectation. At first I want to hear what's going to come next, what could live up to this sense of majesty, and then the majesty seems so beautiful I never want it to stop.
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09.13.2007, 05:46 AM	#3
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Metallica's intro for Damage Inc. is my favourite of them all.
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09.13.2007, 05:52 AM	#4
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	There's only one Intro for me. Guess which one. __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I also thought of Damage Inc. __________________
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	bodies by the sex pistols is really good. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	shadowplay only shallow friction damn this thread is not worthy enough to have me write all the things i want in it.
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09.13.2007, 12:10 PM	#8
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	The Spinners - It's a Shame (the guitar at the start is fantastic) LISTEN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKme0F0PYIg
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09.13.2007, 01:38 PM	#9
Toxa 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 847	"Chant for the Road" by Nels Cline Trio is awesome... as well as "Anthony" intro piece.
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	My Brightest Diamond - Dragonfly Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin, Grace, So real, Lover you should've come over, Dream Brother Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching the detectives The Stooges - Dirt Neil Young - Mellow my mind, Albuquerque, New mama Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise, For Martha Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson, Valse de Melody Television - Venus, Marquee moon, Elevation, Torn curtain Tim Buckley - Dream letter, Blue melody, Phantasmagoria in two (Dream letter version), Hallucinations (Peel sessions version), Love from room 109 (Dream letter version), Wayfaring stranger (best acoustic twelve-string intro ever) Laura Veirs - Parisian dream, Where gravity is dead, Lake swimming Interpol - Stella was a diver and she was always down Joy Division - Twenty-four hours, The eternal, Atmosphere, Novelty, New dawn fades, Shadowplay U2 - Like a song, The unforgettable fire, Where the streets have no name, Running to stand still, Mothers of the disappeared, Who's gonna ride your wild horses, The fly, Ultraviolet (light my way), Acrobat, love is blindness Björk - Isobel, Possibly maybe, Unravel, Bachelorette, Pagan poetry, Aurora The Notwist - My faults, Day 7, Chemicals, N.L., Pick up the phone, This room, Off the rails, Consequence Siouxsie & The Banshees - Switch, Into the light, Arabian knights, Cascade, Melt!
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09.13.2007, 05:42 PM	#11
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Many Graveland intros are better than the actual songs. "Honey" by Spacemen 3 has a pretty great intro.
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09.13.2007, 07:22 PM	#12
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	--Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In (love the vocals only with the faded in music) --Deerhoof - Cast Off Crown (gotta love the energy, followed by a nice break) --Dynasty - Adventures In The Land Of Music (Don't know if it's cause of the Camp-lo sample, but I could just loop the intro and cruise to it all day) --Melt Banana - Free The Bee (it's kinda creepy, riffled with anticipation) --Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass (nothing liked some looped guitars) --J Mascis - Take A Run At The Sun (it's Beach Boy-ishly fantastic) --Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin' (do I even have to say why?) --My Chemical Romance - Hang 'Em High (it's got that Ennio throwback) --Television - Torn Curtain (just plain ol' good) __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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09.13.2007, 07:45 PM	#13
soapbars the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Teesside, England Posts: 559	the man whose head expanded by the fall its the only song i even like,
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09.14.2007, 07:18 PM	#15
youthoftomorrow expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 1,418	Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast has a great intro. but i bet it's not the kind of intro you're thinking of. __________________ avalanche.
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	the spaz'd out intro to Little Fury Things is a particular favorite of mine
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09.24.2007, 03:21 PM	#18
hune.prut little trouble girl Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 54	The intro in "You Think I Aint Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionare" is pretty cool I think. (Queens Of The Stone Age) __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/huneprut/
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MysticalChicken empty page Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Clackamas, OR Posts: 28	PJ Harvey, "Long Snake Moan." "Mm-hm" - and the guitars and drums immediately kick in with a BAM! __________________
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	ok i might get shit for this but whole lotta love is pretty good. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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