Best Intro Ever

[Hazelberry]

The intro - the entire song in fact - setting the scene for the rest of a fabulous album inhabited by largely genial demons.

 

[windhoek]

Is it a bird? is it a plane? No, it's...

 

[Seeker_UK]

Playing 'Abraxas' today and became reacquainted with the intro to this.

 

[Hazelberry]

One of my favourites ~Bryan Ferry's 'The In Crowd':

Right punky! One of my old bands used to do a stripped down version of it, loved playing it.

 

[radamel]

 

[windhoek]

I love this one:

 

[boneman]

Witch Hunt by Wayne Shorter:

EWF version of Got to Get You Into My Life:

 

[Space is the Place]

 

[gassor]

You want JJ Cale on valium, you do worse than this epic laidback intro.

 

[Euan]

More Townsend. "Grace." The intro into 1.10 is lovely.

This time "Higher." Stick with it to 1.12.

 

[Euan]

Oh heck. Lets include "Universal Flame" cause its so damn fun.

 

[gassor]

OK, which song musically influenced by Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane is commonly regarded as the first bona fide psychedelic rock song with a virtuoso guitar intro?

 

[Seeker_UK]

OK, which song musically influenced by Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane is commonly regarded as the first bona fide psychedelic rock song with a virtuoso guitar intro?

 

[Goldenmouse]

Has to be this:

 

[Hazelberry]

Has to be this:

The video, too:

 

[tiggers]

Furniture - Brilliant Mind - particularly the 12" version
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road - heard it too many time now, but always loved the intro.
OMD - Maid of Orleans - the first time anyone hears it they think WTF and then it dives into a waltz and they still think WTF? - much underrated band IMO.

 

[chartz]

OMD is not underrated in my circles!

 

[Bodkin]

Pink Fairies, ' i wish I was a girl'.

 

[Bodkin]

Iggy Pop - Dum Dum Boys.

 

[Bodkin]

Shack- Streets of Kenny