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    The greatest intros in Rock !

    Just read an article that rates Jailhouse Rock has the greatest intro to a rock song !
    What songs get your immediate attention, blood pumping & feet stomping within seconds of listening to it ?
    Here's some of mine !
    Alright Now -Free
    Carry on my Wayward Son-Kansas
    Brown Sugar-The Stones
    Pretty Woman - The Big O
    Schools Out-The Coop
    Who Are You-The Who
    Hocus Pocus - Focus

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    Nothing clever about my list, it's like listening to Rock Radio!!

    Highway to Hell - AC/DC
    Baba O'Reilly - The Who
    Victim of Changes - Judas Priest
    Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Only You Can Rock Me - UFO
    Dirty Love - Thunder

    ...to name but a few

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    Black Dog - Zeppelin
    Smoke On The Water - Purple
    Sweet Leaf - Sabbath
    Runnin' With the Devil - Halen

    I could go on forever listing great guitar intros to great songs.

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    Chest Fever-The Band
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    Radar Love - Golden Earring
    Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
    Fashion - Bowie
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    Bridge Of Sighs-Robin Trower
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    The apocalyptic opening chord of A Hard Day's Night
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    What songs get your immediate attention, blood pumping & feet stomping within seconds of listening to it?
    Stones ~ "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
    Hendrix ~ "You Got Me Floating"
    Hendrix ~ "Spanish Castle Magic"
    Spirit ~ "I Got A Line On You"
    The Who ~ "I Can't Explain"
    Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes

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    Quote Originally Posted by mogrooves View Post
    The Who ~ "I Can't Explain"


    I'm ashamed.....
    "My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"

    President Harry S. Truman

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    But I'll try to bounce back with both:

    You Really Got Me - The Kinks
    All Day And All Of The Night - Ditto
    "My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"

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    "Mr Roboto" and "Adventures in Modern Recording"

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    The Seeker-The Who
    Rape Me-Nirvana
    This Charming Man-The Smiths
    Tomorrow's People-The Children Of Today-McDonald and Giles
    "please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide

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    "And the Gods Made Love" Hendrix, as an album intro

    Sgt. Pepper

    Another vote for "Sweet Leaf."

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    "The Future" - Spiraling
    "Country And Eastern Music" - Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman
    "Dancing Madly Backwards" - Captain Beyond
    "Fireball" - Deep Purple
    "Take It Off The Top" (1988 version) - Dixie Dregs
    "The Introduction" - Steve Morse Band
    "Honky Tonk Women" - the Rolling Stones
    "Paperback Writer" - the Beatles
    "Frame By Frame" - King Crimson
    "Close To The Edge" - Yes
    "The Good Don't Last" - Spock's Beard

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    Also, "My River Flows" - IZZ

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    Stooges ~ "1969"
    MC5 ~ "Kick Out The Jams"
    Humble Pie ~ "I Don't Need No Doctor"
    Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes

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    Wow, some really good ones listed already. I'm wracking the old noodle to come with some different ones

    The Move - Hello Susie
    The Move - Fields of People
    The Stones/Devo - Satisfaction (when I first heard the Devo version I had no idea the intro was leading to "Satisfaction")
    The Bruce - Rosalita
    ELP - Take a Pebble
    The First Edition - Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In
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    This is THE one, imo...


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    Revolution - Beatles
    Born to be Wild - Stepenwolf
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    Rock n' Roll - Led Zeppelin
    Tomorrow's Dream - Black Sabbath
    Born to Run - Bruce
    Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Van Halen
    Cum On Feel the Noize - Slade
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    I can't think of a better one than Close to the Edge. King Crimson had some great ones too, especially The Great Deceiver.

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    No Johnny B. Goode?

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    Doors-Touch Me
    Gentle Giant- In A Glass House
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    Shakin All Over-Guess Who version

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    Finchley Boys - Outcast


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