Best song intro?

[Spinky]

Which is the best introduction to a song you've heard, ie. the 30 seconds - 1 minute instrumental part at the beginning of some songs. Something like say Smells like teen spirit, or come as you are, for the Nirvana-alikes


Personally I'm a little torn between Enter Sandman by Metallica, and Psycho by SoaD.

Psycho pretty much sets the tone for the sounds and sounds a little, nuts.

Enter Sandman just rocks

 

[Jonaldo]

Possibly..

Mansun - Take it easy chicken

but will report back with more for extra post farmage

 

[old.The McScrooges]

Money (Dark side of the moon) - Pink Floyd.

Or the one with ticking and alarms going off...

 

[Teh Krypt]

Rosy and Jim, allalalala lalalalalalla. Tbh that rocks.

 

[mirieth]

Indian Summer - aren't you angel? has easily the best intro. I've ever heard - a scratchy low-quality blues track from the 1930s with the singer softly building over the top and very quiet guitars, then the bass comes and the guitars and the song starts - beautiful .

 

[Munkey-]

I haaaaate to say this, as i think most of their music sucks.....but i think the intro to Linkin Park's 'Faint' is pretty good.

 

[mirieth]

It's called drum and bass... and them sampling a d&b beat really doesn't mean you like stinkin park

Thought that might cheer you up, anyway.

 

[Sharma]

Apollo 440 - Dude Descending a staircase

the intro is the smoothest ive ever heard

 

[Nonnier]

Low man's lyric by metallica, damn thats a good song

Phototropic by kyuss, best damn intro ever

 

[Trebz]

Soundgarden - Pretty Noose

 

[Brinx]

Hendrix - Voodoo Chile
Chuck Berry - Johnny Be Good

 

[Uncle Sick(tm)]

Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (hey!)

 

[Belsameth]

My Dying Bride - Your Shamefull Heaven.
each time I hear it a chill runs down my spine...

 

[gengi]

The Intro to Smoke on the Water. The Live version of Whole Lotta Rosie, 2112, the intro to Sheep the intros to all status quo songs.

Much later

Gengee

 

[Aoami]

Around The World - RHCP

 

[The Fonz]

Blur - that one where he gets thrown about a room.

 

[Jonaldo]

Originally posted by The Fonz
Blur - that one where he gets thrown about a room.

You would be talking about Song 2?

 

[Jonaldo]

A few other possibilities for me.

Mercury Rev - The dark is rising. Love the strings in this song.
Blind Melon - I Wonder. Great acoustic/vocal intro before the song kicks in. R.I.P Shannon Hoon
Goldfrapp - Lovely head. Spooky whistling
(edit here, just listened to the old Goldfrapp album 'Felt Mountain' after writing this and got one more great intro and awesome song to add)
Goldfrapp - Utopia. Great, odd, almost operatic intro, saw it done at some festival and it's actually the singer that does it. Superly duper song aswell.

 

[old.Tohtori]

US3- Cantaloop(flip fantasia)

If we're speaking of song intros that is. Excellent tune in any case.

 

[Sibanac]

fuck the world -- chaotic discord
no question about it

 

[greenfingers]

Uncle Fuckar .. gotta luuuuve that : "weeeeeell" that Cartman screems

 

[SilverHood]

pink floyd, shine on you crazy diamond

 

[Vell]

The album version of Who The Hell Are You? by Madison Avenue. Gets me all shivery inside, while at the same time building up nicely to the start of the 'real' song, pumping up the adrenaline etc.

 

[---djinn---]

Children by 4Clubbers (Summerbreeze remix or somthing)
the intro is like 4 minutes long... but damn its cool

 

[old.Halfpint]

The intro to "sweat loaf" by the Butthole Surfers is always good for a laugh, I think Orbital ripped it off for their song "satan" if my memory serves me correctly (ie, not very likely).

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Fun Lovin' Criminals, Scooby Snacks or The Fun Lovin' Criminal

Blancmange, Living On The Ceiling

Carter USM, Sheriff Fatman

Pink Floyd, Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Emmerson, Lake And Palmer, Fanfare For The Common Man

Peter Gabriel, Games Without Frontiers

Depeche Mode, Now This Is Fun (intro best bit of song actually)

KLF, What Time Is Love

Visage, Fade To Grey

Sid Vicious, My Way (always good for a laugh)

The Doors, Riders On The Storm

All got brilliant intros, but I know when I next browse my music collection I'll be kicking myself thinking of this post

 

[old.Alliandre]

Dream Theater - Glass Prison > intro than anything IMO

 

[Nonnier]

Originally posted by old.Alliandre
Dream Theater - Glass Prison > intro than anything IMO

aye that is a great intro.

Phototropic is still better

 

[Jexa]

Muse - plug in baby

 

[old.LandShark]

Taproot - Now
I'll also second Roo's suggestion of The Doors - Riders on the Storm.
If you treat Tool - Eon Blue Apocalypse as an intro to Tool - The Patient, then... well, that And thinking about it, the initial build-up of Tool - Lateralus.