Off Topic The Greatest Intro of All Time

My favourite intro would be Bowie, Space oddity. It brings back memories of being a kid in the gaelteach in Co. Donegal in the Summer of 78 learning Irish.

 

rialú talún le mór-Tom

 

She sells sanctuary The Cult
Reward The Teardrop Explodes

 

I reckon even I could learn to play the first bit

 

I prefer the intro to thunderstruck

 

That would’ve been my second choice. Or ‘Hells Bells’.

 

I have not been following this thread until today not sure if The Sensational Alex Harvey band is on here but a few memories came flooding back and remembered they a couple of good intros The Faith Healer
Vambo
Sharks teeth
Swampsnake

 

My fave now over used but still good

 

Not sure which part is the intro, but this doesn’t outstay it’s welcome.

 

SAHB without Alex really not the real deal. Who is the singer?

 

I totally agree I was looking at a vid on YouTube with the AH and went back and uploaded the wrong one, my apologies.
To be honest I have heard never that version until now, I never followed the band after his death.

 

No need to apologise, I only commented because I love SAHB and was excited to click on the vid....

you must be significantly younger than me, I remember them from the early seventies. They were like a Weimar era Berlin cabaret disguised as a rock band. Alex inhabited a different character for every song.

 

Tracked this thread down as I’ve been listening to way too much Yellow Magic Orchestra over the last couple of weeks, and I’m addicted to this song, especially the intro. The opening drum sound is so good, even on YouTube, that I find it hard to believe that it was live and from a very long time ago.

Not sure how well known YMO are over here, but they are credited with a big influence on lots of different music genres. All were (only one of the three still alive) fantastic musicians who were playing around with technology.

 

The longest intro ever and fantastic. I hope it has not been posted , I am at work so only looked through about half the thread

 

.....also "The Passenger" which has a quite mezermerzing official video.