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Off Topic The Greatest Intro of All Time

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by QPR999, Sep 30, 2018.

  1. Kilburn

    Kilburn Well-Known Member

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    Under Pressure, David Bowie with Gail Ann Dorsey in Dublin 2001 (she still tours).

     
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    Joy Division (Ian Curtis) - Disorder (the story of his short life), similar video theme as The Passenger

     
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    More on the YMO theme Ninesy. This song is about 30% intro. The drumming by Steve Jansen is incredible.
     
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    Love it! Steve Jansen is a great drummer. When I was sixteen I played the album Tin Drum by Japan endlessly. When Japan separated Jansen became a session musician and worked with the late great Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO fame. Wasn't Jansen David Sylvian's brother?
     
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    Yeah, he’s Sylvian’s brother. I can’t figure out how he and Takahashi, who I think is another brilliant drummer, very crisp and economical, would work together. Got any links?
     
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    Not so good, very 80's ...



    Jansen & Takahashi | Steve Jansen
     
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    Radiohead like a long intro
    Best thing about that is it leaves less time for the noise
     
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    Surprised no one has included Beethoven's fifth, this must be the most universally instantly recognised intro of the past 200 odd years and ELO were perfectly set up to take advantage here...

     
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