Off Topic The Greatest Intro of All Time

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It would be remiss of me not to include the intro to Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield even though the intro lasts the whole album, side 1 and 2.......

Also another is Barcelona by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe, starts with Freddie simply belting out the one word "Barcelona" a couple of times then being joined by a choir and finally a full orchestra before launching into verse 1 with Montserrat, wonderful stuff.......
 
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Steelmonkey said:
In my opinion, there's no greater band than Pink Floyd. Their music is like listening to something from another dimension, so far ahead of their time. Each track is so expertly performed, the way they rise and fall, perfect transitions between different sections of the song. My only regret is never seeing them live when I had the chance, although I have seen Aussie Floyd a couple of times, and a few other smaller tribute bands.

Nice thread pal :emoticon-0148-yes:
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I was so lucky to wander in to Eel Pie Island music hall in 66 or early 67 and find some blokes hanging a white sheet up at the back of the stage, and setting up a projector at the back of the hall. It was the first of many, great times I saw the Floyd play, and the first I knew of light shows with live music. A first for quite that sort of music too! It was great to see Roger Walters play a few years back too, if you get the chance.
 
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QPR999 said:
For obvious reasons, the guitar part gets overlooked on that song.

When I played the drums, I was self taught but when in my twenties I thought I'd learn properly so that I could read drum notation. The bloke I went to ( Lloyd Ryan ) also taught Phil Collins and In the air tonight was the first song I learnt with him. It was really difficult to play correctly. The second was sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel which was surprisingly more difficult.
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Wow, that's so cool<ok>

I never knew about Lloyd Ryan until reading this and he gave you lessons, I had to go look him up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Ryan

Mr's 9's, if you could already hit the sticks well and have additional lessons from Lloyd then you must be a sh!t hot drummer dude<ok>

I can play drums myself so this is very impressive to me<applause>

Sorry about the blatant brown-nosing Rich...<whistle><cheers>
 
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UTR's said:
Wow, that's so cool<ok>

I never knew about Lloyd Ryan until reading this and he gave you lessons, I had to go look him up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Ryan

Mr's 9's, if you could already hit the sticks well and have additional lessons from Lloyd then you must be a sh!t hot drummer dude<ok>

I can play drums myself so this is very impressive to me<applause>

Sorry about the blatant brown-nosing Rich...<whistle><cheers>
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I haven't played them for about fifteen years mate. I had to pack them away in the loft when my daughters were born as we didn't have room for them. I took up guitar instead and a little bit of bass and keyboard along the way.
 
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I love the intro to this tune - my sons band play it quite often, he's turning into a really good drummer too Mr 999s, his tutor now plays with Altered Images, and had toured with both Rolling Stones and Sex Pistols in her previous band!

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I've finally landed on my ultimate intro, don't know why I haven't thought of it before. Maybe because I've never really considered it an intro, but that's what it really is imo. Funeral For a Friend, 5 minutes long, first half of Funeral For a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding. A modern classic, fantastic composition, absolute masterpiece.
When I want to treat myself I break out my first edition vinyl of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, sit back with a good drink and totally lose myself into what I regard as the finest album ever created. Elton Jogn and Bernie Taupin you two geniuses. Love.

My God you Brits can produce musicians!

Maybe the length disqualifies it, a instrumental rather than an intro?

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Always and forever, thank you to Great Britain and the British people whose creativity, since the 1960s, has given the rest of the World hundreds of unique bands and music of unparalleled beauty, quirkiness and atmosphere. What would our lives have been without British bands?
 
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Staines R's said:
When I saw them in Manchester a few years back they opened with that tune.....it was truly amazing.
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I saw them at Heaton Park when they reformed. Brilliant. Don't have a clue what they played where but after you mention it, I do half wonder if that was the opener. Were we at the same gig?
 
KooPeeArr said:
I saw them at Heaton Park when they reformed. Brilliant. Don't have a clue what they played where but after you mention it, I do half wonder if that was the opener. Were we at the same gig?
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The gig I went to was at the Etihad in 2016.......Public Enemy were the main support band.
 
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