Self explanatory, really. Which songs do you think have the best intros ever, especially the songs that introduce the entire album (ie: The first track on the disc)?


David Bowie - Station to Station
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
Prince - Sign 'o' the Times
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (on Stop Making Sense)
Peter Gabriel - Come Talk to Me
The Cure - The Kiss
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock

Little Wing

Fame - Bowie
Band On The Run - Sir Paul
Dr. Funkenstein- Parliament
Ziggy Stardust - Bowie
When Doves Cry
1999
If There's A Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield

Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Prelude - Parliament
More Bounce To The Ounce- Zapp
Flashlight - Parliament

Dewrede said:

Co-sign

Sara by Fleetwood Mac

I wouldn't say it's the greatest intro, but at the moment it's my favourite

I've listened to Tusk everyday for the last week and whenever Sara comes on I have to stop everything and just listen...

I've always thought Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones was a GREAT intro

A New Career In A New Town - David Bowie

kinaldo said:

I forgot about that one.

And also, especially because I keep seeing it in Anxiety's signature, the intro to Party Out of Bounds by the B-52's is great. "Surprise....Ahhh hey, yeah we just thought we'd drop in". As is the intro to Planet Claire.

You know, not many songs have bad intros to begin with.

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

Well, I kinda mistitled the thread. I meant favorite album openers; the way the intro to the first song sets the tone for the entire album. Think 'Where the Streets Have No Name' or 'Zoo Station' by U2. Think 'Station to Station by Bowie. Just by the first minute of those songs, you can already tell what kind of album you're in for.

"Papa Don't Preach".

1999
Let's Go Crazy
Around The World In A Day
Christopher Tracy's Parade
Sign "O" The Times
Le Grind
Eye No

Prince had an impressive string of 'em.

GangstaFam said:

So, U found me
Good, I'm glad
This is Prince - the cool of cools
Some of U may not know this, but some of U may know
Some of U may not want 2 know
We are here 2 give U service
Please don't try 2 stop us 4 we come regardless
4 we are as strong as we are intelligent
So come vibe with us
Funk Bible - the New Testament



I this.

Dewrede said:

You know I've always prefered The Corrs' version of this song.
Probably Andrea's best ever vocal performance, and Jim really nailed that guitar solo!

i love the bass intro on the single version of Fascination Street (the cure)

JonSnow said:

Songs:

Today - Graham Central Station - Release Yourself
Rumpofsteelskin - Parliament - Motor Booty Affair
Mary Jane - Rick James - Street Songs
Squibcakes - Tower of Power - Back to Oakland
Baby This Love I Have - Minnie Riperton - Adventures In Paradise
Superwoman - Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Fame - David Bowie - Young Americans
Superstar - Luther Vandross - Busy Body
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Coldplay - Trouble - Coldplay

Albums:

I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You
The Jam - Graham Central Station - Ain't No Doubt-A-Bout It
Adam - MeShell Ndegeocello - Bitter
Clouds - Chaka Khan - Naughty[i]
Lucky - Lewis Taylor - [i]Lewis Taylor
I Want You - Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Star - The Roots - The Tipping Point
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Roger - The Many Facets of Roger
Too High - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Around the World In A Day - Prince and the Revolution - Around the World In A Day
In France They Kiss On Main Street - Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
In Time - Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh
Luv N Haight - Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin On
Don't Worry (If There's Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go) - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis <- cosign blackguitaristz

Erykah Badu - Penetentiary Philosophy from Mama's Gun
Tina Turner - I Might Have Been Queen from Private Dancer
Fruits of the Night from Rough
Whatever You Want from Wildest Dreams
Everything But The Girl - Rollercoaster from Amplified Heart
Tricky - Overcome from Maxinquae
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes from Violator
Madonna - Survival from Bedtime Stories
Queen Latifah - Black Hand Side from Black Reign
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat from Synkronized
R.E.M. - Drive from Automatic For The People
Prince - My Name Is Prince from Watchumacallit?
The Future from the Batman Soundtrack
Thunder from Diamonds and Pearls
Sheryl Crow - Maybe Angels from Sheryl Crow
Paula Abdul - The Promise of a New Day from Spellbound

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

I love this song and album. I really wouldn't consider myself a Sheryl Crow fan, but I think that she made an amazing record with this one; it's such a quintessential fall disc. There's just this impending sense of darkness that creeps into almost all of the songs.

Axchi696 said:

Then you have GOT to get The Globe Sessions.

Shhhhh..... Prince. Every Meshell N'degeocello release starts off with a slammin intro.

PM Dawn- Jesus Wept


The intro to the album.. mysteriously brilliant...

When Doves Cry

kinaldo said:

What , blasphemy !
Well , actually i haven't heard their version
However , it sounds very unlikely that it's better
could be nice , tho'
Have you heard the live version on "Smash Hits" , that's
the version i meant really

Prince - When doves cry

Living colour- Cult of personality

Van Halen- And the cradle will rock

Van halen - Mean Streets

Parliment - Mothership Connection

Brothers Johnson - Get the funk out ma face

Steve Miller Band -Fly like a eagle

Rage againest the machine - Killing in the name of....

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean ( that bass kills me everytime)

Red hot chilli peppers - sucks my kiss (speaking of bass Flea, Damn!)