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Greatest Intros in Rock

JON BRUCE said:
"How The Time Flies"-Jerry Wallace, "Wild One" and "Kissin' Time"-Bobby Rydell, "Kiss On My List"-Hall and Oates
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The Jerry Wallace recording, “How the Time Flies”, is a classic 50s ballad which combines “spoken word” with a choral arrangement. It ranks high on my list of top 100 R&R-R&B ballads.
 
JON BRUCE said:
"How The Time Flies"-Jerry Wallace, "Wild One" and "Kissin' Time"-Bobby Rydell, "Kiss On My List"-Hall and Oates
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If you want some great Bobby Rydell intros try these on:

"Forget Him" (that haunting angelic choir with that rolling intro)
"Volare"
"Swingin' School"
"Wildwood Days"

radioman148 said:
FRR said:
Silkie said:
Ask The Lonely - The Four Tops
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Absolutely one of the best of all time.
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It's my favorite Four Tops song. It should have charted higher than it did.
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Indeed one of the best AND it should have charted way up there.
 
"Baby Come Back"-Equals
"Lonely Blue Boy-Conway Twitty
"Cloud Nine"-Tempts
"Because They're Young"-Duane Eddy
"Sit Down I Think I Love You"-Mojo Men
"Such a Night"-Drifters (& Elvis)
"Heat Wave"-Martha and the Vandellas
"Skinny Minnie" -Bill Haley (& Gerry/Pacemakers)
"Its Gonna Work out Fine-" Ike and Tina Turner (actually Mickey Baker on guitar)
"Love Is Strange"-Mickey & Sylvia (yes, Mickey Baker again)
"Black & White"-3 Dog Night
"Lets Work Together"-Wilbert Harrison
"Misty Mountain Hop"-Zepplin
"Rock Around With Ollie Vee"-Buddy Holly
"Mr Lee"-Bobettes
"Grizzly Bear"-Youngbloods
"Little Queenie"-Chuck Berry
"Rock & Roll Woman"-Buffalo Springfield
"Spider and the Fly"-Rolling Stones
"Keep on Smilin'"-Wet Willie
"Walk On By" Le Roy Van Dyke
 
Forgot a couple.....

"Walk Don't Run"-Ventures
"Pretty Woman"-Roy Orbison
"How High The Moon"-Les Paul/Mary Ford
"La Bamba"-Richie Valens
"One Fine Day"-Chiffons (Carole King Piano)
"What is Life"-George Harrison
 
We seem to have an oldies thing going on pretty much, but have you ever blended oldies with newer material? It can sound kind of cool. I'll keep it thematic:

Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.
Two Lovers - Mary Wells
Kind of a Drag - The Buckinghams
 
Blaring horn intro on "Two Lovers" definitely floats my boat (as does the "Canadian Sunset" intro on "My Guy"). Buckinghams....impressive enough intro on "Drag", but my vote for their stuff would be a tossup between the intro "I've Been Wrong Before" or their cover of James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy".

And if we're talking about Chicago/Midwest regional stuff, how about the Five Emprees' "Little Miss Sad" or the Mauds "Soul Drippin'"....or up to Minneapolis for Crow's "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me").

Or perhaps the most unique intro for a group from the Midwest (or anywhere else, for that matter), would from The Novas of Madison, WI on "Do The Crusher" from 1960....a spoof of TV wrestling.
 
cyberdad said:
Blaring horn intro on "Two Lovers" definitely floats my boat (as does the "Canadian Sunset" intro on "My Guy"). Buckinghams....impressive enough intro on "Drag", but my vote for their stuff would be a tossup between the intro "I've Been Wrong Before" or their cover of James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy".

And if we're talking about Chicago/Midwest regional stuff, how about the Five Emprees' "Little Miss Sad" or the Mauds "Soul Drippin'"....or up to Minneapolis for Crow's "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me").

Or perhaps the most unique intro for a group from the Midwest (or anywhere else, for that matter), would from The Novas of Madison, WI on "Do The Crusher" from 1960....a spoof of TV wrestling.
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Speaking of the Mauds their cool guitar intro to "Hold On" is very good.
 
Cherry Hill Park 1969
Spooky 1968
Beginnings 1971 (long version)
Tell Him 1963

too many to list.. I could name 100!!
 
Barry Gordy knew the power of the first 10 seconds of a record. Just about every Motown song from "back in the day" had great intros.
Spector had some great intros. Someone mentioned Baby I Love You...WOW! Then He Kissed Me. I Love How You Love Me. Pitney's Every Breath I Take.
 
Ferreri said:
Barry Gordy knew the power of the first 10 seconds of a record. Just about every Motown song from "back in the day" had great intros.
Spector had some great intros. Someone mentioned Baby I Love You...WOW! Then He Kissed Me. I Love How You Love Me. Pitney's Every Breath I Take.
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"Best of My Love"--Emotions great trumpet intro--attention getter.
 
Silkie said:
radioman148 said:
Silkie said:
radioman148 said:
"Drive My Car" -- Beatles
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The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxIuIxqo2So
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"Anyway You Want It" --Dave Clark Five (very hot opening)
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Couldn't resist the horse theme..."I've got no car, and it's breakin' my heart, but I found a driver and that's a start".

Birthday - The Beatles
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Try Too Hard--Dave Clark Five (good piano & lead guitar)
 
"One More Last Chance" Delbert McClinton (if you love tenor sax, you'll love this intro)
 
How about this handful:

Rainy Day Bells - The Globetrotters
Why Do Lovers Break Each Others' Hearts - Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
Broken-Hearted Melody, by Sarah Vaughn
Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
He's Sure The Boy I Love - The Crystals
 
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