tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post6447001809954135165..comments2023-10-20T11:09:25.729-05:00Comments on Half a Pica of Uselessness: Best introsCullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-38258034126268771482010-02-22T06:51:16.759-06:002010-02-22T06:51:16.759-06:00Long-time blog friend, tescosuicide, sends this co...Long-time blog friend, tescosuicide, sends this comment:<br /><br />When you say intros, I assume you mean more than just a few good riffs that start off a tune like the pure example of how good a Les Paul can sound in the right hands when Page intros Whole Lotta Love or when one instrument gets you tapping your foot to one time signature then throws you a curve when the rest of the band joins in like the bass intro of Crush by Dave Matthews. If that's what your asking, I don't think I can efficiently answer that as too many bands fit that answer.<br />If you mean extended intros, then I can definitely give you a few that really stand out to me. My answer may be a bit eclectic but after all, I'm a music man, I'm all over the board.<br /><br />I'll start with Firth of Fifth off the Selling England By The Pound album by Genesis. (link-<br />https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Firth%20of%20Fifth.mp3)<br />This is still said to be one of the hardest piano scores in modern rock but aside from that, it's amazing to listen to. Although intense and overly involved scores were common of the era, Anthony Banks still stands above the rest. As much as my heart belongs to the Clash and Punk, if I had to choose a favorite intro, it would be Firth of Fifth.<br />But then again, the intro for Heart of the Sunrise by Yes, especially after the first 30 seconds (link- https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Heart%20of%20the%20Sunrise.mp3)<br />might have it over the aforementioned leader... maybe it's just a close second.<br />More modern, but definitely in the same genre as the two above, Vicarious by Tool (link-<br />https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Vicarious.mp3) has managed to capture me almost as hard as Bruford and Banks. How couldn't they though? I know it's a pretty bold statement, but if you're a musician and you can't find the superior, almost unmatched quality in Adam Jones' scores you need to pack it in.<br /><br />Easing up and going more into my scene, I still can't manage to listen to Gut Feeling by Devo (link-<br />https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Gut%20Feeling.mp3) without turning my stereo up as loud as it can go. No? Not Devo? How about the intensity of cEvin Key's programming and synth skills in Censor (link-<br />https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Censor.mp3) off the Skinny Puppy remix single of the same name? Industrial and Electronica typically have long intros I know. But something about this one has stood out to me for years. Maybe it just sparks good memories of the Industrial clubs in New Brunswick... I digress.<br /><br />Going back to Rock, one really unsuspecting band comes to mind and if I'm honest, it's first song that popped into my head when you sent me the email- Celluloid Heroes by the Kinks (link- https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Celluloid%20Heroes.mp3).<br />Definitely not one of their best tunes, I'm still a huge fan of their earliest work like Til The End of the Day but as far as an intro goes, Celluloid Heroes really stands out. I guess I end this out with another one of my favorites- not the greatest band in music history but surely an important one.. well, pre-eighties of course- How can you not love Nancy Wilson's pseudo-classical intro to Crazy On You?<br />(link- https://home.comcast.net/~tesco1969/cullen/Crazy%20On%20You.mp3)<br />(even better link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpNqB4dnT4) As much as I love Nancy's implants over a BC Rich not actually being used as one of the recorded instruments on the later Heart videos, seeing her jammin out on her Ovi is still such a huge turn on.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-49459276226784071272010-02-22T00:02:37.872-06:002010-02-22T00:02:37.872-06:00Cullen -- I know no songs. I am Amish, remember? ...Cullen -- I know no songs. I am Amish, remember? ;-)<br /><br />You don't want me giving you songs from Broadway musicals, do you?traceyhttp://palepage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-8972424014917559092010-02-20T14:20:41.360-06:002010-02-20T14:20:41.360-06:00Hard to limit myself. Here goes just some
Wishbo...Hard to limit myself. Here goes just some<br /><br />Wishbone Ash has about 8 of them but I’d choose The King Will Come if I had to choose just one.<br />UFO’s Rock Bottom among many others<br />Scorpions’ Rock You Like A Hurricane among many others<br />Ted Nugent’s Snakeskin Cowboys<br />Steppenwolf’s Born To Be Wild<br />Deep Purple also has a bunch but I love Made In Japan’s Highway Star to most<br />Rush’s Bastille Day among many others<br />The Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter<br />Robin Trower’s Bridge of Sighs<br />Queen’s Now I’m Here among many others<br />Pink Floyd’s Sorrow<br />Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train<br />Nazareth’s Beggar’s Day<br />Montrose’s Rock The Nation<br />Dire Straits Money For Nothing among many others<br />Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown among many others<br />Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath but also Snowblind and Paranoid<br />Humble Pie’s I Don’t Need No Doctor<br />Foghat’s Drivin’ Wheel<br />Focus Hocus Pocus<br />Ram Jam Black Betty<br />Bachman Turner Overdrive’s Don’t Get Yourself In Trouble<br />The Cars Just What I Needed<br />Cheap Trick’s Hello There<br />Crosby, Stills, and Nash’s Woodstock<br />David Bowie’s Diamond DogsRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671496488786956925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-1818188097704423612010-02-19T14:06:17.017-06:002010-02-19T14:06:17.017-06:00I knew what you meant, Steve :)I knew what you meant, Steve :)Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-12070160146557552632010-02-19T13:03:00.475-06:002010-02-19T13:03:00.475-06:00Yikes, correction: it's "Refuse/Resist&...Yikes, correction: it's "Refuse/Resist" by Sepultura, on the Chaos AD album.Steve G.http://www.stevegigl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-24670085320978325682010-02-19T11:30:28.887-06:002010-02-19T11:30:28.887-06:00Oh yeah, I don't want to limit to guitar intro...Oh yeah, I don't want to limit to guitar intros. Rock music, in general, but I don't care about the style of intro. Hell, Anthrax's "Be All/End All" has a cello intro that rocks.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-68788217122249344362010-02-19T11:22:59.767-06:002010-02-19T11:22:59.767-06:00Well, if we can expand it beyond guitar intros my ...Well, if we can expand it beyond guitar intros my vote for the all-time greatest intro is "Planet Claire" by the B-52sMr. Bingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350852621168031374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-29097004402657097622010-02-19T09:40:43.991-06:002010-02-19T09:40:43.991-06:00Some dark horse candidates:
-- "Chaos A.D.&...Some dark horse candidates: <br />-- "Chaos A.D." by Sepultura (I'm a sucker for percussion)<br />-- "The Mirror" by Dream Theater<br />-- Machine Head's "Imperium" (they have several good buildup-type intros)<br />-- "Do You Call My Name" by Ra (abrupt, but I like it)<br />-- "Dig" by Mudvayne <br />-- "Are You Dead Yet," Children of Bodom<br />-- "Down with the Sickness," Disturbed<br />-- "Cowboys from Hell," Pantera<br /><br />OK, I'd better stop.Steve G.http://www.stevegigl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-43780951116028427272010-02-19T08:54:21.680-06:002010-02-19T08:54:21.680-06:00"Gimme Three Steps" by Skynyrd, no doubt..."Gimme Three Steps" by Skynyrd, no doubt.Mr. Bingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350852621168031374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-52436976023468512252010-02-19T08:53:57.046-06:002010-02-19T08:53:57.046-06:00Michele from This is a Thing says Hot for Teacher....Michele from <a href="http://inthefade.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">This is a Thing</a> says <i>Hot for Teacher.</i><br /><br />So far so good folks. Let's keep 'em coming.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17662995.post-11480606776724152762010-02-19T08:39:57.656-06:002010-02-19T08:39:57.656-06:00"Eruption", by Van Halen, if used as an ..."Eruption", by Van Halen, if used as an intro to "You really got me"... which it should be. Always.Grandes Cigarrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146280827697505575noreply@blogger.com