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ohhh, I love this topic! some really great ones listed.

right off the top of my head:

"Sunken Treasure" - love that guitar sound, it's so sad

Lyrically the best 1st line ever is on "Random Rules" - Silver Jews

and I'm going to say it - the whistling in "Patience" is awesome.

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> Zep's "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp," how it builds up til Robert starts singing.

 

> Sanford & Son Theme

 

 

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romeo & juliet - dire straits

 

black dog - led zep

 

new bully in town - ed kuepper

 

mannish boy - muddy waters

 

werewolves on london - warren zevon

 

ob la di ob la da - beatles

 

here comes the sun - beatles

 

angry young man - billy joel

 

honky tonk women - stones

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speaking of pink flod, what about Wish you were here?. the electric 12 string an Gilmour's fills

 

also with Floyd, there's Not now John - "Fuck all that we gotta gone with these!"

 

 

Floyd was/is the king of album openings and song openings in general. Speak to Me/Breathe, One of These Days, Shine On, WYWH, Atronomy Domine, Comfortably Numb, Pigs, Echoes, Run Like Hell, Another Brick, Weclome To the Machine, Have a Cigar, Time, Us and Them, Money etc the list goes on and on. And they did it beyond a bog standard guitar rock riff way. Very unique and cinematic.

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It's been done I think before but most recently I heard it on a beck song: "one two, you know what to do"

 

Mountain Bed, YEM is awesome.

On That note "Dived Sky" is a sick one two. Once I learned those sliding chords It was the first thing I would play when I picked up a guitar. Makes me smile every time.

On jam bands, how about "Spine of a Dog"- Moe. ?

 

Back to wilco, that drumroll into "Side With the Seeds" just sucks me into the song. The silence is perfect, everybody starting at the same time. Cool Beans

 

Lammycat I didn't think of "Once in a lifetime" Love that little bass slide.

 

Dondoboy I am trying to break your heart is sick. Once I heard that opening I knew who I was. Well I like to think I did. But still Good stuff. It always reminded me of "Time"- Pink Floyd. I just got that in surround sound disk. It is crazy. to quote homer simpson: "It's like i'm livin' inside a cuckoo clock!"

 

Piano intros: "Firth of Fifth" Is...gahh I can't even say. Genesis was freaking sick.

Actually I put this in for one of the greatest intros ever. after the orgasmic piano, just that driving BUUUUUUMMMMM "THE PATH IS NEAR"

 

also on genesis I love the opening lyric to "In the Cage":

"I got sunshiiiiiiiiiiiine, In my stommmmmmmach"

also "It" just because it would fit so well in a 70's cop show

 

MMJ- "One Big Holiday" that riff is killer. Then it changes. Always catches me off guard.

MMJ- "Run Thru" That bend has so much power over me. It is sick on Okonokos.

 

John Smith: I tip my hat to you for saying "Whipping Post"

 

mjpuczko- Machine gun is amazing. I was Five when I first heard that. I was like "You can do that?" so cool.

 

How could I forget! One of my fav drum intros: "(I don't want to go to) Chelsea" -Elvis Costello (Lipstick Vogue is a close second and such awesome bass on that track)

 

Great Thread. What is it with me and long posts today?

Keep 'em coming!

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How could I forget!

Rhinoceros- Smashing Pumpkins

okay It's a longer one, but

For Martha- Smashing Pumpkins

That whole song just builds until the Sick fuzz solo at 4:29

 

People hate on me for liking Barenaked Ladies but try out pre "one week" BNL: Gordon. Love that album, after that their stuff was either or.

So I say the slow trumpet on "Hello City" is kinda fun

or maybe the depeche mode sounding intro to "Enid"

 

 

For Beatles aside from the obvious hard Day's night I love "Misterrrrrrrrrrr Moonliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!"

 

Offstroke chords on "She caught the Katy"

 

Harmonica intro on "Fallibile"- Blues Traveler

 

"Be gentle with me"- The Boy Least Likely To gets my vote for cutest intro

 

Okay last one I swear.

"Spider Fingers"- Bruce Hornsby

I've seen it live with the noisemakers, and solo. Both times rocked.

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