Your favourite song intro? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

China Cat/Sunflower - Grateful Dead. Remarkably groovy opening.

Last Voyage - Gentle Giant.

Not prog, but 'Gimme Shelter' by the Stones for sure.

I know a hundred people have said it already, but it was the first one that came to my mind so I have to also say, 'Firth of Fifth'.

Levitating downwards,
atomic feedback scream.

Anekdoten - Wheel

Änglagård - Jordrök

Mainhorse - Introduction

Raw Material - Ice Queen

Uriah Heep - Salisbury

All recommended!

Not from prog:

Edited by thief - July 02 2020 at 05:45

cstack3 wrote:

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

cstack3 wrote:

The screaming violins that segue "The Talking Drum" into "Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Part 2". That was always fun to play at a party at college at full volume!

I never got the impression those were violins. I could be wrong but it doesn't sound like a violin(or violins)to me. I don't really know what that sound is but I guess I always just thought it was some kind of weird sound effect.

I'm certain it is David Cross on violin.

I'm not so let's just agree to disagree. Wink

Prog: Watcher of the Skies
Other: Highway Star (from Made in Japan)

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Foxprog wrote:

That was a good one, never heard of it before

Yep....even with that "Ovation sound" LOL

Yours is no stranger to me. The Italians are the masters of atmosphere in my opinion.

Nothing wrong with the "Ovation" sound! Ask Bob Fripp.....from Wikipedia's article for Guitar Craft:

Fripp recommended that students adopt the Ovation 1867 Legend steel-string guitar, which had a shallow body.^[5]^[21]^[22] "Fripp liked the way the Ovation 1867 fitted against his body, which made it possible for him to assume the right-arm picking position he had developed using electric guitars over the years; on deeper-bodied guitars, the Frippian arm position is impossible without uncomfortable contortions", according to Tamm.^[21] While the 1867 Legend is no longer manufactured, it influenced the design of the Guitar Craft Pro Model of Guitar Craft Guitars, which has been endorsed by Fripp.^[22] Besides the Ovation 1867 Legend, other Ovation shallow-body guitars are widely used in Guitar Craft and recommended for use in related performing groups, such as the Guitar Circle of Europe. The Ovation's truss rod can offset the increased tension of the NST strings, protecting the neck from bending.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Craft

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cstack3 wrote:

The screaming violins that segue "The Talking Drum" into "Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Part 2". That was always fun to play at a party at college at full volume!

I never got the impression those were violins. I could be wrong but it doesn't sound like a violin(or violins)to me. I don't really know what that sound is but I guess I always just thought it was some kind of weird sound effect.

Good question. At the moment I think I will go with the acoustic guitar chords at the beginning of "Pinball Wizard" from The Who's Tommy. It was a perfect way to start the song.

Excuse me will now be in my head all day. It is there now. Oh damn.

The greatest chord to start a song:

The greatest barbershop quartet intro:

The greatest intro with a guy wearing a burning fire pit on top of his head:

Edited by The Dark Elf - May 17 2020 at 12:17

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