Favourite Prog Song Intro
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Topic: Favourite Prog Song Intro
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Subject: Favourite Prog Song Intro
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 16:42
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My Favourite Prog Intro is the beginning of Watcher of the Skies by Genesis. Just the atmoshpere Tony Banks creates with his Mark II Mellotron......Words cannot Describe. ------------- 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 16:46
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No poll? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 16:56
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We want poll!We want poll!
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 16:56
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Sorry i didn't know how to make one, I should probably delete this then,is that possible? sorry I new to forums. -------------
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Posted By: fernandoalgarra
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 16:57
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Behind the Lines - Genesis ------------- Prog rules |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:01
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Firth of Fifth - Genesis ------------- Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love (Introitus - The hand that feeds you) |
Posted By: geoff banks
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:01
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Falling Down - Pallas - XXV or The Outer Limits - IQ - The Wake |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:06
Anyways, I'm going with Home by Dream Theater. |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Misomex777
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:07
| Eruption (Tarkus) ELP |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:18
I had completely forgotten about that.  This should be moved to the lists section I suppose. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Mastosis
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 17:22
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There's so many : Firth of Fifth by Genesis, Time by Pink Floyd, Xanadu by Rush, and Oblivion by Mastodon are a few that come to mind.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 18:06
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Riverside - Hyperactive
Jacob's Ladder or Xanadu - Rush
Firth of Fifth - Genesis
Roundabout - Yes
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 18:26
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Stravinsky's Fire Bird suite before Yes's Siberian Khatru .
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 18:34
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this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HyOz-y8UI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HyOz-y8UI -------------  
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 20:50
| A Passion Play, Shine on You Crazy diamond, Heart of the Sunrise, among others. |
Posted By: grimpiter
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 20:53
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 21:36
| Watcher of the Skies, Close to the Edge, A Passion Play to name a few. |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 23:28
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Porroh Man by Big Country. This is simply magnificent and the track meets all the criteria for prog rock. However Big country are not generally a prog band so I wouldn't argue for them to be included on PA. From bands who are included in Prog Archives I would nominate Let There Be More Light which opens A Saucerful of Secrets.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 10 2011 at 23:35
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21st Century Schizoid Man, Close To The Edge and Atom Heart Mother, the first that I have in mind. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 05:21
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Well. No Poll. Guess we get to fill in the blanks
Los Endos entrance is actually a song called "It's Yourself". Wonderful.
I thought it was an actual song, I'd go with
Eldorado
Sirius into Eye in the Sky
A Dream With A Dream into The Raven
Prelude 12 into suite Madam Blue
I could ramble on but.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 06:12
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Tubular Bells ------------- |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 09:40
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Ace Of Wand - Steve Hackett Apena un Po' - PFM Three Wishes - Camel Sound Chaser - Yes Sweet Dream - Jethro Tull
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 09:50
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Triumvirat- the intros to the two suites of music "Illusions On A Double Dimple" and "Mister Ten Percent" from the album "Illusions On A Double Dimple" They never cease to move me! |
Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 09:52
Its actually a finale... but it does work well introducing Yes! ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 09:54
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Larks' Tongues springs to mind as a fantastically cool intro. It is quiet and playful but there's something dark about it, then it just launches into the main theme like some explosion! Also, the chanting from RSoG. No other intro would be sufficient for such an album as Tales from Topographic Oceans. ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: XTChuck
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 13:36
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A lot of good responses here, A Passion Play, Heart of the Sunrise, etc. Here's a few that haven't been mentioned.
UK - In the Dead of Night
GENESIS - Duke's Travels
KING CRIMSON - Frame by Frame
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Posted By: HarbouringTheSoul
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 14:24
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Frank Zappa - Bogus Pomp (only in the Orchestral Favorites version). Also, the beginning of the Ahead of their Time album, because that's the same thing. ...Okay, I suppose both aren't quite "prog songs". Genesis probably make my favorite intros. "Watcher of the Skies" was already mentioned, but I think "Dance on a Volcano" is even stronger. Also "Musical Box", "Fountain of Salmacis" and "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight". Soft Machine's Third has an excellent opening on all three instrumental tracks, but "Out-Bloody-Rageous" has the best one. "Meeting of the Spirits" by Mahavishnu Orchestra is pretty intense. I originally didn't want to mention "A Passion Play", but when I listened to the beginning again, I immediately wanted to listen to the whole thing again. And pretty much every Yes song ever, but especially "The Gates of Delirium". Or maybe I'm all wrong and it's "Bike". |
Posted By: 33rpm
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 15:42
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Not all prog but...
"The Runaway" - Gentle Giant
"Tubular Bells" - Mike Oldfield
"Rudy" - Supertramp
"Frame by Frame" - King Crimson "Brothers in Arms" - Dire Straits
"With a Little Help from My Friends" - Joe Cocker
"Seasons of Wither - Aerosmith ------------- Vinyl just sounds better!! |
Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 16:31
| Prelude - A Passion Play |
Posted By: Mr.Singularitarian
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 16:42
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The Glass Prison! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 16:49
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My favourite intro of all times is from God's Children, a song by a Dutch band that can noy be found in PA. Not yet anyway; I am about to suggest them for Eclectic or Crossover one of these days. ------------- 
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 16:57
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The Revealing Science Of God, i just love how that intro builds into one of my favourite Yes passages. PFM's Rain Birth/River Of Life is also pure bliss especially the original Per Un Amico version -------------  
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:01
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Pink Floyd - Sheep
ELP - Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part2 (cheating a bit admittedly!)
Yes - Roundabout
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn Pt2
Kayak - Merlin
Rush - Xanadu
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet Pt2
Vangelis - Chung Kuo
Eloy - Horizons
non prog intro
The Sweet - Action
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:04
Same + A Passion Play. |
Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:09
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Hmm... YYZ? And You and I? Shine On? Echoes? Cygnus? 2112? The above probab- NO! Wait, In The Presence of Enemies Pt 2. By DT. |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:23
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Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight - Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers - Duke's Travels Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear - Assassing - Emerald Lies Supertramp - Rudy Roger Hodgson - Had a Dream Alan Parsons Project - The Raven King Crimson - Cirkus - Starless Renaissance - Running Hard Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1) |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:25
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^Echoes is a great choice and one I wouldn't have thought of. I also like 2112 and Cirkus.
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Posted By: wandererfromtx
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:26
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Yes - Close to Edge Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlight Knight Pink Floyd - Shine on you Crazy Diamond ------------- Cloud Hidden Whereabouts Unknown |
Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:32
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 11 2011 at 17:37
| This intro: |
Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: February 12 2011 at 02:55
------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: February 12 2011 at 06:43
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The opening to "Home of Fadeless Splendour", by the Cardiacs, when I'm wearing headphones. I swear, it makes me jump and look around every single time. ------------- We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. Captain Malcolm Reynolds Reality rules, Honor the truth Chemist99a R.I.P. |
Posted By: livinginthepast
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 20:18
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Trilogy - ELP Breathe (the yelling just before thoses awesome univibe chords give me chills) - Pink Floyd The Return of the Giant Hogweed - Genesis And there must be alot more, but these are the ones I have in my mind right now :) |
Posted By: jaybird77
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 21:03
| Cygnus X-1-Rush |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 21:17
| Uncle Remus has a great piano intro... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 01:37
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Posted By: livinginthepast
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 06:18
This too, but I was refering to the song not the album. But both are very cool :)
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 15:04
In fact all the songs have really good intros on this album
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 15:47
What about From The Beginning?  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 21:19
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Pirates Endless Enigma, all the way up to the first verse And You and I Watcher of the Skies Time Table (Genesis) Prog has great intros! ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 01:46
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Posted By: livinginthepast
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 07:05
Right. They are all awesome, and From The Beginning is one of the best ;-)
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 16:47
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So many intros, so little time. Here's ten:
The bass line at the start of "One of These Days"
The acoustic intro to "Crazy On You" (not prog, I know, but still exquisite) The acoustic intro to "Baker St. Muse" (complete with Ian Anderson swearing after take #1)
The acoustic intro to "My God" as well
What the heck, the piano intro to "Locomotive Breath" also
The acoustic intro to "Blood on the Rooftops"
The synth intro to "In the Light" (again, not prog, but oh well)
The Pipe organ blast at the beginning of "The Three Fates"
The phased bells at the start of "Bridge of Sighs"
The phased gong turned insane choir at the beginning of "Ogre Battle"
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Posted By: Jarvig
Date Posted: February 25 2011 at 03:20
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Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamonds Dream Theater - Pull Me Under Pink Floyd - Time Rush - 2112
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Posted By: resurrection
Date Posted: February 27 2011 at 02:14
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It's got to be the intro to Watercolour Days by Clouds, as the forum review says, turn the volume right up before the piece starts to get the full effect of dazzling cacophony. A slice of the best Prog from an essentially proto-prog band. If you're a prog purist, turn it off after the intro, or you'll find a song of Beatleish quality and that wouldn't do, would it? |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: February 27 2011 at 03:32
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I have 2. 1. Live album song: The intro to "No Lullaby" from Jethro Tull's Bursting Out...get a load of teh first 40 sec of this............... It has always blown we away. |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: February 27 2011 at 03:36
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The 2nd.....and I still get goosebumps. The intro to Carmen's "Viva Mi Sevilla" from "Dancing on a Cold Wind. The amazing thing is this and theabove both feature the incredible bass of the late John Glascock. Please listen to this................... |
Posted By: sandblaster 91
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 14:18
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My favourite debut is:
Lunar Sea by Camel
The Colony of Slippermen by Genesis
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Posted By: progremist
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 15:32
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Renaissance - Trip To The Fair Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Ozric Tentacles - The Hidden Step Those comes to mind in 5 seconds  ------------- ..:: http://www.youtube.com/user/progremist" rel="nofollow - progremist's channel ::.. |
Posted By: VelBG
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 16:06
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The fountain of Salmacis, no competition. It's the biggest mellotron orgy the world of prog has seen.
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Posted By: Porcupinetheater
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 19:32
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Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape Dream Theater - The Glass Prison Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Pain of Salvation - Ending Theme Opeth - Bleak James LaBrie - Undecided Haken - Streams Haken - Celestial Elixir Gojira - The Art of Dying ------------- Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch it to be sure. |
Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 08:57
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A Passion Play and maybe Birthright on ABWH album. ------------- La victoire est éphémère mais la gloire est éternelle! - Napoléon Bonaparte |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 09:00
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I don't know why, but I love the monologue at the beginning of sleep by Godspeed. Also Tools Third Eye has a great intro. |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 19:23
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The intro to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts I-V", followed closely by "Firth of Fifth" for me. ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 19:37
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Firth of Fifth (Genesis), The Odyssey (Symphony X), A Change of Seasons (DT), The Revealing Science of God (Yes), Evolutionary Sleeper (Cynic), and a bunch more ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 09 2011 at 23:24
I like the way you think!!  Speaking of mellotrons, I'd nominate "Epitaph" from ITCOTCK. The build-up of mellotrons & percussion is drop-dead amazing, and this was one of the very first prog compositions! No wonder all of KC's competition were terrified to appear on the bill with them!! The mellotron intro to Strawb's "Hero & Heroinne" is very energetic! Also, the Strawb's much-under-appreciated John Hawken blows my mind with harpsichord in the title song of "Ghosts"
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: March 09 2011 at 23:57
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Soundchaser - Yes
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Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: March 10 2011 at 09:59
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Close To The Edge and Soundchaser-Yes Magnum Opus-KansasTom Sawyer-Rush
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Posted By: ThinLizzy
Date Posted: March 10 2011 at 11:29
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Xanadu by Rush was the first thing that came to my mind. ------------- And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun |
Posted By: Pr0ggy
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 20:32
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Dream Theater - In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 Or perhaps Xanadu by Rush. Nothing can beat that epic melody at the beginning. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 20:44
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"Song for America" or "The Pinnacle" by Kansas. Three minutes of bliss either way. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: resurrection
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 03:28
| Yep, Watercolour days. |
Posted By: rikkinadir
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 11:22
| Firth of Fifth - Genesis |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 00:14
| I'd have to give it to a fairly unknown band metal-o-phone. It sounds like a metal mountain about to throw up (btw they're not a metal band more in the avant-jazz thing). Lark's tongue part I is probably just as good. The percussion in it? That whole piece or song or carrot is more or less perfect. Also Zappa's Big Swifty opener is really epic. And Cardiacs' Big Ship and Interlude, which leads up to dive, that's just beyond masterful. |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 21:32
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Many of Graeme Edge's openers to the classic '70's Moody Blues albums are great beginnings. Also:
Exiles by King Crimson
I Robot by Alan Parsons Project
Non-prog:
It's A Long Way There by Little River Band
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Posted By: paroxix
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 11:42
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xanadu-rush
la villa strangiato-rush
firth of fifth-genesis
just great songs :) ------------- Music is the only safe kind of high-Jimi Hendrix |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: March 22 2011 at 21:46
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Time, by faaaaaaaaaaar. But also worth mentioning: Hallowed Be Thy Name-Iron Maiden (AWESOME) Firth Of Fifth-Genesis Close To The Edge-Yes Endless Enigma-ELP El Dorado-ELO Millonaire Waltz and Death On Two Legs-Queen ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 02:44
De de de de de de .... DUMMM!! love it.
 Would also add The Spider (listed as a seperate peice but it in reality is the intro for Portrait(he knew)
I also adore this one, perhaps influenced by Kansas?!
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 10:24
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Genesis - Hogweed, The Lamb lies down, Fountain of Salmacis, Between the lines
Yes - Close to the edge, Perpetual Change,
King Crimson - Starless, Epitath
Pink Floyd - Money, Time, Us and them, Breath, Shine on part 1, Echoes, One slip, Wish you were here
Focus - Hocus Pocus
Curved Air - Young mother
There are more.....
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 16:04
Ange's very different song that could be said to copy Genesis but I think they were done at almost the same time on the album "Le Cemetiere des Harlequins" ... would be just as good, and I think better than Genesis'.
On Strawbs' album "Deadlines" the last song is about Castaneda and it is a massive keyboard thing ... absolutely massive and very pretty!
Intros I like:
Golden Earring - The opening of the album "Switch" is excellent, and leads into the first song really well.
Nektar - Recycled - Awesome opening and the album never gives up ... at least through half the side 2. Courtesy of Larry Fast, I'm sure!
Tangerine Dream - Turn of the Tides -- Awesome opening with Mussorgsky and sound effects that go really nice into the next piece. We need more "movies" like that instead of lyrics and singers!
And the best of them all? ... in a bootleg by Led Zeppelin ... when Robert says ... "Nice to be back" and the bass thunders and the band doesn't let up for 2 hours ... this is on the series of 3 boots around Bonzo's Birthday Party in Los Angeles. Probably one of the finest series of boots ever by any band, that most of us will never hear or have a chance to appreciate .... got that Jimi? The energy was amazing and insane! And there is almost no one in this world that could not appreciate that kind of energy and quality in concert, no matter what kind of music it is! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 16:07
Now you gonna make me mp3 both those albums ... I can't find Deadlines on CD, though ... and it is a very nice album. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Mr.GizaRainbow
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 09:07
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Fav intro is from: Time by Pink Floyd ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place" |
Posted By: Asimov
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 20:52
| Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Part I does a great job at putting you in the mood to listen to the rest of the album, and for that reason, it's my favourite intro. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 21:16
| Hessian Peel by Opeth. That riff in the beginning is great. |
Posted By: silcir
Date Posted: March 30 2011 at 14:14
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The Doors - Riders on the storm Balleto Bi Bronzo - Introduzione or Epilogo Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault but mine Opeth - The Moor Premiata forneria marconi - L'isola di niente Renaissance - Mother Russia Yes - Close to the Edge Quella Vecchia locanda - Prologo Genesis - Dancing with the moonlit knight Area - L'elefante bianco But the top spot is probably Gentle Giant - The Runaway or The Boys in the band |
Posted By: Mista-Gordie
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 11:44
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Mike Oldfield-Incantations part 3 |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 11:47
Yes. That is an excellent intro. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: L-D Lac
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 17:05
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Always EARGASM ^^ The album "Wish You Were Here" is also an amazing prog album. Since We've been wrong - The Mars Volta Also pretty good. Les Premières Lumières/Lumières de vie : Lumière de Nuit/Éclipse/Lumière de Jour/Lumière de Vie - Harmonium Also really good. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 18:07
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I'll add on.. To Be Over - Yes.
Witch Hunt - Rush. One of my favorites, i hope it has been mentioned alot.
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Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 05:57
Where does the intro end in Abaddon's Bolero?
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 05:58
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Karnivool's live intro to Themata is amazing -------------
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 06:12
Abbadon's Bolero, as Boleros in general is all intro  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: icmrocha
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 09:42
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To me, the intro from "Machine Messiah" is excellent... That guitar fading in just gives me goosebumps everytime.. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 09:51
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The bass note which introduces the band on Atom Heart Mother after the initial brass and the motor crash. Not properly an intro, but the "ooh" male voices (I think a Korg) which introduce Bryan Josh's guitar on the instrumental part of The Gap Is Too Wide The acoustic guitar on Caravan's Winter Wine. Camel's Nimrodel Close to the Edge Sometime's World (Wishbone Ash) I may go ahead all the day.... let's stop here. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Mista-Gordie
Date Posted: April 20 2011 at 20:15
| Octavarium by Dream Theater |
Posted By: MoodyRush
Date Posted: April 20 2011 at 21:10
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a couple i can think of...
2112 - Rush: when I first heard the swirling intro, i knew i was in for something special. and that album was probably my first real prog purchase.
Roundabout - Yes: Awesome harmonics.
My New World: Transatlantic
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: April 20 2011 at 23:11
I generally don't find Genesis to be too enjoyable, but that intro is incredible. The way it builds and swells is masterful. ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Pietro Otello Romano
Date Posted: April 22 2011 at 14:03
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Starless - King Crimson
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Posted By: 7headedchicken
Date Posted: April 22 2011 at 14:38
| All mentioned are great intros. Of course, "The Revealing Science of God", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Behind The Lines", "Firth of Fifth", and let's not forget the intro to "Mama". Also, Anthony Phillips' "Scottish Suite" is way up there. And might as well include the Overture to Scenes From a Memory, but the solos, too, not just the opening power chords. |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 22 2011 at 18:34
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The Music Reincarnate opening on No Earthly Connection is just awesome. |