Flowers of Romance – PIL

got to be the best?? What do you rate??

Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve

New rose by the damned.

At the drive in – Arcarsenal

Back in Black – straight to the point, no phaffing!

I wanna be adored -Roses. Hairs on back of neck stuff.

i’ve always loved “American Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

but at the risk of setting off another round of beatles related rowing

Opening chord from “A Hard Days Night”

or

“You Really Got Me” by the Kinks

Bat out of Hell, Meatloaf.

Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach…

Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Child

Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach…

For me the most recognisable – can spot it in a crowded room.

Celebrity Skin by Hole (but probably written by Billy Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins who was dating Courtney Love at the time) – definitely the best into ever…

Wait4me Beat me to it. Another vote for I wanna be adored by the Roses

Also Hallelujah by the Mondays

From out of Nowhere – Faith No More

I remember exactly when I first heard it;

A mate lent me the tape. I put it in my walkman and hit play. I stepped out of the front door and closed it just as the lead-tape ended and that riff kicked in. I bounced all the way to Uni.

Iron Maiden – Phantom of the Opera……..where’s me Lucozade?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo29_EjE-1Q[/video]

another +1 for I wanna be adored

How Soon is Now?

Three I can think of:

Pretty in Pink – Psychedelic Furs

Another Girl, Another Planet – The Only Ones

Screamager – Therapy?

Achilles Last Stand – Led Zeppelin.

Peaches – The Stranglers, is just immense and timeless

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmHhB9zV_rQ[/video]

Cannonball – The Breeders

led zep take yer pick

This;

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUbGLVvfB7Y[/video]

Stargazer-Rainbow

tank fly-boss walk jam nitty gritty, you’re listening to the boy from the big bad city this is jam hot

What am I saying – it has to be Baba O’Reilly!

Club Tropicana by Wham.

It’s the perfect evocation of driving to a nightclub then hearing the music as stilettos clip clop on the way in and the insects buzz in the trees.

Takes me back to the days I could stay up that late.

New Rose – The Damned
California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys
Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
Fasination Street – The Cure

Some really crap intros on here. I wanna be adored is pants. Naff guitar plinging that recorded badly and the song just wanders.

Dear me.

Muse “plug in baby”

Audioslave – Cochise
Prodigy – Breathe

Kill your television by Neds Atomic Dustbin, the live album version.
Nice and noisey

Party Fears Two – the Associates

Pretty Vacant

Bloodsport for all – Carter USM 😳

35 posts and no mention of Hotel California? Shame on you all!

I’m sure there’s a really good Velvet Underground one that was used in a car tyre ad but as for al the other great intros that must be out there I’ve drawn a creative blank right now.

Hard Day’s Night was quite good for mixing a piano chord with a guitar chord (probably) and of course I love Voodoo Chile when watched as part of Withnail and I when they are driving up north.

Oh and I love the Who’s intro to that song on Woodstock when he is singing Touch Me, Feel Me etc. Can’t remember the song but it’s great in concert!

Rolling Stones – Miss You

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxHE876o3ME&feature=related[/video]

Ram Jam – Black Betty

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZAnknH6zgg&feature=fvst[/video]

Motorhead – Dirty Love
Stooges – I Wanna be your Dog
MC5 – Borderline
Hendrix – Purple Haze

These are a few of my favourite things