Donât just want a YouTube link: tell me why ffs
Are we talking about tracks that are called âIntroâ or intros to other tracks?
or intros to albums OR WHAT
noah youâve really dropped the ball here
Two that spring to mind: Kinky Afro and Animal Nitrate.
Itâs the intro to Only Shallow, the sheer unbridled force of something so raw and powerful and alien that itâll just bowl you over.
I love an intro where it kind of starts all ragged - and then suddenly the band all kick into gear
so this one
Or this one
Intro to Teenage Riot. All that layering of vocals and guitars building up to Thurstonâs riff and then the song sort of explodes.
Into The Valley by Skids. Love the build up and the guitars crashing in
Heaven Knows Iâm Miserable Now
Iâm quite partial to intro to The Loom by Bark Psychosis. NO CHAT.
California Girls by the Beach Boys. Itâs just a set of heavenly chords that seem to simultaneously have everything and nothing to do with what follows.
Good shout. Beach Boys could be in for several. God Only Knows, Good Vibrations, Wouldnât it Be NiceâŠ
Indiscretion #243 by Aereogramme
Love that stop-start intro, great fun and also implies youâre going to be jerked about a bit on this record
During their legendary 1969 shows, Grateful Dead used to play a long, dreamy folk song called Mountains of the Moon as a long, dreamy introduction to the utterly transcendent Dark Star - the latter being a jam that could go on for up to 40 minutes.
You can hear an example of it here:
Not expecting you to listen to the entire 23 minutes, but it starts of aimless and murky, but then a few notes ring out and a groove is established - this is the start of Dark Star, and some of the most beautiful music ever recorded!
Itâs great listening to live recordings from later years. They always used the same notes to announce Dark Star, and as the song became a rarity in their sets, you can always hear the crowd going mental once those notes are played.
Long intro of keyboards and synths with keening guitar, slowly fading away⊠then four notes, repeated a few times, then drums, then the whole thing just bursts into glorious life:
One of my favourite moments from all music!
I like intros that follow the most cliched quiet-LOUD dynamic
So the opening to Arcarsenal by At the Drive-In
The opening to Blood & Thunder by Mastodon