BEST SONG INTRO:

[DIRTYSECRET]

1) Sweet Jane-Lou Reed 2) Theme from Shaft-Issac 3) Mellankamp-I need a Lover. Any others?

[1Old Pro]

I’d vote for the intro to “Dance On a Volcano”.

Or Los endos

[dfwgator]

The beginning of Los Endos actually was from an out-take from A Trick of the Tail, called “It’s Yourself”.

[dfwgator]

“The Knife” is another good intro.

[crusty old prospector]

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2.

Mozart's Overture to "Don Giovanni."

And for something a little more modern - "Change for the Better" by Journey on their Live from Manila concert.

[roostercogburn]

Eminence Front - The Who

[kosciusko51]

Agreed. The Who are well represented on this post.

[dfwgator]

“San Lorenzo” - The Pat Metheny Group

[DoodleDawg]

“Dialogue 1 & 2”, also by Chicago.

[Fiji Hill]

Varsity Drag--Cass Hagan & His Park Central Hotel Orchestra

We Love the College Girls--The California Ramblers

[stanne]

It’s still Layla.

Best intro

[A Navy Vet]

"Piano intro to “Flight 505” on the ‘Aftermath’ album of the Stones.

Not in the top, but a cool intro for a then garage band.

[A Navy Vet]

Have to add Sunshine of Your Love by Cream. Simple hard driving guitar with Ginger Bakers’s unique double-bass drums. I and others have often thought that Led Zepplin’s Bonham drummer was influenced by Ginger Baker. I’m a drummer.

[central_va]

I kind of like the intro to Pink Floyd “The Dark Side Of the Moon”.

[Clutch Martin]

No No No - Deep Purple - off of their 1971 Fireball release.

[Clutch Martin]

Reelin’ in the years - Steely Dan

[A Navy Vet]

Can’t You Hear Me Knockin? Stones

[eyedigress]

Pink Floyd; Dark Side; Any Song.

[HandyDandy]

The guy who hasn’t been mentioned by name yet (unless I missed it) but who personally, easily had the greatest number of (hooks) intro licks, and who has been mentioned only second hand is non other than Keith Richards!

[HandyDandy]

Whipping Post

[HandyDandy]

Whipping Post