Favorite Guitar Intro/Riff

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Can't you Hear Me Knocking-Stones
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Little Guitars - Van Halen
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Hard to beat, He makes that Tele sing. Stones always have great intro's.

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maicoman wrote:
Hard to beat, He makes that Tele sing. Stones always have great intro's.

no shit- I could have listed Gimme Shelter, JJ Flash, Satisfaction, Little T and A, Start Me Up, and so on and so forth

Can't You Hear Me is just so fucking EPIC, though
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Dean 12/4/2008 6:37am
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EVH has some greats as well, I almost listed Unchained for instance

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You mean I get to be the first one to nominate Dazed and Confused? Awesome!

Wait a sec....no, make that Whole Lotta Love!
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"Wish you were here" - David Gilmore


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"You Really Got Me Now" (Van Halen cover)

"Highway to Hell" (AC/DC)

"Teenage Wasteland" (The Who)





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Layla - Derek & the Dominoes (Intro by Skydog)
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Passage to Bangkok. Rush




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Rocket88 wrote:
You mean I get to be the first one to nominate Dazed and Confused? Awesome!

Wait a sec....no, make that Whole Lotta Love!
Jimmy goes off pretty good in the middle of that one too. D&C is badass live.
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jonjon714 12/4/2008 7:04am
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My favorite intro of all time is a Rush tune also....




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tuz371 12/4/2008 7:10am
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Some good ones in here.

Live "One Way Out" from the Fillmore East album. If you listen close, after about the fifth or sixth run through, Dickey does a quick note "skip". I assume to let the other band members know to jump in, or maybe to get on time. Cool either way.

I will go a little off the path and nominate the live version of "Whipping Post". Actually starts off with an awesome driving brief bass intro. then joined by the twin guitar inro.
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I agree with several listed already, (I love "little guitars" Dave), it's hard to pick a fav, but how about "Stranglehold"?
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"Walk of Life"

Straits..
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Jeff's Boogie-J Beck
The Audience is listening-S Vai
Layla- Derek
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Sweet Child of Mine--GNR--is pretty damn sweet
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Love all the old Metallica stuff that has those acoustic intros then kicks into bone crushing speed metal.
I've also always loved the intro to Heart's Crazy on You, especially if you toss in the long acoustic prelude. That riff was one of the first I learned on guitar. Another is the Crazy Train riff.

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Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath /



Rock Bottom - UFO
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Nobody's going to mention the intro to Going Home?
Jeff Beck had some very weird but tasty riffs in Freeway Jam.
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`ol Ger wrote:
"Walk of Life"

Straits..
X2


Also:

Kickstart my Heart - Motley Crüe

Keep on Rocking me Baby - Steve Miller Band.

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Owner of a lonely heart - Yes

La Grange - ZZ Top
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Dean wrote:
Can't you Hear Me Knocking-Stones
The Rover- LZ
100% On Cant you hear me...
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Dean wrote:
Can't you Hear Me Knocking-Stones
The Rover- LZ
x2 on the cant you hear me knocking

but once again cant go wrong with

slash - novemember rain
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`ol Ger wrote:
"Walk of Life"

Straits..
Rooster wrote:
X2 Also: Kickstart my Heart - Motley Crüe Keep on Rocking me Baby - Steve Miller Band. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder Owner of a lonely...
X2


Also:

Kickstart my Heart - Motley Crüe

Keep on Rocking me Baby - Steve Miller Band.

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Owner of a lonely heart - Yes

La Grange - ZZ Top
Chris Squire's bass lines are complete songs. They all compliment the song but tend to roam all over. I dig them.
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YZ441 12/4/2008 5:15pm
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closer - kings of leon

is one of my favorite intros too but im not sure if its guitar intro or not cause if it is thats alot of distortion
The Hurricane 12/4/2008 5:23pm
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Also, remember that band Ugly Kid Joe ("I Hate Everything About You")? Their second album, Menace to Sobriety has killer riffs from start to finish on it. Check out the album, if you like rock you will love the album, it is drenched with awesome guitar riffage and soloing. They were far more deep than their hit single displayed. Here are two songs from that album:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mmPbZ2gPls


And this one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgvVmW89aWE
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YZ441 wrote:
closer - kings of leon is one of my favorite intros too but im not sure if its guitar intro or not cause if it is...
closer - kings of leon

is one of my favorite intros too but im not sure if its guitar intro or not cause if it is thats alot of distortion
Kings of Leon kick azz!

Just saw them at the House of Blues in SD a little over a month ago. Great concert. Been into them since their first CD. Good stuff!
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Rocket88 wrote:
Kings of Leon kick azz! Just saw them at the House of Blues in SD a little over a month ago. Great concert. Been into them...
Kings of Leon kick azz!

Just saw them at the House of Blues in SD a little over a month ago. Great concert. Been into them since their first CD. Good stuff!
their new cd is amazing.
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Rocket88 wrote:
Kings of Leon kick azz! Just saw them at the House of Blues in SD a little over a month ago. Great concert. Been into them...
Kings of Leon kick azz!

Just saw them at the House of Blues in SD a little over a month ago. Great concert. Been into them since their first CD. Good stuff!
YZ441 wrote:
their new cd is amazing.
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