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Title: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Spanky on November 28, 2007, 06:58:38 PM I was listening to Van Halen on the way home and started to think about the opening lyrics thread. And I thought what is the best opening 5 seconds of a song, or just a great song. Examples I thought of:
Van Halen: Jump Pretty Woman Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: spacey on November 28, 2007, 07:04:10 PM Señores y señoras: nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tienes, pero los queremos. Creados y regados de Los Ángeles, Juanas Addicción!
Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Uisce Beatha on November 28, 2007, 07:09:34 PM No Aldo Nova? :sad3:
Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Aske on November 28, 2007, 08:17:24 PM slayer - raining blood
Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: MFAWG on November 29, 2007, 12:04:48 AM Ugg, the first 5 seconds of Stairway To Heaven, the part where you have to decide whether you're going to sit through 3:30 of BS to get to the nominally good bits or turn the station now and hope for some Aldo Nova or maybe some vintage ABBA, you mean that 5 seconds?
For me, not so much. There are so many opening riffs that grab you by the throat and dare you to touch the dial out there it's hard to break 'em down... Pink Floyd's Money would make my list, even though I'm not really a Floyd guy, it's still a great lick, Anything by the Ramones, most things by The Clash will get me fired up... Anyone of a half dozen things The Dead did, they were always the masters of sucking you into a song (alot of times, you couldn't find your way out)... Satisfaction or Sympathy by The Stones... Rage Against The Machine, again just about anything... How about vintage Nugent? Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Spanky on November 29, 2007, 03:33:40 AM Ugg, the first 5 seconds of Stairway To Heaven, the part where you have to decide whether you're going to sit through 3:30 of BS to get to the nominally good bits or turn the station now and hope for some Aldo Nova or maybe some vintage ABBA, you mean that 5 seconds? See now that's what I'm talking about. Love em or hate em. The first 5 seconds that make you decide to turn up the volume (or change the station). The ones that make the crowd go nuts when done live.For me, not so much. There are so many opening riffs that grab you by the throat and dare you to touch the dial out there it's hard to break 'em down... Pink Floyd's Money would make my list, even though I'm not really a Floyd guy, it's still a great lick, Anything by the Ramones, most things by The Clash will get me fired up... Anyone of a half dozen things The Dead did, they were always the masters of sucking you into a song (alot of times, you couldn't find your way out)... Satisfaction or Sympathy by The Stones... Rage Against The Machine, again just about anything... How about vintage Nugent? Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: stroh on November 29, 2007, 05:50:33 AM s.c.o.m.
Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Uisce Beatha on November 29, 2007, 07:35:09 AM The first 5 seconds that make you decide to turn up the volume (or change the station). The ones that make the crowd go nuts when done live. Maiden - Run to the Hills (great song, not my favorite of the band but definitely fits the criteria.) AC/DC - Back in Black and/or Shook Me. 'FAWGgy has it right with Money. Brilliant opening. Sheer genius. Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: gleek on November 29, 2007, 07:44:00 AM AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Ozzy Osbourne - Over The Mountain Heart - Barracuda Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar Whitesnake - Slide It In The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: stroh on November 29, 2007, 07:50:55 AM (http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/dire_straights/thumbnails/money_for_nothing140x105.jpg)
Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Fuzzy on November 29, 2007, 08:10:27 AM The first 5 seconds that make you decide to turn up the volume (or change the station). The ones that make the crowd go nuts when done live. AC/DC - Back in Black and/or Shook Me. I'll add 'Hells Bells'. Perhaps stretching the 5 second rule but I like the huge church bell. Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Walfredo on November 29, 2007, 08:25:06 AM (http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/dire_straights/thumbnails/money_for_nothing140x105.jpg) [sm_thumbsup2] That is what I was thinking. Kick ass intro. Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: DancesWithGolf on November 29, 2007, 10:20:45 AM Stretching the 5 seconds by a couple,
'She has funny cars' by Jefferson Airplane Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Jules on November 29, 2007, 12:08:09 PM A classic aussie song.
Girls on the Avenue- Richard Clapton. Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Seamus on November 29, 2007, 06:49:34 PM Trying to think out of the box, it's hard though, and since you placed no limitations on genre.
Beethoven's Fifth Pachabels Canon Anything by David Allan Coe Ditto on the Hells Bells Van Halen Eruption Ditto on "Money" I've always like Baba O'Riley because of the build up from the organ intro to sheer mayhem. Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Seamus on December 07, 2007, 09:48:05 PM Heard this today.
Anytime I can add Brian May. g0uiY-jDkzs Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Fuzzy on December 08, 2007, 11:13:25 AM I just heard this and I instinctively reached out to turn it up by the 4 second mark. Song lyrics are NSFWET.
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c189/FuzzyPhotos/more_cowbell.jpg)(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c189/FuzzyPhotos/walken.jpg) Song (sucky video): yhbzz8OQVbA&feature=related Live: GJ66UO-iKpc&feature=related Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: APTech on December 08, 2007, 01:35:13 PM Trying to think out of the box, it's hard though, and since you placed no limitations on genre. Beethoven's Fifth Pachabels Canon Anything by David Allan Coe Ditto on the Hells Bells Van Halen Eruption Ditto on "Money" I've always like Baba O'Riley because of the build up from the organ intro to sheer mayhem. VQr01jAaZaY Title: Re: Opening 5 seconds Post by: Spanky on December 08, 2007, 06:32:52 PM Two of my boys are in awe of that video.
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