Barking Spiders Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) Mention of Stiltskin in the one hit wonders thread got me thinking about songs with great intros and then, usually when the vocal kicks in, it all goes rapidly downhill That one aside another one that immediately comes to mind is this.. Great for the first 35 seconds and then the singing starts and the tempo drops So bring it on, with vids and the timing when the song goes t1ts up... Edited November 29, 2019 by Barking Spiders 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Anything by Queen really. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Satan's Ice Cream Van. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 The first 15 seconds of One of These Nights 👍. The next 198 secs 🤮 Layla - nice first 8 seconds before the lead guitar notes kick in Mystery Song by Status Quo (single version)- cracking first 30 seconds with the flanged guitar and then it's back to the usual fare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Frantic by Metallica. It is great for about 1.5 seconds until the first snare hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Mention of Stiltskin in the one hit wonders thread got me thinking about songs with great intros and then, usually when the vocal kicks in, it all goes rapidly downhill That one aside another one that immediately comes to mind is this.. Great for the first 35 seconds and then the singing starts and the tempo drops So bring it on, with vids and the timing when the song goes t1ts up... Wow. That's exactly the song that popped into my head, and was going to be my response, before I even opened the thread. Brilliant minds and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Wow. That's exactly the song that popped into my head, and was going to be my response, before I even opened the thread. Brilliant minds and all that. Me too! Weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Thunderstruck 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 8 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Layla - nice first 8 seconds before the lead guitar notes kick in So glad to finally see someone who agrees with me on this song. The longer it goes on... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 12 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Mention of Stiltskin in the one hit wonders thread got me thinking about songs with great intros and then, usually when the vocal kicks in, it all goes rapidly downhill That one aside another one that immediately comes to mind is this.. Great for the first 35 seconds and then the singing starts and the tempo drops So bring it on, with vids and the timing when the song goes t1ts up... Bloody hell, I had never heard the full song though I was familiar with the intro. It makes sense as the rest of it after the intro is flipin' crap! What were they thinking? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 No, I agree on both that terrible Babylon zoo song and Layla - it gets to the verse and it’s a right old dirge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Revolution by the Beatles. A few driving seconds, then drop to dirge mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Really? Literally no redeeming songs in their catalogue for you at all? 🙄 Erm.......erm, ah....erm, no 😁. It’s the same with lots of bands though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossHetherington Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Anything by the Who. Terrible 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 10 hours ago, Chris2112 said: Bloody hell, I had never heard the full song though I was familiar with the intro. It makes sense as the rest of it after the intro is flipin' crap! What were they thinking? Yeah, but do you remember Jas Mann turning up on all the chat shows when it came out on the Levi’s add declaring himself the new BOWIE and the saviour of rock and pop music... cringe! Made an awful song even worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Controversial choice maybe but... This one for me... The song itself utterly dull. The only likeable bits are all of Norman Cook’s Big Beat loops and samples layered on top. It goes way downhill after the intro. Ever heard Cornershop playing the actual song sans Fatboy Slim embellishments? Yawn... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 God Gave Rock and Roll To You by KISS. Quite an interesting little intro that segues into mediocrity. And not in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 12 hours ago, Chris2112 said: Bloody hell, I had never heard the full song though I was familiar with the intro. It makes sense as the rest of it after the intro is flipin' crap! What were they thinking? To be fair, the "intro" was never part of the original song. The sped up version was used on an advert, which made the song famous, but pretty much no one had ever heard the original version. So they presumably made the best of the situation and cashed in by releasing the single with the sped up version as an into so people would recognise it. Who can blame them really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: To be fair, the "intro" was never part of the original song. The sped up version was used on an advert, which made the song famous, but pretty much no one had ever heard the original version. So they presumably made the best of the situation and cashed in by releasing the single with the sped up version as an into so people would recognise it. Who can blame them really. So another case like Cornershop where the good bit is the contribution of the DJ remixer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 23 hours ago, Happy Jack said: For me it's "you could be mine", such a powerful intro and then his horrible Whiny voice. the same as welcome to the jungle. But the one that I don't like a lot, because I like the song is the verse of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 This seems to be turning into another one of these "songs I don't like" threads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Absolutely no one else will agree with this, but the one that springs to my mind is The Only One's "Another girl, another planet"; fabulous intro going into Buzzcock-esque weedy vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Absolutely no one else will agree with this, but the one that springs to my mind is The Only One's "Another girl, another planet"; fabulous intro going into Buzzcock-esque weedy vocals. I've always said that, to me, that's the most perfect pop song ever written. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Thunder Road by Springsteen always lets me down. Beautiful, touching and evocative... Then completely goes to rat5hit at the end, as if they couldn't be bothered to think of an ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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