Best Album Intro's

[SecondFig]

Back in the days before iTunes, when people actually listened to whole albums and albums had their own coherence or flow, the beginning of an album was always a key point.
That genesis, the jump from silence to music that sets up the rest of the album, a few personal favourites:

...and you will know us by the trail of dead - and you will know them...

...and you will know us by the trail of dead - Ode To Isis

 

[pillory]

 

[WeasteDevil]

Back in the days before iTunes, when people actually listened to whole albums and albums had their own coherence or flow, the beginning of an album was always a key point.

Are you trying to suggest that tracks on most albums can be equated to movements?

 

[Masterplan]

for me i like

 

[Wibble]

Kylie and Take That make me want to make a movement.

 

[Doevle]

Black Dog - Led Zeppelin IV

 

[SecondFig]

Are you trying to suggest that tracks on most albums can be equated to movements?

Yes, flowing liquid ones

 

[Anderson Searl]

Anything by Ludacris, as many hip-hop heads could probably agree with.

 

[CLK_FPC]

Anything by Ludacris, as many hip-hop heads could probably agree with.

I used to know the words to all of his intros he would go in on the intros!




ignore the video

 

[pillory]

I forgot "Countdown to Armageddon" off Public Enemy's Nation of Millions. It's not a great song, in fact not even a song, but the first time I heard it was a seminal moment for me. I had bought the album for the purpose of putting my prejudicial dislike of hip-hop to the test, and this track alone was enough to turn me around. I immediately knew I was listening to one hell of a record. I still get excited when I hear it today (both the track and the record).

Oh, and the next track is Bring the Noise. That completely floored me.

The best I can do for a YouTube vid is this (0:58-2:30):

 

[Laphroaig]

Best Album Intro

Correct.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I forgot "Countdown to Armageddon" off Public Enemy's Nation of Millions. It's not a great song, in fact not even a song, but the first time I heard it was a seminal moment for me. I had bought the album for the purpose of putting my prejudicial dislike of hip-hop to the test, and this track alone was enough to turn me around. I immediately knew I was listening to one hell of a record. I still get excited when I hear it today (both the track and the record).

Oh, and the next track is Bring the Noise. That completely floored me.

The best I can do for a YouTube vid is this (0:58-2:30):

Excellent choice. As far as album intros go, that's hard to beat. All about the sense of foreboding (and a sublime yet simple bit of scratching)

 

[lewstherin]

Darkside of the moon

 

[pillory]

Excellent choice. As far as album intros go, that's hard to beat. All about the sense of foreboding (and a sublime yet simple bit of scratching)

Foreboding, that's the word I knew I should have been looking for. It has an absolutely intense feeling of uh-oh (in a positive way).