| POLL RESULTS |
| Week: |
861 |
| Date: |
1/9/2023 |
| Question: |
What is the greatest all time intro to a Rock Song? (Part 2 of 3) |
| Your Vote |
Option |
Votes |
Percent |
| |
Revolution - The Beatles - Acid guitar lick by John, hard single drum beat by Ringo, and John's scream has this one starting off the first acid to metal rock song
 |
215 |
6.5% |
| |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Electric fuzz guitar riff by Keith Richards
|
214 |
6.5% |
| |
Iron Man - Black Sabbath - Ward's simple drum beat, followed by Iommi's demonic guitar riffing & Ozzy's demonic like spoken word's 'I am Iron Man!' kicks this one off
|
212 |
6.4% |
| |
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers - The alternate striking of two cowbells by Brian Keenan and a simple 'kookoo' sung by Lester Chambers starts this one off
|
211 |
6.4% |
| |
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix - Guitar riff by Hendrix says it all in this opening
|
210 |
6.4% |
| |
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd - It's the smooth organ played by producer Al Kooper and the piano played by Billy Powell that actually sets this one up
|
209 |
6.3% |
| |
Light My Fire - The Doors - Ray Manzarek's keyboard line gets this one going
|
209 |
6.3% |
| |
We Will Rock You - Queen - Foot stomping and hand clapping by the band members followed by Freddie Mercury's vocals
|
209 |
6.3% |
| |
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin - Bonzo's drumming followed by Plant's harp and the rest of the band then joining in made this opening fine indeed
|
208 |
6.3% |
| |
Hot For Teacher - Van Halen - A rapid drum solo by Alex Van Halen followed by the usual frantic guitar playing by brother Eddie, gets this one going strong
|
207 |
6.3% |
| |
Roll Over Beethoven - Electric Light Orchestra - Organ, followed by volins, cellos and other symphonic sounds, then by a '50s style guitar riff, all performered by the entire band
|
207 |
6.3% |
| |
Thunderstruck - AC/DC - Manic guitar riff by Angas Young along with recorded chanting from fans at a live rock concert
|
207 |
6.3% |
| |
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits - Guest Sting proclaims 'I want my MTV' while an organ is heard faroff in the background, followed by Mark Knopfler's epic guitar riff
|
206 |
6.2% |
| |
Imagine - John Lennon - Beautiful piano intro played by Lennon
|
136 |
4.1% |
| |
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull - A drawn out piano piece by John Evan's with just a bit of Martin Barre's guitar thrown in for good measure
|
135 |
4.1% |
| |
In the Light - Led Zeppelin - Far out synthesizer by John Paul Jones seems to go on forever
|
122 |
3.7% |
| |
Time Is On My Side (Guitar version) - The Rolling Stones - Keith Richards' clean guitar lick along with a cool organ played by Ian Stewart
|
121 |
3.7% |
| |
Sweet Child O'Mine - Guns N' Roses - Slash's iconic guitar riff
|
47 |
1.4% |
| |
Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen - Drums by Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan's keyboards starts this one off
|
8 |
0.2% |
| |
Children of the Sun - Billy Thorpe - You may have forgotten this one's opening, it's about as sci-fi as any song gets with its synthesizer followed by fuzz drumming
|
4 |
0.1% |
| |
Roundabout - Yes - Quick, brief minimoog by Rick Wakeman followed by very clean guitar picking by Steve Howe set this one up
|
2 |
0.1% |
| |
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 - A chugging guitar chord and the same line played on piano and bass sets the mood for this one
|
0 |
0% |
| |
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana - Guitar chords strummed by Kurt Cobain, followed by Dave Grohl's drumming
|
0 |
0% |
| Totals: |
3299 |
100% |