| POLL RESULTS |
| Week: |
862 |
| Date: |
1/30/2023 |
| Question: |
What is the greatest all time intro to a Rock Song? (Part 3 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
 |
185 |
5.6% |
| |
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
|
184 |
5.5% |
| |
2000 Light Years From Home - Rolling Stones - Mellotron, Piano, Electric Dulcimer & Oscillator by Brian Jones, with Fuzz Bass by Bill Wyman & 12-string fuzz guitar by Keith Richards
|
182 |
5.5% |
| |
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty - A synthesizer sounding like a flute by Tommy Eyre, drum cymbals by Henry Spinetti & then a saxophone by Raphael Ravenscroft kicks off this one
|
181 |
5.5% |
| |
Come Together - The Beatles - McCartney's heavy bass mixed with Lennon & Harrison's guitars, Lennon's handclaps w/ echo & Ringo's perfect drum breaks played on tom toms, starts this one off
|
180 |
5.4% |
| |
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin - Jimmy Page's acoustic guitar and moreso John Paul Jones' four recorders sets the mood
|
180 |
5.4% |
| |
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix - Guitar riff by Hendrix says it all in this opening
|
179 |
5.4% |
| |
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Ritchie Blackmore's timeless and rock's most known and most ever played guitar riff, was born on this song's opening notes
|
179 |
5.4% |
| |
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
|
178 |
5.4% |
| |
Time - Pink Floyd - The gongs and alarms heard going off by many different clocks at the beginning of the song were all recorded in an antique clock store
|
178 |
5.4% |
| |
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
|
178 |
5.4% |
| |
Funeral for a Friend - Elton John - A ringing bell followed by David Hentschel's eerie synthesizer makes this opening special indeed
|
177 |
5.3% |
| |
Light My Fire - The Doors - Ray Manzarek's keyboard line gets this one going
|
175 |
5.3% |
| |
Let it Be - The Beatles - Piano by Paul
|
174 |
5.2% |
| |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Electric fuzz guitar riff by Keith Richards
|
160 |
4.8% |
| |
We Will Rock You - Queen - Foot stomping and hand clapping by the band members followed by Freddie Mercury's vocals
|
158 |
4.8% |
| |
Thunderstruck - AC/DC - Manic guitar riff by Angas Young along with recorded chanting from fans at a live rock concert
|
144 |
4.3% |
| |
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix - Jimi's guitar riff says it all on this one
|
134 |
4% |
| |
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
|
71 |
2.1% |
| |
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gary Rossington & Ed King's guitar riffs and Van Zant's spoken words:'Turn it up!', gets this one rolling
|
45 |
1.4% |
| |
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
|
40 |
1.2% |
| |
Back in Black - AC/DC - Guitar riffs by the Young brothers
|
36 |
1.1% |
| |
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
|
21 |
0.6% |
| Totals: |
3319 |
100% |