Did The Stones Produce The Best Guitar Intro

In my opinion they did.

Here are three classic examples.







Others will disagree. So what would be your choice / choices ?

a reply to: alldaylong

Love "Gimme Shelter," but all time would be Stevie Ray Vaughn "Pride and Joy," and/or Z.Z. Top "La Grange." "Lot a nice girls there..."

Born and bred Texas girl here! lol

a reply to: alldaylong

Are u serious?

a reply to: alldaylong

I don't think there's a right answer.

There are so many awesome guitar intros to choose from.

Smoke on water
Thunder kiss 65
I like Metallica's intros on Lightning and Puppets
Iron man
Welcome to the jungle

Just too many.

Yeah they're brilliant can't deny that, another is Joe Bonamassa (hay baby) is good, especially with decent ear/headphones.

Sabbath..


and this monster


oh and this

originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: alldaylong

I don't think there's a right answer.

There are so many awesome guitar intros to choose from.

Smoke on water
Thunder kiss 65
I like Metallica's intros on Lightning and Puppets
Iron man
Welcome to the jungle

Just too many.

Agreed so many bands, thousands of brilliant intros.

Not a big stones fan, but i hear you. these are very rememberable intros. I got a Rare stones album bootleg called "necrophilia" which has a alternate version of Street fighting man on it. It's different and pretty cool i might add.

It is track #10 "Pay Your Dues" Starts @ 23:50 in video below.

a reply to: alldaylong


The Stones are only enjoyable with Vietnam war era movies as a soundtrack. I think Boston is the band who mastered intros, with guitar or any other instrument.

originally posted by: alldaylong
In my opinion they did.

Here are three classic examples.

Others will disagree. So what would be your choice / choices ?

JJF was good, more like the early Stones but more in tune as a guitar intro it was actually a couple of acoustics with different tunings and probably a little enduced overdrive soundwise. Bill Wyman says he produced the guitar riff on the piano.

I did like their version of, "I wanna be your man" released just a short while before The Beatles, shades of JJF in the intro there soundwise, and Wymans frantic bass and sound...( I had to learn that bass at the time for a cover playing out), which turned out intuitive really, but very effective. I won't sit on best guitar opening riffs though, there are so many.

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This guy wrote the book on Guitar intros....

originally posted by: DBCowboy

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Not likely. Being a fan of longevity, I have the give the title of guitar hero to Ron Wood with Kieth getting the honorable mention. 50+ years and still going, they have mastered the blues riffs.

a reply to: Taggart

Great early Sabbath with Ozzy for sure.
I am partial to this one with Ronnie James Dio.
And Dio and Tony Iommi wrote it the very first time they sat down for a jam session.

a reply to: Taupin Desciple

If we're crowning "Guitar Hero'. . . . I'd have to go with Carlos Santana

Primitive, raw pentatonic, power chord perfection.

Music starts at 0.33

You're welcome.

Hope this works.

If ATS folks are adding their personal intro music. Like this!

a reply to: Trueman
That's a good one , almost thought you were serious