Best/Favorite first riff/20 seconds of iconic rock song?

[thastinger]

Gypsy, fleetwood mac
Say, John Mayer
1979, Smashing Pumpkins
Smells like teen spirit, Nirvana

Don't judge me

 

[John105]

Yes - Roundabout

Saw them twice live. Rocked the house

Had to google…saw them May 1984. I didn’t remember the set list. The web lists them as identical for Fri and Sat nights. Only saw them one time

 

[stormgol]

 

[Scuder]

London Calling

 

[drfeelgood]

This one is pretty dang awesome-

Blackmore's solo in that song and the guitar outro are also just plain awesome. That was rated best guitar song of the year by Guitar Player magazine back in the day

 

[drfeelgood]

Who is playing drums on that track. Clean.

That should be Ian Paice. Excellent drummer

 

[74DartSport]

Watching the Detectives- Elvis Costello
Percussion, then the bass comes in, then the guitar sidles in.

 

[mccandish]

 

[ripcord]

In this version Brian Johnson kinda sounds like Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

 

[Quattro Pete]

 

[edyvw]

In this version Brian Johnson kinda sounds like Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

That is original video when song came out.

 

[I<3oil]

3 pages and no Boston - More Than A Feeling?

Sheez, y'all need to do better. A lot better.

 

[Nesterenko]

3 pages and no Boston - More Than A Feeling?

Sheez, y'all need to do better. A lot better.

Average song and I don't see where it's better than a lot of the other picks. Really it's all very objective.

 

[Pablo]

I saw Boston during their first tour. 1975 or 76???
They were good but really a one album wonder and certainly not timeless.

 

[Nesterenko]

I saw Boston during their first tour. 1975 or 76???
They were good but really a one album wonder and certainly not timeless.

Even so, we're not rating any of them as an artist or band. We're picking our faves in accordance with the thread title criteria and as far as I know " More than a feeling" doesn't cut it, at least for me.

 

[Pablo]

Even so, we're not rating any of them as an artist or band. We're picking our faves in accordance with the thread title criteria and as far as I know " More than a feeling" doesn't cut it, at least for me.

Good point agree catchy song the first couple times but not timeless and great

 

[dishdude]

Did anyone mention The Ocean?

 

[I<3oil]

Average song and I don't see where it's better than a lot of the other picks. Really it's all very objective.

Nirvana rips off the song, it’s one of the best debut albums of all time, and one of the best rock bands of all time, and it’s just “average?” Oh lordt, ya dun went and gone retarded.

 

[I<3oil]

I saw Boston during their first tour. 1975 or 76???
They were good but really a one album wonder and certainly not timeless.

Whilst Don’t Look Back wasn’t as good as the debut album, it was still fantastic. So one can’t really classify them as a one album wonder unfortunately.

 

[I<3oil]

Even so, we're not rating any of them as an artist or band. We're picking our faves in accordance with the thread title criteria and as far as I know " More than a feeling" doesn't cut it, at least for me.

Exactly so shush it, Mr wrong opinion.