It only takes a second: Tracks with unmistakable introductions?
 

I'm not talking about long sprawling buildups. Or even tracks that start to bang after a few moments. I wanna hear songs that kick off right away, with a unique and distinct sound, riff, scream etc.

The bar:

Doesn't qualify for me.

Well you either know the song or you don’t.

Does this count?

Damn right.

Linked up three or four tunes, then thought they were more 'bang' than a unique introduction. Deleted the tunes.

Would Pow count?

Does the first few seconds instantly identify the song uniquely?

Yes.

And Mic just reminded me:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tEvfIsDyo

This is the one. I know this one is a good shout.

Posting Pow to get the verdict from Goof.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnYemVBeAII

Of course for the riff, but also because of the guitar tone and the way it mixes with the keyboard.

All great replies!

Obvious ones.

When you go though Zep’s discography song by song so many of them are iconic from the first sound. Side 1 of Zoso for example

Black Dog Check
Rock and Roll check
Battle of Evermore check
Stairway - check

Plus the drum beat to Levee might be the most distinctive in all of rock music.

Here’s a different direction

This one's for you, Occult :D

And most sampled.

lol

Undeniably one of the most recognizable guitar riffs of all time.

I didn’t start that joke, btw

I think it was Ori

When the Levee Breaks mashed up with Sweat Leaf. Still gets my dick hard.

For the record: 100 guitarists play the Smoke on the Water riff? 98 of them get it wrong.

Omit the 5th note of the major scale dumbasses. Even though it's the easy and simple way out.

post an mp3 of you playing the riff and I’ll tell you if you got it

Fail.

Dafuq?

They both start with church bells, bitch.

Sounds totally different

Please, if I played that Bathory track how many people would be like, "Oh ****, 'Hell's Bells'!"?

Not me.

TiK ToK 100% almost as good as OP.

Da GOAT

Go back to getting people arrested at festivals Adolf