These are the songs that have kick ass openings that you proably end up rewinding again & again. Mine:



We're An American Band- Grand Funk RR (Great drum opening)

In A Big Country- Big Country (that entire military drum opening w/ the distorted guitars! Love it!)

Love Rollercoaster- Ohio Players (The strummed electric guitar & when the drums come beating in! Wow!)

Ogre Battle- Queen (What an amazing use of studio wizardry. Brian May rocks on the opening! You could swear Metallic* used this song as their blueprint!)

The Rocker- Thin Lizzy (OMG! Eric Bell's riff in the opening is killer!)

My Sweet Lord- George Harrison (Love the layered acoustics! Such a big, rich sound)

5150 & Little Guitars- Van Halen (Such high-spirited energy on '5150' & on 'Little Guitars', the whole classical guitar solo & slow rhythm of the drums, guitar & bass before the vocals kick in--amazing!)

Seether- Veruca Salt (another killer opening guitar riff! I love the vocal scream- "OWW!" Everything up til the verse begins. Kicks arse!)

Song For America- Kansas (a dramatic, lengthy opening for a great 10 minute song!)

So many....

"Sweet Child O'Mine" by Guns N' Roses... You cännot beät the opening rifs of thät song!!!

Territorial Pissings by Nirvana starts out really cool to me, with Krist saying the lines from the Youngblood's "Get Together" song.