These are the songs you rewind again & again just for the openings! Mine:


We're An American Band- Grand Funk Railroad (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 Metallica 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....

Okay, that's odd...I could have sworn I replied to this before...anyway-

Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns N' Roses. You CANNOT beat the guitar rifs on that!!

Spirit In the Sky- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band