"Intro" Songs

**jfowler88** · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 604 Location: Stromsburg, NE

I absolutely looooove when bands have a sort of intro song at the beginning of the album that is short and leads right into the second song. For example:

Waking the Fallen/Unholy Confessions on A7X's Waking the Fallen
Blood Children/Bleeding Mascara on Atreyu's The Curse

Does anyone else have the same love? And what are some more examples of these types of songs?
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**RLKDragon** · Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 2253 Location: Chicago, IL

The Hellion/Electric Eye by Judas Priest on Screaming for Vengeance.

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**OpenYourEyes** · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:23 am Post subject:

Kings and Chandeliers/ Hills Like White Elephants from The Hearts of the Lonely People, by Isles and Glaciers. Good stuff, man.
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**evilpacman18** · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 948 Location: Azusa, CA

A lot of the time they're just dumb. But in the case of say... the intro to Speakerboxxx (Big Boi's half of the OutKast double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below) they may be the best song on the album. Just depends.
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**ShadoWolf** · Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 2034 Location: Slough, England

Look Alive, Sunshine/Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) by My Chemical Romance on Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys
Song Of The Century/21st Century Breakdown by Green Day on 21st Century Breakdown
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**TheLonging** · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 4191

For most hip hop albums, the intro helps establish the mood of the album, whether they are their own song or not.

The Genesis/N.Y. State Of Mind by Nas is an example. The album feels incomplete without it.
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**redlar** · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject:

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

New megadeth album intro, kickass.

It does sound A LOT like Wolfmother's Joker and the thief though..
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**xboxpro57** · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Location: Virginia Tech

**Xtresso** · Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 1575 Location: Toronto, Canada

A Celebration for the Death of Man by Agalloch

Such an epic intro to this album, leads into the epic second track. I agree that songs like this are all kinds of epic if they're done right.

Also Mirrors.
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**Venim619** · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 1546 Location: Serdio, Endiness

Showtek - Intro/The F Track

Possibly the best way to start a hardstyle album ever.

Edit: Don't know how the hell I forgot this.
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**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

I love short intro songs, I feel when done properly they can add a lot to the following song and the album as a whole.

One of my favorites is Soldier Side / B.Y.O.B. - something about it is just so sad.

Also the intros to both Plastic Beach and Demon Days are both some good ones.

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