Favorite Keyboard Intros

[Texas King]

I started this thread inspired by Rick Beato's video (Top 20 keyboard intros of all time).

 

So, which keyboard intro(s) do you like the most?

 

 

 

[goose]

Good thread idea!  These two immediately came to mind...

 

Foreplay/Long Time - Boston

Borrowed Time - Styx

 

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

1 hour ago, goose said:

Good thread idea!  These two immediately came to mind...

 

Foreplay/Long Time - Boston

Borrowed Time - Styx

 

 

Good call on both of those.

 

Miracles Out of Nowhere - Kansas

Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

[zepphead]

Blue Oyster Cult - Joan Crawford

[Entre_Perpetuo]

One that jumps to mind immediately which I think gets overlooked sometimes:

 

……mmmmiiiIIIISTER CROWLEY!

 

DUN DUN DU-DUH!

[goose]

Does piano count?  If so, Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da is brilliant.  And how great is 2112's mood-setting intro?

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2022 by goose

[invisible airwave]

Thru the Eyes of Ruby - Smashing Pumpkins

Save a Prayer, Night Boat - Duran Duran

New Life, Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Sir Elton

The Stranger - Billy Joel

Homesick - The Cure

Southern Accents - Tom Petty

Fade Away - Bruce Springsteen

Philosophy - Ben Folds Five

Edited November 11, 2022 by invisible airwave

[tangy]

Freebird- skynyrd

[Mr. Not]

Beato's list is pretty good to be honest, it includes Subdivisions

 

while we're on Rush, imagine if the intro to "The Spirit of Radio" was played on a saw keyboard instead of a guitar.. whoa, that'd be one of the best of all time for sure.

 

i checked on youtube to see if anyone had done this, and while i would have sworn otherwise, no one has done this yet. 

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

1 hour ago, goose said:

Does piano count?

 

Absolutely! In fact that made me think of

 

 

[Mr. Not]

^ also made it on to Beato’s list

 

a ton of Genesis songs qualify, both Watcher of the Skies and Time Table 

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Yeah Tony Banks is possibly the greatest rock keyboardist of all time just in terms of writing fantastic keyboard parts. I personally get more out of his playing than I do his major contemporaries, Wakeman and Emerson. 
 

I sort of feel like piano intros should be their own separate thing though.

[invisible airwave]

2 hours ago, Entre_Perpetuo said:

Yeah Tony Banks is possibly the greatest rock keyboardist of all time just in terms of writing fantastic keyboard parts. I personally get more out of his playing than I do his major contemporaries, Wakeman and Emerson. 
 

I sort of feel like piano intros should be their own separate thing though.

My favorite does great at piano and organ.  I mentioned Southern Accents earlier and this one is on a rare synth as opposed to the usual organ from Benmont.

 

 

 

[taurus]

Yes - Awaken

Styx - Blue Collar Man

Max Webster - Astonish Me

[Texas King]

 

Outstanding intro. 

Tony Carey deserves more credit. 

Edited November 11, 2022 by Texas King

[Entre_Perpetuo]

6 hours ago, invisible airwave said:

My favorite does great at piano and organ.  I mentioned Southern Accents earlier and this one is on a rare synth as opposed to the usual organ from Benmont.

 

 

 

Fantastic song!

 

Oh yeah, if we're talking organ then Petty's got loads. Don't Do Me Like That comes immediately to mind, as well as Refugee.

[tangy]

Space intro- fly like an eagle by Steve Miller

 

1984 to jump by Van Halen

 

Not sure if they count as they are two songs but serve as intros?

 

How's about

 

Your time is gonna come by led zep

 

Planet Claire by the B52s

Edited November 11, 2022 by tangy

[pjbear05]

Aquatarkus-ELP (especially the live version).  Long live The Beast!

[goose]

13 hours ago, Entre_Perpetuo said:

Yeah Tony Banks is possibly the greatest rock keyboardist of all time just in terms of writing fantastic keyboard parts. I personally get more out of his playing than I do his major contemporaries, Wakeman and Emerson. 
 

Over the years I've come to appreciate John Paul Jones' keyboard contributions to Zeppelin and so put him their class as well.

 

On that note I'll put his intro to Your Time Is Gonna Come out there as an all time great.

[tangy]

Crocodile rock - Elton John

 

Oh what a night- Frankie Valli

 

Green earrings- steely dan

[tangy]

Baba O'Rilly - the who

 

[tangy]

27 minutes ago, goose said:

Over the years I've come to appreciate John Paul Jones' keyboard contributions to Zeppelin and so put him their class as well.

 

On that note I'll put his intro to Your Time Is Gonna Come out there as an all time great.

Yeah, it is great .  carouselambra is another fantastic keyboard intro.

[tangy]

Lines in the sand- dream theater. Derek Sherinian killing it. 

[goose]

4 hours ago, tangy said:

Baba O'Rilly - the who

 

And Won't Get Fooled Again

[Derek19]

Some other favorite keyboard, and synthesizer song introductions are:

 

Rush - Cygnus X-1: Book One - the Voyage, Cygnus X-1: Book Two - Hemispheres

Yes - Changes, Hearts

Genesis - the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Duke's Travels, Abacab

Journey - Open Arms, Separate Ways (World's Apart)

Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You, that Was Yesterday

Styx - Fooling Yourself (the Angry Young Man), Come Sail Away

Night Ranger - Rumour's In the Air

Survivor - High On You

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By the Light

Ozzy Osbourne - You're No Different

Dio - Rainbow In the Dark

Edited December 6, 2022 by Derek19