TheGameshark
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Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk0icT6b10
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk0icT6b10
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What's the best first 10 seconds of any song?
- Thread starter M.W.
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shnurgleton
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Spirit in the Sky
Honestly it's a three way time including Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio.
Rush and Metallica both are really great and song openings.
Jaffaboy
Member
Numbered Days - Killswitch Engage
Couldn't find another version that didn't cut off the first second or so for some reason but this is the first song on their first record, and still my favourite song by them.
Couldn't find another version that didn't cut off the first second or so for some reason but this is the first song on their first record, and still my favourite song by them.
Uhu. That's cause Dave Abbruzzese is the man.
Maybe I missed it but I'll post just in case:
Bloc Party - Helicopter
Intheflorsh
Banned
Was going to go with Black Sabbath's Iron Man... but that was more like a 30 second intro.
So here's Paranoid, instead, with an unforgettable riff that winds you up before the kickoff.
Good choice!
Shadow_Lord
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Billie Jean It's recognizable from the first 1.5 seconds and that says something about it.
If we are talking The Beach Boys here than I have to post California Girls. Legendary intro.
Phineous_2
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I really like the first minute or so of Urgent by Foreigner, especially the first 20 seconds or so, but the song in general is not amazing.
Megadeth's Holy Wars... The Punishment Due is another good one.
Megadeth's Holy Wars... The Punishment Due is another good one.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Your love.
The outfield
The outfield
This is what I was going to say. Strong contender for best 10 seconds, which is what the thread is actually about (some of the stuff in here is cheating that time limit imo).
https://youtu.be/QF7_tsKaRx8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny997LNZ9zw
their other songs have better openings. i prefer surfin usa to california girls.
I would have said Black Dog or Stairway To Heaven.
Jay Shadow
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Wasn't a big Bush fan, but always was into the start of Machinehead
QuantumZebra
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M.W.
Member
Yeah, can't really go wrong with any of these.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Good choice. This was my entrance music when I wrestled my sister's giant teddy bear/the neighborhood kids for this very reason haha.
Mister Wilhelm
Member
Van Halen - Jump is my vote.
I Don't Care Anymore by Phil Collins - godlike drumming, not because it's fast, but because it's so foreboding and unexpected in a syncopation sense.
Name of the Game by The Crystal Method - awesome build and an iconic sound that launched a thousand action movie trailers.
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy and the Family - impossible to hear and not bob your head or shake your ass.
Name of the Game by The Crystal Method - awesome build and an iconic sound that launched a thousand action movie trailers.
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy and the Family - impossible to hear and not bob your head or shake your ass.
capitalCORN
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Skiptastic
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The Trammps - Disco Inferno
Rick James - Superfreak / MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Can you tell I like bass lines?
Lots of great entries in this thread. One that isn't a bass line for me is Don't Fear the Reaper.
Rick James - Superfreak / MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Can you tell I like bass lines?
Lots of great entries in this thread. One that isn't a bass line for me is Don't Fear the Reaper.
Oh jeez, I'm having flashbacks to Magfest 2008 or 2009 (?) and the Rock Band tournament... ughhh... at least two out of the five bands played this song as one of their three songs. Probably three did it. So lame.
Discordance Axis - A Broken Tomorrow
https://itun.es/us/Mg_Av?i=359395829
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-WwC42uvBKY
Tight memorable rhythmic hook, let's you know what you're in for right away.
https://itun.es/us/Mg_Av?i=359395829
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-WwC42uvBKY
Tight memorable rhythmic hook, let's you know what you're in for right away.