Best Intros

**lawchick** · 10.25.01, 03:49 PM

One of VH's strengths is the creative and infectious introductions they put on most of their songs. My votes for the best intros in no specific order:

1) Dream is Over
2) Runnin' With the Devil
3) Poundcake
4) Everybody Wants Some

There are too many to list! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

**JWS_5150** · 10.25.01, 03:50 PM

EWS, Right Now, Mean Street, Runnin' With The Devil...

...and the list goes on! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

**Dan Halen** · 10.25.01, 04:00 PM

Aftershock
The Seventh Seal
Hot For Teacher
Women In Love...

**Bob_R** · 10.25.01, 05:33 PM

Mean Street!!!! is my favorite intro.

[ October 25, 2001 at 05:33 PM: Message edited by: EVH FANATIC ]

**homeunit** · 10.25.01, 05:50 PM

Feelin
atomic punks
women in love
Unchained
So this is love
meanstreet
hear about it later
little guitars
drop dead legs
house of pain
I'll Wait
Summer Nights
5150
Cabo Wabo
Mine All Mine
Pleasure Dome
Judgement day
runaround
Can't Get This Stuff No More
Me Wise Magic

**SToRM** · 10.25.01, 07:35 PM

intruder
crossing over
don't tell me wlcd
1984

might not be their best intros, but they haven't been mentioned yet, kinda like'em all [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

cheers,

SToRM

**Glenn** · 10.25.01, 07:38 PM

Girl Gone Bad
Humans Being
Light Up the Sky
Top Jimmy

That's a short list, but if I named them all, I'd wind up naming them all. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

**AxeSlinger84** · 10.25.01, 07:41 PM

There's too many to name but here are my top choices...

1. Panama
2. Top Jimmy
3. Hot for Teacher
4. House of Pain

**Unchained Wolfie** · 10.25.01, 08:00 PM

Mean Street
EWS
ATBL
Light Up the Sky
HFT
Humans Being
From Afar
Women In Love

**diggyd** · 10.25.01, 08:06 PM

Gosh, there are so many...here's a few...
1. Mean Street - the greatest VH intro of all time.
2. ...Women In Love
3. Fools
4. The Full Bug
5. Runnin' With The Devil
6. 5150 - love the riffing
7. Summer Nights - more from the riffmeister
8. Poundcake
9. The Seventh Seal
10. Atomic Punk

**Raldo** · 10.26.01, 05:14 AM

Excellent topic!!! Eddie is a legend in my mind when it comes to intros. They are almost better than the songs sometimes. Some of my favorites include (one off each album):

Atomic Punk
Women In Love
In A Simple Rhyme
Mean Street
Little Guitars
Girl Gone Bad
5150
Cabo Wabo
Poundcake
Aftershock
One I Want
Me Wise Magic

There are so many to choose from. It's being a kid in a candy store.

**Wolfie3** · 10.26.01, 05:22 AM

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned Ed's most rip-ass intro ever: I'm The One! The first time I heard it (followed by the rest of the song), my reaction was simply this: [img]smilies/scared.gif[/img]

His all-time best round out like this, IMO (and in no particular order):
Atomic Punk
Women In Love
Fools
Romeo Delight
In A Simple Rhyme
Mean Street (goes without saying)
Dirty Movies
Little Guitars
Girl Gone Bad
Me Wise Magic

Summer Nights
Aftershock

Without You (I'm not really a big fan of the song as a whole, but that "scratching" effect he did on the intro WAS pretty cool)

**laner** · 10.26.01, 09:46 PM

i can't list them all, he's amazing with intros.
obviously women in love because you can't forget that one.
also the piano in right now gives me goosebumps. if i played the piano, that song would be why.

**pkjr** · 10.27.01, 03:50 AM

Best Intro?

Claudio Zampoli:
"Eddie meet Sammy Hagar"

Edward Van Halen:
"Hey Sam, Wanna Jam??"

[img]smilies/bounce.gif[/img]

**Wolfie3** · 10.27.01, 04:57 AM

You thought Ed and Sam meeting was a great "intro", yet your favorite VH album is 1984, and your favorite song is Hear About It Later?? [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] hmmmm ... [img]smilies/devil.gif[/img]