OT- Best ACOUSTIC intros
Darkbar
Posted 2013-10-05 6:35 AM (#477716)
Subject: OT- Best ACOUSTIC intros



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Location: Flahdaw		Yeah, okay, we discussed best ROCK intros already. but there are some killer acoustic intros too. (some are both rock AND acoustic). For me, here are 10 standouts that everyone should know (and learn)...

Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
Stairway To Heaven
Hotel California
Fire and Rain
Tears In Heaven
Over The Hills and Far Away (Zeppelin)
Pinball Wizard
Leader Of The Band (Fogelberg)
Ventura Highway
Amie (Pure Prairie League)

What are some other great, instantly recognizable intros?



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Standingovation
Posted 2013-10-05 8:18 AM (#477717 - in reply to #477716)
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AdamasW597
Posted 2013-10-05 8:32 AM (#477722 - in reply to #477716)
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Darkbar
Posted 2013-10-05 9:12 AM (#477725 - in reply to #477717)
Subject: Re: OT- Best ACOUSTIC intros



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Standingovation - 2013-10-05 9:18 AM

Roundabout


Oh yeah...forgot about that.
Also, Blackbird (Beatles) and From The Beginning (ELP)

Edited by BobG 2013-10-05 9:37 AM
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dwg preacher
Posted 2013-10-05 2:12 PM (#477730 - in reply to #477716)
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AstroDan
Posted 2013-10-05 2:29 PM (#477731 - in reply to #477716)
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2013-10-05 3:18 PM (#477733 - in reply to #477731)
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Not a big Bon Jovi fan... But this is kinda cool.

 

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Damon67
Posted 2013-10-06 12:39 AM (#477743 - in reply to #477716)
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Darkbar
Posted 2013-10-06 7:19 AM (#477751 - in reply to #477716)
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Location: Flahdaw		It seems to me that, in years past, the acoustic guitar was more of a featured part of the performance of many hit songs. Today it seems pushed WAY back in the mix. Sure, the 70's were the "singer/ songwriter" years, so that figured into it in part.
A relatively recent hit song (#1) with a nice acoustic intro is "The House That Built Me", but they are few and far between. For me, it's kind of a shame.
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nerdydave
Posted 2013-10-06 9:18 AM (#477754 - in reply to #477716)
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Damon67
Posted 2013-10-06 3:36 PM (#477765 - in reply to #477751)
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darkbarguitar - 2013-10-06 5:19 AM Today it seems pushed WAY back in the mix...

 

Define "Today". Do you mean in the now pop bands like Avett Bros, Head and the Heart sorta stuff? I think it's more styles than instruments. It's definately more folksy now, very 70's-ish, but I don't think it's more or less in the mix than before. Over the past 20 years songs like "Nothing Else Matters" or "Tears In Heaven" or a whole ton of Alice and Chains stuff (followed by several others in that genre) really brought the acoustic guitar forward, and it's the forward acoustic pieces that make those songs totally stick in my brain. Dave Matthews is a big influence on my acoustic playing and he hit the limelight 22 years ago.

But if you're referring to that 70's singer/songwiter/folksy sound, yeah.... 'cept the stuff in the 70's was better. This new stuff is a bit boring, to me anyway. There are a few gems, but it's really hard for me to tell the bands apart.

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Darkbar
Posted 2013-10-06 4:17 PM (#477769 - in reply to #477716)
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Location: Flahdaw		It's easy to name 20 mainstream HIT songs from the past with GREAT acoustic intros, but hard to name 5 mainstream HIT songs from the past few years...
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rick endres
Posted 2013-10-06 9:44 PM (#477770 - in reply to #477716)
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Just about anything by James Taylor - "Carolina In My Mind;" "Shower the People;" "Mexico;" "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight;" and - goes without saying (and you already said it) - "Fire and Rain."

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dobro
Posted 2013-10-06 9:47 PM (#477771 - in reply to #477716)
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Location: Chicago		Speaking of acoustic and Alice, the whole "MTV Unplugged" explosion that started in the late '80s was really cool. As much as I love Cantrell, Staley & co. in their electric suit, the "Unplugged" CD is the one I reach for most often. The songs just "pop"; the vocals and acoustic accompaniment blend beautifully. Another favorite that deserves mention is the acoustic tribute to Sabbath by the Estonian collective Rondellus. It's called "Sabbatum"; downright WICKED:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y66XDhiync
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Damon67
Posted 2013-10-07 2:14 AM (#477774 - in reply to #477716)
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Location: Jet City		I misread your meaning. I thought you were saying that recently acoustic guitar was brought back into the mix.

I can't think of any "GREAT" acoustic intros in the last few years. At least not any that are mainstream hits.
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slothead
Posted 2013-10-09 8:20 AM (#477851 - in reply to #477716)
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2013-10-09 10:52 AM (#477852 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-09 10:54 AM (#477853 - in reply to #477716)
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2013-10-10 10:51 AM (#477869 - in reply to #477716)
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titti
Posted 2013-10-14 2:59 AM (#477953 - in reply to #477716)
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2013-10-15 11:05 PM (#477990 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-18 8:34 PM (#478077 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-23 7:23 AM (#478198 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-23 9:50 AM (#478211 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-23 11:15 AM (#478215 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-25 12:10 AM (#478287 - in reply to #477716)
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Posted 2013-10-28 2:26 PM (#478386 - in reply to #477716)
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