tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post8585633165002187627..comments2023-12-14T17:43:04.484+00:00Comments on timbobig: Ten Great IntrosTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-42926240649669109912014-09-04T21:34:47.706+01:002014-09-04T21:34:47.706+01:00It is a fascinating book, opinionated as well as i...It is a fascinating book, opinionated as well as informative. I suspect the parts that will grab you most will depend on when your formative years were ...<br /><br />Richard, I don't think WOTWS qualifies. The 'intro' is in fact the tune, followed by a one-chord jam. (Actually come to think of it that applies to a lot of Cream's output...)<br />So I'm ruling out jazz, also classical (lots of symphonies save the best bit to the end, which can result in 45 minute intros.<br />Definitely agree about Hard Days Night, and I wish I'd thought of it!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-16813730405878237202014-09-04T10:30:52.155+01:002014-09-04T10:30:52.155+01:00I like the sound of that book. I may have to requ...I like the sound of that book. I may have to request it from Father Christmas.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600329429654831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-63102733278391125492014-09-04T08:10:25.974+01:002014-09-04T08:10:25.974+01:00Regarding the longest intro, I know it's not e...Regarding the longest intro, I know it's not exactly pop, but doesn't 2:39 of Jimmy Smith's Walk on the Wild Side trump 1:36 of What'd I Say parts I & II?Richard WalkLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306430776956627549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-53720888780237884592014-09-02T18:00:22.909+01:002014-09-02T18:00:22.909+01:00Does the first chord of Hard Days Night count as a...Does the first chord of Hard Days Night count as an intro?<br /><br />PS I've just ordered the book. It had slipped me by.Richard WalkLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306430776956627549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-6403569699550713662014-09-02T11:23:23.438+01:002014-09-02T11:23:23.438+01:00I can tell the into to Like a Rollin Stone from 3 ...I can tell the into to Like a Rollin Stone from 3 nanoseconds in. Just like "I got you Babe" by Sunni & Shia.<br />The Dave Anthony track deserves John Thompson in a corduroy jacket and cravat & Benson & Hedges saying "Niiiice..." at the outset. It's very good!Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.com