Leaderboard

Cynic wins - Smiths was awesome.... lots of honorable mentions

This one deserves a video link. Awesome song!

My winner, hands-down: I can still remember the first time I heard it. Totally freaked out.

The Smiths - How Soon is Now. Something about this just intro kicks me into ultra-drive... lol Edited to add: I'm a tremolo-whore... it's sad but true!!!

I cannot believe nobody has mentioned this one: Nothing starts a rock song better than a killer, attention-grabbing riff. And now we'll have dozens of songs from Black Sabbath and Deep Purple comming, right?

Great call on the Hollies tune. First heard it on a K Tel compilation and that's was when I fell in love with the sound of the electric guitar. Kiss turned me on to the sound of a distorted electric guitar. I had the same reaction as Matthes when I first heard "Mean Street." On vinyl, so the snaps, crackles and pops added to it. Still doesn't have the same effect without them.

I humbly submit 5 for your consideration...all classics: Hard Day's Night...Beatles.....just for the iconic ringing G7sus chord Brown Sugar.....Stones......just nasty and yet a groove Train Kept a Rollin'...Aerosmith.....I tro right into a rippin' solo over a HEAVY rhythm. Heartbreaker.....Zep......the riff that sent chills down my spine the first time I heard it.....still does.... Highway To Hell...ACDC....simple , heavy, and it is the hook.....they were never better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmSD1nCQZwc&feature=share&list=PLFD70CBEA4F2AC2A4

Hard to beat this.

When The World Is Running Down - The Police Space Age Love Song - Flock of Seagulls Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 The Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite Regret - New Order

I like the sweet Jane intro ....only the rock and roll animal version... Lou reed wit Wagner and hunter it's a bit longer than 3o sec but it really jams. Or the beginning of ... For those about to rock... Ac/ dc.

Best first 14 seconds

About a minute but first time I heard this I was a teenager hanging out with my pothead friend. It was awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yR5XhCIeg About 40 seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c9Le-TGZtk

I remember hearing this for the first time ... nothing touches it ...