Came acroos the Ballads - I can't see your love today.Hadn't heard it for years. Immediately struck once again by how catchy the opening is. What songs get you right from the start?

Ballads___I__can_t_see_your_love.mp3

Would I be spoiling the whole of this good thread if I admit that I always liked the intro to "Black Power"??

Not at all John - remember me & Dave Holland form Farnworth way standing by the stage at Wigan when this first got played - gobsmacked ! Thought it was f**cking brilliant when I first heard it - and confess that from a dancer point of view still do quite like it.

Grant

QUOTE(John Alden @ Apr 13 2006, 06:20 PM)

Would I be spoiling the whole of this good thread if I admit that I always liked the intro to "Black Power"??

Not at all John - remember me & Dave Holland form Farnworth way standing by the stage at Wigan when this first got played - gobsmacked ! Thought it was f**cking brilliant when I first heard it - and confess that from a dancer point of view still do quite like it.

Grant

2nd that

I love tracks with really effective and convincing introductions - those which set a mood, build tension or make you feel as if you're about to set off an an amazing journey...

Johnny Sayles - I Can't Get Enough (feels like an engine revving up before thrusting into motion)

Eddie Parker - Love You Baby (...just shut up, woman, and LISTEN to me!)

Bob Relf - Blowing My Mind To Pieces (swirling and rising up to new heights of ecstacy)

Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There (a racing heart, beating fast and absolutely determined)

The O'Jays - Looky Looky (dramatic and insistant, demanding attention)

Dean Parrish - I'm On My Way (a journey uptown as in "heading for the life of the city...")

Jackie Lee - Do The Temptation Walk (...hold on tight, 'cause we're going UP!)

William Bell - Happy (a joyful and uplifting intro, you just know the guy is on top of the world)

Frankie & The Clasicals - What Shall I Do (setting a perfect mood of frustration)

Edward Hamilton - Baby Don't You Weep (high drama, "I'm on my way...I'm coming home")

Timmy Willis - Such Misery (dark and haunting, I'm feeling suicidal...)

Eloise Laws - Love Factory (moody and intense, almost angry, definately a HURT woman)

The Intrigues - In A Moment (a dramatic and stirring suspense; something's gonna happen...)

The Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder (very uplifting but also dark and moody)

Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You (...get out of my way, boy - I've had enough!)

Bernard Williams - Focused On You (a throbbing intro for confidence and determination)

San Remo Strings - Festival Time (wake up, something really GOOD is about to happen)

Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You (more throbbing determination)

The Ambers - Potion Of Love (a bubbling, magical feeling)

Sidney Joe Qualls - Run To Me (more moody determination)

Southside Movement - Do It To Me (get dressed, we're going OUT...)

Loleatta Holloway - Mother Of Shame (she's definately on a mission)

I think that's enough intros for now.

Paul Mooney

Great selection Paul!

Let's add the superb Superlatives, I still love you. Short, but still gets me leaping onto the dancefloor!

Colin

Great selection Paul!

Let's add the superb Superlatives, I still love you. Short, but still gets me leaping onto the dancefloor!

Colin

Hello Colin,

"Superb" is a very good superlative to describe The Superlatives. How did you think of it???

Paul Mooney